Author: Dr Tryhard

  • Chat Loops

    Three rucker compadres took to the Rockwood Green Loop, joined later by Big Rig who’d been up early running with Boberry. The uses of AI/Chat was an interesting topic of discussion, and we all appreciated the massive cock at the Latino Market (large rooster statue) as we completed four loops total. Weather is currently perfect. Get out there and enjoy it fellas! Yours AYE, DTH

  • Converting the Reacher

    The Crossing welcomed a 6-pack of hungry HIM’s, including one FNG State Trooper, who is also a recent new member of the DTH spiritual family. Here’s how we showed Reacher the F3 beatdown ropes:

    The THANG: 

    WARMERAMA: 

    • Mosey laps around the Annex Lot, second lap including variable movement warmups and finished with Burpee Broad jumps 
    • Circle up on the grassy knoll, beside the SF
    • Welcome & Disclaimer
    • Warm-up Reps IC
    • Welcome to LIFO Figo halfway through

    COP #1:

    • Mosey over the some parking spaces for ELEVENS, maybe 7 parking spaces distance
    • WWII’s 1–>10 
    • Bear Crawl across spaces
    • No Cheat Merkins 10–>1
    • Lunge Walk back

    COP #2:

    • Mosey to the big lot of 4-Corners, escalating, bro-code, and all IC
    • C1 – x25 Crunchy Frogs IC
    • C2 – x50 Sumo Squats IC
    • C3 – x75 reps broken into x25 Plank Jacks IC, x25 Mtn climbers IC, and x25 SSH’s IC
    • C4 – x100 reps broken into x25 High Flutters IC, x25 LBC’s IC, x25 Low Flutters IC, and x25 Freddie M’s IC

    Bernie uphill BTTF:

    • x1 minute in plank reviewing the F3 Mission and Core P’s

    COT:

    • Counterama # 6 
    • Namerama – welcome REACHER!
    • Announcerama (see Below)
    • BOM Prayer

    NMS:  Solid PAX for The Crossing to kickoff the back to school season. Many invites sent, just the right HIMs answered. Big welcome to Steve Martin, now “REACHER” who is a State Trooper, former Army, and recently accepted salvation in our church. He’s been the F2L definition of “The Reacher” for many years, and is now super pumped to step into community. Also welcome back to Figo, who just “loved” being back at the DTH grind… Let’s see if he’s got what it takes to keep posting! Sincere thanks to the consistency and camaraderie of Chaplain, Broadway, and Ghostbuster holding the Crossing together even when numbers have been few. In the good Lord’s perfect way, we WILL grow this thing!  Yours AYE! ~DTH

    Announcements (SEE SLACK!)

    • Summer Tour Final Days
    • Labor Day Convergence at Dogpile
    • Monthly: Breaking Bread, Bridge
    • 9/26 Night Ruck CSAUP
    • 10/3-5 GrowRuck in Cary NC

  • Sweet dreams are made of these!

    0528: cool, dewy, 60’s, and a cacophony of fullheart mumble chatter bouncing around among the gathered PAX. 0530: classic 80’s rock electric guitar booms out from a speaker being carried off into the gloom by the Q …the PAX brimming with questions follows behind with bewildered enthusiasm.

    The THANG: 

    WARMERAMA: 

    • Mosey out to Field 1 and circle up
    • Brief Welcome & Disclaimer
    • Brief smattering of warm-up Reps IC

    THE F3 BEATDOWN DECK:

    • PAX given review of Beatdown Deck rules of engagement – 5-card rounds, each followed with a run around the field, complete as many rounds as possible …most of the PAX still chattering away, most not hearing any instructions anyway over the blasting classic rock, oh well
    • x6 awesome sets completed, x30 cards total – BOOM. 
    • Silly group pic around completed cards

    Mosey BTTF:

    • 3 minutes of stretching

    COT:

    • Counterama # 15
    • Namerama
    • Announcerama (see Below)
    • BOM Prayer

    NMS:  YHX was amazed with the frisky cool-weather mumble chatter happening before launch time.  Didn’t feel right to interrupt so it was just the music to Q our kickoff, and the PAX remained animated for the full 45 minutes – clearly seen in the group picture. Could a Q ask for a better gaggle of gloom HIM’s to start the day with?!? And many thanks to the beatdown deck bringing a smokefest – ALWAYS a solid option. Yours AYE! ~DTH

    Announcements (SEE SLACK!)

