4 Runners took to the streets of New Market to shed some quarantined energy!
POG and Honeymoon went for 4 plus, whil Recall and YHC went for 3 plus!
Stay safe and healthy boys!
Duke
Category: Richmond, VA
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Solo Batteau
As I left my house and jogged in the rain through the neighborhood towards Batteau I thought this could be a low turnout – something about cold rain/Monday. Corona Virus …..
Well come to find out I was right I was the lone wolf out there this morning so it went down like this – continue running around the park and back through the neighborhood – back to my house – nope I didn’t see another person out there this morning and yes I was completely soaked. .
Certainly missed seeing the pax out there this morning but also certainly understand why I was alone out there today. Hope everyone is felling well – see y’all in the gloom..
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Three’s Company Breakfast Club Style
3 dudes made it happen Saturday morning for Breakfast Club . Took a little longer route – beautiful morning great conversation – got us lathered up for a solid WOJO beatdown .
Enjoyed it fella’s – see y’all in the gloom !
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2.0’s getting worked by the old guys
Well the kids needed to burn some energy so they came to a morning beatdown. This is how it went down.
COP – ran around the parking lot and ended up in the chamber. Started SSH, Merkins, Arm Circles.
The Thang
Teamed up, young kids teamed up, old men teamed up, and the middle age teamed up for a Dora. 100 push ups, 200 dips, 300 squats with some running around the chamber.
next we did some 4 corners. 1st corner 10 meekins, 2nd corner 20 burpee, 3rd corner 30 mountain climbers and 4th corner split Jack’s. I cant remembers how many rounds. I only remember the kids asking why were we sweating so much.
After the above we hit up the ab machine. 50 windshield wipers, 100 LBC, and 150 gas pumps. The time ran out.
Went back to the flag to take everyone out. I brought 2 of my kids so we had to give them names (got in the car after and they were pumped up about their names). Q took everyone out.
It was fun being the Q with a few of my kids. They are ready to come back for more!
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OTB – Rucking style
3 PAX took to the trail loop under weight. Proper distancing was observed by ruckers but not by everyone else on the trails. Great Mumblechatter and time this morning. Shakedown needs to take the time at home to start his book about his 20s – put me down for an advanced order.
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Group Therapy
2 groups of 7.5 warriors fought off the quarantinis and a mid beat down monsoon for the most fun one can have while properly spaced. Just as the ET runners touched down from their descent to the flag the clock struck go time and then properly spaced PAX were off.
COP
mosey to the circle – SSHs, DQs, Russian Soldiers, Imperial Walkers, Merkins, Flutter Kicks, Freddie’s, Helicopters, Arm circles and reverso
The Thang – Small Group Mediation
Group 1 – 7s/11s on the field of debatable distance
Merkins on one end, WWIIs on the other
Some claim 130 yards, some claim 150 yards. Miles were logged this AM!
Group 2 – amphitheater Dora
Pace Car runs the perimeter
Exercises – 100 merkins, 200 Flutter kicks, 300 donkey kicks
ABCs, algore for the six in the traffic circle
Switch groups!
Curb Crawls on the big circle, merkins in the center 5 to 1
Final act at the stage
3 rounds of bench kicks/reverse crunches and touch 3 trees
Back to the flag
3minutes of Mary
Numberama, Namerama and YHC took us out
please continue to lift up our brothers and their families: DTH and Double Mint; Deuce had a wonderful reminder that we continue to lift up those many small biz owners…. trying times for all.
What a wonderful morning to shut the world off around us. Keep leaning in for the understanding.
Enjoy the weekend!
SYITG
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If a car comes stop the monkey humpers…
With everyone keeping a safe distance 7 of New Markets finest decided to show for a good ole New Market beatdown.
