Author: Honey Do

  • No more Seersucker allowed

    Eight stalwarts came out to HBR, no Summer Tour points to be had, just for the fantastic weather in the gloom and the promise of Scorpion and Benchkicks from YHC. They were not disappointed:

    COP: SSH, Imperial Walkers, Ukrainian Soldiers, Merkins, LBCs, Scorpion Kicks.

    Mosey over to PES parking lot: Dora 123 – Merkins, Jumpsquats, LBCs. Over to pull-up bars area: 4 rounds of 8 Pull-ups while partner does WWIIs. Down to the track and grab a bench: 3 rounds of 40 Benchkicks & 10 Derkins. Visit the Jerkin Gym with 4 rounds of 8 Jerkins. Trip up Heartbreak hill for good measure then back to the flag.

    NMS: We saw Senor Frogs truck in the lot but he was pulling a Gypsy with a pre-run. He came in hot from the other side in the COP. Always good to Q at Tuesday’s best AO as there is so much you can do.

    Announcements: 10 Year Anniversary in 2 weeks. See Slack for details.

  • How close can we get to Boshers?

    Five Friday kayakers took to the river for some combined 1st and 2nd F. Weather was perfect. All left saying we should have more River Happy Hours…

  • CSAUP Training

    Two hardheaded PAX met at Lararus Park to get some BRR training miles in on a Thursday afternoon. As soon as we got out of our trucks the floodgates opened up. We took to the trails and spent the next several miles doing some good Steeplechase training through streams on the trails.

    Always good to hit the trails with Shakedown!

  • Debby doesn’t do Richmond

    Six strong PAX came out anticipating getting soaked. Instead we were treated to a refreshing light rain and an old school beatdown:

    COP on blacktop: SSH, Don Qs, Imperial Walkers, Merkins, Flutterkicks, Scorpion kicks. Over to tennis courts: Dora 123: 100 Merkins, 200 Reverse Crunch, 300 SSHs. Switch Partners and grab a spot on the grass for 3 rounds of 20 PLTs. Mosey over to soccer field for Triple Check: Carolina Dry Docks, WWII Situps, & run width of field & back. Over to dip bars for 3 rounds of 8 Jerkins.

    Back to flag for 2 min of Mary.

    NMS: Great morning to be out in the Gloom with some old school RVA brothers. YHC was expecting a deluge from Debby but all we had was some drizzle while we got after it. Good to see BT, Swirly, and Shakedown out at 45MoM. With the perfect 6 pax number we had to do some Triple Check and Doras.

    Lot of mumblechatter about last minute BRR training and looking back on BRR training miles and pace of younger years.

  • 3 for Triple Chex

    Three came out for some fun at DaPile. At 6:30 it was just YHC and Yard Sale looking at a Clydesdale friendly beat down until Opus rolled in hot. With 3 in tow we went off:

    COP: SSH, Don Qs, Squats, Helicopters, Merkins, LBCs, Incorrect Scorpion Kicks.

    1st Triple Check: WWIIs, Jump Squats, & run loop and back. Mosey over to back fields: 4 Corners: 10 burpees, 20 Merkins, 30 WWIIS, 40 Squats. Add in some Mary. Mosey way back to football stadium.

    2nd Triple Check: Monkey Humpers, Reverse Crunch, run to middle of football lot. Long mosey back to flag & 1 min of Mary. YHC took us out.

    NMS: Nice way to finish up Westhoe Takeover in Daville. YHC hadn’t seen Opus or Yard Sale in a while so good to catch up with those dudes. Some Daville runners were absent, traveling south for the Homegrown Half/10k, although apparently Phonics was leading a disinformation campaign saying it was 6:00 PM today, not am. Classic Phonics, always looking for a leg up. Opus shared his shoulder is still messed up so we kept it light on the Merkins and instead ended up doing a fair amount of running, much to Yard Sale’s dismay.

  • Special Permit needed to workout on the grass at Twin Team

    Five PAX came out to see which Westhoe Q was up for Twin Team this morning. YHC took the reigns and we had fun:

    COP: SSH, Don Qs, Ukrainian Soldiers, Merkins, Pencil Roll, Heels2Heaven, Pencil Roll, Scorpion kicks.

    11s across the field: HRMs and WWIIs. This took some time, for everyone but Rosie.

    Down to police lights by the track. 3 Burpees at every lightpost up to the baseball bleachers. Stop for 4 rounds of: 30 Benchkicks & 15 Derkins. Up to the BWES field for 4 Corners: 10 HRMs, 20 WWIIs, 30 LBCs, 40 Jumpsquats. Over to the blacktop for some more HRMs and lunges. Back to the flag for 1 min of Mary. YHC took us out.

    NMS: Solid PAX this morning with some veteran SOJers. 11s on the field ate up some time and we got to learn about going rate on Country Club initiation fees around town, ouch. Apparently staying close to campus and playing in the grass is not the norm in the summer at TT. Still good to visit and Q one of the best AOs SOJ.

