Category: Richmond, VA

  • Four Corners

    4 studs posted @ Batteau this morning and here is how it all went down!

    Hot Potato : Swirly – SSH’s, Helicopters, Windmills, IW’s, LBC’s, Flutter Kicks.

    Four Corners –  on the tennis court –  Russian Solder – 10 fist merkins – High Knees – 15 hand release merkins – butt kickers – 20 workins – lunges – 25 merkins. Repeat 4 times.

    Sippy Cup : Amwrap 4 corners with boulders. Run backwards with bolder to each corner with boulders – exercises – Burpees, Pull ups,  Flutter Kicks, elbow plank.

    Crossroads: Lindsey : overhead press with bolder run down steps dips on bench.

    Mossy to the flag.

    It’s about time for head lights fella’s – glad Sippy had his at the beginning – dark out there at ole Batteau .. Great work guys – that was a bunch of arm/chest work today !  Thanks for taking us out crossroads.

    See y’all in the gloom..

  • Avoiding the Triathlon Traffic

    2 OTB regulars started in the parking lot hearing a little loudspeaker chatter and realized it was the Pink Power Triathlon at the nearby YMCA.  It worked out well that Honeymoon wanted 7ish miles and YHC had a route planned to take us away from the traffic.  Up to Midlothian, into Salisbury around Oakengate and Castlebridge and back past Midlo High School.  Hit the coffeeteria for the start of the race and saw the leaders heading out on the run as we finished up.

    Good times, no trains to climb although we did cross the tracks.

  • Kubota, meet Twin Team…

    7 veterans, but one Twin Team virgin, posted to River Run to log some miles.  Several folks are putting in the miles in preparation of BRR.  Others are checking off a box  on their way to completing the Summer Challenge.  Either way, it was a great group this morning to pound the pavement.

    We took off out of BWES and turned right…yep, that means we are going up Twin Team.  Up Twin Team to the second right onto Cawood and into Powderham.  First right onto Drakewood.  First left onto Glendower.  Glendower becomes Bosham and then Drakewood again (unless you are Bleeder and Lug Nut and you jumped onto Ellesmere off Glendower before the changing road names).  Right onto Ellesmere and out to Robious Road.  Kubota loved Twin Team so much he decided to head back and down Twin Team.  The rest of us crossed Robious and into Tarrington and down Ashwell hill toward the River.  With a left just past the poolhouse and a few other turns, we ended up back at BWES.

    All returned safely, without getting lost, by the closing bell.  With mileage ranging from 4 to 5.5.  Good run guys.

    COT, COR, NOR and YHC took us out.

    Announcements:

    • Puppy Pile 8/25 – Marv has the Q.
    • CSAUP coming up 10/20 — log some miles and drink some beers to prepare
    • Labor Day Convergence at Three Lakes Park, which we determined is 30-minutes away from everywhere.
    • Breaking Bread 8/26 – Gumbo has the Q and I’m bringing my 2.1 and 2.2 (12 and 10) – like last August.  Would love a couple PAX members to join.  Let me know if you ware interested and we will coordinate what to bring.  If you haven’t been yet, it is a great way to give back and give a few hours to folks who need it.

    NMS:

    Twin Team punched everyone in the gut this morning, but Phonics and Rosie were off like lightening after we reached the flat portion of the run.  They circled back a few times to check on us mortals.  Way to push guys.  It was great running with Honeymoon this morning.  Our paces were all over the board and we circled back a couple times to make sure we hadn’t lost Kubota  or that he hadn’t broken down.  It was a little confusing with several different runners in our group and others going every which way.  Bleeder and LugNut cruised right along and blazed their own trail.

    Well done fellas!

    No More Gumbo For You!

  • Hoedown with the Fireman

    9 hardened veterans in total showed up at Hoedown this morning.  Thankfully the rain ended last night and the morning was actually not bad at 69 degrees and humid.

    The Fireman started things off promptly at 5:30 which seemed to surprise Garbage Plate and Bodos.