COP: SSH, DQ, Cherry Pickers, Helicopters, Merkins,
Thang
Heartbreak 1,2,3- same as Dora 1,2,3 but with a hill (100 Merkins, 200 LBCs, 300 Squats)
Next up the Beast: Burpees, Lunges (2 count), American Hammers (4 count), Mountain Climbers (4 count), Merkins with 45 second Plank), Flutter Kicks (4 count )
Ring of Fire: Merkins, Burpees, Howling Monkeys (2 rounds of monkey humpers)
Great time leading the group today. Everyone stay safe out there!
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The Promise Land Haiku
Low 70s greeted a hearty group of runners and bikers on this ever peculiar Friday morning RAMM. It was good to see some familiar faces and have at least 45 minutes of normality these days. As always, I’m appreciative of this group, their humor, their encouragement and their inspiration.
The Thang…
Admittedly, the newly renovated Bat Cave starting at UofR and going to Huguenot Road has got me all fired up. The blacktop is a sensational running surface and the trail is wide and brand new. And, as it turns out, if you go west on Grove, right at Three Chopt and then down Iris to the start of the trail near UR, it is almost exactly 3 miles from Mary Munford when you get to the end of the trail. I mean, is that not a sign or what?
The 5 milers play the role of Moses in this backblast. The trail itself if about 1/2 mile long. Thus, simple mathematics will tell you that the 5s take the above root right to the start of the trail and then turn around. They get to see the asphalt, the wide trail…they get to hear the quietness…but they have turn around and head back.
The 4s get on Iris and then take a left on Robin. From Robin they take a left on St. Andrews and left on Stonehurst. Take a right on Iris and back to the shovel flag.
This isn’t the easiest of runs…heading back up Iris after 3.5 miles is somewhat of a chore.
Good work, everyone. Please be safe out there and I hope everyone stays healthy.
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F3PNG GROWS
Brother PAX, YHC is pleased to report steady growth in our Ground Zero PAX. While “FirstMon” has yet to return to a workout, YHC has headlocked and welcomed three new brothers into the fold: David Won, nicknamed SLINGSHOT (think of David & Goliath), Brian Bosip, nicknamed FLEX (former rugby player with the last name Bosip, sounds like Bicep ?), and today’s FNG was Jonah John, nicknamed FISHBAIT (think of the Jonah/Whale Bible story). Now at the end of my second week here, YHC has completed SIX workouts, and it felt absolutely marvelous this morning to lead Flex and FishBait into F3 glory. One particular routine included a Playground circuit – speed hops side to side along a low metal structure, box jumps up and down a series of tires, Derkin walking along a balance beam, swing inverse gas pumps, pullups, And a run around the field. Circuit completed 3x with great gassing of all present.
COT: Prayers for hospital admin and staff preparing for COVID – just learned first case tested positive in Lae (coastal town). Prayers for DTH medical wisdom to care for a ton of sick patients very day. Thanks fellas! ?
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Rolling Rocks Up A Hill
Six brave souls tested positive for Sisyphus this morning, after nearly a year of dormancy (March 29, 2019 to be exact). Here’s how it goes:
Mosey to the top of Twin Team, dropping a few flower pots and cones along the way. COP at the summit: SSH, Imperial Walkers, helicopters, DQ, Russian Soldiers.
Sisyphus: PAX runs downhill to each of five markers, performs an exercise, then returns to the summit.
1 – bear crawl back to summit
2 – 30 derkins
3 – 30 uphill facing WWIIs
4 – 2-man triple check: one runs up to #3 and back, while the other alternates 5 merkins and 5-count plank
5 – 15 burpees
After returning to the top following round 5, collect cones & pots, mosey back to Bettie for numbers, names, ‘nouncements.It was great to be back at my favorite AO. Moving farther north has made it a bit too long a drive on a normal work day, but work days are anything but normal these days, so YHC made the most of it! As always, Sisyphus is a real mental beatdown as well as a physical one. And, having to listen to YHC spout out Greek mythology on the downhill trips.
ANNOUNCEMENT: Mr. Holland is opening a new AO in Glen Allen next week! Come check out The Last Resort this coming Monday morning at Longdale Elementary School. Check out the pre-blast for more info. SYTIG!
YNWA,
-Mr. Holland