  • Cooler temps are coming

    Five faithful started their Monday wondering which Westhoean would be taking the Q for TT week. We did:

    COP: SSH, Don Qs, Imperial Walkers, Merkins, LBCs.

    Over to basketball courts: 15 HRMs at each hoop, with alternate bear crawl and lunges. 2nd round 15 Heels2heaven each hoop then alternate Bernie Sanders & side lunge. Throw in some pickle pounders and over to soccer field: 4 Corners: 10 burpees, 20 merkins, 30 Reverse crunch, 40 Jump squats. 2nd round increase by 10: Merkins, WWIIs, Monkey Humpers, & SSH.

    Over to Tennis courts for a few rounds of sprints then back to the flag for 2 min of Mary.

    NMS: Always good to make the trip up to Daville. Solid mix of PAX YHC hadn’t seen in some time including Trout, and newer guys like Beat It. On the fields there was ample breeze and it felt almost fall-like while we were on the 4 Corners.

    Announcements: More Westhoe Takeovers this week. Set your alarm clock, especially if you are signed up to Q.

  • A Chotchkie free beatdown

    Eight eager PAX found their way to Dogpile on a muggy July morning. After the Q put down some cough drops we did:

    COP: SSH, Don Qs, Imperial Walkers, Merkins, Flutterkicks. Over to Amphitheatre: Increasing dips on the way down each step. PAX were thoroughly covered in grass clippings so off we went to penny stage: Dora 123: 100 Derkins, 200 WWIIs, 300 Jump Squats. Instead of run Bear Crawl to lamppost and run back.

    3 Rounds of 20 PLTs, then down to Rusty Cage. 4 rounds of: 6 Pullups & 10 Dips. Back to Carillon field: Few rounds of lunge, Bernie, & sprints. Introduce Gambler to Pickle Pounders. Finish up with some step ups & dips on steps then back to flag for 2 min of Mary.

    Announcements: August Ultimate and Pickleball tournaments. Sign up and practice.

    NMS: Good mix of PAX this morning with some Vets and some newbies. YHC was worried with a van-ful of PAX headed to the Bridge today with some Dogpile regulars it might be a smaller PAX, but 8 allowed us to have some fun. Choo Choo got after it and Swoop was setting the pace today. Coffee after was a blast and Gomer joined us there.

  • Knocking off the Q rust

    A sweaty seven HBR stalwarts came out to see how much sweat we could leave on the pavement. We did:

    COP: Helicopters, Imperial Walkers, Ukrainian Soldiers, Squats, Merkins, LBCs, Scorpion Kicks.

    Over to covered area: grab a pole and boxing cockroach while end PAX does 2 burpees then leapfrog down the line. Head to benches next 2 tennis courts: 3 rounds of 30 Benchkicks & 15 Derkins. Then over to basketball hoops. 10 HRMs at each hoop with bear crawl & lunge between. 2nd round was Jump Squats.

    Mosey down to track. Take advantage of cones on field. Mix of sprints, jog with some merkins and burpees thrown in. Finish up with 3 rounds of 8 Jerkins. Back to flag for 2 min of Mary.

    Announcements: Come rock out with Whitesnake’s band at Hardywood this weekend.

    NMS: Just a plain hot July morning beatdown. Too hot for mumblechatter even.

  • Worth remembering

    10 strong came out to perfect 70 degree & sunny weather to celebrate American awesomeness on the 80th Anniversary of D-Day. With Limey visiting from Charlotte we did:

    COP: SSH, Don Qs, Imperial Walkers, Ukrainian Soldiers, Merkins, Flutterkicks, Scorpion kicks.

    Mosey to soccer fields: 4 Corners with 20 rounds each corner. Round 1: Merkins, Round 2: Heels2Heaven, Round 3: Jumpsquats, Round 4: LBCs. Back over to blacktop for an easy Dora until Handshake complained so Audible to:

    Dora 80th style: 80 Burpees, 160 Merkins, 240 LBCs. Back to flag for 2 min of Mary. YHC took us out.

    NMS: Nice to have 10 out a 45MoM. Appreciate Kubota’s promo last night. YHC was struck while thinking about this being the 80th anniversary of D-Day that our kids & younger generation have no first-hand knowledge of WWII as all those from that timeframe have passed away. Growing up we all had direct exposure to WWII veterans somehow, many as family members we looked up to in awe. With that generation passing away those stories are fading into the past and sadly will be lost to history if we do not share these stories with our kids. What the US accomplished in WWII was incredible and should be celebrated until the end of time. As a buddy of mine says the best part of Band of Brothers was the clips of the Veterans at the beginning. So with school out and time on our hands sit your kids in front of the TV and have them watch some history & remind them how lucky we are to live in this great nation. Then tell them stories about your family members who served and make sure their memories live on another generation.

    Additionally if you want to teach your kids some real history take them to Berkeley Plantation this summer..