Author: Saab

  • The Whole Fist

    A naughty 19 descended upon UR commons to tackle copious hills.  4, 5 and 6 milers covered similar routes extending up to Three Chopt and back.  The route was a familiar one but no less forgiving.  Great work by all.

    Announcements:

    • TClaps to Bootleg and Pipeline for their recent completion of a half-marathon.  Way to go fellas!
    • Labor Day convergence at 3-Lakes park.  See Lab Rat for directions.  Best start preparing for the long drive to North East Henrico county.
    • Wednesday Hill Run (at Hillcrest) followed by get together at TYAs for some pre-BRR banter.  All are welcome.

    Saab abides

  • Carillon the Right Way…

    24 descended upon Mary to see where their legs and wheels would carry them.  After Splinter provided a quick translation of the Belizeian word for “Hello”, we were off.  Runners covered distances ranging from 4 to 8 miles, and every distance in between.  Bikers covered all that is RVA.

    YHC’s Lab Rat-esque apology goes to the 4 and 5 milers, who got slightly lost – but gained extra distance – thanks to poor instructions from the Q.

    Announcements:

    • Puppy Pile next Saturday
    • Dirt Church coming to a back blast near you

    Saab Abides

  • WDog Grabs the Potato and Runs

    The potato was warm and buttery as 15 descended upon WDog.  While many were expecting to find CircleK and his beloved Tire, it was Swirly who had the superior alarm clock and started off the HP-Q.  (There was speculation that Mechanicsville PAX haven’t yet adopted modern day alarm clocks and still rely upon roosters…which can be unpredictable.)

    Those who took the potato were Swirly, EF Hutton, Rosie, Saab, and Sippy Cup respectively.  This is what went down…

    First Q:  COP (lots of good stuff), Touch a tree while other partner does series of exercises….WWII’s, Plank, Burpees.

    Second Q:  Circle up for series of rotating ab and upper body exercises while PAX rotates bear-crawling outer perimeter.

    Third Q: 6 pack at rusty cage.  Rotate between pull ups, run to hydrant and perform crunchy frogs

    4th Q:  Run up and down the bowl while performing ascending merkins and J-Squats.  Stop at 10

    5th Q:  Amphitheatre.  Perform series of merkins with alternating legs held high (very difficult), then decline merkin/Carolina Dry Docks off steps….

    Back to Flag.

    Announcements:  According to Swirly, having a hot potato Q at WDog was a first, if not a rarity.

    YHC has to keep this brief since he had to deal with a dead battery this morning.

    Saab abides

     

  • Take (Up To) Five Fingers…Mind Swirly’s Hole

    A luck 13 showed for a favorite route of YHC’s…taking (up to) 5 stretches through the neighborhood (Iris, Tapoan, Ridgeway, Tawano, Old Mill).  Each stretch offering ample elevation toward its peak at Three Chopt.

    NMS:  In preparation for the BRR, YHC wanted to re-visit his preferred hill workout around the UR campus.  Great work by everyone today….hills in this kind of heat is no joke.  Apologies for my poor instructions (per usual).

    Announcements:

    • TYA Classic Ultra (Oct 20) and HoneyDo 6 Pack (Oct 20)
    • Last day to start the Summer Tour (Hah!)

    Saab Abides

  • PROPER Dora…Mind the Flora

    A naughty 9 descended upon WDog to greet the day.  This is what transpired more or less…

    COT:  Helicopters, DQ’s, Imperial Walkers, WWII’s, HR Merkins

    Descending Merkins and Bear Crawl:  7 Merkins, Bear Crawl to Center of circle, 6 Merkins, Crawl Bear Back.  Repeato until down to 1 Merkin

    Run to base of hill past far circle.  5 burpees on bottom, run to top, to 20 of stated exercise, run back down, Repeato:  15 Minutes.  Excercises were WWII’s, JSquats, Merkins.

    PROPER Doras:  100 Merkins, 200 M-Climbers, 300 LBC’s.  Partner runs to Flower pots and does 10 Decline Merkins and runs back.

    Burpee Ring of Fire, COT

    Moleskin:

    Great morning with only a few complaints about the humidity.  Not much mumble-chatter which YHC chalks off to the PAX staying focused on the task at hand.

    YHC did appreciate Bleeders all-in face-first approach to the flowerpots…..

    Announcements:  I’m sure there are some in another backblast somewhere.  You should read them.

    Saab Abides

     

  • APDs?…Someone call an Amber Alert

    4 Gents and 1 Lady shook off the post-holiday reverie and posted to what appeared to be the lowest attended 45MOM in recent history.  That said, it’s not the quantity but the quality so here’s what transpired – more or less….

    COT:  Helicopters, DQ’s, Merkins, Flutter Kicks

    Run from tree to tree performing 5 Merkins at each

    Doras:  100 J-Squats, 200 Mountain Climbers, 300 Flutter Kicks.   Partner runs to bars and performs 10 dips

    Triple Check (sort of):  10 Donkey Kicks, Bear Crawl, 10 WWII’s, run to end of court, 5 Burpees.  Return running backwards.  Repeato (double each number)

    Crawl the Courts:  Bear Crawl, Crab Walk, Crawl Bear, Polar Bear.  Perform designated exercises between each court.

    21’s (short lived):  Dry Docs and APD’s…more about that later

    Catch me if you can:  Bear Crawl while partner traverses field and back.  Switch until both reach end of field.