    The hoedown went a little something like this:

    Warm up:  20 Side Straddle hops, 20 Don Quixotes, 20 Arm Circles and 20 Mercans

    Mosey to one of the nearby parking lot on Forest asked the PAX the last time the Jets won a SuperBowl and the answer was 1969.  As a result we did 19 Carolina dry docks, 19 jump squats, 19 WWIIs and 69 2 count flutter kicks.  Then we did 19 LBCs, 19 burpees (elicited a few groans), 19 flutter kicks and 69 jump squats.  .

    Mosey to Lindsay Drive.  Asked Trivia question about Mets loss to Nats of 25-4 (2nd worst loss in Mets history).  In honor of the Mets 4 runs, I has the PAX do a 4 by 4 4 corner style. This consists of 4 merkins and 4 2 count mountain climbers at the top of Lindsey do down 2/3 the way to another 4 by 4 go across the road 4 by 4 to the top again 4 by 4.  Repeat to 4 8 by 8s and then 4 12 by 12s.

    Mosey to front of Tuckahoe for 100 PLTs (partner leg toss).  Then mosey to nearby parking lot for back and forth lunges followed by American hammers – 25, merkin ring of fire, HoneyDo led burpees and the last 15 side straddle hops.

    Numberama followed by names, etc. and a prayer at the end by the Fireman.

    Announcements:

    Puppy pile – 8/25

    CSOP (Completely stupid and utterly pointless) at Forest Hill – Viral I think you said 10/20 but correct me on that if needed

    Labor Day Convergence

    Three Lakes Park event

    I had a good time Q’ing for the first time.  Admittedly I did not sleep much as I kept playing scenarios and what ifs in my head.  Great job PAX and look forward to Qing again in the near future.

     

     

  • Train hopping hooligans

    1. Ten stallions of the dawn converged on Pump House Park for some trail running fun today.  Some were there for the summer challenge and at least one was back from a long abscence. It went something like this:

    Saabs doc says no trails so he ran 12 on the road flying past large slow marathon trainers. Helix, Opus, and Pavarotti did about 40 minutes of a Pump House Park to Tx beach loop. Places to be people to see and all that. The rest of us went through the Pump House Park, jumped a train, past Foushees Mill across Potterfield bridge up Buttermilk to the lariat loop then Back across the bridge to the parking lot. About 8 miles. YHC managed to not get us lost though he tried.

    Lab Rat EH a UFC fighter. Second F for some at ET where we saw TYA.

    Run with the governor this Wednesday- sign up at Richmond Road Runners page.

    Puppy Pile soon.

    My kids are bugging the shit out of me so I gotta finish here. See ya

    Shakedown

  • Saturday Morning

    25 strong converged on DogPile this fine morning trying to better themselves and also trying to take the Ghost Flag!  The PAX were treated to a beautiful sunrise, as well, during the beat down.  Speaking of beat down, this is how it went down:

    Mosey to the near side Carillon traffic circle for:

    COP:

    Helicopters x 15

    Imperial Walkers x 15

    Arm Circles x 15 forward and x 15 backward

    LBC’s x 20

    5 Burpees OYO

     

    mosey into Amphitheater for:

    5 Incline Merkins on each step going up

    5 Dips on each step going down

    Plank-a-rama at bottom

    Staying at bottom of Amphitheater, get in groups of three for:

     

    Triple Check:

    Partner 1: Heels to Heaven in front of stage

    Partner 2: Box Jumps on first step

    Partner 3: Hallelujah Run up to top step and back down

    3 Rounds

    Head out of the Amphitheater and go behind it to the grassy bowl for:

     

    Clockwork Merkins:

    Perform odd number hours starting at one o’clock on the near hill and run to the other hill for the even number hours.  Run back and forth in between each hour.

    head over to Carillon field for:

     

    Four Corners:

    Corner One: 10 Carolina Dry Docks, run to corner two

    Corner Two: 10 Carolina Dry Docks, 20 Monkey Humpers, bear crawl to corner three

    Corner Three: 10 Carolina Dry Docks, 20 Monkey Humpers, 30 Squats, run to corner four

    Corner Four: 10 Carolina Dry Docks, 20 Monkey Humpers, 30 Squats, 40 2-count Flutter Kicks, bear crawl back to corner one

    Stay on Field for:

     

    The Main Event:

    Tug-O-War Tournament to determine which Nano-Region goes home with the Ghost Flag!

