Category: Richmond, VA

  • Sharks and Minnows and Kudzu Diving

    Thirty Puppy Pilers posted today with the great surprise of no rain. Off we went. Kubota and Husky started the festivities:

    Helicopters / DQs / SSHs / WWIIs / Merkins – mosey to Carillon Field. Tunnel of love relay. Dads v kids (somewhat of a theme today). Dads dominated!!! Mosey further down the field for an F3 favorite – tug ‘o war. Kids v kids. Kids won!!! Repeato. Kids won again. Great effort. Dads got in on the action. Not sure which team won, but it wasn’t the team YHC was on. We got owned.

    Mosey to field by amphitheater for Loose Goose, Freestyle and Solo Q: Sharks and Minnows. YHC and several other F3 dads quickly recognized this as a game that will be played during regular workouts. Tons of fun here. Pikachu hurt his wrist, but he’s a warrior, and will be back out next time. 3 rounds then mosey back over to Carillon Field.

    YHC and Sharkbait brought it home. Duck, Duck, Goose F3 Style. American Hammers while we play. Tons of fun here. YHC took on Hardywood and lived to tell about it, barely. Time for crab soccer. Kids v dads. First round, kids 8 and under can stand. Everyone else, on the ground. Second round, kids 11 and under can stand. Final round, all kids can stand. Dads dominate, once again.

    Back to the flag. Circle up. Merkins for your age.

    NMS:

    Tons of fun today guys and gals. Highlights: Kids loved tug ‘o war. Dads were right there cheering them on. Always a great event. Sharks and Minnows was an absolute blast! Hardywood is crazy, unless diving head first into 4 feet deep kudzu and poison ivy in order to avoid a tag is normal. Nancy Drew started us off with Duck, Duck, Goose and even at 5 years young, appreciates irony as she went straight for Loose Goose. Back to Hardywood who is also a crab soccer aficionado. His bicycle kick skills were too good, as he pelted his own 2.0 in the face. We named her Xena, but her nickname nickname is Spalding, in honor of today’s lasting memory. She’s a trooper and a warrior. And if you think Handshake’s cherry picking skills don’t transfer sports, you’re wrong. He cherry picked with the best of them in crab soccer. A few goals resulted.

    (Kickboard wanted to be named Missy Franklin. Beans failed to explain to her the naming rules. That said, YHC wanted to find something that would play nice, so we are going with Kickboard. Life lessons can be tough some times).

    Just another awesome day with friends and family. Thanks for joining us. Hope y’all had fun.

  • Keep it Simple Stupid

    Warm Up:  20 Side Straddle Hops, 20 LBC’s, 20 Hillbillies, 20 Hellicopers, Arm Circles, 15 Heels to Heaven, 20 Invisible Jump Ropes and 20 American Hammers

    Escalating 4 Corners of Church: Run to first corner – 5 burpees, run to next corner – 5 American Hammers, run to next corner – 5 Merkins, run to pavillion – 5 skull crushers each side.  Pause until the PAC catches up by doing planks.  Next do 10 of each, 15 of each, 10 of each and finish up with 5 of each.

    11’s:  start with 10 heels to heaven, bear crawl across the parking lot, complete 1 LBC, grapevine across the parking log and continue with 9-2, 8-3, etc…..  Cut a little short due to time constraints.

    Mosey back to the flag.  Numberama, Namerama.  Anouncements – Kid Friendly workout Saturday morning at 7:05.  Emoji took us out with a prayer.

    I’d like to welcome 2 visitors today, Kubota and Shake Down.  I didn’t hear much muble chatter this morning but maybe it was because I was at or near the rear most of the time.  Thank you to Spit and Wheelie for planking everyone up until we slower members caught up. Have a great weekend men.

     

  • Maybe Do Some Legs Now?

    Five Goliaths from far and wide arrived at Twin Team to find no Q and no locals.  No problem, here’s how it went down.

    THANG

    EF HUTTON Q

    Mosey to field behind school

    COP Greatest Hits – SSHs, IWs, Helicopters, Arm Circles, Merkins, Freddie Mercurys

    Mosey to hillside

    1 Booyah Merkin at bottom, Bernie Uphill, 2 Booyah Merkins, Run Downhill, 3, Bernie….10 Booyah Merkins (single count)

    Mosey to baseball field

    Whatchamacallits w/ audible to 8

    TOBIT Q

    Mosey to bus loop

    Tree Line Escalator (Add a tree and an exercise each round, repeat exercises in reverso)

    1 Burpee, 2 2ct Lunges, 3 Freddie Mercurys, 4 Squats, 5 Merkins

    LOOSE GOOSE Q

    Mosey back to field behind school

    Ark Loader – Bear Crawl, Flamingo Walk, Crab Walk Backward, Bunny Hop, Crab Walk Forward, Duck Walk