    Few Minutes of Mary, COT

    NMS:

    Small but solid group today.  Amber Alert (Saab’s 2.0) showed for her second official workout and performed as though it was her 30th.  When YHC got to the 21’s he asked Honey Do for two exercises.  HD responded with APD’s…which left YHC having to (uncomfortably) explain and demonstrate and APD to Amber Alert.  While all the PAX acknowledged her good humor about it, lack of time and the slight embarrassment of performing APD’s with his daughter left Saab ditching the 21’s and moving on to another exercise he wanted to squeeze in.

    Saab Abides

     

  • Worst Close-Out Ever…

    • 11 congregated around the U of R lake, showing varying degrees of interest regarding which route they would take;
    • As YHC spouted instructions with a map in tow, many expressed uncertainty on which direction to go;
    • Lab Rat took off on his own direction, with Fudd as a companion upon later inspection;
    • Sippy, Splinter, and Hardywood in front as one could plainly see, yet Hardywood dropped off near the end – supposedly having to pee;
    • In hitting the steepest hills Pucker showed just what to do, while Two Can was not far behind sporting his new Scorpion tattoo;
    • Bootleg was strong as ever as he ran toward others to join, while Circle K peddled off somewhere pondering his next pork-loin;
    • And lastly TYA wearing nothing but his Nike-Pro tights, left little to the imagination for awakening residents just turning-on their lights;

    Saab Abides

  • Lindsay does Lindsay

    A lucky 13 descended upon Tuckahoe Elementary to jumpstart their week.  This is what transpired more or less…

    COP:  Helicopters, DQ’s, DRM’s

    Lindsays on Lindsay:  Mosey (halfway) down Lindsay.  Perform Lindsays starting with 30 Merkins, run to top, 10 J-Squats…repeat Lindsay-style.

    11’s:  Near parking lot, find a nice patch of grass for your ass and start with WWII’s.  Run up embankment, touch fence, then perform Merkin…repeat 11’s Style.

    Field:

    • 10 Donkey Kicks, Bear Crawl to center of field, perform 10 Heels to Heaven, Crab Walk Back
    • Repeat above starting with 20 DK’s then 20 4 count Flutter Kicks.
    • Repeat again with 30 DK’s then 30 two count LBCs.  Polar Bear back

    Catch Me if you Can:  Partner runs backward while other performs 5 Merkins.  Tag up and switch.  Continue for 5 minutes back and forth across field.

    Few Minutes of Mary (Hello Dollys and Scissors), then COT.

    Moleskin:

    Shakedown provided YHC a heads-up yesterday that he would be bringing an FNG (Tony) to the workout.  Although he missed the stellar COP, he arrived in plenty of time for Lindsays to commence.

    Creative juices were not flowing today so the PAX/Q initially landed on the name Pothole – given Tony’s work with VDOT.  Both Tony and the Q were less than enthused.  Afterward YHC did some research on the Corp of Engineers – which Tony had also been with for many years.  After consultation with others, he has been dubbed “Ponch” – a somewhat verbal abbreviation of “Lake Pontchartrain.”  This is the lake which breached the levees built by the Army Corp of Engineers during hurricane Katrina.

    Welcome Ponch.  YHC was impressed you were already thinking of exercises to offer in the event it was a hot potato Q.  We look forward to your return and leading this group someday.

    Saab abides.

     

  • Please give this guy a haircut

    17 men were almost rudderless with Lockjaw not manning the Q.  A few jumped on their bikes with the remaining (15?) taking off toward the Carillon or thereabouts…

    • Welcome to Hitchhiker on his virgin RAMM.  According to Goose, he really enjoyed it…but apparently not enough to stick around for the COT
    • Shakedown wants to join the ranks of the hairless for a very worth cause.  Let’s show him both our love, and our desire for him to stop having to ask:    https://www.stbaldricks.org/participants/mypage/984556/2018
    • See BT on how to properly apply a merkin (not the exercise, but the device used to cover one’s dong)

    Saab abides

  • Ode to Lockjaw

    A lucky 13 descended upon Tuckahoe Elementary expecting Lockjaw, but finding a rusty Saab in his place.  This is what transpired, more or less…

    COP:  Windmills, DQ’s (varying speeds), HRM’s, and LBC’s

    Tuckahoe field:  DK’s, bear crawl, merkins, run across field, WWIIs, then return running backwards.  Start with 10 count, 20, then 30 for each.

    Dora Countdowns:  300 Flutter Kicks, 200 LBCs, 100 Burpees.  Partner runs across parking lot and up embankment.

    Mary:  Rosalitas, Dollys, Heels to Heaven

    11’s (between light poles):  Jump Squats and HRMs

    Moleskin:

    YHC was a substitute Q for Lockjaw after he suffered a hand injury over the weekend involving stitches.  Some surmised it may have been a result of Lockjaw punching his insolent neighbor who reportedly built a fence over the property line.  YHC views Lockjaw as a gentle soul who would never resort to physical violence, but everyone has their breaking point I guess…and Lockjaw’s is apparently 8 inches.

    It had been sometime since YHC had Q’d, which was evident to the PAX.  Cadence was variable speed, and instructions sometime differed from the intended exercise.  Despite that, there was nothing but kind words of support from the PAX given throughout the workout (not really).

    Always a pleasure to be part of this group

    Saab abides