Author: Doozy

  • Straight no Chaser

    YHC alone with his thoughts this morning while running the rough streets of northeast Midlothian. As soon as YHC got out of his truck the haunting call of an Owl on the hunt came from 1 tree over. With the skies being over cast and the mornings staying dark longer it just seemed to be extra dark this morning.

    While hanging out with Gypsy and Kristen this weekend YHC might have accidentally signed up for another half in October so River Run will have to be a run again instead of a ruck to get in shape.

    5:30 and no extra cars in the parking lot, route was down to the river back up through JRHS then OG Roller Coaster (one of YHCs favorites because it puts the big hill in the middle) back through JRHS. No gas in the tank to go back down to the river finished at 6:15 walked around BWES to cool down.

    NMS:

    As YHC was finishing up the walk around BWES there was a lady parked by the drainage area where the farel cats live, she was feeding them. YHC always finds it hard to understand people who think they need to feed wild animals. Yes, these cats may have started out in a home but they have become self dependent and her feeding them is going to hurt them in the long run if she dies or moves before they do.

  • That’s okay, we can run

    5 Regulars and 1 FNG, hit the parking lot of Timberwolf at 5:30 this morning.

    Move away from the parking area just in case someone comes in hot or the trash man comes in early COP right there

    DQ’s – 5 burpees, Helicopters – 4 burpees, Imperial Squat Walkers – 3 burpees, Ukrainian Soldiers – 2 burpees, HillBillies – 10 burpees

    Warning to the PAX, YHC asked Posey last night what we should do, Posey said anything but run

    From this point forward every time a mosey is called it will be a Bear Crawl, Crawl Bear or a Crab Walk

    Bear Crawl to the side wall

    Balls to the wall Hip slaps (IC), 15 Donkey Kicks (OYO), Walk out Balls to the Wall (IC), 15 Donkey Kicks (OYO), Plank facing the wall walk hands up and then down (IC), 15 Donkey Kicks (OYO)

    Mosey (Bear Crawl) to the tennis court

    4 Corners Prostitute on one court

    Side Crab walk to Corner 1 for 10 LBCs, side crab back to start, back to corner 1 then Bear Crawl to corner 2 Hello Dollies, Corner 3 Rosalitas, Corner 4 WWII

    Walk out to student drop off line, Lung walk to sidewalk, Murder Bunnies to the gate, Broadjump Burpees to the flag

    Numbers / Names YHC took us out

    NMS:

    Not only did Posey challenge YHC to have a Q without running but YHC jokingly said “after my Q you won’t be able to swing a bat”. To which Posey replied, “you can’t do that!”. YHC – “I CAN’T????”. Welcome aboard Gator, it was great to have you with us this morning and we hope to see you stick with it.

  • Long legs, short legs, all legs

    5 not so regular, regulars made their way to SOT to see what Doozy had on his mind. After Bobber explained how he woke up with leg cramps, YHC explained how today was going to be a leg day.

    5:30 off to work out the cramps

    COP in the bus lot

    Dead Man Hangs, DQs, Helicopters, Imperial Walkers, Merkins, LBCs

    Mosey around the back of the school with some Lunges, Butt Kickers and High Knees thrown in for fun

    On the hill for a 5 man Triple Check, Partner (set) one does wall sits (low), Partner (set) two does Ball Dippers while Partner (single) 3 runs up the hill and back

    Mosey walk up the hill to the cone half way for some elevens

    Bernie to the top of the hill do 1 Squat Jump, run back down do 10 Squats, repeto always equaling 11

    Mosey to the track for another 5 man tripple check. Partner (set) 1 does Smirf Jacks, Partner (set) 2 does Calf Raises, Partner 3 (single) runs up the steps and back

    Mosey walk towards the flag but stop at the back wall for some Hoe Downs. Wall sit arms up over head IC touch the knees, feet, knees and back over head. 20 times first set, 15 second, 10 third and BTTF

    Numbers / Names YHC took us out

    NMS:

    YHC had a fairly good idea of what he wanted to focus on this morning however no idea how to do it. Opportunity often meets necessity when we don’t have a plan and just go with what God gives us. 99% of F3 is just showing up and being present the other 1% is what comes natural when the time comes. You show up to a beatdown (yah it’s tough) you do it, You show up to a 2nd F event you get to know someone on a different level, You show up to a 3rd F event you dig even deeper and find out more about you.

    Show up and be present, good things will happen.

  • Search for the Beast of Twin Team Part 3

    5 History majors made their way to the 70 degree and sunny Gloom of Twin Team to hear more about the legend of the Beast of Twin Team.

