Category: Richmond, VA

  • It’s a 12 days Tradition

    14 Christmas revelers posted at NoToll for what has now become a tradition at NoToll, the annual Rosie led 12 days of Christmas.  What better day than 12/12 to go through the routine, not only at NoToll but across RVA.

    THANG

    Warmup with 12 SSH, 12 IW, 12 DQ

    Mosey to the Pavilion for the 12 days – you know how it goes

    • 1 Dozen LBCs
    • 2 Sprints across the field (go the left field to avoid the snow)
    • 3 Diamond Merkins
    • 4 Imperial Squat Walkers
    • 5 “Golden” Burpees
    • 6 Dips
    • 7 Lunges (each leg)
    • 8 Decline Merkins
    • 9 American Hammers IC
    • 10 Flutter Kicks IC
    • 11 Reverse Crunches IC – Audible to new YHC fave Crunchy Frogs
    • 12 Broad Jump Burpees

    Mosey to the flag for a 10 merkin ring of fire (plenty of flair), Superman,  37 Freddie Mercuries varied speed

    NMM

    Little did the PAX know that Honeydo had the idea to coordinate with YHC to organize a RVA region-wide 12 days of Christmas with Honeydo, Lab Rat and Splinter all helping at the various Tuesday AOs.  Thanks for pushing the Christmas agenda fellas.  A  Tuckahoe Takeover twitter blast alerted a few of the PAX that were familiar with this workout that something was afoot.  Shakedown arrived in full Tacky/Zombie Christmas gear ready to take on the morning.  Posh was sporting the Christmas t-shirt too.  The PAX crushed it today and left us with a little more time than the last 2 years.  YHC decided to keep the PAX dry and use the Pavilion for the base camp and the fields soak up the water fairly well.  No special meaning to the 37 Freddie Mercuries despite the PAX trying to discern meaning, only going until time is up.

    Thanks to the PAX for providing the vocals along the way with Flatline and Hardywood leading the way.  EF Hutton was back on the southside to participate.  Along with DK, they are the only 2 that have received all 3 years of 12 days beatdowns at NoToll.  Extra credit goes to Honeydo for Qing this year and Wedding Singer for posting the first 2 years and enduring Splinter’s Interval Spider Run version.

    • Viral hosting a tour of the Tool Bank Thursday at 0830.  See him for details.  EF Hutton is a HC so go if you want to check out the tool bank or see EF without a do-rag.
    • Shakedown VQ 12/28 at 45MOM – others looking to VQ? the signups for 2018 is up if you scroll down on the Q sheet

    YHC had a great time this morning and aside from all the fun got a great workout in.  I appreciate the opportunity to lead.

  • 12 Days travels well

    6 steady PAX posted to Heartbreak Ridge to enjoy the worst kept secret of the 12 Days of Christmas beatdown. Just because PAX knew it was coming did not stop it from sucking. 12 days on 12/12 has a nice ring to it.

    COP- 12 of everything – SSH, Don Qs, Flutterkicks, Merkins, Imperial Walkers.

    Mosey to baseball field for THE THANG

    1 Dozen LBCs, 2 Sprint of the field, 3 Diamond Merkins, 4 Imperial Squat Walkers, 5 Burpees, 6 Carolina Drydocks, 7 Lunges, 8 Plerkins, 9 American Hammers, 10 Flutterkicks, 11 Reverse Crunches, 12 Broad Jump Burpees.

    NMS- YHC thinks only Loose Goose and YHC had actually experienced this beating from Rosie in years past at NoToll. Why not try to import this beatdown to the West End. We ran 2 min long to complete the full 12 days ladder. All the Pax were glad YHC had obtained proper corporate approval from Rosie.

    The 12 Days took a while as our field is longer to run. Derkins were changed out for Plerkins as we had a lack of benches. Note to Pax when doing Plerkins find Ronnie.

    Lots of Mumblechatter about counting during various segments. Loose Goose had an opinion about every count somehow. Guess Steelers fans are going to be a little mouthy this week, God only know what will happen if they actually beat the Pats this weekend.

    Good to have Offshore back at Heartbreak Ridge. He had his own take on the theme by dressing as Mr. Snowmiser in all tight silver attire.

    During the 11 rounds of runs across the field nobody was able to find a dry path across. Plenty of soggyness at HBR, which made it all the more fun.

    Announcements – Mr Holland has Christmas Q at Hoedown. Be there.  HDHH at the Answer next Wednesday 12/20.

