Author: Honey Do

  • Figure 8 it is

    Five fleet footed PAX came out to see what route would come up. Figure 8 it was.

    Pump out to Short pump park and back. All stayed together for 5. Good times.

    Coffee at Einstein’s was better.

  • A Killer good time

    Twenty-One Trick or Treaters posted to Dogpile on all Hallows Eve for another Honeydo Q on Halloween. Some were wondering: was this a sequel, a reboot of the original, or all new material for a themed Q. Here is what we did:

    COP: Invisible Entrails Jumps, Zombie Kicks, Monster Mash Merkins, something else spooky. Mosey to field but stop by lightpost on the way for Exorcist possession: 20 of a given exercise called by random pax member.

    Zombie Chaser Sprints: Pax sprints to hill and last 3 are taken down and turned into Reverse Crunch Zombies. Last round was controversial as Probation cheated to win.

    Jacobs Ladder (horror style): Go width of field and increase burpees up from 1 to 7. Between sides alternate Bear Crawl and Crab Walk.

    Head over to Burpee Road for long Exorcist Lightpost exercises. Lots of variants: Helix Squat, Train to Busain scoots, Mtn Climbers, etc. Finish with 20 burpees at last lightpost.

    Line up in team of 3 for: Human Centipede: Line up in plank feet to head and last pax broad jumps up and over until at the front. Repeat 2 times through. Mosey down to bottom of Rugby for: 7 Minute Abs (aka 3 sets of 25 PLTs per man).

    Partner up while at the bottom: Wheelbarrow all the way up to the COP circle. Finish up with some HRMs and back to the flag. Bone Thug took us out as this is his 2 year Anniversary this week, Aye!

    Annoucements: November Merkin Monthly challenge starts tomorrow. 5,000 Merkins for the month, 167 a day. Prayers for peace this week for the election – let’s share grace and patience with those around us needing it.

    NMS: Solid numbers who were up for some goofy theme fun this morning. Hardywood’s definition of horror is definitely difference from YHC. The Zombie Chasers and Jacobs ladder were a ripoff from the original Q YHC did a few years ago. The Exorcist Lightpost exercises along Burpee Road were new and lots of fun, good variation of exercises for the PAX. Boberry and Seymore were in the Halloween spirit in costume. We had a Sippy Cup run-by after the beatdown, a welcome sight.

    Human Centipede needs to come out more in the gloom, although the pax struggled with the initial directions. Upchuck and YHC dominated the partner wheelbarrow to the top, maybe there are Ab muscles in there somewhere. Good times as always at ETs, however proposals are being accepted for appropriate cold-weather location for Coffeteria.

  • IPC flashbacks

    Eight elite emerged from the fog to HBR including some we have not seen in a while. We did:

    COP: SSH, Don Qs, Helicopters, Merkins, Flutterkicks. Mosey to Coupon drop zone & grab a block.

    Partner up: 1 PAX starts one way on the track with both blocks while other PAX run other way and meets up. Block Carrier does 3 burpees then runs a lap. 4 times through.

    Benchwork: 15 Block Bench pullovers & 30 Benchkicks. 5 sets total. Over to Heartbreak Hill- 5 rounds of: 30 block presses at the top, run down and 10 V-Ups. Drop coupons back to drop zone then back to front of track: 3 sets of PLTs – 20 each man. Mosey back to flag & few LBCs to get us to 6:15. YHC took us out.

    Announcements: Final days of shoe drive, let’s get over 100 for the month. Bring them to Dogpile or Gridiron Saturday. HDHH at The Answer Wednesday at 5:00. 3rd F tonight at 8:00, see Slack for link.

    Prayer request: Please pray for Offshore & his family. His MIL passed away this past weekend.

    NMS: Since YHC donated the blocks for the IPC it was time to break them back out. The partner carry & switch instructions were confusing, some would say Upchuck-esque, but got the blood flowing. The block pullovers were a favorite of the PAX, keeping us off the ground. Not a lot of mumblechatter with all the block work.

    YHC was first in and then saw Atilla pull in, a very welcome sight as he’s been absent from HBR for a few weeks. No Handshake this morning, guess he’s working on stories to share at First Watch tomorrow.

  • 5 for 5

    Five runners came out to Currahee to see what route YHC had in store. All opted for 5 with minor variations:

    Left on Pump, Left on Falconbridge and stay on all the way until Ridgefield then over to Deep Run park. Choose your own distance when to turnaround in the park. Head back same route.

    Announcements: Several pairs of shoes collected this week in West end. Nice work, keep those shoes coming! Prayers for Upchuck family especially his M and MIL.

    NMS: Beautiful morning for a run. Falconbridge has no traffic and wide roads so YHC wanted to spend some feature that route. Only drawback is that entire section and then Deep Run are completely dark. Handshake was stuck running with YHC since his light was out of battery. Upchuck and Gomer pulled ahead and almost reeled in Handshake, Greenbow, and YHC upon the return in to GHS. YHC offers up this route name of: Falcon Smash.