    Plankorama After Each Animal

    HANDSHAKE Q

    Mosey to playground

    4 Sets of 8 Pull-ups

    Mosey back to VSF

    Numberama, Nameorama, COT

    MOLESKIN

    YHC awoke several times throughout the night with thoughts of a hot potato Q running through his head.  With that, a perfect time to drop some whatchamacallits on unsuspecting victims.  Unfortunately, Handshake knew what was coming and YHC didn’t get to enjoy seeing the PAX turn from laughter to horror.  Goose told a story from a former life with paid personal trainers where movements such as the whatchamacallits with a heavier rep followed by lighter reps in higher volume suck blood into the muscle causing it to grow quickly.  YHC thinks there’s probably a great Saab joke about blood, sucking, and muscles growing quickly in there.  After the shoulder destruction, YHC tossed to Tobit with the prompt, maybe do some legs now?  Solid work by all, great to be back at Twin Team and always a pleasure to fight the good fight with such high-quality men.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    There are a couple of openings in F3RVA Fantasy Football.  Contact EF Hutton if interested.

    Probably something YHC is forgetting.

  • Kind of Just Backed Into It

    24 – Now that has to be a record of sorts.  Great weather brings out great runners.

    YHC went over the routes a couple of times with a mixed degree of reception from the Pax.  It turned out to be effective as no one was lost.

    To put all route questions to rest, here is a picture of the six mile route.  5s turned at Broad St and 4s at Monument.

    Fudd took us out.

    NMS

    YHC wanted to revisit Broad Street, but after a show last night at Agecroft, Windsor Farms was calling as well.  Here is a route to do both!

    It was great to run with Fireman Ed and Ponch as it was Ponch’s first RAMM and Ed’s return after some time away from the roads.

    Announcements:

    • Summer Tour is still underway.  Not too late to start.
    • Puppy Pile this Saturday at 7:05 at Carillon
    • August 3 – Amateur RAMM Gears part deux.  Rumor has it that No Tools will provide guidance in the repair of our old bikes.  See him for details.
    • “Dirt Church” Sunday mountain biking is in full effect.  See No Tools.
    • CSAUP late October – Running loops around Forest Hill Park; one an hour.  Last man standing takes all.

    Always Be Tapering,

    Lockjaw

     

  • Not for the Soft

    A noble and mighty group of warriors clanged around some heavy metal in optimal conditions this morning.  Here is how it went down:

     

    • COP
      • 25 SSH
      • 20 invisible jump rope
      • 20 Russian soldiers
      • 15 cherry pickers
      • 11 2x merkins
      • 15 Scorpion kicks
      • 25 2x LBC
      • 10 Helicopters
    • Weighted carry towards the practice fields with a brief stop for a one-man triple check
      • 15 donkey kicks
      • Bear crawl across the walkway
      • 15 lawnmower pulls – each arm
    • Weighted carry to the lush practice field for 4 corners – 10, 15, 20, 25 reps at each corner, with weighted carry between stops
      • High pulls
      • Haloes
      • KB swings
      • Sit ‘n presses
      • Weighted squats
      • Heels to heaven (buoyed by KB)
    • Weighted carry back to parking lot for COT with YHC taking us out

    Welcome to Circus Maximus Ponch, and welcome back Rosie and EF Hutton!  As always, good to see some new faces join the circus over this summer.  Solid work by both men.  25 lb. KB was like lifting a feather for Ponch.  Rosie shows up with 35 lbs, enough said.  YHC is a big fan of the summer tour!

    YHC was on a conference call at his office at midnight, getting minimal sleep prior to Circus.  Johnsonville was a no-show, sucked in by the fart sack.  A few more of these, and his handle might need to be changed to Charmin, because he is getting soft.  See you soon J-ville!

    All in all, strong work from the PAX.  Hope you feel this one in the morning.   God is good all the time!

    Attila

  • Timberwolf Visitors

    A beautiful morning lured five men out to Timberwolf, including several first-time visitors.

    Shakedown opened the morning with the COP.  Oyster lead us on two four corners trips around the football field with merkins, jump squats, burpees, and WW II sit ups thrown in for fun. Kubota found a hill off to the side for clock merkins. YHC lead us back to the blacktop for copperhead squats and curtsy lunges followed by a lot of ab exercises.  Bag Phone used the tennis courts for running, Carioca, backwards running and bear crawls. We finished with partner leg tosses and a burpee shuffle.

    Moleskin

    It was great to meet Bag Phone, a college friend of Phonics who started F3 only a month ago and has already posted nine times. Way to commit. Oyster lives around the corner but Thursdays are not usually a good morning, glad you could make it. Shakedown had been at the inaugural Timberwolf session. Kubota and YHC had never been. As we finished the sun light up the clouds in an outburst of colors. It was a great way to welcome the day.

