Author: Offshore

  • Sunday Buffet

    Rosie ran the roads. Flange and Hardywood hit the trails with mountain bikes. Bootleg was spotted logging some miles on foot. Flipper and Vinny posted early and logged extra miles.

    Faceplant, Marco Polo, and YHC plus the K9s ran Northside to Southside, crossing at Belle Isle. With this crew, as you might imagine, the pace was pretty brisk. Parker and Sally modeled excellent F3 behavior by looking out for each other and the other PAX, drinking plenty of water, pushing themselves when they were tired, being courteous to bikers, and sometimes coming when they were called.

  • The Sunday Runs

    First off, Tclaps to Doozy for completing the Summer Tour with a speedy tour of the trails.

    YHC rolled in at 6:59:45 AM to a crowd of men getting ready for a run. Double Mint and three others (FNGs?) took off toward Buttermilk.

    YHC: Where are they going?

    PAX: I don’t know.

    YHC: What are we doing?

    PAX: I don’t know. There’s this trail right over here…

    So YHC, Doozy, Marco Polo, Swiper, and Oyster took off on Northbank and Saab hit the roads. Oyster turned back early. The rest went Northbank to TPot to Buttermilk in a speedy 70-75 minutes. YHC discovered along the way that none of these PAX knew Double Mint, and was worried he had missed an opportunity to make an introduction and keep the larger group together.

    This group met up with Flipper and TYA near the end; they had been out on the trails for a while.

    Double Mint and crew went Buttermilk to Northbank, but somehow did not cross paths with the others.

    COT. Double Mint issued a disclaimer that he did not recruit the 3 newbies for F3, just brought them out for a trail run on Sunday morning departing the Pumphouse at 7am. Huh. The PAX gave them names anyway, and YHC’s confusion persisted. YHC cannot remember the third FNG’s name – please help in the comments. It was a pretty sloppy COT.

    One FNG was named Bulldog because he went to Georgia. YHC is taking the liberty of renaming him from his college mascot to “HowBoutEm”. Backstory: A while back, YHC asked his M, whose family is full of Ga. Tech fans, “HowBoutThemDawgs?” and she shot back with “Well, HowBoutEm?”.

    YHC thought with all the different groups going there might be 6 backblasts, but alas, this seems to be the first. YHC will be better prepared to lead next time. With all the confusion, YHC thinks LabRat would have lost it.

  • Half Mini Robbie Miller WOD

    Or, HMRMWOD for short. The THANG:

    Mosey to the back of the school for COP: SSHs, Imperial Walkers, Russian Soldiers, Don Quixotes, Carolina Dry Docks, WWII Situps IC.

    Mosey to the back field for the HMRMWOD:

    6 Squat and Presses,

    6 Kettlebell Getups,

    6 2-ct Mountain Climbers,

    6 Burpees (with a jump over the KB),

    6 4-man Partner Jerkins.

    Run the field and back for one round. Repeat for 7 rounds.

    30 Lunges towards the VSF, 20 Lawnmower Pulls, then one KB Squat per parking space along the back of the school.

    COT

    NMS: The HMRMWOD is a variation of something we did at the end of the GrowRuck. Robbie Miller was a Green Beret killed in Afghanistan. For more info on the WOD: https://alldayruckoff.com/training/workouts/robbie-miller-wod-half-wod-memorial-workout/ In the absence of pull-up bars, we did Partner Jerkins (thanks to Rosie for pointing out a 4-man version at HDHH).

    Not a lot of mumble chatter as the PAX were putting in solid work. WD brought out his tuba just like old times. It was great to be with Chum and BT again, less than 12 hours post HDHH.

    Announcements: Amateur RAMM Gears, Early Risers, No Excuses, HR Derby, Puppy Pile, Convergence July 4th

  • Experimental Q

    A six PAX posted at Heartbreak Ridge for 70 and sunny summer fun:

    Mosey to left field of the baseball field for COP: SSH, Hillbillies, Don Quixotes, Merkins, Carolina Dry Docks, Freddie Mercurys, Scorpion Kicks IC.

    Mosey to right field for Sally, first introduced to the PAX by Rosie. During Moby’s song Flower, hold plank and go down to 6 inches on “bring Sally down” and back up on “bring Sally up”.

    Mosey to the softball field for Frogger: Split into two teams. One team lines up on the first base path and the other on the third base path. One team crosses to the opposite base path with Broad Jumps (Frogger) while the other team crosses with a Bear Crawl (the logs?). If any PAX touches another, both do 5 burpees. Garbage Plate innovation: Each PAX must split the gap between two PAX on the other team as they cross. Repeat, returning back to the original base paths. Teams swap transportation methods and repeat.