    Daville had 4 PAX

    Tuckahoe had 4 PAX (YHC withdrew himself and became referee)

    SOJ had 8 PAX

    Richmond Proper had 8 PAX (Hardywood gone)

    Since Daville and Tuckahoe only had 4 each, SOJ and Richmond Proper picked only 4 from their groups to compete.  This competition was going to be even and fair!

    Semifinal One: SOJ defeats Daville

    Semifinal Two: Richmond Proper defeats Tuckahoe

    3rd Place match: Daville defeats Tuckahoe (3rd place gets no prize, sorry)

    Championship to determine Ghost Flag winner:  SOJ (with a whole new team) defeats Richmond Proper(2nd place get no prize, sorry)

    SOJ recaptures Ghost Flag (YHC thinks he saw Gumbo put it in his SUV??? be aware)

    still 10 minutes left for:

     

    Burpee Shuffle:

    25 PAX all shuffling in a big circle and in order each PAX call out 1, 2, or 3.  Perform that many Burpees, no repeats.  With that many PAX, this was a killer!  Maybe 50 or so were performed!

    mosey back to flag for:

     

    2 Minutes of Mary led by Rosie:

    Freddy Mercuries x 10

    Rosalitas x 10

    Hello Dollies x 10

    time up!

     

    COT, Numberama, Namearama and YHC took us out!

     

    Announcemements:

    PuppyPile is on August 25th immediately following DogPile.  Marv has the Q.

    Breaking Bread needs an August Q.

    Fireman Ed has his VQ at Hoedown on Monday.

    Labor Day convergence is on Labor Day.  See Spit’s preblast.

    CSAUP is coming up.  See Honeydo for an alternative BeerSAUP!

     

    NMS:

    WOW!  What a week!  I have really enjoyed seeing everyone that posted this week.  52 different PAX posted to YHC’s Q’s this week and I am glad that I got to know each of you a little better this week!  This is a wonderful group of guys and I am glad to call each of you a friend!  YHC’s Q’ing this week was just a personal challenge that he needed to do in order to test himself in several areas of life.  YHC is glad you were all there to help me!

    This morning we witnessed a beautiful sunrise until the clouds and rain came.  Tug-O-War was as fun as always.  A Burpee Shuffle with 25 PAX was not!  That was draining!  Way to push through it guys!  YHC will have to admit, the clock work merkins with the runs in between slowed YHC down a little.  The grass on the Carillon field was as tall and thick as YHC has ever seen it.  Come of City of Richmond, get on it!  Lots of mumble chatter this morning, especially from Wilson.  YHC is glad Wilson finally made it out to a Kubota Q this week, even though YHC Q’d twice SOJ.  Congrats to the horses from SOJ on getting the Ghost Flag.  YHC thought before we started that Daville was going to be tough with Mud Face on the tail end of the rope, but SOJ pulled through.  Welcome to FNG – Drop Cloth!  Way to work this morning and come on back out!  Yes, YHC renamed him.  Discussions were had and YHC is known to change his mind sometimes.  So, there you have it.  My call, I’m the Q!  LOL!  ET’s was fun even though I could not stay long.

    Thanks for everything this PAX has done for me since I started back in October 2017!  This has really changed YHC’s life for the better!

    Have a great weekend all!

    Kubota

    keep posting!

  • Flutter This!

    12 fighters escaped the fart sack and found themselves in a parking lot to engage in a fun fest that went something like this…

    Mosey out to the street, down to the first street and then back to the parking lot via the pavilion.

    COP All IC – 50 SSHs, 10 flutter kicks, 10 hand-release merkins, 10 flutter kicks, 50 LBCs, 10 flutter kicks, don quixiotes, 10 flutter kicks, arm circles, 10 flutter kicks

    Mosey to the field

    Field of Dreams

    Run to each corner and do an exercise, increasing by 5 up to 20 and then decreasing by 5 down to 5 for each corner (5-10-15-20-15-10-5).