  • A potato not shared

    A lucky 13 came out to see who HP was on the Q sheet. Handshake took us off to start as we did:

    COP: Don Qs, Dead man hangs, Helicopters, HRMs, incorrectly done Scorpion Kicks. Over to straight-away on side of school: 10 sets of sprints length of the lot. Up to the PES lot for a Triple check of: WWIIS, Donkey Kicks, run the side lot. Q was finally passed at 5:57 to YHC.

    Down to back of QMS for 3 sets of 20 PLTs, then down to the Jerkin Gym for 4 sets of 8 Jerkins. Last second pass to Greenbow who took us to Heartbreak hill for a few rounds up: Bear Crawl, Crab Walk, then Bunny hop up. Back to flag. Atilla took us out.

    Annoucements: PAX is doing well collecting shoes for this October shoe-drive challenge. After this morning likely over 15 pairs or more. See Slack for more details. Tomorrow is soft launch of running focused boot camp at Pocahontas MS. 3+ miles and boot camp in 45 minutes. Also see Malpractice’s post on Slack about Crossover Ministry.

    NMS: Handshake had requested a Hot Potato Q last night with the Q sheet open. Having called for it he took us from the COP on until almost 6:00. The series of 10 sprints at the start were awful. He then called up a Triple check which ate up more time. Finally the Q was passed and YHC wanted to get some Jerkin Gym time in. Apparently Handshake is generous with his bourbon but not a Q.

    Greenbow stepped up by taking us straight to the hill and making sure our gloves & hands were properly soaked before the COT. Great to have 13 out this morning as HBR continues to grow. Will the Coupons from the IPC sit dormant for the rest of October? Will a Q break those out again soon?

  • Gimpy foxes, sexist cops, and childhood cross dressing

    All in a mere 45 minutes at First Watch this morning as 6 regulars were met with clear skies and perfect 60 degree weather.

    COP: SSH, Don Qs, Russian Soldiers, Merkins, Freddy Mercurys, Scorpion Kicks. Mosey to main lot for Dora 123:

    100 Derkins, 200 Heels2Heaven, 300 Jump Squats while other runs the lot & back. Mosey back to Cinder block drop area and retrieve all 6. Head over to River Rd for an ill-advised Lindsey: Bicep Curls & Squats with run across road between.

    Partner up again for 3 sets of 20 PLTs then 100 block presses & 50 Block swings. Overhead carry blocks back to drop zone.

    4 rounds of sprints down the road then back to flag for 1 min of Mary. YHC took us out.

    NMS: Lots of mumblechatter before, during, & after this am. First off kudos to Upchuck who was hauling on the Dora. Like hella fast, like way faster than Splinter fast. He rightfully was beaming on this newfound speed.

    EF Hutton warned the pax upon arrival that the other end of a lot had a mangly fox who did not move for his car while pulling in, YHC thought it best to avoid that side lest we end up with someone getting rabies shots later today. At the end we were greeted by one of Henrico’s finest who shouted at us to get out of the road.

    This morning’s weekly “Oversharer in the Gloom” Award goes to Splinter, wrestling the title from Handshake for last week. Only those who post will get the joke. Kubota reminded us that First Watch is coming up on 1 year. This little experimental AO has turned in to a favorite for YHC.

    Announcements: Retreat this weekend, cornhole spots are still available. October we are gathering gently used shoes to donate. YHC will be the West end collector – see Gypsy pre-blast & Slack announcements. Malpractice posted on Slack about another opportunity to help Crossover Ministry. check it out. Also Upchuck posted about Breaking Bread starting back up – see Slack. LOTS of opportunities to help out right now with F3RVA – pick one or more and dive in!

  • Welcoming the IPC to fall

    A dozen strong came out to tackle the last week of the Iron Pax Challenge. A brisk 46 degrees and soggy fields met the pax on the upper baseball field as we have offically hit fall this morning.

    Week 4 was: 10 Block Burpees, 25 yard Murder Bunny, stop for 25 Thrusters, carry block back.

    Round 2: 10 more burpees, 50 yard Murder bunny then 50 Alternating Merkins. Carry coupon back.

    Round 3: 10 burpees, 75 yard murder bunny then 75 Curl-Presses. Back to start.

    Final Round: 10 Burpees, 100 yard muder bunny then 100 Heel touches. Back then finish with 10 final burpees.

    NMS: Glad this and all 4 weeks are over. This one at least kept us on the field and allowed for some mumblechatter. The HRB-IPC setup committee deemed the murder bunny too destructive for the main football field so we opted for the upper field, with less light and taller grass.

    Shiplap set the pace with 26:25 and several others bested 30 minutes. Greenbow knocked it out in 38 minutes wanting to find out what all this IPC stuff was about. The smoker of the day was the 50 alternating merkins. Those ate up a lot of time. Doing them with soaked shoes and cold hands made them all the more fun.