    Repeat with Lunges and Crab Walk. Repeat again with Polar Bear Crawl and Broad Jump Burpees. Honeydo and Flipper tagged YHC for 5 burpees on back-to-back rounds, giving a clear signal to the Q that this game was over.

    Mosey to left field for Elevens with Reverse Crunches and WWII Situps.

    Mosey back to right field of the baseball field for more Elevens with Partner Jerkins where each PAX holds an appendage while the fifth performs Jerkins. Partner Jerkins are another Garbage Plate innovation. The other exercise was Plerkins (plank derkins). Time ran out after just two sets. Mosey back to the VSF for COT.

    NMS: Inspired by the summer of fun games hosted by the likes of ByProduct, DTH, LabRat, and Chum, YHC wanted to bring a new game. Thus, Frogger was introduced as a Demonstration Exercise. Credit goes to the M and other PAX with versions of Frogger for inspiration. The PAX agreed that it would be better with more PAX and therefore less room on the diamond. It is now up to the F3 IOC to determine if it gets elevated to an Official Exercise.

    Handshake will be FIFO on Tuesdays so that the M can get in a run at 0600. He opened Heartbreak Ridge and was running around the track when YHC arrived. He humbly asks for full Big Data credit.

    It was great to have Tobit up for his first Offshore Q. They are quite rare.

    .Flipper advises to keep your elbows in on the Partner Jerkins.

    Announcements: HDHH Wednesday, Early Risers and No Excuses Saturday, Convergence July 4th at Tredegar

  • Shiny App

    A six PAX posted for a beer-free Punisher on a low-humidity 75-and-sunny evening.

    Mosey to the back for COP: SSH, Imperial Walkers, Don Quixotes, Merkins, Scorpion Kicks, Back Lifts

    Mosey this way for a round of Ciabata (20 seconds on, 10 seconds rest for 8 rounds). Upchuck blindly picked #6, the “Ideal Body” workout, from the Tabata app: Burpees, Mountain Climbers, High Knees, SSH, Burpees, Mountain Climer, High Knees, SSH.

    Mosey around the blacktop for a Spider Man recon mission. Split into groups of 3. Each PAX performs 5 Partner Jerkins. Then the group runs to the picnic tables for 15 Bench Kicks. Repeato 3x. The double up on the whole thing for 6 rounds of Partner Jerkins. Complete 10 Jerkins on the last set.

    Mosey that way to the bus loop for a Curb Crawl. Bear Crawl out, Incline Merkins, Crawl Bear back, Decline Merkins. Count up to 5 and back down to 1.

    Mosey over here for another round of Ciabata. Swirly blindly chose #5, the “Fat Burner” workout: Burpees, Squat Jumps, Squats, Mountain Climber. Repeato.

    Mosey over there for a triple check: People’s Chair, WWIIs, backward run to the trees, forward run back.

    Mosey right here for 6 MOM: American Hammers, Hello Dolly, Rosalita, HTH Ring of Fire, WW II.

    COT: Namerama, Numberama, Announcements, YHC took us out.

    NMS: YHC failed to secure a watch for the beatdown, so downloaded a Ciabata Tabata app since the phone would need to be carried around anyway.

    It was great to have Big Blue back in the Punisher parking lot. Great to be with several Punisher regulars, too.

    YHC tried to keep the COP appropriate for all ages because of the lack of gloom. Kru enjoyed the Scorpion Kicks so much that YHC was second-guessing himself.

    The Spider Man recon mission was necessary because the PAX were kicked off of the playground several weeks ago by Spider Man right after starting a round of Peter Parkers. You can’t make this stuff up.

    Announcements: Ultimate Frisbee at Heartbreak Ridge tomorrow.

  • Memorial Day at The Punisher

    A four PAX posted for the second edition of the Punisher Pub Tour.

    Quick COP with the usual. Mosey down Hermitage with exercises at each median including WWII setups, plerkins, and American hammers. Duck into Kitchen 64 for a couple rounds of beverages and conversation. M Offshore and Joey Chestnut joined the PAX.

    PAX discussed replicating the success of Punisher to other days (every day?) and times (11:42am?), trying to make traffic violations disappear by ignoring them, authentic Thai menus, and scandalous ice cream pricing.

    Mosey back to the AO for COT. Appreciation to all who have sacrificed their lives for our freedoms.

    Punisher regulars are looking forward to hosting summer tourists. Because there are no conflicts with other AOs, PAX can post at Punisher all summer.

  • We Kneed This

    Three PAX emerged after the rain for a run while the mayor of Sunday Funday was out.

    Flipper, Offshore and Sally took Idlewood to Oregon Hill to Belle Isle to the access road.  Saab went the other way around and took Riverside Drive to Mayo Bridge (?) and back on the northside.  PAX waved to each other across the Belle Isle parking lot as they nearly crossed paths.