    • First round – merkins
    • Second round – flutter kicks
    • 25 partner leg tosses
    • Third round – merkins

    Mosey to the flag

    All IC – 10 flutter kicks, 10 american hammers, 10 flutter kicks, 10 freddy mercuries, 10 flutter kicks, american hammers, 10 flutter kicks, 1 copperhead squat…

    Numberama, Namerama, Announcements, YHC took us out.

    Announcements:

    • Dogpile tomorrow – Ghost flag will be present
    • Puppy pile on Saturday, 8/18 at 7:05 am after Dogpile
    • Convergence at Three Lakes Park on Labor Day morning

    NMS

    YHC has been out of town a lot this summer and it was good to be back with the PAX this morning. The PAX was ready to roll and YHC took them on a scenic run in what appeared to be an off campus beginning but we turned back for the COP.

    YHC has not been running out the SSHs as much in recent months so that needed to change. Various PAX members decided to jump around and run into one another during the SSHs and that brought some added entertainment to the start. The idea of doing a LOT of flutter kicks came to YHC’s mind a few days earlier and the PAX picked up on that theme quickly.

    Spit and Patches attacked the Field of Dreams and set the pace for the morning. Ewok and Recess blazed a 2.0 trail when they were not beating each other up. There some mumble chatter but it turned to groans when the exercise for the second round of the Field of Dreams turned to flutter kicks. The PAX soaked up the dew in the field like sponges!

    Welcome to Flounder. His name took awhile to create but the various parts of his life story converged into the name.The morning was a glorious one as always whenever the PAX fights through a workout together.

    The Carpenter

     

     

  • Tomato Run – Friday Addition

    Four men met at the intersection of Oakham and Combs for a 5:30 AM 5 mile jog through the neighborhoods of Rutland, Cool Spring Forest, Knollwood, and the Villages of Cool Spring.

    The Route:  

    Oakham to Fox Hill Farm Road.  Right onto Colvincrest.  Left on Hughesland.  Right onto Codygrove.  Right onto Carywood.  Take path into Knollwood.  Right onto Brittewood.  Right onto Blakeridge and back up.  Take Blakeridge back into Cool Spring Forest.  Left onto Codygrove and right onto Hughesland.  Right onto Nolanwood.  Left onto Crestland.  Take right onto Cool Spring Road into Villages of Cool Spring.  Left onto Ringview.  Right onto Thornecrest.  At end of Thornecrest, take path around all of Villages of Cool Spring.  Take right onto Hughesland.  Cross back into Cool Spring Forest.  Right onto Crestfield.  Right onto Combs.  Left onto Cavalin.  Left onto New Holland.  Left onto Oakham.  Stop at Combs.

    NMS

    YHC had a great time running with the guys from Rutland this morning.  Bro Code was the pace this morning which allowed for many topics of conversation including the BRR, Grandfather Mountain, running the Grand Canyon rim to rim, Zion National Park, Four Corners, High School Cross Country, and TYA’s CSAUP.  Of course the topic that was discussed the most was the Barkley Fall Classic which Swallow will be participating in on September 15.  Although this is not the full Barkley Marathon that is held in the Spring, the Barkley Fall Classic is organized by the same guy and is approximately a 50K.  Good luck with this event Swallow.

    Within a few weeks, the route that was run this morning will be accessible from the Tomato Run once the Atlee Road extension is complete.  This will give the Tomato Run many more options.

    Announcements

    • PuppyPile on August 25th immediately following DogPile.  Marv has the Q.
    • Ghost Flag will be up for grabs at DogPile this Saturday. See preblast
    • Labor Day Convergence 9/3 – See preblast 

    Gotta Run!