    • Summer Tour Final Days
    • Labor Day Convergence at Dogpile
    • Monthly: Breaking Bread, Bridge
    • 9/26 Night Ruck CSAUP
    • 10/3-5 GrowRuck in Cary NC

  • Homegrown Ruck

    A handsome 20-PAX including M’s and 2.0’s (and 3 dogs) took on this year’s Homegrown 5K Ruck. As always with rucking, wonderful conversation abounded, and as always with kids, the Dad’s ended up carrying their rucks at variable intervals. BUT, except for the two youngest tots, all the big kids made it the full 5K without needing to be carried. TClaps to Broadway and daughter “GI Jane” getting in some extra distance repeatedly circling back for the Six, and thanks to our Tarrington natives Steamer and M “SoCo” guiding our way through the hood. Those Tarrington hills are no joke, but everyone made it around Draper’s 5K course and we had a fun time naming a lot of FNG’s during COT. And yes, we broke the seal on naming M’s – who knows, maybe we’ll get a FIA PAX activated! Appreciate all you guys coming out – we’ll do it again soon! Yours AYE! ~DTH

  • If a tree falls in a forest…?

    Eight HIM’s showed up to carry a log through Larus Park and ponder the question “If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?” This philosophical thought experiment questions perception and observation and is credited to 18th century Irish philosopher George Berkeley, who argued that “to be is to be perceived.” Sooooo, did the sad clowns going into Planet Fitness perceive and stand amazed at the splendor of muscle-bound HIM’s jogging by under a mighty log? Probably not…haha… BUT, there WERE eight gloom brothers who proudly watched one another take a turn under an uncomfortably heavy log. A quote from my daily devotional “Walking with a Limp” by Neb Hayden, today highlights faithfulness:  

    “When you do find one who is faithful to follow through you have found a rare person who will soon be trusted by many, simply because he shows up!”

    Yours AYE! ~DTH

  • R&R, the new normal

    Mid-60’s and breezy for another extremely peaceful Morning Wood – ample time to think, pray, and reflect on a missions project we’re partnering with in Papua New Guinea. After 30min rucking, returned to the Taco for some water and Woodsman arrived to drop a load of coupons on the grass hill. YHC convinced him to join a run of the green loop circuit, and he gamely participated in 2 loops while YHC (feeling no IT band pain) went for a third loop, total of 2.14mi with an improved VO2 Max of 54, up from last weeks 2-loop run. Overall excellent Morning Wood warmup for the Woodsman Beatdown to follow. Plenty of room for growth in this running game – maybe will shoot for 4 loops next week and just keep going up to see if we can outgrow this IT Band problem. Yours AYE! ~DTH

  • Ruck-N-Slide

    16 HIM’s & 2.0’s assembled at Rockwood Park for a School of RUCK. The DTH Tacoma was heavy laden with extra rucks, bags, and bricks, and all warriors were loaded down before setting off into the woods. YHC found a couple nice cabers in the woods for the kids to take turns carrying. On our 1.5 mile trek we made it down to the lake and back, and there were a couple brief COP’s for squats and lunges along the way. We even attempted teaching and implementing the GrowRuck exercise of a thee-man team carrying one wounded warrior. It was challenging for the kids to grasp but we gave it a solid effort. We also had some kids loaded up on shoulders along the way for Dad’s to win a little extra 1st F. After about 45 minutes the PAX returned to the start for COT and we named our single FNG, Caleb (Ponch’s son) who loves baseball. Welcome OHTANI !!! We concluded our time with a lot of fun on the slip-n-slide and yummy watermelon. TClaps to all these victors for choosing the hard thing today. Yours AYE! ~DTH

  • Minority Majority

    Welcome to 1000% humidity and the first ever AO where Porch noted a majority of Brown guys – which followed with interesting mumble chatter about preferred Spanish pronunciations and the like. Here’s how we won the day:

    The THANG: 

    WARMERAMA: 

    • Mosey to the basketball court and circle up
    • Welcome & Disclaimer
    • Usual DTH warm-up IC Reps

    COP # 1:

    • Mosey to the Tennis courts
    • BUDDY LADDER
    • Count down from 10–>1 Booyah Merkins, with partners alternating running the courts perimeter while the other remains for chain smokers

    COP # 2:

    • Mosey to the playground
    • WHEEL OF DEATH
    • Plank up around the spinning wheel, painfully plank walking first Left and then Right
    • Mosey back to the vehicles for a 2min water break

    COP # 3:

    • Grab rucks from the truck (all PAX wearing a ruck except one)
    • CATCH ME IF YOU CAN (modified) – all PAX lunge walk wearing rucks while one PAX runs lot perimeter then takes a ruck to let the next man run. Entire perimeter lunge walked wearing rucks. 