    Swiper

     

  • Back on the Trails

    TYA is back Stateside and he wanted to hit the trails. So the trails we hit on a beautiful evening.  South to North trail 7 mile loop = boom !

    Great to have you back in town TYA – enjoyed the run ..

    BRR is right around the corner boys – let’s  get those extra miles in ….

  • Monkey Humpers – On Me!

    An impressive 23 showed up for this week’s Mary.  Perfect weather and not your average summer morning.

    Mosey to the soccer field for COP.

    • Don Quixote
    • Arm Circles
    • Russian Soldiers
    • Imperial Walkers
    • SSH
    • 5 Burpees

    Line up on the end  zone of the field and form two columns for Bode Miller.  Pax planks head to toe while the “six” bunny hops up the column in a serpentine fashion.  Inchworm your way down the line to the other end of the field.

    Next up was the Beast with modifications.  YHC would name an exercise and call on a member of the Pax to be the restrictor plate setting the cadence with an emphasis on FORM.  The Pax could not move forward until the restrictor plate called it.  Certain members of the Pax took this as meaning to increase the quantity as well.

    • Merkins – Swirly
    • Copperhead Squats – Keymaster
    • Box Cutters – Hardywood
    • Carolina Dy Docks – Vinny
    • Monkey Humpers – Handshake
    • Flutter Kicks – Mr. Holland

    Line up again on the end zone in two columns for the Tunnel of Love.  The Pax planks and forms a tunnel that the  “six” army crawls through.  Two times through and Al Gore.

    Mosey back to the small field on the side for some Mary – American Hammers and the 10 burpees.

    Hardywood took us out.

    NMS

    Great turn out today and it was terrific to see so many FNGs.  YHC renamed FNG “Townie” to “Mason Dixon”.  Feels like a better fit.

    Quote of the day has to be today’s backblast title from Handshake.  When YHC asked him to lead the Monkey Humper leg of the Beast, he responded with a “Monkey Humpers on Me!” response.  The Pax’s response must has jostled him somewhat as he was quiet as a whisper for calling cadence.  YHC has a feeling Swirly will be giving corporate lessons on presence later today.  It’s all in good fun.

    Time to Taper,

    Lockjaw

     

  • Your gauge or mine?

    Four road warriors fought the the rush hour traffic for today’s field trip AO.  We arrived at Triple Crossing Fulton, exchanged stories and we were off.  A couple quick road name changes and we were on New Osbourne Trpk.  Dodging traffic, no shoulder, and a surprisingly long hill we persevered.

    YHC had a cut through along the railroad tracks in mind, but there were all kinds of foreboding signs.  The Pax informed the Q that another Pax member (aka the Deli Llama) had been ticketed for messing with CSX and we elected to continue on our known path.  Eventually, we intersected Old Osbourne Trpk and the Capital Trail.  We headed east beyond the historical marker commemorating Lincoln’s arrival in Richmond with his brief stop over at the Route 5 7-11.  It would appear that a Slurpee and Big Bite has a timeless appeal.

    Just beyond this marker, we retraced our steps to the makeshift AO.

    NMS

    It seems Offshore just missed us.  He was inside with some friends enjoying the local beverages and awaiting our arrival.  He gets Big Data credit since he biked there and biked home to the West End.  That’s either mad props or a Whisky Tango Foxtrot.  Probably a little of both.

    Conversation was what one would expect when you get data scientist, IT professionals, accountants, and accountants of IT professionals together with beverages.  Offshore’s friends among these ranks, we rediscovered history (seems the gauge of train tracks was not a standard until the middle of the Civil War), fully embraced the metric system in all its splendor, and realized there were two degrees of separation between the Mars Rover miscalculation and Osama Bin Laden within this Pax.

    Always Be Tapering,

    Lockjaw

  • Guatemalan MumbleChatter

    YHC woke up at 0520 to some extremely loud noise outside of window.  YHC knew he was going back to sleep so YHC woke TYA for a run.  We covered a little over 4 miles and experienced some of the craziest weather.

    NMS : YHC still does not know what the loud sound was, but it made sure YHC was up for the last run of the week.  With the long work week complete, YHC and TYA knew we would not much time for another workout, with plans for criss-crossing Guatemala to explore ancient Mayan ruins, zip-lining, and travel home.  As we left our home base, the PAX took a left at the main road and continued uphill for a little more than 2 miles.  As we progressed up in elevation, we experienced running through the middle of many clouds, causing increased difficult visibility conditions.  Additionally, the temps dropped dramatically to the point where YHC wished he had gloves and long sleeves.  Upon seeing two crazy men, some of the villagers asked the PAX jokingly if we were hot, as the villagers were bundled up in winter coats and caps.  Guatemalan mumblechatter from the natives.  Not to be outdone in the mumblechatter, TYA responded in kind.  TYA responded in Spanish, so YHC assumes he was being a smart ass.

    Circle K