YHC jogged from the Prudential Center, past Upchuck’s old smoke break spot at HBS, to the Harvard Stadium to meet up with the PAX. Dunder led a brief warmup then brought out his kickboxing gear, including boxing mitts and a Thai pad. YHC was not expecting to learn how to be kicked in the early morning gloom but got the hang of it. Dunder sends his regards to Heist – so does YHC! Tclaps to him and the other men who participated in the GTE last weekend!
Author: Offshore
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DR at Hogwallow
~6 miles on the trails at Vickery Park in Roswell, GA at a “conversational pace”, at least for Aflac and Bear. Francis is from Newport News and has family in Richmond.
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DR at the Tavern
~5-mile run on the Atlanta Beltline trail, all new to YHC but through familiar places. PAX did 8 burpees for the 8 “Good Mornings” that were returned by others on the path. Dovetail mistook YHC for someone his parents’ age until the COT!
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Remember That Time When…
a PAX named Secret Q’d and got injured and never came back? We’re going to do that today. That was the introduction to today’s beatdown. YHC was promised a “full breakfast” afterwards and wasn’t sure what to expect. Well, there was breakfast casserole, pound cake, a Costco baklava tray, pecan pie, and coffee. Tclaps!
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Business as Usual
YHC couldn’t find any news of a Thanksgiving convergence at F3 Alpha (Marietta, Georgia), so posted to The Galaxy at the usual 0530 and found the PAX gathering for a Tweaker beatdown. Blue provided coffee afterwards. PAX wanted to know unique things about F3RVA. YHC told them about monthly challenges, particularly the Merkin challenge. There was some interest.
Solid beatdown. After a COP, grab a coupon, and proceed to an escalator with the following exercises, with a run across the parking lot in between each set.
5 burpees
10 Werkins
15 Peter Parker Merkins
20 Donkey Kicks
25 WWIII’s (Press, Sit Up, Overhead Press)
30 Plank Jacks
35 Curls
40 Overhead Press
(There were two more rounds that YHC didn’t get to; pretty sure no other PAX did, either.) Afterwards, YHC went to Cochran Shoals Park for some miles on the trails along the Chattahoochee.
Happy Thanksgiving, F3RVA!
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Third Time’s the Charm
Last time YHC posted here, got my butt kicked in 7 degree weather with an insufficient headlamp. This time, YHC was ready after running with the big dogs at Spider Run and kettlebells at Circus and proper equipment . Mission accomplished. Tclaps for Animal and Olan Mills who worked a 6 mile trail run into a 50k Saturday. They have a 50miler in Moab in a couple of weeks. Switch went to Radford and knows a bunch of runners in Midlothian, so be on the lookout SOJ. AO Hogwallow, F3 Alpha in Roswell, GA
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First Cinderblock Purchase
YHC posted downrange while visiting family. YHC’s first cinderblock purchase was for $2.37 which didn’t seem too bad, but that means they were probably $0.33 last year. The BB tells it all: https://www.f3alpha.com/backblast/2023/10/30/birthday-q-3/
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Sparks at the Crucible
A brocode run was called, and a brocode run was had. The Thang: Mosey to T Pott, back across to the top of Belle Isle, spill out on to 13th and back to Stockton. NMS: Always good to catch up with Shakedown. He is going to crush the Backyard. He might even need to cut back on training a bit – tomorrow will be at least 3 days in a row running.
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The Crucible Welcomes a Visitor
Fireman Ed and YHC took a clown car to Crucible. Stopped by THP, but it looked like a deep clean in progress and no takers. Over to Blackwell and with two PAX, YHC called a run.
The Thang: Floodwall to Mayo Bridge to Pipeline Trail to Brown’s Island past the Crab Festival, across T Pott and back to Blackwell.
Thanks to Fireman Ed for visiting The Crucible. YHC enjoyed the mumblechatter. Congratulations to Flintstone on his half marathon performance today.
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The Ocho at DaVille
Eight gloom warriors jump started their week with:
Mosey to the side of the school for the COP: Side Straddle Hops, Imperial Walkers, Helicopters, Birddogs, Breakdancers, Merkins, Freddie Mercurys, Suzanne Somerses in cadence.
Mosey to the blacktop and split into groups of 4 for a Quadruple Check: Dips, Calf Raises, WW II Situps, and the timer runs across both courts and Bernie Sanders back.
Another Quadruple Check: Hanging Leg Raises, Hand Release Merkins, American Hammers, and the timer Crab Walks across one court and runs back.
Mosey back for the COT.
NMS: Scrum rolled in with a bloody nose before the beatdown even began. Bulkhead recovered his high school groove with the Breakdancers. Mr. Holland wishes he knew about Suzanne Somers before the summer to get his buns ready. Tclaps to Hotel California for his 2nd post after posting Saturday – he was YHC’s 2.0’s favorite teacher last year. Phonics recalled the time that iBook-era Steve Jobs spoke to Henrico County teachers and another time that Trout called for PAX to hang from the bar and bring their feed to their hands. YHC was there for Trout’s Q and this beatdown was inspired in part by a return to the scene. Knowing that Corned Beef was on the Punisher Q, YHC thought he might be alone this morning. It was great to be with all the PAX – way to work!