Category: Richmond, VA

  • Do not let Handshake play poker

    Six strong warriors made their way out to HBR to wonder if anyone grabbed the Q overnight. Hot Potato was announced and we went about our way

    Handshake: COP – SHH, Don Qs, Flutterkicks, HRMs, Incorrectly done Scorpion Kicks. Mosey to pullup bar for morning call – 5 Pullups per man while others do 5 Merkins. Jump the fence and commence with a mini-beast of: HRMs, WWIIs, & Squats. Pass Q to YHC

    Mosey to PES back lot to find coupons. 35 Overhead presses, run loop. 30 Squats run loop, 20 Sit N Press & loop, 25 Swings. Deposit coupons back and hand over Q to Lighthouse. Down to Heartrbreak Hill.

    Run up hill, 5 burpees, back down & 1 burpee. Repeat but 2nd round Bernie up then 3rd round Crab walk up. Boberry gets Q, aka “It’s Bo time…”

    Triple Check – Donkey Kicks, Dips, & run up to dugout. Call for time back to flag – 90 seconds of mary. Lighthouse took us out.

    NMS – Great to have Loose Goose back out at HBR and some Winter Tour visitors. BB title comes from Handshake trying to trick the pax with a called cumulative burpee beast call of which the PAX was not falling for it. Not much of a poker face on Handshake… Mumblechatter ensued as of whether an All Burpee Beast can be done to which YHC said yes it’s happened at 45MoM, Toga took that Q on a few years ago.

  • Over the River and Through the Woods …

    Twenty one stud muffins emerged from their Dutch ovens looking for a cup of joe and a side of miles, and here’s what they got:

    Tyler Haynes Commons to Westhampton Way/UR Drive (YHC had planned to venture along the Gambles Mill Eco-Corrider a/k/a the Bat Cave, but not yet open for business — audible called — anyone who does NOT have a broken ankle this morning can thank Shakedown for that);

    Left on River Road, cut through shopping center parking lot and over Huguenot Bridge, left/East/downstream/thataway onto Riverside Drive

    4s: to Rattlesnake Creek and reverso

    5s: to Williams Island and reverso

    6s: to Riverside Meadows and reverso; or follow Saab and Sippy up the hill on Stratford into the woods. Pro tip: whatever they say, do not get in the van.

    NMMS: Prayers for Doozy’s mother in law, Gomer Pyle’s dad (surgery today), and YHC’s dad (surgery last Friday). Great run this morning gents, way to push on the flats and thanks for the chance to lead.

    Doublemint

  • 5 men 4 bands

    5 F3 brothers showed up for a Monday after work gym session outside. YHC had 4 work out bands (50#, 40#, 30# and 20#) to use and here is how it went down:

    COP

    15 SSH, 10 DQ, 14 Helicopters, 15 Arm Circles (10 small 5 big), Reverso, 20 LBC’s, 10 Scorpions, and 20 merkins.

    THANG

    We start with a Triple Check with a 2 man group(1) and 3 man group(2). Group 1-performed Squats while Group 2 ran a school side yard lap (about 400 M), switch Group 2 squats and Group 1 Lap. 2nd rotation Group 1 LBC’s while Group 2 ran lap. Switch Group 1 Ran lap and Group 2 LBC’s. 3rd rotation, Group 1 lunges while Group 2 ran lap. Switch Group 2 lunges and Group 1 ran lap.

    Mosey to Jungle gym by Basketball court. and we set up stations for a triple check.

    Station 1- Shoulder raise with 20# band.

    Station 2 – Band pull aparts(30#) with elbows at shoulder height.

    Station 3 – Tricep extension (40#) men rested on knees to have proper tension of Banf.

    Station 4 – Bench press with 50# band

    Station 5 (Timer) Suicides on the BB Court.

    All of the Pax would perform AMRAPs on the bands while one member(Station 5) Ran suicides. When suicides were finished runner went to station 1, station 1 to 2, 2-3, 3-4 and 4-5. WE performed a triple check of these stations for a solid band work out.