    Mosey to the bottom of the hill for COP

    DQ’s, Deadman Hang, Helicopters, Imperial Walkers, WWII

    Mosey to the top of TT placing 4 glow sticks out along the way

    After a brief explanation of what was about to happen and a discussion on who really would have been the first visitors to this area (Pioneers or Huguenots)

    The story started:

    While out on patrol and looking for the beast the PAX had to get under and around the brush that would have been common to the area at the time kind of like Crab Cakes (X6 at each stop) turn around at the 4th and repeto. Still fitting through the brush they had to slide on their backs somewhat like an LBC. Once they got through that something swiped at their feet and they had to jump as if they where doing JumpSquats. The jumping knocked them down so they had move forward kind of like knee raises. Once they reached the top of the hill this time they found that it was getting late and the beast was nowhere in sight, so they headed back to base. Along the way they stopped to pick up their markers, the first marker had gotten somewhat moved and they had to do something like a burpee to retrieve it. At the second marker their feet were getting stuck so they ran without moving like a Ball Dipper. At the third marker they had to rest but their legs where still moving kind of like Hello Dollies and at the fourth marker they heard a noise that scared them and they all out sprinted for about 100 yards +/- but moseyed the rest of the way back.

    6 Burpees at THE END

    Numbers / Names YHC took us out

    NMS:

    Posey has been up Twin Team before but never multiple times, he is not a fan! YHC likes this workout or the Sisyphus (which I hope will return soon Mr. Holland) but 1,000% humidity might not be the time for it.

    Lots of guys on IR praying for healing, safe travels to Florence and prayers for families (marriages)

  • What to do? What to do?

    5 Friendly faces gathered at Dogwood Dell to see if Doozy had a plan or if he was just going to fly by the seat of his pants. 5:30 and YHC has somewhat of an idea of where he’s going, grab the bag of frisbees and head out.

    Mosey to the round about

    DQs, Helicopters – run a lap around the island, Imperial Walkers, Ukrainian Soldier – run a lap around the island, Merkins, WWIIs,

    Mosey to the Amphitheater, place 6 frisbees on the left side staggered every other step, place 6 on the right staggered every other opposite step of the left side. Each HIM goes to a different frisbee to start. Do 10 of the exercise wrote on that frisbee run around the outside down to the bottom and broad jump up the middle steps to the next frisbee.

    Mosey to the front valley area

    11’s – Merkins on one side and Shoulder Taps on the other run to opposite side and Bernie back

    Mosey BTTF

    Mankillers

    Not so Lazy, Lazy Boys

    Numbers / Names Hitchhiker took us out and made us coffee

    NMS:

    YHC and Posey took a little trip to see some new faces. YHC over did it the day before and had a case of Heat Exhaustion where my hands and legs both cramped so bad that I couldn’t function. YHC does not recommend this if you get the chance, it suckkkkkks. I am still getting a little residual cramping in my hands and feet but getting better. The weird thing is I have been drinking water and Pedialyte for a while so I’m not sure how I got dehydrated enough to get cramps. The moral of this story is, take care of yourselves and pay attention to what you body is telling you.

  • Coming in, as I’m going out

    Solo Ruck was on tap for River Run this morning. As I was heading out at 5:15 my (adult) daughter was coming in (an issue to be discussed with her later) but it lead YHC to contemplate my young adult life vs my expectations for my young adult child.

    Route was from BWES to the river through the woods and back to BWES. YHC does not have a fancy watch that tells him what the distance is but YHC got back in the truck at 6:30 so it must have been between 2.5 to 3 miles????

    Prayed the for forgiveness, strength and wisdom the entire Ruck so I guess we could say YHC took us out

    NMS:

    We train up our children in the way that they should go but there are times when they get off track. It’s at these times when we have to remember that we wandered off the track as well. You want your children to learn from your mistakes but there are some mistakes they have to make themselves in order for them to grow, you give them the information to make wise decisions but what they do with that information is now up to them and you need to let go, Doozy, let go.

  • That’s going to leave a mark!!!

    Once the Broga session was finished, everyone gathered for what they thought would be a Dealer VQ, 8 found out that they had been dooped and YHC would be leading this party.

