Author: Kubota

  • Wednesday Evening

    6 hill runners tackled the offsite Roller Coaster this evening with an unexpected downpour in the middle of the run.

    Park at Kuba Kuba Dos and take off down Ridge to Holmes.  Turn left into Kanawha Recreation parking lot and escape through the one-way exit onto Ralston.  Take Ralston to a left on University and stop! (1/2 mile)  Loop starts here.  Take University to Gaymont to Kingston to Rose Hill to the end of Ralston.  Right on Ralston and get a drink of lemonade from Husky at his lemonade stand and then run up the big hill to University and do it all over again (1 mile)…or you can be like:

    YHC and Lockjaw and do the loop 3 times

    Swirly and TYA and do it 4 times

    Saab and do it 5 times

    Run back to Kuba Kuba Dos (1/2 mile) and dry off and change some clothes

    …or you can be like Phonics and be LIFO and try to find PAX.  YHC is not sure where he went.  He did eventually catch up with the some of the PAX on Ralston.  He crossed River Road and ran some hills there.  YHC is still trying to figure out how he found us.  Maybe he could smell YHC’s shoes (they stink and they are being transferred to grass cutting shoes after this week!)

    Gomer Pyle wanted to run but instead he got caught up in a work conference call that he had to take in his car.  Sorry, dude.  Wish you could have run with us.  Glad it was over before HDHH.

    Husky appreciates everyone’s partaking in his lemonade at his stand!  Boy was excited when YHC got home.  Grin from ear to ear!

    Great run this evening gents and the unexpected rain during the middle of the run was much needed to cool things off!

    Thanks again!

    Kubota

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  • Wednesday Morning

    7 Strong attacked WDOG this morning in the gloom hoping to get it all out and start the day off right!

    Here’s what happened:

    THE MURPH:

    One mile run down to Pumphouse Rd and around and up to the Rusty Cage.

    100 Pull-Ups

    200 Merkins

    300 Squats

    10 rounds of 10/20/30 each

    Modify pull-ups and/or get a partner boost if needed.

    One mile run back the same way we came.

    5MOM:

    Flutter Kicks

    LBC’s

    Cross Leg Lifts

    Spell out “NEVER GIVE UP” with you feet

    COT:

    Numberama, Namearama, and YHC took us out.

    Announcements:

    HDHH/Roller Coaster Run this evening.  Meet a KUBA KUBA DOS at 5:30pm.  Runs a couple of hills and then insert calories back into body.  Bring a change of clothes.

    PuppyPile is August 25th immediately following DogPile

    Ghost Flag will be up for grabs at DogPile this Saturday

     

    NMS:

    Great work this morning by all!!  Only one that was dragging was YHC on the run back.  YHC missed the Murph that Circle K did a few months back, so YHC wanted to get one in before it got too dark at the Rusty Cage.  Headlamp was still needed for the first mile run, then the light began to peak through.  The Gloom is getting gloomier these days!  Lots of grunts and groans during pull-ups which is a good thing.  It means you are working hard.  If everyone was quiet, then would you really be working out hard?  Just think, the actual real Murph is to completed with a 20 lb. pack on your back and without breaking the exercises up into rounds.  He did the 100 pull-ups straight through then all the merkins then all the squats.  Who’s Q’ing that one?  BOOM!

    Have a great day all and see you this evening for Roller Coaster/HDHH!

    Kubota

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  • Tuesday Morning

    7 SOJ PAX and 1 Q from Tuckahoe met up at No Toll this morning in the humid gloom.  Greetings were exchanged and at 5:30am, BOOM, off we go!

    Mosey to first field on left for:

    COP:

    SSH x 25

    Helicopters x 15

    Imperial Walkers x 15

    Don Quixotes x 15

    Heels to Heaven x 10

    Hand Release Merkins x 10

    Arm Circles x 15 Forward x 15 Backward

     

    Mosey to saturated, just aerated, sprinklers on, muddy field on the right for:

    DORA:

    Partner up.  One partner runs across field through or around sprinklers and back to picnic pavilion and switch with partner.  Exercises at pavilion were: 100 x Incline Merkins, 200 x Dips, 300 x Squats

    Stay in pavilion and perform 20 Skull Crushers on picnic tables.

     

    Mosey back to first field for:

    Suicide 11’s:

    Merkins and WWII Sit-ups

    Using same cones for suicides, partner up and wheelbarrow to each cone and perform a decline merkin at each cone.  Down and back.  Switch up as needed.

     

    Mosey over to row of posts for:

    Pole Smokers

    Each PAX performs Flutter Kicks or Box Cutters while PAX members take turns doing 10 Pole Smokers going down the line.

