Category: Richmond, VA

  • No Lights on at DK’s House…

    5 River Run faithful (and Annie) showed up for the promised trip to DK’s house – 4 made it; 1 took a wrong turn.

    Twin Team provided the gut-punch wake-up call, along with the brisk wind, but once we reached the summit, Rosie and Annie controlled the pace and Honeymoon and YHC didn’t know who was pushing who or why we were trying to keep up.

    After arriving at DK’s house, bday donuts were calling Rosie, so he found yet another gear and went supersonic…much to Annie’s dismay. She was stuck with our dead weight – and added one as LugNut closed in and caught up to us.

    We reunited with Marmaduke (our directionally challenged PAX member today) back on Twin Team after he looped Powderham in multiple directions.

    Tuck and roll down Twin Team and back to the flag for a Monday morning after 5 to kick the work-week off right.

    Well done men! Happy birthday to Rosie’s 2.0!

    Be good men,

    No More Gumbo For You…

  • Shakira has nothin on Swirly!

    The Batteau gloom accepted resumes from seven wanna-be Shakira back-up dancers this morning. Wearing a hot pink leopard print spandex g-string unitard, Flatline stole the show, but despite great efforts by all to flawlessly pull off the following routines, they were saddened to learn the absentee Hardywood had already won the coveted position with a mail-in VHS shakeweight snuff film produced by his side-kick Houdini (…or is he gonna stick with Snuff…?). 

    The THANG:

    Moseyrama around Stone House a couple times then stop for COP #1:

    • Clock Lunges x2 Rounds IC
    • The Opus x10 IC
    • Dying Quixotes x10 IC (DQ’s on your Six)
    • Oblique Crunch x10 Each Side IC
    • DTH’s x10 IC
    • Surfer Merkins x10 OYO (Jump 360 degrees, drop for merkin, recover)

    Mosey to the Grassy Hills for COP #2:

    • Booyah Merkin Ladder – Partner up, complete 10 Booyah Merkins, P1 runs access valley & back while P2 remains for Marionettes, complete 9 Booyah Merkins, P2 runs & P1 remains, etc. down to 1 Booyah Merkin. BOOYAH! 

    Mosey down to Lake for COP #3

    • Stop at trail wall for x20 Dips IC and x10 Incline Merkins IC
    • En route, Bataan Death March – Indian style, PAX lunge while last man Burpees x3
    • Once at lake, start DMC Mosey – Stop at each light post, alternating x10 reps of Diamond Merkins, x15 Merkins, x20 CDD’s 
    • ABC’s in the Bowl for the SIX

    Mosey BTTF for COP #4:

    • Plank Compass – feet remain while hands plank walk X degrees in whichever direction Q calls, plus x5 merkins between each new direction
    • Rosalita Whip x10 IC
    • APD’s x20 IC
    • Hands-up High Flutters x20 IC
    • Hands-under-tail Low Flutters x20 IC
    • Freddie M’s x20 IC
    • Wilson’s Stretch
    • Plank & drop to hold 3” …x3 sets of counting down 10-1

    COT:

    • Counterama # 7
    • Namerama
    • Announcerama (see Comments)
    • DRAPER took us out in Prayer

    NMS:

    • Good times as always with the Batteau boys, and awesome having Flatty back in the gloom! Had the workout all ready for my inadvertent fartsacking last Monday, so felt right making up for it this week. Good positive feedback on the all-new-DTH-original “Dying Quixotes” …YHC will keep them included with future Q’s. Glad to have Draper with me this week to complete a standard version Corporate Challenge. Thanks for leading us out in prayer today bro!

  • TD and Extra Point at OTB

    7 2-legged OTB regulars and 1 4-legged regular posted for a Super Bowl Sunday morning workout. 2 walked, 2 ran their own routes and the remaining 4 set off on a 7-mile route that included a couple good hills and the old faithful trail through the woods and, in the end, created a shape very close to the great state of Louisiana…it was all good!

    Coffeeteria and fellowship back at Starbucks and everyone was off on their merry way.

    PS – LugNut continues to slay the miles…

  • Three Men and a Dog

    Three harriers plus one four legged mutt naked Parker met at the usual spot for Sunday Funday. The crew headed out on the north bank towards Belle Isle, did a lap around the island then headed back on the south bank over the nickel bridge and back to the parking lot. All in all we did about 7.4 miles. It was a good run. Numbers and names. EF took us out.

  • World’s Worst Coupon

    35 warriors rose to greet the dawn of a new day. According to legend and Besty on Nextdoor, it went a little something like this.

    Mosey to far circle

    COP: Nacy Kerrigan X 20, HRM X 10, HRM RL X 10, HRM LL X 10, WWII X 10, AH X 10, Leg Up Arm Cicle X 10, Squats X 10, Lunge X 20, Arm Circle X 1

    Mosey to get coupons and then back to main field

    BUILD A BURPEE BEAST REVERSO: This looked good on paper. Stay with me here, you’ll probably want to get your medication first. You know what a beast is (6 rounds of 6 exercises going to the 25 yard line, 50 yard line, 75 yard line, end zone, back to 75 yard line, 50 yard line, 25 yard line, back to start. YHC attempted some version of a building beast reverso. The effort was great, the execution was meh. It felt alot like all those years when the Bills kept losing Super Bowl after Super Bowl.