     

  • 10 Days of Spider Run Christmas

    Nine spider runners shed their reflective vests and headlamps for a long awaited Splinter interval Q. This iteration lined up with the theme of the day, proliferating Rosie’s 12 days across all AOs. We only celebrated 10 days. Here’s how it went down:

    Run by the lake, up the steps, across the bridge to the plush intramural field. Line up on the endline for:

    Day 1: Run to the goal box line and back, 12 LBCs
    Day 2: Run to the 20 yard line then repeat day 1, 12 mountain climbers
    Day 3: Run to the midfield line then repeat day 2, 12 diamond merkins
    Day 4: Run to the far 20 yard line then repeat day 3, 12 imperial squat walkers
    Day 5: Run to the far goal box line then repeat day 4, 12 burpees
    Day 6: Run to the full field then repeat day 5, 12 dips
    Day 7: Run to the goal box line and run backwards back to the line then repeat day 6, 12 lunges
    Day 8: Run to the 20 yard line and run backwards back to the line then repeat day 7, 12 merkins
    Day 9: Run to the midfield line and run backwards back to the line then repeat day 8, 12 american hammers
    Day 10: Run to the far 20 yard line and run backwards back to the line then repeat day 8, 12 flutter kicks

    Mosey back to the VSF where Fudd took us out.

    The Spider Run regulars have been anticipating interval training every time YHC shows up to Q the run. When YHC announced neither reflective gear nor illumination was necessary, the PAX acknowledged with a collective sneer. Here were the highlights:

    – Sippy Cup was finally able to work in backwards running during regulation time. Normally, he brings this out in OT and makes the rest of us feel inadquate.
    – Marv is slowly trying to figure out how to run to the AO from his new domicile. Mumblechatter denoted a possible flip of his current house.
    – Singer is excited for HDHH next Wednesday, providing time for him to reflect on his first training run of the year. The man has come a long way from his 1.5 mile training run before the last HDHH at The Answer. You’ve come a long way in 9 months.
    – TYA was noticably quite this AM. Perhaps it was the crescent moon.
    – BT has a coworker’s spouse going under the knife today for a significant surgery. Thoughts and prayers.
    – Saab had his fill of intervals and ditched the PAX on the way back to the flag for a quick jaunt home. He was thankful for “a whole lotta suck”
    – Swirly continues to battle back with ailing feet. The consensus was the intramural field was quite posh. Perhaps a Spider boot camp is in the works?
    – Fudd is pounding sexy again. #SEXY
    – Splinter appreciates the PAX entertaining today’s variation of the 12 days.

    Till next time.

    Splinter

  • Twelve Days of Christmas DaVille Style

    …and some parts to a Mustang GT.  Thank You, Jeff Foxworthy, I can no longer hear the original song without that final line ringing clear in my ears.  Wait, what’s the original version again?

    Anyways, 6 Davillians showed up unsure what they were getting in to.  Little did they know that Rosie had hired assassins….one silent and one not so much….to cover all the boot camps on this glorious day.  Twelve days (give or take) until Christmas and also Rosie’s VQ Anniversary.  Lab Rat humbly took up the charge for his home town DaVille, and here is how we celebrated on the North Side:

    Parking Lot Tracers (obviously)

    COP- 12 SSH, 12 IW, 12 DQ

    THANG- (copied and pasted from original workout 2 years ago)

    Just like the song, do the first exercise, then do the 2nd and 1st together, then do the 3rd, 2nd and 1st and continue through all 12 “days”.  The exercises were as follows:

    Day 1 – Dozen LBCs (144 total)

    Day 2 – 2 Sprints across the field (22 total)

    Day 3 – 3 Diamond Merkins (30 total)

    Day 4 – 4 Imperial Squat Walkers (36 total)

    Day 5 – 5 “Golden” Burpees (40 total)

    Day 6 – 6 Dips (42 total)

    Day 7 – 7 Lunges (each leg) (42 each leg)

    Day 8 – 8 Decline merkins (40 total)

    Day 9 – 9 American Hammer IC (36 total)

    Day 10 – 10 Flutter kicks IC (30 total)

    Day 11 – 11 Reverse crunches IC (22 total)

    Day 12 – 12 Broad jump burpees (52 total burpees)

    Indian Run (burpees mandatory with this group of Sugar Ray’s) back to flag

    1 minute of “happy feet”

    NMS-

    At 1 minute to go, Lab Rat looked around the circle and thought “Oh Shit”….he was the least in-shape dude here, and it wasnt close.  Ever heard the term “lead from the back”?  Yeah, didnt think so.  Luckily, they were also all gentlemen and didnt make fun of me finishing up while they stood in Al Gore.  Usually as a Q, when I ask someone for a 10 count, it is for a particular reason….like if I see someone lagging a bit.  This morning I was asking for 10 counts to give the track time to stop spinning!

    I definitely knew that I had been to a Rosie led Q this morning, although with a little Lab Rat flair thrown in.  Singing was pretty awful, but it eased the pain. Special thanks to Rounders for his “pelvic” light so I could read the Weinke.

    It was great to be back at DaVille!

