Category: Richmond, VA

  • Supersize me

    Nine Grown Ass Men posted at the Dog today to handle their business. Heres how it went down:

    COP – Russian Soldiers x 20, Don Quixotes x 10, Little Baby Arm Circles x 15, Big Circles x 5 – reverso; Freddie Mercuries x 20, Rosalitas x 20

    mosey to small stage to collect coupons, then to the Carillon field for

    THANG 1 – Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese

    First patty: Run from “goal line” with coupon to designated yardage, exercise (with coupon if able) and Bernie Sanders back

    • 25 yards; 25 merkins
    • 50 yards; 50 squats
    • 75 yards; 75 mountain climbers
    • 100 yards; 100 SSHs

    Second patty:

    • 25 yards; 25 Carolina Dry Docks
    • 50 yards; 50 monkey humpers
    • 75 yards; 75 American Hammers (Swirly Hammers with coupons)
    • 100 yards; 100 invisible jump ropes

    Mosey to small stage for

    THANG 2 – Modified Top Gun Touch-A-Tree

    Partner up; PAX1 does coupon curl, squat, press, repeat while PAX2 runs with coupon and touches 5 trees; flapjack. Repeat with 10 trees. Return coupons and mosey back to flag.

    COT – numberama, namerama, announcements and YHC took us out.

    NMMS: Way to push gents. Fun facts – per Google, coupons weigh approximately 28 pounds. Per Bodos, coupons weigh approximately 1 baby.

    Poker night at OCs on Feb. 22 – check PreBlast for logistics.

  • Big Data Point

    Fifteen undeterred

    Cardinal Run, off we went

    Embracing the gloom

  • The New and Improved DTH ShakeWeight Rain Dance

    The THANG:

    The NoToll gloom welcomed 15 feather-clad indigenous Richmond natives to a Rainmaking Pow Wow. The clock struck 0530 and YHC directed the PAX to each collect two Mother Earth shakeweights (bricks) from the DTH mobile. Here’s how those finely feathered gloom warriors danced a downpour into existence:

    Mosey to the parking lot for COP #1:

    • Welcome & F3 Disclaimer
    • Bricks in each hand for the following:
    • Don Brickotes x10 IC
    • Russian Brick Soldiers x10 IC
    • Brick Herpees x10 IC
    • LBC + Bricks on Chest x10 IC
    • Flutters + Hallelujah Bricks x10 IC

    Mosey to Field #1 for COP #2:

    • Four Corners with Shakeweights in Hand:
    • x10 Burpees
    • x20 WWII
    • x30 Squats + Overhead Presses
    • x40 AmHammers

    Line up for COP #3:

    • TWIN TOWER OF TRUST:
    • Two lines of facing PAX holding bricks out at eye level between
    • Last man bear crawls under the brick archway to the front, with each man at the back following suit
    • PAX Traverse Field in this manner

    COP #4 = REVERSO FOUR CORNERS!

    Mosey back to Parking Lot for COP #5:

    • Partner Up:
    • P1 starts Polar Bearing with Bricks in hand around Lot while P2 runs ahead around lot carrying their own pair of Mother Earth Shakeweights
    • Upon reaching partner, switch, and continue alternating until Polar Bears have circumnavigated the Lot
    • Front runners go back for the SIX with Lunging to final corner
    • RAIN DANCE SUCCESS!!! …Commence Downpour…

    Mosey BTTF for MARY:

    • Brick-Gripping Arm Circles IC, x5 Small Ea Way, x5 Large Ea Way 
    • Dying Brickotes x10 IC
    • Imperial Squat Walkers, Hallelujah Bricks Overhead, x10 IC
    • Brick Merkins x10 IC

    COT:

    • Counterama # 15
    • Namerama
    • Announcerama (see Comments)
    • YHC took us out in Prayer

    NMS:

    • Now THAT was fun! YHC’s great white Silverado is getting some TLC in the shop (hence a scarcity on Caber fun recently), but the M’s 4-Runner worked just fine for hauling 4 score Mother Earth Shakeweights! Where’s Hardywood when you need him?! I was all ready to do provocative Shakeweight Dance for him… Favorite moment of the morning is catching Draper in the act of using his manhood to hold the bricks during a little AlGore-Brick-orama. “His penis has arms!” …?… Next time YHC is gonna have to come up with a “Aint got no thumbs” exercise (same idea as Lt Dans), since holding bricks for 45min apparently is a major thumb muscle burn. Thx to Doozie for being YHC’s timekeeper for the AM. Appreciate all you guys coming out in the warm rain to join me in this madness we live so much. SYITG!