    Mary

    We head to South Brick wall of school. BTW – then each member performed 5 Shoulder taps each side. We returned to wall sit, 10 Donkey kicks, Wall sit, 10 donkey kicks then BTW, 2 count shoulder tap 1-rep, wall sit, 10 Donkey Kicks, wall sit and finally 10 Donkey Kicks,

    Namerama, Numberama

    YHC took us out.

    Cheers everyone….CB

  • Groaning for “The Hoedown”

    The Tuckahoe gloom welcomed nine endorphin pimps this morning to the latest DTH sweat-rave. Here’s what sunny and seventy felt like ripping through their veins:

    The THANG:

    Mosey to Shovel Flag for COP #1:

    • Welcome & F3 Disclaimer
    • DQ’s x10 IC
    • Imp.Walkers x10 IC
    • HuRpees (Hand-Release Burpees) x10 IC
    • Crab Cakes x10 IC
    • DTH’s x14? IC (…a few extra provided in absence of PAX counting…)

    Mosey to upper field for COP #2:

    • TRIPLE CHECK:
    • P1 & P2 – PLT’s
    • P3 – runs across field to complete 10 pull-ups, then returns to switch

    Mosey down to Bottom Wall for COP #3:

    • “Dirty HookUp” x20 IC (plank facing wall, place each hand up on wall, then bring them back down, 4ct, alternate hand order half-way through)
    • People’s Chair with variable arms
    • Donkey Kick-Offs (Counting up by x5 reps per set with 5 seconds of rest with feet on wall between sets …ascended to x20 DK’s)
    • People’s Chair with variable arms
    • Hip Slappers x10 IC (BTTW with alternating hip slaps, 4ct)
    • People’s Chair with variable arms
    • THE HOEDOWN x10 IC (spontaneous idea for 4-ct routine while sitting, reaching down to slap feet, followed by reaching up to slap wall above head)
    • Chicken Peckers x20 IC

    Mosey to Blacktop for COP #4:

    • BEARMUDA TRIANGLE:
    • Round 1 – x10 Burpees ea corner
    • ABC’s for the SIX
    • Round 2 – x10 BallDippers (2-ct)
    • Lt Dan’s for the SIX
    • Round 3 – x10 WWII’s
    • Dying Quixotes for the SIX
    • Round 4 – x10 Merkins (dealer’s choice)
    • Variable Plankorama (Holding 3”, Pickle Pounders, etc)

    Mosey BTTF:

    • Slow to Fast Freddie M’s x20 IC

    COT:

    • Counterama # 9
    • Namerama
    • Announcerama (see Comments)
    • YHC took us out in Prayer

    NMS:

    • Oh man, was the pain train in town today or what!? Hitchhiker’s perpetual groaning during the wallerama was epic. And look, now you Tuckahoe guys have your very own DTH original exercise to repeato with pride…or perhaps that was the first and only time “The Hoedown” will be seen at Hoedown… Thanks for putting in the hard work today gents – makes YHC work all the harder to lead from the front. SYITG!

  • GridIron Regulars succumb to Valentines Day, but Others pick up their Slack

    Seven of the faithful (but not so many “regulars”) posted on Feb 15 at GridIron. Johnsonville had volunteered as Q, and this is what went down, more or less.

    COP warmup in rapid succession, including 40x SSH, arm circles, hillbillies, don quiotes, Alabama prom dates, supermans, susanne sommers, etc.

    Grab 2 coupons each. Set down coupons in parking lot, pair up, and line up against the wall with partner.

    Round 1 — First partner inverts on wall and does chicken peckers whilst other partner runs to coupons and does coupon burpees. Repeat 4x each.

    Intermission — Native American run around parking lot, pausing at landsaping oval on far side. Plank on curb around said oval. Plank walk a complete revolution.

    Round 2 — First partner does rotating wall planks whilst other parter runs to coupons and does 20 coupon curls.

    Intermission — Same as above, but plank walk in the other direction.