    Mosey to the front loop for COP and disclaimer

    DQs, Helicopters, Run 1 lap around small island, Merkins, Elbow touches, LBCs, Run 1 lap around the island, Imperial Walkers, Copperhead Squats

    Mosey to the coved area at the bottom of the hill

    Triple Check partners 1 & 2 do Boyah Merkins while partner 3 runs a lap. One partner will always be doing double rounds before he runs. Doublemint had other plans and decided this did not sound like fun, he took a hard fall on the sidewalk that stopped the festivities for a bit. Last Call ran back to get Doublemints car, the PAX helped get him in the drivers seat and away he went. It’s always nice to have an actual Dr in the PAX when these things happen, even if DTH wasn’t 100% able to fix anything YHC thinks it brings a level of calm to a situation knowing there is a professional in the group.

    Once that excitement was over we moseyed back across to the bottom of the stairs by the Football field entrance.

    Balls to the wall, Hip slappers (IC), 15 Donkey Kicks (OYO), Balls to the wall, Hip slappers (IC), 15 Donkey Kicks (OYO), Dirty Hookups (IC), 15 Donkey Kicks (OYO), Dirty Hookups (IC), 15 Donkey Kicks (OYO)

    Move over by the steps and partner up

    Partner 1 does tooth fairies up the steps mosey down the hill and back, partner 2 does called exercise

    Dips, Derkins, Incline Merkins

    Mosey up to the first parking lot

    Last Call asked if we could do Parking Lot Crawls so YHC was happy to grant his request but limited it to 10 spaces

    Mosey out to the entrance road by light poles

    Lung up hill to next light post finish with just enough time to do about 30 yards of broad jump burpees

    Numbers / Names DTH took us out

    NMS:

    Lots of excitement today, the kind you don’t really want at a beatdown. YHC will try to keep up with Doublemint and let the PAX know how he’s doing. Doublemint says he has it on ice and is resting it, he will be going to Ortho on call in a bit so he will know more after that. YHC did say push yourself don’t hurt yourself at the COP but Doublemint must not have heard that part. It is a reminder to us all to watch out for those street monsters, curb catchers and asphalt grabbers its going to be getting darker and they will sneak up on you if your not watching.

  • The devil made me by this dress!

    8 Minions made their way out of the gloom to see what the devil or Doozy had conjured up for this mornings beatdown.

    According to Honeymoon this is what he saw

    Mosey just past the top of the hill for COP

    DQs – 5 burpees, Helicopters – 4 burpees, Imperial Squat Walkers – 3 burpees, Ukrainian soldiers – 2 burpees, ? – 10 burpees OYO

    Mosey back to the top of the hill for a beast

    6 exercises, 6 times each at each stop, 6 stops

    American Hammers, Merkins, Scrunchy Frogs, Ball Dippers, SSH, Oyster called for Burpees

    Mosey half down the hill

    Bear crawl back up 1/4 of the way, mosey back down 3/4 of the way Broad Jump Burpee up to the half way point Mosey BTTF 1 minute left in the small parking lot 4 corners 1 Burpee in corner 1, 2 in corner 2, 3 in corner 3 and 4 in 4

    Numbers / Names Marmaduke took us out

    NMS:

    I doubt anyone under 50 knows the title of this BB, its a reference to an older comedian named Flip Wilson. Flip Wilson and Bill Cosby where two of the comedians that YHC grew up on because my parents had a record player that I would listen to when my friends were not around. They where the last of the somewhat clean comedians of their day.

  • Who is running today?

    10 HIM made their way to SOT, 5 took off for a run and 5 headed out for a bootcamp that turned into a run.

    Mosey to the front of the school for a COP

    DQ’s, Dead Man Hang, Helicopters, Imperial Walkers, Merkins, Rosalittas or Dollies (Nancy told YHC he was doing the wrong ones, and he was right)

    Mosey – Pick up the frisbees and the medicine ball on the way, head to the parking lot next to the track

    Place 12 frisbees, 1 per space in the parking lot with the medicine ball closest to the track. At each space do 10 of the exercise on the label of the frisbee and take 1 lap around the track once you get to the medicine ball there is no exercise you just carry the ball around the track.

    BTTF

    Numbers / Names Nancy took us out

    NMS:

    This was a modified Ball and Chain because the chain is MIA right now. YHC has a bit of a mess in his shed so the chain is buried deep within the abyss. With the track being the timer on this workout it made for a lot of running and none of us made it all the way through the exercises.

  • Half way there

    2 regulars decided to run rather than Ruck this morning, the route was from BWES through JRHS cross Robious into River Downs, turn left up the hill turn right on River Downs turn right on Robious BTTF

    Numbers / Names YHC took us out

    NMS:

    According to Big Data today is 50 Q’s for Doozy, so half way to YHCs goal of 100 for the year. It was a good time to go a little deeper than just the surface with Singer this morning and YHC is glad we had that time.