Author: Gypsy

  • Speeding tickets, Andre the Giant, and Economy

    Just a few random topics at the Currahee weekly meet up for miles in western westend/short. 2 dogs and 9 pax held each other accountable for beating the fart sack today. I tossed out a few roads that don’t meet up…the PAX corrected the names of the roads since they know I always mess them up and away we went.

    It was the hilly Raintree route. Close to 400ft of elevation gain in 5 miles.

    Have a great St. Patrick’s day.

    Call a pax you haven’t seen in a while, it may be exactly what he needed to get through the day.

    Consider the thoughts of someone that are different than your own. You grow through learning something new, not adhering to what you already believe or know.

    v/r

    John (Gypsy) Boles

  • CURRAHEE Bro-Code

    The regulars know the route and rules of Bro-Code at Currahee. It’s a big 4 mile square that the Rabbits turn back for the Clydesdales at each turn.. all start together and all finish together. Mubblechatter the entire route.. learn more about each other, our kids, work, trials and tribulation. Favorite day of the month is last Friday because I know the Bro-Code crew will be there in the Gloom.

    no Q, no leader, no followers.. just a singular solid PAX today.

    v/r

    John (Gypsy) Boles

  • Fat Tuesday

    Nothing to see here..  just a bunch of pax doing some exercise while talking about Riding your Mom’s bike…. Clydesdales cuddling, Guys from West Virginia winning dunking contests Honeydo’s lunge form..
    oh wait… that was all Handshake talking about stuff.

    It was good to back out in the Gloom with the bootcamp brothers.  Not gonna lie, my runners arms have seen slim to no work in almost 6 months.. full focus on running has made me faster for running races, but i am far less fit than i was this time last year.  while i was struggling to complete Merkins and Pull ups the rest of the pax was bat flippin the work out today.  Great work by all.. I have lots of work to do to catch back up… and it all started today.

    How does that saying go.. You can either start it one day or make today day one.

    The Thang:
    0530 Pigskin comes rolling in on 2 wheels
    0532 Disclaimer and we mosey to the Black top behind the school for COP

    COP:  I.W, SSH, Plank to warm up

    1st Event: 4 corners (each exercise completed to 15 then run to next corner.)

    • Round 1:
      • Corner 1: WW2, Corner 2: Flutters, Corner 3: Reverse Crunch, Corner 4: LBC
      • Corner 1: Squats, Corner 2: Jump Squats, Corner 3: Lunges, Corner 4: Sumo Squats
      • Corner 1:  Merkins, Corner 2: Wide Arm Merkins, Corner 3: Carolina Dry Dock, Corner 4: Diamond Merkin
      • Corner 1: WW2, Corner 2: Merkin, Corner 3: Squats, Corner 4: Burpee

    Mosey to the hill
    2nd Event:  Heart Break Hill Triple check
    3 PAX of 3 pax for 3 rotations1 does WW2s, 1 pax does Squats, 1 pax runs to bottom of hill and back.  Swap until all pax have completed all items 3 times

    Mosey around the track to the pull up bars.
    Ring of fire pull-up addition. (Twice)  Each pax holds plank while others do 5 pull ups in a rotation fashion until your turn.

    Mosey around the track to the bleachers.
    15 dips, 15 2 count flutters, 15 American hammers
    22 dips, 22 2 count flutters, 22 American hammers
    30 dips, 30 2 count flutters, 30 American hammers.

    Mosey back to launch.
    On your 6.. hold feet 6″ off ground until 6 is in.
    60 seconds of Flutters.

    All Done.

    Thank you guys for coming out and pushing me today.  i appreciate you all.

    SYITG!! I’m going to bed now.. getting up at 530 is rough and i have WTH guys to see tomorrow.

    V/R
    John (Gypsy) Boles

  • 23/22 Splinterval

    Nothing to really write home about on this one.. it was a 23 minutes out and 22 minutes back route.. you v you on pace.

    Doozy lead the way to Tuckahoe Park and still managed to get “lost” on way back.. the PAX concensus was he wanted that extra 1/2 mile.  Mr. ROGER split early, Roger Roger fell and ripped his new pants, Bluemoon and Pigskin took point on the Broke-dick brigade, Handshake took us out ..

    Situation Normal on the western front of F3 RVA.

    Route:

    • Right on Pump
    • Left on Ridgefield turn around at 23 mins
    • Right on Pump.
    • Left into AO.