    Round 1: 25 yard line for 6 Sit Up Presses (SUP) then run back to start.

    Round 2: 25 yard line for SUP, 50 for 6 SUP 6 merkins with left hand (MLH)on coupon, back to 25 for 6 SUP

    Round 3: 25 yard line for SUP, 50 for 6 SUP 6 merkins with left hand (MLH)on coupon, 75 yard line 6 SUP, 6 MLH, 6 merkin right hand (MRH), back to 25 for 6 SUP, 50 for 6 SUP 6 merkins with left hand (MLH)on coupon, 25 yard line for SUP

    Round 4: Hold on to your hats, this is the part where the sausage gets made. Stay with YHC here.

    • 25, 50, 75, to end back to 75, then again to the end and back to the 75, 50, 20, back to start. The exercise added was squats. Even people who are professional gerrymanderers think this was stupid.

    Round 5: An audible was made, removing the back and forth nonsense of the last round. This time

    • 25, 50, 75, to the end and back to 75, 50 and back to start for 5 exercise stops total. Added 2 count American Hammers

    Round 6: Straight up burpees, bonus points for using coupons.

    Mosey back to stage and put up coupons.

    Head to the bottom of the Valley of Doubt and partner up.

    SHACKELTONS:

    Partner up. On partner starting at the bottom begins to crawl bear with the destination being the gates at the top of the hill. The other partner completes 3 burpees and runs to the crawl bear partner. They switch, with one partner running back down to the bottom of The Valley Of Doubt to complete their 3 burpees. Repeat this cycle until team reaches the gates at the top.

    Mosey back to the flag. Numberama, namerama and the Meg Ryan of the Southside, Mr. DTH himself led us out.

    News: Keep Nancy Lopez and Aisle Five in your thoughts and prayers.

    Shoe Donation: Bring YHC your LIGHTLY used shoes and be sure to check out the great work that Shood is doing here in town. https://www.shood.org/

    Make it a great one fellas!

  • Sunday..as in Last Sunday

    We ran at off the books!

  • Feb Started Right

    10 Road Warriors rocked the first breakfast club of the month! 1 went out, rode back! Strong work Gents.

  • Right Angles

    It was a full parking lot at the AO this morning in the gloom with record numbers of RAMM’s faithful as well as those on tour.

    We headed east on Grove, north on Hamilton, south on Westwood/Malvern, and west on Patterson. Yep, it looks like a big right angle.

    4s turned south on Westmoreland, 5s on Lexington, and 6s on Seneca all taking Grove eastbound to the shovel flag.

    TYA took us out.

    Announcements: Shakedown is looking for running volunteers at the Healing Place on Saturday mornings to help those training for the Monument 10K.

    Shiver in the River? See Bobbery for details in joining the F3 team – February 29 5K with a dip in the river. What else do you have to do on leap day?

  • Everyone is the Q

    5 Super Bowl ready warriors showed up to Twin Team this morning. The Q sheet had WOJO until about 2 days ago and then went blank. With no Q the hot potato was called.

    COP – Doozy

    Mosey to the basketball court for various exercises DQs, Helicopters, Hillbillies, LBCs, Kimchi Twists or Windshield Wipers and Merkins

    Four Corners – (10) Merkins, (20) Monkey Humpers, (30) Plank Jacks, (40) American Hammers

    Tobit – Stay at the court start with 2 burpies run to first BB goal WWII back to start for next assignment. Basically a modified Prostitute with Burpies, WWII, Jump Squats, Carolina Dry Docks, Merkins, Hello Dollies and American Hammer.

    Loose Goose – Triple Check with 5 don’t let the math wiz mess it up. Partner 1 WWII, Partner 2 Wall sits low as you can go and Partner 3 run

    Mouse Trap – Some issues with creativity and being put on the spot as Q (20) Mountain Climbers run to the other side (20) Something I can’t remember

    PeeDee – Back toward flag stopping along the way to do some excises. Circle up at the flag for a Mary

    Numbers/Names YHC took us out

    I’m running out of time and have to go to a job sight, no real NMS today feel free to add your thoughts below. Sorry if I missed a few things.

  • Dora learns to count by 20’s

    6 dudes showed up today to take on the day the right way.

    Arrive almost late, Run off in a hurry, realize the wallet is still in the pocket, run back to car to drop off, do COP back where we started.

    COP — SSH, plank jack merkins, IJR, jack squats, Hackey Sackers, layout bicycles, butt kickers, Alternating Shoulder Tap Merkins, Smurf Jacks, DQ’s, The Opuses (or is it Opi)

    Mosey to the bottom of grassy hill for a triple check
    bernie up hill, run back down
    stump merkins
    the Opus

    run to the playground for a different type of dora
    whilst partner runs to soccer goal and back, other partner is completing
    20 jump squat pull ups
    40 burpees
    60 ww1 situps
    80 merkins
    100 SSH

    with last few minutes, we moved to the soccer field — do 10 lunges then sprint to the end and back

    Numbers, Names, Announcements

    NMS — Thanks to DTH for inspiring this workout with his ever new ideas for cool exercises and combos that challenge the body and mind. The PAX rocked it today despite the cold hands and the new unusual exercises. Peace!

    Opus