Category: Richmond, VA

  • If you are a true “LIFO” did you really post??

    5 runners and “supposedly” 2 walkers/ruckers arrived to get in their pre Tropical Storm miles

    Runner – 4 1/2 to 5 mile Route through Giles and Giles Farm, Loop around Craney Island (skip the hill on Ashlar Pl except for Opus). The back on Atlee Station and over the bridge. Run down Atlee to the Bojangles, loop around Rutland to Rutlandshire and Combs Dr back up the bridge and finish with a loop around the Atlee HS parking lot.

    Walker/Ruckers – Arrival time (no clue), miles (no clue), finish time (no clue). Some photos were posted on FB messenger but we can’t be sure they really were there.

    SPIT ON THAT!

  • Anti-UpChuck Q?

    A cool nine regulars attacked the day with nary a triple check to be had, but plenty of questions.  Here’s what transpired.

    Mosey to the near Third Church parking lot.

    COP (IC)

    • Dead Man’s Hang
    • DQs
    • Copperhead Squats
    • Monkey Humpers
    • Jazzercises
    • SSHs
    • Merkins
    • Suzanne Somers L
    • LBCs
    • Suzanne Somers R

    Mosey to the far Third Church parking lot

    Matriculating Down the Parking Lot

    • Merkins + 1 at each parking spot (1,2, 3…14)
    • Reverse Crunches (1,2…12)
    • Jump Squats (1,2…18)
    • 2ct Mountain Climbers (1,2…11)

    Mosey to Silverspring Dr

    Burpee Road – 1 Burpee per SUV (liberally classified)

    Cross Forest to Paris Dr

    WWII Highway – 1 WWII per SUV up to Lindsay Dr

    Mosey to TES parking lot hill

    Clockwork Merkins – 12,1,2….11

    Mosey to Flag

    Mary

    • Flutter Kicks
    • Wilson’s Spaghetti Party
    • Heals to Heaven
    • Hello Dollys
    • American Hammers

    Numberama, Nameorama, COT

    MOLESKIN

    YHC mistakenly claimed that doing an exercise and adding one repetition at each parking spot while moving from one end of the parking lot to the other was foolproof and the antithesis of an UpChuck Q.  WRONG.  Questions abound, and they didn’t stop there.  The PAX finally caught on halfway through the Jump Squats.  YHC should expect no less.  Greenbow suspected an 80s theme with the inclusion of Jazzercises and Suzanne Somers in the COP, but legwarmers and leotards will be reserved for another day.  More questions were raised regarding crossovers qualifying as SUVs, particularly Subaru Outbacks.  Most were included just to be safe.  Bodos questioned the Q calling for only 1 merkin per hour of the clock, you vs. you buddy.  Last question of the day was about Wilson’s Spaghetti party, that one will mostly remain a mystery.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    Bone Thugs VQ and 10k upcoming

    F3 RVA CSAUP and Retreat coming this Fall

  • Hey mister, are you lost?!

    Out of the foggy gloom a lone runner approached the gathering of dark clad gloom warriors. The lean figure masked with silver shocks of beard and long hair slowed and approached with confidence, joining the circle of men as naturally as any veteran. Not a word was spoken initially, each man asking the same question silently – Hey mister, are you lost?! The dawn of epiphany struck Upchuck first, who welcomed Swiper to the fold, making sure to point out the man’s Covid growth made him nearly unrecognizable. Time struck 0530 and the PAX hurled themselves into humid glory – here is how the creatures living in Swiper’s beard tell the tale…

    The THANG:

    Slaughter Start:

    • Mosey x3 laps around the stone house stopping to perform x5 burpees each lap

    COP #1:

    • Mosey over the the lawn
    • Welcome & F3 Disclaimer
    • DQ’s x10 IC
    • Hairy Rockettes x10 IC
    • Copperhead Squats x10 IC
    • The Opus x10 IC
    • DR.W’s x10 IC

    COP #2:

    • Short mosey to the croquet quad
    • DirtyMacDeuce – x4 Sets separated by crossing the space, each set with x3 exercises (chest, legs, core), x12 reps for each exercise
    • Bear crawl to cross 30 yards
    • Exercises: Merkins, WWII’s, Squats

    COP #3:

    • Mosey to the playground
    • PLAYROUNDS: Circuit on Playground completing Swing Pumps, Dips, Derkins, & BigO’s
    • Start w x10 reps each, descending down to x1 each

    COP #4:

    • Mosey back to the croquet quad
    • Circle up for Captain Thor In-Cadence
    • x1WW2 then x4 AmHam …escalate 2:8, 3:12, 4:16, 5:20…all the way to 10:40!!!