    Several of the PAX made it through all 4 weeks of IPC at HBR. Atilla took a day off since his back was already protesting the Murder Bunnies after watching the video. YHC did not do the IPC last year but was glad so many RVA took it on this year. Besides the DaVille guys using bricks for cinder blocks and NoToll calling the Soccer field a 1/4 mile this was fun to push across the region and F3 nation as a whole. Here’s to the IPC again next year!

    Now who has the guts to take the Q next week at HBR and make us carry around our new Cinderblocks around the AO for 45 minutes?

    PS – No Cinder blocks were harmed in the week 4 IPC or the writing of this backblast.

  • Full parking lot at Hoedown

    18 eager PAX got their week started off right at Hoedown on a muggy 70+ degree morning. We did:

    COP on blacktop: SSH, Don Qs, Russian Soldiers, Helicopters, Merkins, Flutterkicks, Scorpion Kicks.

    THE THANG: Start with 4 Corners: 10 Burpees, 20 Hand Release Merkins, 30 V-Ups, 40 Jump Squats. Run the long way and bear crawl the width. Repeato but add 5 reps on all 4 corners.

    Partner up & head over to Jerkin bars. Too many PAX so split up groups – 3 sets of 20 PLTs with others do 3 sets of 10 Jerkins. Mosey across street to 3rd. 50 Reverse Crunches OYO.

    Partner up again: Wheelbarrow across then back. 60 LBCs. Wheelbarrow there & back again. Mosey back to Triple check alley: Triple Check of Donkey Kicks, Flutterkicks & run the loop.

    NMS: There were 5 PAX at 5:26 and YHC had a few ideas for what to serve up. 12 cars later in 3 minutes and those plans changed. Kubota last night asked about 27 burpees to honor the win of the Formerskins. With Gypsy and Fireman Ed nursing their teams losses YHC opted against that.

    Now that we are in mid-September Hoedown is back to form as the Darkest AO in RVA. Great to have 18 out to start the week. Been a while since we had that out at Hoedown. Good to see Huggie Bear post at Hoedown and to have Shiplap back from his Honeymoon. We did some pickle pounders at the finish in his honor.

    Announcements: Iron Pax tomorrow will be 3 miles of running + 300 Merkins and 250 squats. Bring your running shoes – tomorrow at heartbreak ridge, noToll, or Daville. Also 3rd F Zoom tomorrow night at 8:00.

  • IPC Week 2 at HBR

    A full dozen came out to Heartbreak Ridge. Most knew what was in store while Scrum was hoping for a chance to ease back into the Gloom – clearly picking the wrong day to Kotters. No COP, straight into the fun:

    IPC Week 2: Run a lap. 10 Thrusters at the flag then off to Spot 1: 25 Derkins. Rifle carry between all stations. Alternate to flag & 10 Thrusters then stations 2-5 were: Block Burpees, Squats, Block Swings, Vertical press, Alpos – high pull variation with block. Finish back at flag with 10 thrusters. That is 1 round and 220 Reps. Repeato until time called at 43 minutes. Deposit coupons under bleachers for future use. Atilla then took us out.

    NMS: Strong work by all this morning. Gypsy took off from the start and set the pace. All PAX pushed it. Most PAX hit 2 full laps so 440 reps or more. Gypsy hit 502. YHC gladly was on the Thrusters right before Block burpees when time was called since another round would have killed YHC. Good to have Splinter join us, he was super excited for this IPC beatdown while Scrum showed up after a posting hiatus having no idea what he was walking in to.

    Bodos was the first and only PAX member to break his coupon, but manned up and switched with someone to keep up the challenge as he was on Gypsy’s heels. No Tater this morning as he took the morning off after leading yesterday. T-Claps to Gypsy for arriving early to help YHC setup.

    Announcements: Drive Shack HH this Friday at 6:00. Ms welcome. F3RVA retreat 10/3 weekend.

  • Week 1 Fun

    10 PAX came out to Heartbreak Ridge, some knowing what was in store – others forced along for the ride. We did:

    No COP

    Front of school and instructions given. No Proctor (Conspiracy was unavailable) and we set the timer and were off:

    3 Burpees to start then 3 more Burpees Every Minute thereafter on the minute (EMOM). Exercises were:

    • 50 Hand Release Release merkins
    • 100 Leg Raises (Heels2Heaven)
    • 150 Jump Squat / Star Jumps
    • 200 WWIIs
    • 250 Lunges (single count)

    Back to flag then Announcements & COT.

    NMS: Well that sucked but PAX pounded it out. YHC was doing OK until we hit the 200 WWIIS which alone took 10+ minutes. Tater flew through and set the pace at just at 30 minutes. Rest of the PAX were clustered around 36-40 minutes. With no clipboarding allowed here in F3RVA (IronPAX actually suggested someone sit out and do this) it was you vs. you on form but as Gomer Pyle said most of the exercises don’t give you much option to cheat too much. Not sure if the 2nd part of the HRMs had a purpose but to annoy but hopefully no more of those. Worst part about all the counting and EMOM is no room for mumblechatter at all.

    Hopefully Week 2 gets the pax moving somewhat but the 100+ Burpees along with everything else Week 1 was definitely a challenge.