     

    Mosey back to basketball court for:

    Mary:

    WWII Sit-ups x 15

    Rosalitas x 10

    6 Inches x 25 count

    American Hammers x 10

     

    COT:

    Numberama, Namearama, and YHC took us out.

     

    Announcements:

    HDHH/Roller Coaster this Wednesday at Kuba Kuba Dos at 5:30pm.  Hills and Hops!

    PuppyPile on August 25th immediately following DogPile.  Marv has the Q.

    Ghost Flag will be up for grabs at DogPile this Saturday.  Represent!

     

    NMS:

    Well where does YHC start?  It was a long night.  YHC was up for most of the night dealing with a Ghost Truck.  My Silverado’s exterior and interior lights kept coming on and turning off shining through my bedroom window.  What a pain.  YHC could not figure it out.  Started truck, moved truck several times and no luck.  YHC turned truck around so lights would not shine on my house or neighbor’s house and went to sleep finally (2am)!  Woke up at normal time, got in truck and CLICK, CLICK, CLICK!  No good!  Hop into M’s mini-van and head to No Toll.

    Great to see the SOJ PAX ready to work this morning.  Welcome back, Gumbo!  YHC hopes we didn’t mess up the one field that had obviously just been aerated and seeded.  Hope the grass grows!  Wheelbarrows were tough, but thanks to Oyster, YHC was able to make it to the end.  Way to work to all on that one!

    Many thanks to the SOJ PAX for letting YHC come lead this morning!  YHC spared you all the coupons!  It may have been because of Gumbo!

    YHC arrived back home, jumped his truck and started off to work and noticed the A/C was blowing out heat!  Windows down for 45 minutes to work.  YHC’s truck is screwed up!

    Have a great Tuesday all!

    Kubota

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  • Monday Evening

    5 strong posted at Punisher this evening with the RVA conditions being Sunny, Hot, Humid and 88.  At Holton Elementary is was 70 and Sunny.  Here is what transpired:

    COP:

    Cotton Pickers x 15

    Russian Soldiers x 15

    Hillbillies x 15

    Arm Circles x 15 Forward and Backward

    Freddie Mercury’s x 15

    Hybrid Merkins/Shoulder Taps x 15

     

    Thang:

    Partner up for Doracides

    Run to first tree and perform one Burpee, run back to partner, then run to second tree and perform two Burpees and run back a switch with partner.  Exercises at start line were 100 x Merkins, 200 x LBC’s, 300 x single count Mountain Climbers.

    Mosey over to school wall for Triple Check

    Dwight Howards/Heels to Heaven/Run to tree and back

    3 x Rounds

    Wall-sit-arama

    Mosey a little to nice green grassy area for Four Corners

    10 x 2 count Flutter Kicks

    10 x 2 count Flutter Kicks/10 x Scorpion Kicks

    10 x 2 count Flutter Kicks/10 x Scorpion Kicks/10 x Jump Squats

    10 x 2 count Flutter Kicks/10 x Scorpion Kicks/10 x Jump Squats/10 Hand Release Merkins

     

    Mosey a little for a new routine “5 Trees/5 PAX”

    Each PAX member gets at a tree and does Reverse Crunches.  First tree person does 10 Carolina Dry Docks and then runs to next tree/person and relieve that person who runs to next tree/person and so on until all PAX members have had a turn doing the Dry Docks at the first tree.  PAX is doing Reverse Crunches the whole time they are not running from tree to tree or doing the Dry Docks.  You had to be there to understand, I guess.  Didn’t work out exactly as planned.

    Mosey a little for PLT’s

    3×20 PLT’s with YHC doing Pole Smokers because of odd numbers.

    Burpee Shuffle with each PAX calling out 1,2,3 Burpees.  No repeats.

    Turn Q over to the Punisher himself, Chum Bucket for 7 MOM

    Lots of LBC’s, about 8 different forms of LBC’s

    6 Inches while PAX members take turns counting to 60

    Stretching exercises

    Back to the Shovel Flag

    Numberama, Namearama and YHC took us out

    Announcements:

    HDHH/Roller Coaster this Wednesday at Kuba Kuba Dos at 5:30 pm.  Bring a change of clothes or deodorant (no outdoor seating)

    PuppyPile August 25th after DogPile.  Marv has the Q.

    Breaking Bread needs a Q for August.  Sign up on the Q sheet.

    Ghost Flag will be out at DogPile this Saturday.  Get your nano-regions out there.