    Phonics

  • Friday Morning

    Three studs posted at Twin Team this morning in order to make themselves even better studs!  Here is what we did:

    COP:

    Arm Circles x 15 forward and x 15 backward (big and small)

    Cotton Pickers x 15

    Copperhead Squats x 15

    Box Cutters x 15

    Mountain Climbers x 10

    Don Quixotes x 10

    mosey to James River Drive for:

     

    Lindsey’s (40’s):

    Carolina Dry Docks/LBC’s

    30/10, mosey 100 yards, 25/15, mosey 100 yards, 20/20, mosey 100 yards, 15/25, mosey 100 yards, 10/30, mosey 100 yards, 40/0, mosey 100 yards, 0/40 mosey 100 yards.

    continue down JR Drive doing the following:

    lunges, high knees, butt kickers, Russian soldiers, Imperial Walkers, carioke left, carioke right, backwards run, skipping, bear crawl, crawl bear.

    grab part of the wooden guard rail for:

     

    11’s:

    Incline Merkins on the rail/Dips on the rail

     

    mosey down to the river bank and grab a picnic table or bench and do:

    20 step ups left leg first/20 right leg first

    10 skull crushes left/10 skull crushers right

    5 box jumps

    mosey to kayak landing and forward run down and up the steps three times.  Backward run down and up steps once(not smart!)

    mosey away from the landing and grab a post for:

    10 each of pole smokers/rosalitas/hello dollies/heels to heaven/reverse crunches/left cross leg lifts/right cross leg lifts/6 inches for 10 count/pole smokers

    mosey back up the deceiving hill toward JRHS and stop at a nice green hill near a baseball field.  With 12 o’clock being uphill, perform clockwork merkins on the odd hours.

    mosey back to BWES and 15 seconds of Burpees.

    time up!

    COT, Numberama, Namearama and YHC took us out!

     

    Announcements:

    Ghost Flag will be on display and up for grabs at DogPile tomorrow!!

    YHC has the F3 Carterico Q in Emerald Isle on August 22.  It is YHC’s birthday and YHC feels like dishing out a beatdown to the local F3 guys there for his birthday present.  If you need another Kubota Q in your life, make the trip down.  It’s only 4 hours.

    PuppyPile is August 25th right after DogPile

    Breaking Bread still needs a Q for August

    Labor Day Convergence is on Labor Day.  See Spit’s preblast

     

    NMS:

    YHC pulled in to BWES around 5:10am thinking that he may possibly be the only one posting today(damn! are the tired of me already?!)  Thankfully Gumbo arrived a few minutes later and then Tobit came in with 5 minutes to spare.  The three of us then wondered if Mr. Holland was going to make his last minute arrival.  A few cars turned in our direction of off Robious with 30 seconds to spare, but none were Mr. Holland.  We were looking for you!

    YHC took his last Q he did at Twin Team a few weeks ago and tweaked it some because he likes going down to the River there.  YHC has still not ever stepped foot on Twin Team hill, but YHC has to post at River Run this coming up Monday for the Summer Tour, so we will see what Gumbo has in store.

    Way to work this morning men!  Lots of abs, because YHC is getting ready for the beach!  The early part of the sunrise was pretty looking down river while we were working out on the benches.  Just a great morning all around and YHC is glad it is Friday!

    Have a great one all!

    Kubota

    keep posting!

  • Back to Basics

    13 of RVA’s finest posted this morning by foot or pedal.  Here is what happened, more or less.

    The Routes:

    East on Grove and north on Malvern.  Take Broad St east.  4s take Belmont south, 5s take Davis, and 6s take Lombardy; all southbound to Grove.  West on Grove the the VSF.

    Swirly took us out.

    With Lockjaw’s summer tour closed out, it was a welcome return to the Friday RAMM.  YHC wanted a nice and simple route and upon delivery of instructions, not a single question.  Mission accomplished.

    Broad St is under development with the new Pulse bus line and an ever evolving Scott’s Addition.  As one runs this route, you see people living on the streets with their possessions close by and sleeping when/where they can.

    Go forward today mindful of all that you have.  For many of the Pax, your problems are insignificant in contrast to those of others’.

    Time to Taper,

    Lockjaw