    V/r

    John (Gypsy) Boles

  • Happy Birthday Lighthouse: Running and Donuts

    Final Bro-code run of the year brought out 9 pax and 3 four legged regulars.

    standard Bro-code route with COT along the way. Got to show to know.

    Currahee is getting pretty regular at Dunkin donuts for conversion and fellowship. If you are on the IR, come for a walkabout and stay for the coffee.

    love my Currahee pax brothers.

    Pray for peace in Ukraine

    Lots of announcements on Slack. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd.

    SYITG!

  • Great day to be a duck

    What rain??

    Put a hat on and let’s go.

    2 routes today.

    Gypsy 4 mile taper run and Gomers 5 miles (that went 6). Lots of great conversations and fellowship. Not to mention the 2nd F at Dunkin afterwards with most the pax.

    Mubblechatter is always great at running AOs.. but you gotta show to know.

    Lots of 2nd F and 3rd F events coming up. Check Slack for full details

    SYITG!!

  • SPEED for Need

    The Speed For Need made its debut at Currahee this past Friday. A quick safety lesson to cover insurance obligations then we took off for a run. The roads and route don’t matter because YHC just makes up names for the roads anyway. Maybe one day I will remember the names but in the mean time we turn left anf right at known land marks.. like the left turn at the dead end of the hilly road.. and right turn at Dunkin to go around the shopping area…

    heck it is dark out.. you can’t read the signs anyway.

    we got in 4 miles in all .. everyone got a chance to ride in and push the chair.. some did it the hard way and left the break on while pushing??!!

    Wishing everyone an enjoyable week.

    v/r

    Gypsy

  • Crazy 8

    Upcoming Events.

    • RVA 8 year anniversary. Talks have started on a Convergence at the orginal AO.
    • Sit and Sip
    • BRR teams still needing drivers
    • 2nd Tuesday 2nd F lunches

    The Thang.

    Route was The Crazy 8.

    5.25 miles with 300ft elevation gain. An opportunity to cut a corner for the 4 milers and do just the top part of loop for 2 miler walkers.

    Heck of a route with Glenn Eagles hill at mile 3 to 4. It’s a .8 mile climb. Ouch.

    All got a little better. No one left behind.

    V/r

    Gypsy

  • 4 Corners and some track

    3rd F (Faith)
    Thank you for taking us out Lighthouse. I hope your cousin’s travels to the US are safe and she makes it here soon.

    2nd F (Fellowship)

    • BRR teams need drivers … See Slack BRR channel if you can help out
    • 2nd Tuesday 2nd F lunch is next week on the 9th in Short pump/Innsbrook area
    • The Crucible launch this Saturday at 730 .. come out and support the men at Healing Hands.

    1st F: (Fitness)
    4 Pax this morning as we joined together to take on the day from Pocahontas Middle school. Nothing complex today.. no crazy rules or burpees for running guys over.
    Warm up run as we ran over to Short Pump Station ( 3/4 mile)
    Some quick stretching
    Three sets of Four corners around the Short Pump Station. Each time around we added an exercise.
    (Each lap was 1KM)
    1st round 20 LBCs at the corners
    2nd round 20 LBCs and 20 Flutters each corner
    3rd round 20 LBCs, 20 Flutters, 20 reverse crunches each corner

    Follow Pigskin back to the AO since he had to depart early.

    On to the Track.
    Sprint the curves and walk the straights. a Few laps around until we were out of time.

    Over all 3.5 miles today 240 LBCs, 160 flutters, 80 reverse crunches 400m of sprints.

    NMS: I hope all is well with each of you. Lots of Covid case in the pax right now.. many needed prayers for family and personal well-being..
    call a pax and go meet him for lunch.. learn something new about someone you share time with in the gloom.

    To much to write about, but work is wearing me out this week so i have to drop.

    v/r
    Gypsy

  • Last Friday Bro-Code

    7 Pax took to the streets of Short Pump area.

    If you are a regular of Currahee you know the Bro-code route.
    Pump to church to Copperas to Ridgefield back to AO.

    Pax paired up and started the run. Turn back for the 6 at each turn point.

    Lots of great conversation, but as mentioned before … the Bro-Code run is one long 45 min COT.
    What happens in the COT stays in the COT….you gotta show to know.

    Announcements – The Healing Place Saturday workout starts off next Saturday at 0730, see Slack for details.

    Call a Pax member you have not seen or heard from in a while. It might be what he needed to get through the day today.

    v/r
    John (Gypsy) Boles