    COP #5:

    • Modified 4 Corner BLIMP’s – lap the tennis court stopping to perform one the following at each corner:  x5 Burpees, x10 Lunges (ea leg), x15 2-ct Imp Walkers, x20 Merkins, x25 Plank Jacks, x30 Squats

    Mosey BTTF for COT:

    • Counterama # 6
    • Namerama
    • Announcerama (see Comments)
    • YHC took us out in Prayer

    NMS:

    • Solid crew for Batteau this morning to start the week right. Great seeing Swiper back at a bootcamp. Despite a fair amount of groaning, YHC is proud of the PAX pushing through the Captain Thor. Between the humidity and the dew we all carried at least an extra pound of liquid in our clothing by the end. Appreciate you gents letting me lead today! SYITG

  • Joe Niekro Down By The River

    A little late is better than not at all. No backblast=It didn’t happen. Met at normal Ghost Flag location for Twin Team. 4 SOJers ready to roll at 5:30 and we were off to see what YHC had in store.

    COP

    Looong mosey all the way down the the park area by the James for:

    • Don Quixote
    • Imperial Walkers
    • Arm Circles
    • Circle Arms
    • Hello Dolly
    • Rosalita
    • Nolan Ryan’s

    THANG #1

    Hit the floating dock for a converter belt type of deal with PAX #1 running to boat/canoe house, PAX #2 doing Merkins, PAX #3 doing LBCs, and PAX #4 doing squats. 2 rounds each then mosey to steps by river for

    THANG #2

    11s with Sumo Squats at bottom of steps, and Shoulder Tap Merkins at the top, had to stop for interest of time before finishing all the sets. Long mosey BTTF, one minute left, so 10 merkins OYO.

    Numberama, Namerama, YHC took us out

    NMM

    Stayed for close to 30 min after time talking about issues facing each of us with pandemic, masks, schools, virtual learning and other fun stuff on the docket. Great to chat with you all in the post gloom. Always good to know YHC is not alone and is facing similar struggles/issues as other PAX out there!
    When YHC called out Nolan Ryans during the COP, Bullseye enquired about what type of pitcher Nolan Ryan was, and if he was a knuckleballer. YHC answered that he was a fastball pitcher. Bullseye said he was thinking of a pitcher he couldn’t remember the name of who was caught on the field with a file in his pocket. YHC did not believe that something like that actually happened. Thanks to the Google now we know. The answer is Joe Niekro

  • When you got to go…

    3 Davillians arrived at our new mid week run location of Rutland clubhouse to get in some miles before the heat.

    Route – Around Rutland, Cool Spring Forest to the loop in Knollwood over to Cool Spring Forest West. Had to cut it short since Sludge “Had to go” so got in around 4.25

    SPIT ON THAT!!

  • Working Up a Lather

    5 hit the pavement early to get the sweat going before the sweat. 4 miles and some change, medium pace. Watermelon fueled the return trip.

  • August 1st = HumidSweatMelon

    A lucky number 21 warriors shook off the fartsack to welcome August in the best way they know how – losing a liter of sweat in 150% humidity with brothers closer than blood. Here’s how it went down:

    The THANG:

    COP #1:

    • Mosey to the Amphitheater
    • Welcome & F3 Disclaimer
    • Donkey Kick-Offs (Start w 5 DK’s followed by 5 seconds of feet on step above, then increase by 5 DK’s each round, spaced by 5s each) …went up to 20 DK’s
    • SSH x30 IC
    • Run back to top, x10 Derkins, return and do Dips for the SIX
    • DQ’s x10 IC
    • Repeato x10 Derkins at the top, dips for the SIX
    • Imp Walkers x15 IC
    • Repeato x10 Derkins at the top, dips for the SIX
    • Freddie M’s x20 IC
    • Repeato x10 Derkins at the top, dips for the SIX
    • LBC’s x30 IC
    • Repeato x10 Derkins at the top, dips for the SIX