  • Garbage plate is a Gentleman

    3 pax defied the weather to take on Punisher: one regular, one semi- regular, and one Punisher Virgin stamping his Winter Tour card. No Q in sight so we set out to give GP a tour:

    Cop- SSH, Don Q, imperial walkers, Merkins, flutter kicks.

    Over to side wall- 3 sets of 30 Donkey kicks and run to sidewalk 10 Merkins.

    Dial up did- block spaces – 10 lunges, 10 Squats, 10 Merkins. Repeato 6 sets. GP- triple check over at Gazebo: bench kicks, Shoulder Taps, run. HD- back to rubber top- 3 sets of 20 WWII & 8 Pull-ups.

    Dial-up – lunges around planter boxes. GP- 3 sets of Burpees at soccer goals- 10 for 1st round, down to 5 for sets 2&3.

    HD- Curb crawls then back to front of school for dry spot Mary quick audible on APDs as teachers leave to more respectful Flutter kicks. Back to flag.

    NMS -YHC was worried he would be solo with Chum out and other on Punisher text chain but Garbage Plate arrived at 5:55 and Dial-up emerged from the rain at 5:58. Good times keeping Hot Potato moving.

    We all laughed as we started APDs in the dry cover at the school front but a teacher walked out the front and Garbage Plate immediately transitioned us to a less obtrusive exercise to keep us in the LHES good graces.

  • Three’s Company

    3 studs posted this morning to batteau and here is how it went down.

    Hot Potato style

    Bleeder : COP – Mossy

    Agility drills : Tennis courts – run forward – side shuffle – backwards – repeat 5 times

    Sippy Cup : Triple Check with rocks on pickle ball court – run with rock forward – side shuffle – backwards along with sit up press with rock cross over merkins on rock.

    Swirly : Let’s stay with the rocks ! 20 bench press – 1- American Hammers with rock mossy down steps to the bench with rocks 15 dips back to the top – 20 squats – 10 american hammers 15 dips – 20 overhead press 10 american hammers 15 dips – 20 curls 10 sit up press 15 incline merkins – 20 overhead press 10 squats 15 incline merkins

    Mossy to the flag :

    Great work guys – lot’s of boulder work this morning – mixed in with some agility – excellent job . Another full moon morning it was fantastic out there. Thanks for taking us out Bleeder.

  • Moonlit run

    Started with 4 and ended with 5 – great run guys – enjoyed it !

  • The Bush is Deep; Watch your Step

    8 PAX and 3 dogs started their work-week off with some miles through Tarrington, up the glorious Ashwell hill and through the BUSH and down TwinTeam. It was another glorious morning for a run.

    Rosie was possessed this morning and left the pack before the end of the first mile. He took and extended detour into Powderham and then caught up to YHC, Honeymoon and P.O.G. for the finish down Twin Team and around the high school. Way to work, Rosie.

    Honeymoon (and Annie), P.O.G. and YHC had a strong pace going, including up the long hill – not the nice Monday Mosey as would have been nice after yesterday’s 8-miler. Annie was having none of that. Way to put in the work fellas.

    Limehouse logged an extra mile or so with a run to the AO and he and Doublemint cruised into the finish looking strong.

    Great to see Wedding Singer out logging some miles. And, OC (and his two dogs) did their thing. Way to get out and work through that plantar faciitis, OC.

    Great morning guys. Thanks for Posting.

    COT, Number-rama, Name-a-Rama and YHC took us out.

