Author: Lockjaw

  • Working on That Lunar Tan

    A bunch of early morning runners and a biker or two embraced the gloom and excellent running weather. The stars were out, the moon crescent, and Upchuck had his shirt off and was working on his tan….basking in the moonlight.

    Routes – West on Grove with 4s turning right on Libbie and 5s/6s taking the Henri access road to St Chris. Both routes exit on Patterson where you head east. 4s/5s take Antrim back to Grove and 6s take Nansemond.

    YHC took us out.

    Good luck to those running the BRR next week! It will be an epic of a great time.

  • For Those About To Ruck, We Salute You

    Three redwoods embarked on a ruck in the evening gloom. Packs were loaded with the appropriate weight, straps pulled tight and off we went.

    These three amigos shared stories, jokes, and showed off new scars. According to the owl in the tree, we covered about 4.7 miles in around 90 minutes with some hills thrown in there for good measure.

    More rucking will definitely be scheduled in the future.

  • For the Records

    A much delayed account of a RAMM run and bike ride for big data.

  • Relative Humidity

    High humidity made today a sweatfest, but 14 Pax came out to tackle some miles.

    East on Grove, left on Nansemond, right on Kensington. 4/5s turn left on the Blvd and 6s on Strawberry with all turning left on Monument. Take another left on Lafayette and a right on Patterson. 4s turn left on Commonwealth and 5/6s turn left on Lexington and another left on Grove.

    Marv took us out in the way Marv does well.

    Welcome to Pigskin who just moved from Charlotte this week.

    Go forward and be your best today!

  • Deer Crossing

    Five young bucks and multiple deer celebrated Bastille Day in the RVAs earliest AO. Kubota commended the out of town Pax about finding us in the gloom and off we went.

    Over to the triangle park field for COP. The usual stuff: Don Quixote, Helicopters, Hill Billies, and Cherry Pickers.

    Line up on the long end of the park and face the point for Red Barchetta.

    • 10% of the way down for 10 Burpees
    • 25% for 25 Merkins
    • 50% for 50 Mountain Climbers
    • 75% for 75 LBCs
    • 100% for 100 Monkey Humpers

    But wait, there is more! Let’s complete a pyramid and come on down the other side.

    • 75% of the way down for 75 LBCs
    • 50% for 50 Mountain Climbers
    • 25% for 25 Merkins
    • 10% for 10 Burpees

    Line up on the other side of the triangle for a Beast. Exercises included right oblique crunches, left oblique crunches, Carolina dry docks, copperhead squats, heels to heaven, and jump squats.

    Circle up for a Merkin ring of fire. Each Pax member had an opportunity to call a Merkin routine that everyone would perform 10 reps of. We did diamond, wide, HRM, right arm forward/left arm back, left arm forward/right arm back.

    Mosey back to the parking lot to pick up some coupons. 11s were called alternating cinderblock curls and bench press.

    Drop down for some Mary – American Hammers, APDs, and Wilson’s Spaghetti Party.

    YHC took us out.

    Moleskin

    Welcome Big Daddy! I hope you had a great time in the RVA and caught your flight on time. You are welcome back any time.

    The AO was swarming with deer activity this am. EF Hutton even spotted one working the coupons and getting ready for the beach.

    It was great catching up with Fireman Ed over coffee.

  • Rock the Block(s)

    A lucky 7 rose for this week’s addition of First Watch. After brief discussion about the necessity of headlamps, off we went to the triangle park.

    COP – Helicopters, Don Quixote, Russian Soldiers, Imperial Walkers, Scorpions, LBCs.

    Partner up for a Triple Check around the triangle park. Partner 1 runs the perimeter, Partner 2 performs elbow planks, and Partner 3 does Monkey Humpers.

    Mosey back to the parking lot and pick up a coupon. Circle up for strength work. Rotating through the circuit perform tricep extensions, curls, overhead press, 60 flutter kicks, squats, bench, and swings with the flutter kicks as the timer. Repeato for extra fun.

    Replace the coupons and line up for Lindsays – Dips and Box Cutters.

    YHC took us out.

    Announcements: Convergence Saturday 7/3 @7am @Dogpile.

  • Full Moons with Cameras and Lost Keys

    East on Grove, left on Lafayette, left on Cutshaw, left on Chantilly/Bunting, left on Grove. Take a right on E Locke and pick up Locke to Dover.

    4s turn on Berkshire and5s turn on Canterbury back the VSF.

    Shakedown took us out.

  • Made in the Shade

    A mighty five, undeterred by the heat, started the week off right. Based on a sequence of events described by the bikers, dog walkers, and teens enjoying a cool drink, the workout went something like this.

    Mosey to the shade for COP, working in EF’s foot slow and steady. Don Quixotes, Helicopters, SSH, Russian Soldiers, and Freddy Mercuries.

    Plank position for a quick ring of fire in which the merkin exercise was called and everyone does 10 and then passing it around the ring. Such favorites such as diamond, wide, normal, hand release and something else kicked us off with a solid 50 reps.

    To the front of the school to find a little shade. Beast was called and off we went. Right obliques, reverse crunches, heels to heaven, left obliques, copperhead squats, and carolina dry docks.

    BTTW for a round of chicken peckers.

    Slow mosey to the bus loop for 11s. Jump squats and then cross the bus path and perform 4-count American Hammers. Exercises crossing the path included bear crawl, crawl bear, lunges, reverse lunges, and broad jump.

    Around to the back of the school for a Triple Check. BTTW, elbow plank, and run to the fence around the old building and back.

    Off to the garden shelter for Lindsays. Exercises include 2-count flutter kicks and dips.

    Making our way to the side we found a small patch of shade for some Mary. YHC called an exercise that we all performed and passed it around. Exercises included Box Cutters, APDs, Rosalitas, WWII, and Freddy Mercuries.

    EF Hutton took us out.

    Moleskin:

    The Punisher group is always up for any workout that comes their way. Today, the weather was as equal a challenge with the heat.

    It was great to see EF Hutton back out there and picking up where he left off.

    Thank you for letting me lead!

    Lockjaw

  • Over the river and through the woods!

    Bat cave to the bridge and over. Pick up the trail at Huguenot Flatwater and take it to Riverside Dr. Back across the bridge where 4s/5s come home via the bat cave. 5s take a loop around the lake. 6s turn left on Westham Station up to the Pkwy and down University Dr and take the trail to the lake home.

    Marv took us out.

  • Haiku Route Revisited

    • Dawn’s light pierces gloom
    • Two puddles under Swirl’s truck
    • Antifreeze or whiz?
    • Q called Haiku route
    • Off we went, westbound for sure
    • Runners in their zone
    • Down Iris and up
    • Around the world racking miles
    • Lugnut is a champ
    • Grind it up the hill
    • BT’s house at the hilltop
    • Homebound past the church
    • Bootleg and Singer
    • Great running buddies, keep pace
    • Miles fly by with ease
    • Where did Upchuck go?
    • Bodo’s made a detour home
    • Returning with dog