    YHC and Flipper discovered and enjoyed new views of Hollywood Cemetery(?) along Cherry Street and of the river by running upstream along the access road.   Just when you think you’ve seen it all!

    Sally was measuring puddle depths by running straight to the deepest parts of each.  YHC and Flipper drew up conspiracies to stop the rain and induce a drought: 1) carry an umbrella everywhere, 2) plant grass seed in the yard.  Additional ideas welcome.

    Tclaps to Saab and Flipper for enduring knee pain.  Hey, even the worst Sunday Funday is a great day.

    Announcements: Saab and TYA are participating in an event on the AT this spring.  Somehow, a team moves themselves and a vehicle along a 100-mile portion, but it is not a relay.  TYA has a spreadsheet.

     

  • Bridge Practice

    A K9 and her frisbee tosser embraced the freezing rain for a Sunday morning jaunt.

    The Thang: Mosey to the access road for some full-tail-wag off-leash action, cross at Belle Isle, return through Oregon Hill.

    NMM: Boulevard was closed before the Pumphouse parking lot, so U-turn and park in the Dogpile parking lot.  Since Nickel Bridge was closed, there were no cars and YHC could cross without losing her you-know-what.  YHC is sure Offshore loved the 2 inches of slush.  The PAX saw two sets of boot tracks and a set of bike tracks.  F3 PAX?  We would never find out.

    Only paw prints on the bridge to Belle Isle, and no tracks on the bridge from Belle Isle to the north side.  Not much else to report – Offshore wasn’t much for conversation.

  • Body Fluid Donation, Pumphouse Restoration, Head Shaving

    Just kidding Big Data, Lab Rat wasn’t there!

    YHC is just going to tell this straight, and I’m sure it will still be the source of much fun and laughter.  YHC went today to donate fluids to the VCU Forensic Science Biological Samples Registry.  They are in need of samples from men about our age.  Here’s how it works:

    1.  Sign up for an appointment on the Google Calendar here: Forensic Science Google Calendar
    2. Show up for your appointment at Harris Hall South, room 2003, 1015 Floyd Avenue (the corner of Harrison and W Main).
    3. Donate some of your fluids.
    4. Receive instructions on collecting other fluids at home.
    5. Return your other fluids to room 2003.
    6. Get paid!

    YHC can send the consent form with more info.

    Also, YHC saw this news release about the restoration of the Pumphouse: Pumphouse Restoration Story.  Since then, YHC has heard of several PAX who have already gotten involved.  Perhaps we could coordinate an F3 contribution to this effort – organize here.

    Finally, Shakedown is raising money for childhood cancer research, by offering to shave his head.  Donate here: https://www.stbaldricks.org/teams/mypage/120717/2018

     

     

  • 70 Percent Chance of Rain?

    7 PAX braved the rain for a sloppy beatdown that went something like this:

    THE THANG.  Mosey to the blacktop for COP.  Hammer Dances, Hillbillies, Mountain Climbers, Mariah Careys, V-Ups x20 IC.

    Mosey to the wall next to the gym for triple check.  Walk-Ups, Gas Pumps, and lap around the blacktop.

    Mosey back to the blacktop for two rounds of Touch-A-Bench.  In Round 1, one PAX finds three benches and performs 1, 2, and 3 Box Jump Burpees while the other PAX does 12-count Clockwork Lunges, then flip flop.  In Round 2, one PAX finds three new benches and/or swings and performs 5 Derkins while the other PAX does 12-count Clockwork Lunges, then flip flop.

    Mosey to the lower playground for an incline/decline Curb Crawl.  Bear Crawl down hill and Crawl Bear up hill, perform Merkins up to 5 then back to 1.

    Mosey to the bottom of Lindsay Court and pair up.  One PAX performs exercises while the other runs 4 driveways ahead and runs back, then flip flop.  Exercises were Walk-Up Merkins, Backward Broad Jumps/Ankle-Breakers, Crab Walk.

    Two count from Two Can and mosey back to the bus loop for some Mary.  20 American Hammers IC, then 49 Reverse Crunches IC.  COT

    NMM. YHC heard there was a 70% chance of rain on the way to the AO, and on the way home, heard there was a 90% chance.  PAX arrived home with solid evidence that the actual number is about 10 points north.

    Toucan mentioned that he is participating in Run Ranger Run: https://www.runrangerrun.com/Pretty cool.  YHC thinks TYA could compete with some of the team totals.  Too bad our early moseys were of the Gridiron variety.

    Good to see Goldberg.  YHC thinks he heard Goldberg mention he posted to Punisher in the gloom for a solo beatdown.  Respect.  Hope to see you at Hoedown more often.

    YHC snatched the Q from Upchuck at 5:29, but somehow he took it back at 6:14 for 49 reverse crunches.  Let it go!

    Continued prayers to PAX grieving the loss of family members including Flatline and Lockjaw.