    Carry coupons onto near GridIron. Circle up for modified Jack Webb. 1 merkin on coupons, then do 2 of the following — (i) on knees, thrust coupons out directly forward at chest level; and (ii) on knees, thrust coupons up overhead. Do 2 and 4, then 3 and 6, then 4 and 8, etc. to 10 and 20.

    20 burpees.

    Carry coupons to the other endzone. Circle up for modified Jack Webb. 10 sit and press with single coupon, then 40 single-count American hammers with single coupon. Do 9 and 36, then 8 and 32, then 7 and 28, etc. to 1 and 4.

    Native American run the length of the field, then back to the VSF. Plank until time ran out.

    COT with Funny Car taking us out.

    Welcome out to GridIron Deuce and Funy Car. Welcome back Greg. Thanks for the opportunity to lead. Jville

  • OTB

    We ran!

  • The Batteau Triple

    Three pax joined up in The Gloom for a Monday morning Hot Potato. Temps were sunny and 70. Despite looking far and wide, no latecomers joined….so, onward to…

    The COP – Courtesy of YHC

    3 veterans means save the time devoted to the Disclaimer and get started…SSHs, DQs, Hillbillies, reverse crunches, LBCs, and HRMs.

    Monday Morning 6-Pack

    Starting with the picnic table to the left of the Batteau House, the PAX did a loop, performing one exercise at each of 6 tables. Exercises were:

    10 Derkins
    20 dips
    10 step-ups (per leg)
    20 four-count Flutter Kicks
    15 incline merkins
    20 WWIIs

    Two rounds in the dark. Avoid tree branches and holes. YHC wondered why Swirly wasn’t up front…more to follow.

    Flip it to Doozy for…

    Mosey des Doozy

    Mosey across the Batteau Field to the Park Road, stopping along the road for two sets of 20 dips. Continue along the r

    Burpee des Trois

    Loop around the lake. Find a lamppost (lighted or otherwise), stop and do 3 burpees. YHC estimates 10 lampposts.

    Triangle Up at the Intersection of Loop and Other Loop. Short mosey to stairs for…

    Sippy’s Crawl of Death

    Bear crawl up the steps, then up the path, then up the steps. Longer than it sounds.

    Swirly’s Revenge

    YHC did not know Swirly had a bum ankle until after YHC ran Swirly around and across an uneven field with lots of sticks in the dark. All else equal, with three PAX, there were other options for the group.

    Swirly got his revenge (YHC is making this more dramatic than it was).

    Everyone grab a stone. Time for some boulder-work.

    First round: 20 curls, walk to terrace on the steps with the stone, 20 dips, carry stone back up.

    Second round: same as First Round, but add 10 over-head presses before going down the steps.

    Third round: 20 curls, 10 over-head presses, 15 squats, walk to terrace on the steps with the stone, 10 derkins, carry stone over-head back up to the top. YHC attempted to remain conscious.

    Mosey BTTF.

    Number-am-a, Name-a-ram-a, YHC took us out.

    Announcements:

    Keep Doozey’s mother-in-law Louisa, who is going through a tough spot, in your thoughts as well as Doozy’s wife (only child of a single mom).

    YHC’s mother-in-law is doing better, probably never going to be great, but she will take it.

  • Additional field trip

    Great run guys – we got the miles in Saturday !

    See y’all in the gloom..

  • I came, I saw no one, I ran anyway

    It was a single serving of Gumbo at RiverRun this morning. A beautiful morning for a run. YHC avoided as many hills as possible and logged 5 miles – all while thinking “did I miss a memo about a President’s Day convergence??”

    See you fellas at No Toll tomorrow…I hope.

    No More Gumbo for Me

  • Trails with Friends

    Mostly men, a couple of dogs, and a TYA set off to run trails this fine day. Some early and some at the prescribed time. Various distances were covered, the standard PAX logged about 7 miles going South to North with a little Belle Isle excursion. Faceplant arriving a little late went North to South. Others went unknown directions. YHC took it upon himself to include the early launchers in this backblast. If they’d like to report anything special about their run, they can call the Thursday morning hotline. It was super, Helix led the way.