Author: Doozy

  • Happy accident

    It’s really a simple route, you can’t get lost because it’s an out and back.

    Wrong

    The route was supposed to be Midlo to Charter Colony to the turn around at Timberwolf or 22.5 minutes whichever comes first.

    YHC made an early turn at Coalfield instead, the happy accident was that Coalfield provides a sidewalk where Charter Colony makes you battle vehicles for the first .5 miles before connecting to a sidewalk.

    The PAX did connect back to Coalfield via 688, everyone turned around at the 22.5 minute mark. YHC ended up with 5 miles total

    NMS: Good morning getting a chance to learn a little bit about Lurch while running. Thanks to all the PAX for birthday wishes.

  • Solo runner

    YHC was the lone runner that came out of the Gloom at MOT this morning, SOT guys went one way and YHC went the other.

    To the circle at Timberwolf and back (Garmin says 7 miles)

  • Run it again

    Solo runner at MOT this morning and feeling uninspired YHC decided to run the same route as last week.

    Walton Park to Queensgate to Coalfield and BTTF

    The hills in the middle of this route are brutal

  • Hit by a car!!!!?

    1 Early riser, 9 on time and 1 in the middle of the COP showed up to see what a No Toll Doozy Q looked like. According to the keepers of the “stay off the Field” signs this is what happened.

    Mosey to the bridge to pay the No Toll, Toll 20 Dips and 20 Incline Merkins

    Mosey to the parking lot for COP – SSH, DQ’s, Helicopters, Dead Man Hangs, Imperial Squat Walkers, Merkins, LBCs

    Mosey to field number 1, from the center of the field there are frisbees in each corner with an exercise wrote on them, do 10 of that exercise run back to the middle do 5 burpees run to the next corner and repeto until you have completed all four corners.

    Mosey to field number 2 Repeto with different exercises, mosey to field number 3 Repeto with different exercises

    Collect all the lights and frisbees mosey back to the bridge to pay the Toll again 20 dips 20 incline merkins

    Mosey to the basketball court and circle up for some man killers and finish with 10 Burpees OYO

    BTTF Numbers / Names Last Call took us out

    NMS: Mr Roper started todays mumble chatter off by telling us that he has been out since January because he was hit by a car “?????”. The fact that nobody knew or has said anything if they did makes me question how our accountability is going in RVA. If there is a brother out there that you haven’t seen in a while, YOU (Me) need to reach out and find out how they are doing.

  • Just one more mile??? Whatever!!

    4 Long distance runners gathered in the Gloom to find out if YHC’s route was really 5 or was it actually 6 miles? Leave the Midlo Middle parking lot to the right, to Waldon Pond Rd, Right on Queensgate over the rollercoaster, right on Coalfield, Right on Midlo, BTTF.

    Numbers / Names OC took us out

    NMS: Rosie and YHC ran that route a few weeks ago and YHC thought it was a just under 5 mile route???? Oops, my bad. YHC turned around at the coalfield circle (around mile 4) and told Cookie only one more mile but at mile 5 turned back for the 6 again and had to tell Cookie 1 more mile. We are all better for it, well done gentlemen, well done.

  • Head Bangers Ball Valentines

    4 80’s want to be rock stars appeared from the Gloom with 2 runners that went their own way. According to the top 10 charts this is what happened.

    With speaker in hand and Poison starting us off Mosey to the lower bus lot for COP

    DQ’s, Helicopters, SSH, Imperial Walkers, Merkins, LBC’s, Dead Man Hang

    Mosey to the track before someone runs us over

    Track style four corners one of the PAX picks an exercise then rolls the dice to determine the number of times that exercise will be done on each corner of the track. Alice Cooper, Ozzy and Kiss were some of the bands that escorted us around the track 7 times.

    Mosey to the bottom of the stairs

    Partner steps, Partner 1 runs up and down the steps while partner 2 does an exercise Repeto 5 reps

    Mosey up the steps and to the side of the school

    15 Hoedowns (IC) run across the driveway to the benches 15 dips, repeto next set is 10

    Time was called BTTF

    Numbers / Names Greenbow took us out

    Prayers for Don Draper, twisted an ankle this morning

    NMS:

    YHC probably could have done a better job and made it a Valentines day themed beatdown but I really just didn’t think that through. DK had his eyes set on the sky this morning and pointed out all the things that we typically don’t even look up at. The Earth seems like a big place but in reality it is a tiny little spec on a God sized canvas.