    COP #2:

    • Mosey around to the Stage
    • SLUTTY CUATRO:  Prostitute 4 corners with FOUR 4×4’s at each corner (4×4 = Burpee with x4 Merkins & x4 Mountain Climbers)
    • Forward movement on all fours (Bear crawl), Mosey back to start between laps

    COP #3:

    • Mosey to the Carillon Field
    • 100’s – Q calls an exercise, 1st man to complete x100 reps calls out DONE, all PAX stop & run to other side, first man to the other side calls the next exercise, repeato until out of time
    • x9 Sets included – SSH’s, APD’s, Merkins, Squat/MH’s combo, Core Combo (AH’s, WWII’s, FK’s, LBC’s), Hold Elbow Plank 100s, LBC’s, Heels to Heaven, Ring of Fire (ea man x5 reps, rest plank)

    Mosey BTTF for COT:

    • Run down the clock with MHumpers, SSH’s, and Lunges
    • Counterama # 21
    • Watermelon Namerama
    • Announcerama (see Comments)
    • YHC took us out in Prayer

    NMS:

    • Is there anything so entertaining as watching Hitchhiker gallop down the Carillon Field taunting those trying to keep up with him? What a GREAT time this morning fellas. YHC was surprised by the perpetual mumble chatter today despite the beatdown – must mean ya’ll miss each other so much you’d rather gab than breath. Appreciate the true grit shown by the PAX to push through the Slutty Cuatro – YHC nearly called an audible, but DAMN if I’m proud we didn’t. Pretty sure I heard someone ask if they were tasting sweat or blood… Thunderous T claps to Hitchhiker for the most 100’s “wins” (and style points with that goading), and also to Probation, Snuff, and Phonix for consistently pushing for a win, and to BoneThugs for a strong finishing win and brilliant last Ring of Fire set. Way to work brother! Big friendly welcome to Florence, transplant from Tallahassee F3. Meanwhile, a notable absence of Wilson today (and all his deep south crew), so I suppose the streak had to end at some point. Hilarious F2 at ET’s after – thx Upchuck for insisting YHC come out. As always, it’s an honor and joy to lead you guys – YHC is deeply grateful to have you gents as integral gears in the DTH success machine. (Don’t mumble that or it’ll sound weird…) SYITG!

  • Tomato Run Thursday

    4 runners getting in some extra miles around Rutland and Cool Spring Forest. 6.5 to 7 miles logged.

    SPIT ON THAT!!

  • The Tomato Run

    Head north on Commonwealth to Patterson and head west. Turn north on Libbie and east on Monument. 4s turn on Commonwealth, 5s turn on Hamilton, and 6s on Cleveland with all coming back on Grove.

    Bone Thugs took us out.

    Announcements:

    The Bone Thugs 10k on 8/21. Show up at 5:15 or 5:00 if you want an early start.

    Thanks go out to Circle K who provided a basket of tomatoes and other garden produce for the pax to enjoy.

    Lockjaw

  • Paula Abdul can be so confusing!

    YHC tried like hell to pass the Q off to POG early this morning with a text. He wasn’t having it and politely told me to get my candy ass out of the fartsack.

    Four studs met in the dark clubhouse parking lot (seriously need someone to e-mail clubhouse committee) to start a Friday off right. Here is how it went down or maybe something like this.

    Quick COP then mosey to first mailbox on Satan’s Hill to start the Mailbox Paula Abdul. Two forward, one back – 20 of each exercise. Rotated the exercises through the PAX. Repeatos were allowed, but NO burpees. Each mailbox (left & right) were counted. Did not realize how close and how far some mailboxes were from each other. During the workout YHC got really confused on how many forward and back, but Nancy Lopez corrected me as he stated he was a huge fan of Paula Abdul – waiting on confirmation from reliable sources he was president of the national Paula Abdul fan club. If you can stomach watching the entire video, she starts by saying two forward, one back. Then she states two forward two back. The 80’s are so great and confusing. LOL

    We got through ~1/2 of the main block before audible had to be called. and back to the flag for 3 minutes of mary.

    YHC took us out. Continued prayers for Nancy’s mom and Honeymoon’s dad!