    NMS:

    First, let’s congratulate Shakedown for completing the Summer Tour this evening.  I feel honored to have Q’d his final AO.  It was nice and hot even in the shady areas that we worked in this evening.  Everyone worked hard and there were no complaints.  YHC wanted to include Chum Bucket in the Q because it had been a couple weeks since other PAX have taken the Q over at Punisher.  YHC knew that he was good at Mary exercises, so there you go.  Thanks, Chum!  It was great to meet Tricycle and Phonics posted and checked Punisher off of his Summer Tour list.  Thanks for coming out and working hard, fellas!

    See ya in the gloom!

    Kubota

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  • GHOST FLAG!

    GHOST FLAG!

    ATTENTION PAX!

    The Ghost Flag will be up for grabs this Saturday at DogPile.  Make sure that your Nano-regions are well represented.  There will be a competition between Nano-regions to see who goes home with the flag and another prize!  See you Saturday!

    Kubota

  • Monday Morning

    11 Warriors attacked Hoedown in the dark gloom this morning.  Condition were 70, Sunny and Humid!  This is what went down:

    COP:

    Invisible Jump Ropes x 15

    Don Quixotes x 15

    Helicopters x 15

    LBC’s x 15

    Carolina Dry Docks x15

    Mosey back to YHC’s truck and collect coupons (2 x bricks)

     

    Thang:

    Head down Lindsay Ct to the bottom and commence SUPER 21’s with Coupons

    1 x Merkin/1 x WWII/1 x Squat

    2x, 3x, 4x, 5x

    Butt Kickers up Lindsay with coupons held high

    6x, 7x, 8x, 9x, 10x

    High Knees up Lindsay with coupons held high

    11x, 12x, 13x, 14x, 15x

    Mosey up Lindsay

    16x, 17x

    Mosey

    18x, 19x

    Mosey

    20x

    Mosey

    21x

    Head over to blacktop hill and relieve yourself of coupons.

    11’s

    1 x whatchamacallits, Bernie Sanders up hill, 10 pole smokers on fence

    Repeato until 10 whatchamacallits and 1 pole smoker. (Made it about halfway until time up)

    Mosey to the Shovel Flag

    COT, Numberama, Namearama, YHC took us out

     

    NMS:

    Great work by all the PAX today!  YHC was trying to keep up with Gomer Pyle but just didn’t have enough to do it.  Great work GP!  YHC doesn’t believe anyone was woken up on Lindsay with the sounds of bricks clanking together or hitting the road.  The PAX killed the Super 21’s in quick fashion.  YHC didn’t think 45 minutes would be enough time, but we ended it with 10 minutes left.  Wish we could have gotten all the 11’s in, but time was called.  Whatchamacallits have become quite popular.  They still suck, though!  Glad to have Opus at Hoedown checking it off of the Summer Tour.

    Announcements:

    Fireman Ed has his VQ at Hoedown next Monday!

    Roller Coaster/HDHH this Wednesday at Kuba Kuba Dos at 5:30pm

    PuppyPile on August 25th after DogPile.  Marv has the Q

     

    Great work today guys, and way to get it all out!

    Kubota

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  • Sunday Morning

    8 strong hit the trails or blacktop this fine Sunday morning.  Conditions were clear, 70 and sunny with some peacefulness and serenity thrown in.

    This is what we did:

    YHC called the Nickel Bridge to Buttermilk to T Potterfield to North Bank route.  An “Oldie but Goodie” route right, Vinny!  Saab stayed on the blacktop and made it down and across the Mayo Bridge and back up to T Potterfield and ran halfway across until he met the trail group, turned around a ran with us until Tredegar and continued up the hill on the blacktop surfaces back to and around Byrd Park and then threw in a few hill repeats on Love Hill.  Great job!  Gomer and Upchuck took off out of the gate and killed the called route in an hour!  Well done!  Hardywood did the called route with a few modifications to make it longer.  The rest of the PAX ran the called route in about 90 or so minutes.  Great job to all!

    What a great morning!  It warmed up a little when we got out of the shade onto T Potterfield.  Everything including the river and city were really bright with the sun reflecting off of everything.  A nice break from all of the rainy, dreary, cloudy days we have been experiencing.  YHC rolled his ankle about two miles in but continued on in an ugly fashion.  Vinny may or may not have had a slight tumble.  I’ll let him describe.  Glad to have Shakedown and Gomer Pyle back out in the gloom after their vacations!  Also, glad to have Hardywood back out after his paternity leave.  YHC enjoyed our conversation about long term planning, Hardywood!  YHC didn’t make ET’s but I know some folks went.  Hope you had a great breakfast.  Enjoyed it fellas!

    Announcements:

    Combined Roller Coaster and HDHH this Wednesday at 5:30pm at Kuba Kuba Dos in Tuckahoe Shopping Center.  I have a loop route planned in the hills nearby and then we will convene for food and beverage after.  No outdoor tables there, so you may want to bring a change of clothes and/or deodorant.