    COP #4:

    • Mosey to the WALL (shady side)
    • Dirty Hookups IC, both sides
    • BTTW Hip Slappers IC
    • Donkey Kickoffs up to 20
    • Hoedowns IC x2 rounds

    Mosey BTTF:

    • 5min of Mudslide Broga

    COT:

    • Counterama # 5
    • Namerama
    • Announcerama (see Below)
    • BOM Prayer

    NMS:  Brutal temps with badass HIM’s, what more could a Q ask for?! Low numbers with lots of guys on vaca, and a few SH guys who can’t wake up after a Bourbon night. Props to Ponch being the only one! We did some hard stuff and got a great workout. Well done fellas. Yours AYE! ~DTH

    Announcements (SEE SLACK!)

    • Summer Tour Ongoing
    • 7/27 School of RUCK (7am kid-friendly workout and ruck)
    • 8/16 Homegrown Half
    • 9/26 Night Ruck CSAUP
    • 10/3-5 GrowRuck in Cary NC 
    • Ask Mudslide about some other CSAUP races coming up!

  • My Green Mile Base

    Only way to be the heat and humidity is getting out there early! Solo Q at Morning Wood for YHC started with rucking the perimeter loop walking track which is now painted brightly green. There’s been a lot going on of late, and the quiet time rucking with Jesus created space for some good mental mumble chatter. Ended up thinking about how I hadn’t run in a while and the green loop track could be a nice distance to set a Base time with my Garmin. Rucked back to the truck and ditched the bag. Garmin set to go. Two laps completed for 1.43mi total, with a mile time of about 7:40 and VO2 Max at 53. Not bad, but despite great efforts to monitor my stride and keep the Right foot pushing properly off my right Great toe, my IT Band pain still started up pretty quick, about a mile into it. Well, at least now I have a base to compare to in future. ~DTH

  • NOS vs SOS, The Ultimate Rivalry

    27 SOJ warriors met on the pristine NoToll fields of battle for a first ever NOS vs SOS (North of South, South of South) Rivalry matchup. The ultimate disc was the weapon of the day and both sides of Midlothian were ready to do battle. Here’s how first blood was not just drawn, but gloriously spilled without mercy. 

    The THANG:

    WARMERAMA: 

    • Mosey lap around the field and circle up
    • Welcome & Disclaimer
    • Brief smattering of IC Reps

    SPLITTING TEAMS:

    • SOS brought 11 PAX and a fancy LED frisbee 
    • NOS brought 16 warriors, and two HIM’s who live at or just on the other side of Midlothian were sent over to balance the teams (originally we had 15 so after sending two over it was an even split 13 vs 13, then NOS had a latecomer join during the first game)
    • With NOS and SOS split, Crabgrass and DTH split their PAX in halves, so each playing team was either 6 or 7 guys
    • Rules explained – two 15min games for each team to play the opposing two teams. Final score cumulative.

    GAME 1:

    • The 6v6 teams took the further field, while the 7v7 remained on Field 1
    • LIFO Destiny’s Child arrived during Game 1 and joined the NOS 6 man team as a sub
    • The 7v7 was a fairly even match-up with NOS pulling ahead to win 4-2
    • The 6v6 was reportedly “excellent exercise” with a score of 0-0… YHC was to later learn this was the score Crabgrass wished for, but was in fact a massive victory for NOS of 7-0
    • Total points: 11-2 with NOS well ahead 

    GAME 2:

    • Teams switched opponents
    • For the 6v6 game, the extra man team used a sub to keep it even, and NTB even played for the SOS and got them a TD
    • Final score for both games was 7-1, with NOS proving to be the clearly superior PAX when it comes to Ultimate Frisbee
    • Total points: 14-2 with NOS on top

    FINAL SCORE: NOS 25, SOS 4

    • TClaps to the NOS Warriors!!!
    • Challenge thrown to SOS to host and choose their preferred sport for the next matchup. 

    Circle up at the Fieldside SF for COT:

    • Counterama # 27
    • Namerama
    • Announcerama (see Below)
    • BOM Prayer

    Prayer Requests:

    • Pad Thai and his M have reached the Delivery Day today for their second child, prayers for peace and safety for mother and child

    NMS:  Well WELL, that was quite fun to trounce the boys of the deep South! So far the young pups are all bark and no bite. We’ll just have to wait and see what they can do for a comeback match hosted on their own SOS turf. Honestly there were amazing plays for both sides in all the games, but the NOS PAX have a few ringers and were able to get the passing game to work well. Look forward to the next one. Yours AYE! ~DTH

    Announcements (SEE SLACK!)

    • Summer Tour Ongoing
    • 7/27 School of RUCK (7am kid-friendly workout and ruck at Rockwood Park)
    • 8/16 Homegrown Half
    • 9/26 Night Ruck CSAUP
    • 10/3-5 GrowRuck in Cary NC