Author: Rosie

  • Jorts Takeover

    11 Westenders expecting a Gomer Q were met with a half-dozen SOJ pirates hijacking the Q for a Ghost Flag takeover. On the way to the AO we realized YHC was the only clown car occupant that had experienced the AO, the only AO in RVA and maybe the U.S. with it’s own diesel pump. With the offer of a brief tour the others decided I would heat up the potato for the others. The woman walking the track saw some of the following:

    Warm up in the parking lot with the old standbys, nothing special here. Mosey to the bus loop for a singular BLIMP – 5 burpees, 10 Lunges, 15 Imperial Walkers, 20 Merkins, 25 Plank Jacks. Mosey to the wall, which Honeydo properly pointed out is the donkey kick wall for a Triple Check – Donkey Kicks, Wall Sits, Run across the pavement.

    Pass the spud to OC – Basketball court 20s – 5 of each exercise alternating sides of the court – Burpees, merkins, monkey humpers, WWII, and werkins.

    Give the tater to Chaplain – he decided we had stayed dry long enough so we found some wet, freshly cut grass at the bottom of the namesake hill – 11s – Jump Squats at the top, HRMs at the bottom. Once on that hill is solid – 10x is punishing. Well done Chap.

    Reallocate the tuber to Don Draper – mosey to the end of the track for some plank – pull ups. PAX planks while 2 go do 5 pull ups. Rotate through all with plank variations. Back to the shovel flags.

    NMM

    What a great morning to be out in the gloom. The air was cool this morning but the SOJ crew came in hot with 3 of us in jorts (overalls if you’re OC). Not only did we look hot but the jorts hold in a surprising amount of heat. And while I can’t speak for the others, my M was beyond thrilled to see me walk into the house in jorts this morning.

    Great West End crew out today that were certainly there to support Gomer, sorry to disappoint, but it was fun to see everyone and introduce some SOJ guys to the Heartbreak crew. There was a DK/Atilla reunion after so many mornings at Circus, a second post for Rainman, and even an extra explanation of an exercise for Fudd. I am sure Handshake, Honeydo, and crew are plotting their next takeover already.

    Announcements –

    SOJ lunch Friday 10/27 @ Rusty Taco at Westchester

    Ruck for Food – Nov. 11 6am at TwinTeam, +/- 10 miles Copying the Tuckahoe effort of a couple years ago but better – there may or may not be a clown, juggler, and petting zoo. See OC, Boberry, or Doublemint for details.

  • No Magic Mile

    Not enough guys for Draper to pull out a Magic Mile so the group opted for a loop into Salisbury with modifications on the fly – Bullseye opted to run in the dark down the gravel road. Good conversation made the pace pick up through the middle miles.

  • For Aisle 5

    Post run/walk coffeteria led to an offhand comment of missing OTB BBs recently and a lack of Big Data points for Aisle 5. When offered the chance to post his own BB, he demurred. He also said he posted downrange with an FNG but as we all know, if there’s no backblast it didn’t happen.

    Walkers did their thing, half marathon prep is rolling and runners got in 9 miles that only seemed like 6.

  • Misty Morning Murph

    2 former regulars, a newbie to the F3RVA Murph, and YHC found a morning mist waiting for us at the monthly Twin Team Murph. I considered bringing some tunes out but didn’t know how the cute pink speaker I found in the house would hold up in the elements. Might be time to upgrade to a more durable player.

    1 mile (trying to slow Doozy down with conversation) then 10 rounds of 10 pullups, 20 merkins, 30 squats, (or as many as you can do) then another mile in which Doozy took on the role of rabbit and had to slow down for the dogs chasing him to find him a couple of times.

    Great to have Armstrong out and Doozy and Honeymoon back in the fold. It’s a tough one but worth it every time.

  • One more mile

    6 runners left the boot campers behind for a warm up but looped back to share the track with them.

    Warm up mile together around AmFam and the new development and to the track. 800 repeats x4 ,then one last mile because, why not?

    Good conversation on the track. Thanks for letting me lead and putting up with my decision to run laps today.

    Lunch Thursday at Rusty Taco, chime in if a better day of the week works for future SOJ lunches.

  • Not a solo Murph

    A lone car sat in the parking lot with the PAX inside wondering if he would still complete the Murph if no one else showed up. Fortunately (or not) a fellow SOJer showed up to join in the fun. Kids and business growth were on the agenda for mumblechatter on the run and limited to painful groans during the pullups, merkins, and squats. All 10 rounds complete and better for it.

    Lots on the agenda for the coming weeks. Check slack or ask around for details.

  • To Twin Team or Not to TT

    7 runners, 3 walkers, and a canine pal arrived at Starbucks to greet the gloom. Storms cooled things off but also left some destruction and damage across Salisbury in their wake. The runners’ 9+mile route was past Draper’s, past DK’s, to the top of Twin Team, descent/climb optional, back past the coldest water fountain in SOJ and back to the start. Sunday slowday rules had to be reiterated to Rosetta and Annie trying to set a brisk pace. Great to have Rosetta and Hardywood back out, 2 guys who can step in and hit 9+ miles whenever they want. Walkers may or may not have done any walking outside of the Starbucks parking lot.

    Couldn’t/wouldn’t have done this solo. prep for the Homegrown Half in full effect. Thanks for showing up and putting in the work gentlemen, it made those miles so much easier.

    August 19 at Robious Landing Park, pick a half marathon or 10k option and come join in the fun. See Draper’s slack post for more info

  • It’s better with tunes

    Another Murph Friday, another day of perfect form. Fresh meat showed up as State Farm ventured north to take on the challenge. DTH brought the music which was a new and welcome addition to the Murph, somehow it made things go faster. Glad to get out of there before the sun starts cooking today.

    Stay cool brothers.

  • Fast and Faster

    An easy flat out and back route was set for the 7 runners and a canine regular, maybe some speed work along the way. Doozy almost missed a turn early on but got back on track. Turns out Doozy wanted to run fast, so Airwolf followed but lost him, then Tobit jumped in with Airwolf and took off from the pack. Annie may or may not have been slowing Honeymoon down. YHC and Boberry decided MOT as run workouts is preferred – hills, speed work, track, tempo, or, like today ended up, negative splits.

    Public Service Announcement – It’s getting darker in the gloom, if you are going to be running on the streets don’t forget your lights, reflective gear, or if you’re Draper and Greenbow – glow in the dark shirts.

    • Oyster’s Payin‘ Lunch – Thursday 11:45 Rusty Taco, Westchester

  • Sunday Slowday

    7 Runners, 4 walkers, and a friendly pup got out on the streets for some low humidity Sunday miles. Runners found some hills in Salisbury getting ready for the Homegrown Half on 8/19.