  • No GPS, No problem

    8 runners made their way to Curahee with YHC on the Q sheet, everyone seemed slightly amused at thinking how YHC was going to get lost on his own Q. However YHC already planned ahead and had decided to use the Navy’s K.I.S.S. principle, so run up Pump to Ridgefield take a left out and back, turn around at about the 22.5 minute mark.

    BTTF Numbers / Names Handshake took us out

    NMS:

    YHC signed up for the Q thinking that I have done enough Curahee runs that I should have a good idea for a route but the other routes YHC was thinking of might have been a bit much to keep it under 45 minutes. Thanks for letting me lead this on this morning guys, next time I will try the extended route.

  • Make up your mind as you run

    YHC had big plans to run from MOT to Timberwolf which is 6 miles +/- but with only 3 runners this morning an audible was called and we decided (well YHC decided, Rosie just agreed) on a fast paced run through Walton Park. Even as we headed down Walton Park Rd we were trying to decide if we should cut back through Watch Hill and make it a 4 miler or keep going and get in the 5 miler.

    Midlothian TPKE to Woolridge, Left on Walton Park Rd to the T, Right on the rolling hills of Queensgate, Right on Coalfield and BTTF. 5 miles +/- YHC started his watch around the .75 mile mark so Rosie has the actual numbers. Pace was between 7:30 and 7:40 somewhere.

    Wedding Singer hit Queensgate and turned BTTF for what I’m guessing would have been 3.5 or 4 miles

    Numbers / Names OC took us out

    NMS:

    YHC loves the rolling hills of Queensgate and it’s always good to have a friend like Rosie to keep you company while you’re putting in the miles.

  • Pre-Scout the AO?????

    10 Burpee eating machines made their way out of the heated cars to see what was on todays agenda. Just as our COP was ending Face Plant made it 11. According to School administration this is what may or may not have happened.

    Mosey up to the play area for COP

    SSH’s, one Burpee (OYO), DQ’s, two Burpees (OYO), Helicopters, three Burpees (OYO), Imperial Walkers, four Burpees (OYO), WWII, (Oyster made us do 10 Burpees OYO), Rosalitta’s, Hello Dollies and American Hammers

    Mosey to the church parking lot

    Four corners #1 10 – Hand Release Merkins, 20 – Merkins, 30 – Shoulder Taps, 40 – Squats

    Four corners #2 10 – Schrunchy Frogs, 20 – American Hammers, 30 – Sugar Sticks, 40 – Jump squats

    Four corners #3 10 – squats, 20 – Toe Taps, 30 – Jump Squats, 40 – Ball Dippers

    Mosey to the front of the school

    11’s – 1 Incline Merkin run to parking lot 10 Schrunchy Frogs so on and so forth

    BTTF (Face Plant needs to get some Burpees in) 10 Burpees OYO

    Numbers / Names Oyster took us out

    NMS:

    YHC only had half a plan when he got to the AO this morning but one thing he did plan was four corners around the church. Unaware that there was construction going on that prevented safe passage around the church a reroute was in order and a solution was presented. Oyster loves Burpees so much that he didn’t want his friend Face Plant to miss out on his share, so YHC was forced to grant 10 Burpees OYO at the end of the beatdown.

  • House Party’s Yappin Again

    4 runners met at BWES but decided to slow it down to a Ruck, according to the dog walkers this is how it went.

    OG River Run route, from BWES circle in front of JRHS out to Robious left into River Downs, left up the big hill. Right on River Downs back to Robious and pass the Schools again.

    4 Plus miles (YHC forgot to set his watch on time) House Party kept the official Milage

    Numbers / Names Chaplain took us out (NTB took us out a second time)

    NMS:

    Title of this BB comes from how overly talkative House Party often is 😁 YHC thinks it’s probably because NTB and I Yap most of the time. Lots of good conversation this morning, no we didn’t salve all the worlds problems (or any) but we got to know each other just a little bit more. 16 degrees is just stupid, looking forward to 90 with 80% RH