    PuppyPile on Saturday, August 25th immediately following Dogpile.  Bring those 2.0’s out!  Marv has the Q.

    Announcement on Ghostflag appearance soon.  Look for a PreBlast.

    New Podcast is out.

     

    Have a great Sunday all!!

    Kubota

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  • PreBlast – Roller Coaster/HDHH – 8/8/18

    PreBlast – Roller Coaster/HDHH – 8/8/18

    WHO:  ALL PAX!

    WHAT:  Roller Coaster(WedHillRun) and HDHH

    WHEN:   8/8/18 @ 5:30pm

    WHERE:   Kuba Kuba Dos (Tuckahoe Shopping Center)

    WHY:  To run hills, drink beverages, eat food and enjoy fellowship

    HOW:  Drive your car there and get out

  • Tour de James River Road

    6 non-SOJ PAX posted to SOJ Twin Team in the gloom this morning to better themselves physically and mentally.  Yes, YHC knows that one of the PAX is from Powhatan, but YHC means Richmond/Chesterfield SOJ!  5:30am, let mosey!

    COP:

    Cotton Pickers x 15

    Arm Circles Forward and Backward x 10 small x 5 big

    Imperial Walkers x 15

    Russian Soldiers x 15

    LBC’s x 20

    mosey over to James River Road for:

     

    Lindsey’s (40’s)

    30 Reverse Crunches/10 Carolina Dry Docks on the open grassy areas beside road

    mosey down the road a ways

    25/15

    mosey down the road a ways

    20/20

    mosey down the road a ways

    15/25

    mosey down the road a ways

    10/30

    Plank

     

    Now the PAX is in front of James River H.S.

    PAX does different traveling exercises toward Robious Landing:

    Butt Kickers, High Knees, Carioke to the right, Carioke to the left, Run Backwards, Lunge, Bear Crawl, Russian Soldiers, Imperial Walkers.

    5 Burpees OYO

    Now PAX is near wooden guard rails beside road.  Grab some wood for:

    11’s

    Dips on the rails and Incline Merkins on the rails

    Mosey a little ways to the river bank and grab a bench or picnic table.

    20 Box Jumps OYO

    Trot over to the kayak/canoe landing and run down and up the steps for four rounds.  Dip hand in the water just so you can say you were in the river this morning.

    Mosey back up to the boat landing parking lot for 3 Minutes of Mary including: Rosalitas, Box Cutters and V-Ups.

    Mosey a little to the wooden posts and grab a post and hold 6 inches, then 10 Pole Smokers, then 6 inches, then 10 Pole Smokers.

    Mosey back toward schools and circle up near the front of JRHS for a Merkin Ring of Fire.  3, 4, or 5 merkins of PAX choice.  No repeats.  Included were Diamond, Scorpion Dry Docks, Regular, Shoulder Tap, Spider and some kind of partner merkin that Lockjaw had us do.

    Mosey back to Bettie Weaver and to the VSF.

    COT, Numberama, Namearama and King George took us out (well said!)

    NMM:

    This was YHC’s first post to Twin Team and also, first Q, as well.  YHC was not familiar with the AO until he left work early yesterday and rode around a little.  We all know that Twin Team hill is there, but YHC needed to check the rest out.  This is a great AO!  T-Claps to the PAX members that started a boot camp here.  Lots of options!  A tour this morning was needed so YHC could familiarize himself a little better.  The PAX did not realize the decline in the road heading down to the river, but definitely noticed the incline on the way back.  Mr. Holland noticed that we took a left turn out of the BWES parking lot at the beginning of the work out.  I think he wanted to go right and over to TT hill.  YHC was not up for that this morning.  Maybe next time.

    Welcome back to King George who officially took on his new F3 name.  Way to come back out and kill it!  Also, glad to see Water Wings back out for the third day in a row before he heads back to Cary today.  We are glad to have had you!  T-Claps and Respect to Flipper who was looking as slim as ever on his weight loss journey and Lockjaw was steady as ever.  Thanks for making my Twin Team VQ a success, gents!

    Have a great weekend all!

    Kubota

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  • Easy-Going Wed Hill Run

    A PAX of two posted at Roller Coaster during the late afternoon of our country’s Independence Day.

    YHC and Husky showed up at 5:05pm and did two slow short loops.  We finished a little before the official start time of 5:30pm but waited around to see if any others showed up.  By 5:33pm there was no sign of any others.  YHC and Husky left and picked up the rest of his family from home and attended a cookout at friends.  Calories from col beer were inserted into YHC’s body after today’s weight loss session this morning in the gloom.  Husky tried his best TYA impression by running shirtless.  Well done, Husky!

    Have a great evening all!

    Kubota

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