     

    Lab Rat Apologizes…

    Happy Hour is next Wednesday at The Answer.  I assume Honey Do will be shooting out a pre-blast.

     

  • Dashing through the snow

    YHC and Mudface were the Pax, and did our normal run/walk workout, with some trail clearing thrown in as well.  Didn’t get quite as far as normal due to this and having to slow down at times for snowy patches which had turned icy, about 3.4 miles were completed.  There was some mumble chatter about not looking forward to running in sub 30 temps, but the consensus is that since we are just smart enough to do situps, etc. in that temp running should be easy!

     

  • A 4Q mismash

    4 regulars arrived in the gloom for what is becoming a Batteau tradition–a Hot Potato Q.  We began with:

    COP

    Swirly Q:  SSH, Imperial walkers, Don Quixote, Merkins, LBCs, Flutter Kicks.

    Then head to the circle–run around circle and then do 10 Dips, 10 incline merkins on picnic benches.  Repeat 2x, increasing reps by 10 each time.

    Bleeder Q:  Head to tennis courts for a series of double wide court suicides (5 touches each suicide).  Regular suicide, Forward-backwards suicide, Lunge across, backwards lunge back.  All backwards suicide, Regular suicide.

    Sippy Q:  Jump diagonal sideways forward and backwards between side line and doubles side line across court and back.  Repeat, hopping on one leg this time.  Jog a lap. Then Agility Dots (jump to 4 corners of a small imaginary box jumping in an hourglass pattern).   Both legs, clockwise (10x), Both legs counterclockwise (10x).  Right leg clockwise and counterclockwise (2 times 5x), then left leg (2 times 5x).  Take a lap. Broad jump across both courts and back.  Lunge across both courts, backwards lunge back.

    Bootleg Q:  4 corners:  Merkins 20, 15,10, 5.  WW2s 20, 15, 10, 5.  Burpees, 4,3,2,1.

    Mosey to flag for a ring of fire.

    COT:  Bleeder took us out.

    Naked Moleskin.

    Lots of leg work today, including the agility dots which require a bit of coordination and stabilizing muscles.  There was a bit of flopping around. We also avoided the snow.

    Swirly took us right into the wind to start the workout–there was some griping about this.  Bleeder got him back by running the suicides–ask Swirly about the powerful combination of foot blisters and suicides.  Bleeder is getting fast and pushed YHC on quite a few occasions today.  YHC (Sippy) cannot run backwards fast, or lunge forwards fast.  But he can run forwards fast and lunge backwards fast.  Weird.  Bootleg’s persistence is paying off–his suicide runs were speedy.

    It was a good morning, gentlemen.

  • You can always count on Rosie…

    As thoughts of remaining in the warm car rushed through YHC’s head, the dream was shattered by the piercing headlights of Rosie’s pathfinder…well, time to get to work.  Two River Run locals, broke free from the warmth, let their knees feel the cold breeze and took off toward Twin Team Hill – but opted to hook a Right and head for flatter streets.  Down to YHC’s neighborhood and looped back across Robious for the “North” side loop.  4 miles for YHC – with an early exit for a case of the Santa Brunch Revenge, while Rosie clocked nearly 5 miles.  All in all a good start to the week.

    Rosie has the Q at NoToll tomorrow – should be a doozy!  Don’t miss it.

  • 40-Year old V

    18 Strong Gathered at Hoedown for a 40 year old’s VQ…. Conditions on the field for 4 corners were, well, Slurpee like…Here’s how it went down:

    COP

    Side Straddle Hop (20 count)

    Merkins (10 count)

    Flutter Kicks (15 count)

    LBC’s (15 count)

    THANG:

    -Take a long lap around the neighborhood, back up to the field behind school

    -4 Corners (4 times around = 40, 30, 20, and then 10 count)

    Corner 1 = LBC’s

    Corner 2 = Mtn. Climbers

    Corner 3 = Merkins

    Corner 4 = Squats

    -Mosey to the bottom of Lindsay (15 lunge steps) stop do 3 burpees all the way to the top…Modify, 10 burpees, sprint to top of Lindsay.

    -DORA planned, not enough time

    -Circle up, Ring of Fire and Mary..

     

    NMS –

    First of all, thanks for all of the support guys!  Special thanks to EF Hutton and Splinter for pre-workout advice.

    Kubota and YHC showed up 15 mins early, YHC was feeling what must be normal butterflies for a VQ.  This feeling was not diminished when we noticed a heavy police presence in the school parking lot.  EF Hutton got out of his vehicle next to us and indicated that his car window had just been tapped (followed by a bright light directed at his face by one of Henrico’s finest ).  After EFH explained that he wasn’t the one who set off the school alarm they decided to back off (although police presence continued to loom).