    Announcements:

    • Poker at OC’s house 2/22 – see him or the pre-blast for details
    • Lots of guys working through nagging injuries. Good reminder from OC to get a stretch in ever now and again and remember to recuperate and take care of the body!

    No More Gumbo For You!

  • Six Men in the Dark

    6 of us showed up this morning to a Q-less AO and the bright moon as our only light (well, except for Hitchhiker’s headlamp). Got the hot potato going, starting with Doozy.

    COP, then Doozy’s standby Mankiller, which should be renamed Calfkiller.

    Pass to Hitchhiker. Dora: one partner run to the far end of the blacktop. 100 merkins, 200 LBCs, 300 squats.

    Pass to Flipper, stay on the blacktop. Bearcrawl to Fence, 10 Donkey Kicks, Crabwalk back // Partner carry to fence, 10 Buya Merkins, Partner carry back // Partner run to fence, 10 Donkey kicks, run back, while other partner is balls to the wall

    Pass to Bodos, mosey to the field. Triple Check, Partner 1: Run to the Bars for 5 pull ups, run back // Partner 2: Dips on the bench // Partner 3: Flutter kicks

    Relay race on the field, teams of 3. Run to the soccer goal, 5 burpees, run back, tag the next guy. Mountain climbers while waiting.

    Pass to Corned Beef, mosey back to blacktop. Triple check. 2 guys Partner Leg Toss, 1 guy run to the fence and back.

    Mosey back to the flag for a quick Mary.

    Numberama, Namerama, COT.

  • A fantastic moon this morning OTB

    8 men and 2 dogs posted in total for a variety of routes.

    1 man (‘Duke) launched early and went 7+ to Timberwolf and back.

    1 man (Aisle 5 (aka Dark Walker)) walked solo and returned unharmed.

    1 man (Oyster) forgot that us boys SOJ have to get up early to feed the chickens and get our days started and arrived at 0655 to find Marmaduke finishing up (nope, not getting extra credit….DAMN!) and set off to get his miles in and check off OTB for the Winter Tour.

    The last 5 men and 2 dogs (Offshore and Sally, Honeymoon and Annie, P.O.G., Rosie and Gumbo) launched on time (ok, 1 minute late so Offshore could latch the leash on Sally) and conquered 8 miles with a beautiful moon lighting our way until the sun rose and illuminated Salisbury Lake on our return.

    Great morning men. Thanks for posting.

    No More Gumbo For You

  • Blueberry Breakfast for Noobs

    The THANG:

    Two vets and two noobs posted to Dirt Church this morning…but an hour earlier than the usual PAX “winter schedule” which apparently starts at 9… no problem, with an inexperienced DTH and an FNG to boot, an “easier” route was chosen. 

    Brief COP #1 in the Parking Lot:

    • Welcome & F3 Disclaimer
    • Don Quixotes x10 IC (Wilson-speed, as requested by our Whore Daddy Flange)

    Mount up and ride to COP #2:

    • Warmerama with Gateway 1

    Mosey of to COP #3 

    • Blueberry Hill – Down & Up
    • Total of 5 miles
    • Green level Difficulty

    Extra time = extra laps on the Gateway, ensuring all obstacles attempted and overcome

    BTTF (Parking Lot) for COT:

    • Counterama # 4
    • Namerama
    • Announcerama (see Comments)
    • DRAPER took us out in Prayer

    NMS:

    • YHC volunteered to write up the Backblast to cap off our Corporate Challenge week. Draper admirably led the charge this morning, not only bringing an awesome FNG (Hospital name Chris Buckley), but also popping DTH’s F3-Mtn-Bike cherry. YHC will be back! YHC also thanks Flange for the use of his spare bike (and the carpool to & from – great times catching up bro!), and thanks to DD for lending a helmet. Today’s FNG has been a headlock project of Draper’s for a while now, but the man REALLY enjoyed this morning’s F1/F2 so looks like we’ll be seeing more of him. His nickname is derived from his hobby of building & racing Lemon cars. Thanks again for leading us Draper – great Q bro!