    YHC’s name is derived from an event that took place when I was 17 and 10 months old.  As FUDD explained over a year ago during my FNG introduction, I was literally put into handcuffs in front of the Tuckahoe 7-Eleven for the use of tobacco (parents had to come pick me up etc.).  Was the police presence today indeed coincidental?

    YHC quickly cast these memories aside, and proceeded to have a blast leading this group of great men.  YHC looks forward to doing it again soon, thanks again for the support fellas!

     

     

    Numberama, Name Aroma, Splinter took us out.

    Announcements..…

    -HoneyDo – Next Week Wed Happy Hour at the Answer Brewpub.

    -Viral = Thursday evening get together for community service planning (contact Viral).

    -Kubota = Xmas giving opportunity coming up (contact him for details).

     

  • Black Ice: A heavy metal tribute band

    Six intrepid souls dusted off the tights and gloves for a post-snow run.  Trails are a mess, so we opted for a less muddy route:

    Route- Up Boulevard to Cary, over to 1st street and down to Belle Isle.  Head upstream and around Belle Isle, then cross over to Maintenance Access road.  Up the hill to Nickle Bridge and home.

    NMS-

    Early on in the run we discovered to truths:  1)  TYA’s M hates the term “Black Ice”.  2)  FNG Whistle Blower’s Mr. does not feel the same….he wants to start up a heavy metal band bearing the same name.  Rock on!

    Later at breakfast, we discovered Saab knows where milk comes from, but he was a little shy to explain it with Whistle Blower present.  She (a mother of 2) might not know yet.  It DOES NOT come from soy beans.

    Great to have WB finally join us…she was forced to endure TYA and Lab Rat for 12 hours at a race in September.  She earned her name by the race requiring all runners to carry a whistle with them during the event.

    Great to have Flashdance out for a Sunday run.  Keep on coming, we’ll do trails soon.

    Offshore and Lab Rat had a blast sliding across the bridges this morning!  Roads were good, but bridges were not.

    Lab Rat apologizes.

  • What’s difference between Sippy Cup and Jesus…

    22 Warriors and 1 Wonder Woman 2.0 said the snow wasn’t going to stop them this morning to post at the first snow workout of the season (aka Snowpile)

    This is how it went down:

    Slaughter Start – 20 Burpees OYO

    Mosey to the circle next to the amphitheater 

    COP

    • SSH
    • Plank Jacks
    • LBC’s
    • American Hammers
    • DQ
    • Arm Circles
    THANG

    Donkey Wall

    On the brink wall across from the amphitheater the following was completed:

    • Donkey Kicks x 5, Mountain Donkeys (2 count) x 5, Jack Ass Merkins x 5 (plank for the six)
    • Donkey Kicks x 10, Mountain Donkeys (2 count) x 10, Jack Ass Merkins x 10 (plank for the six)
    • Donkey Kicks x 15, Mountain Donkeys (2 count) x 15, Jack Ass Merkins x 15

    Squat-O-Rama for the six then 20 count hold in “Helix” squat

    Love Hill

    Starting a the bottom the Q calls out a exercise and the PAX continues until the Q says “run”. Q then calls out another exercise. Rinse and repeat until the whole PAX reaches the gate

    Plank-O-Rama for the six then 10 count hold in elbow plank

    Amphitheater Fun

    Skull Crushers – From the bottom to top start with 1 up to 18 (Decline Plank-o-rama for the six)

    Decline Merkins – From the top to bottom start with 18 down to 1 (Squat-O-Rama for the six, audible to join Sippy during his last 4 sets)

    Rusty Cage

    Split in two groups; first group does 10 Burp-Ups and second group does 10 Jerkins then switch (plank-o-rama for the six then 10 count hold in elbow plank)

    Scout run in two lines back to the SF then AYG called for the last 200 yards

    Numberama, Namerama, YHC took us out. 

    MOLESKIN

    Not only was YHC glad to be back at Dogpile but what an honor it was to lead during the first snow workout of season. YHC showed up at least 20 minutes early expecting of course to see big blue but was happy to also see others ready to go as well.

    Attire for these festivities varied. The guy from Buffalo dressed for the snow apocalypse while Hardywood looked like he was ready for a trip to Hawaii in his beach speedo

    Other great things YHC learned today:

    • Donkey Wall  was differently one of those that looks better on paper
    • You shouldn’t be afraid of the big dogs, its the little ones you have to worry about
    • What’s the difference between Sippy Cup and Jesus? One is perfect the other is a Carpenter
    • Helix squats should be called regular squats. Everything else is just bull sh*t
    • Don’t talk about how beet juice helps your system while K2 is eating
    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    • See Viral for assistance with Non Profit Tool Bank
    • Congrats to everyone that finished the Bear Creek 10 miler last week and to Swirly/TYA on the ultra race
    • YHC is proud to announce that him and is M are excepting their second child in June

    SPIT ON THAT!!