Category: Richmond, VA

  • Pre-Blast: 4-Year F3RVA Convergence Celebration on Saturday, September 22 at Dogpile

    Pre-Blast: 4-Year F3RVA Convergence Celebration on Saturday, September 22 at Dogpile

    Four years ago after 3 Pre-Launch workouts, the first F3RVA bootcamp was held on Saturday, September 20 with a PAX of 24.  Click here to view the 9/20/14 Backblast.  Four years later, we celebrate the success of F3RVA with a convergence at Dogpile that will include a bootcamp, a run, and a 2nd F cookout.

    4 Year Convergence Schedule of Event for Saturday, September 22, 2018

    • 6 AM – Bootcamp
    • 7:15 AM – VITA Course Run
    • 8 AM – Cookout at Dogwood Dell

    About the VITA Course RUN

    • 4 lap race around the VITA Course (About 3.6 miles)
    • Participants will be divided into at least 4 teams.
    • Cross Country style scoring will be used.  The first finisher will receive 1 point.  The 2nd will receive 2 and so on.  Add up your team points.  Lowest score wins.
    • We do need non-runners for this event as well to assist with scoring, water, the cookout, etc.

    Additional details about the convergence will be released over the next few weeks.

    Gotta Run!

    Phonics

     

     

  • UR Water Skiing Team

    The Routes:

    4 Milers

    5 Milers

    6 Milers

     

    NMS

    The lake has mysterious floating flashing markers not unlike maritime navigational aides.  Perhaps UR now has a water skiing team on the lake?

    The heat wasn’t a factor today as much as the humidity.  This team is BRR strong.  Speaking of which, they need one additional driver.  See TYA if you want to submit an application.

    Time to Taper,

    Lockjaw

  • BRR Driver

    Want to see the world (Ok, VA and NC), get some great swag (not kidding about this one here), and go on a free vacation with the boys….Well, your in luck.  We need another driver for the BRR.  Anyone interested.  Leave thursday the 6th of September and return that Sunday…

    First come first served.

    TYA

  • Check that AO box

    4 men rejected the fartsack and figured out a new traffic pattern to make it to Tomato Run.

    The two visitors put in 5.5 miles going behind the school and through Honey Meadows.  YHC and Mudface again missed the trails due to rain, and figured out we haven’t been able to do them at all this summer.  YHC got the Q because when Mudface asked “Who’s got the Q today?” YHC answered “I’ve got no idea” then immediately face palmed.  oh well.

    It was good to see Rosie again and meet Swiper, hope to see you guys at the Convergence on Labor Day!

    No Idea

     

  • Punisher Digest – Triskaidekaphilia

    A PAX of six posted for the most recent episode of the Punisher.  Apologies to all for not posting the backblast sooner.  You were there.  It wasn’t your imagination.  Lab Rat reminded YHC on Saturday that everyone reads the backblasts.  More on that later.

    Anyway, for Monday, 8/13, following a brief warmup with some of the usual, we moseyed to the shady front yard rolled into the Thirteen Acres Baker’s Dozen with 13 rounds of 13 exercises – Merkins, Squats, Hello Dollys, Wide Grip Merkins, Forward Lunges, Rosalitas, Close Grip Merkins, Back Lunges, Freddie Mercurys, Carolina Dry Docks, Side Lunges, Flutter Kicks, and LBCs.  We started with 13 reps of the first exercise and 7 of each of the others.  For the next round, the 13 reps moved to the second exercise with 7 of all of the others.  And so on plus all of the exercises were single count.

    Surprisingly, we had a few minutes left of the 45 and completed a Triple Check starting at the school gym wall with People’s Chair, Elbow Plank and a mosey to a nearby tree and back.  We finished with some stretching, and a COT and YHC took us out.

    Welcome to FNG Strawberry (long time Mets fan) and thanks to Nightcrawler for headlocking.  Good seeing Honey Do and EF Hutton, too, both of whom had already received their Punisher passport stamp earlier but were back for more.  Thanks also to Tricycle for coming out.

    Announcements:  Convergence on Labor Day at Three Lakes Park and CSAUP on October 20th.  Additional details on F3rva.org.  Also Gumbo is leading Breaking Bread this coming Sunday and is looking for additional volunteers see F3rva.org for information, too.

    Testing Lab Rat’s assertion.  So FC Barcelona had a match with Deportivo Alaves on Saturday, 8/18.  In watching some of this match, YHC searched the interwebs for information on Alaves as I’m not familiar with all of the clubs in La Liga.  So what does this have to do with F3?  If you start with the Wikipedia entry for Deportivo Alaves, who can make it to the entry for Merkin in as few links as possible solely using Wikipedia hyperlinks.  BTW, Merkin doesn’t mean pushup.  For those that didn’t know, don’t cheat and search for that first.  Let the discovery wash over you.  A $10 gift card to Stir Crazy Cafe – a coffee joint at the heart of Bellevue and within 3 or so blocks of the Punisher AO if you can chart your Wikipedia link between the two in as few links as possible and first to post about it.  Post your path in the backblast comments.

     

     

     

  • The Evil Twin

    YHC arrived, first on scene, wondering who would appear and my, still raining!! YHC was on vacation last week with sunny skies and one 10 minute rain shower! Really…….the PAX immediately started to roll in. Good to see the PAX members arrive and few training for the BRR and one FNG awaiting Shakedown, last in! YHC explained the route with 2 groups-4 and 5 milers.

    The route=up Twin Team and R on Brigstock. 4 milers run to Helmsley and back to AO. 5 milers run to the end of Brigstock and back to the AO. Bam, 0530===3 PAX members turning out 4 and 5 turning out 5.

    Mumblechatter was good in the 5 mile pack and the pace was 9 minute miles. Great work PAX. 4 milers did a great job too as 5 milers did not catch.

    Numer-ama, Name-r-ama, Welcome FNG Brad aka Pipeline. Announcements: Puppy Pile Saturday, 0700, see Marv. Convergence Labor Day, see Spit.

    YHC took us out.

    NMS=Honeymoon and Bleeder churning miles for the BRR. Nice work and keep logging miles. Lug Nut states, ” I have done two.” Way to log miles as well Lug.

    Shakedown and Pipeline are buddies who work for the Evil Twins, Dominion Power and VDOT,  with environmental protection. So 5 mile group mumblechatter back in bound involved THE pipeline-who, what, when, where, how? Thanks for the intel, Pipeline. And WELCOME!!! Keep posting and it only gets better!

    4 mile group crushed their run! And YHC is sure the mumblechatter was even better!

    Monday morning run is superb. Great run and continue the greatness throughout the week!!

    Only those who post understand.

    Loud and Proud,

    Flatline

  • Breaking Bread This Sunday – Looking for 1 or 2 volunteers

    Gents –

    If you have not been to a Breaking Bread, or if you haven’t been back for a while, consider coming with me and my 2.0s this Sunday.

    I have the Q for the upcoming Breaking Bread this Sunday, 8/26.  It is a great 2nd/3rd F opportunity from 5:00/5:15 until about 7:30 p.m. at The Daily Planet (180 East Belt Boulevard, Richmond, VA 23234).  We will be preparing/bringing and serving dinner to patients recovering from illness or injury or surgery in the Medical Respite Program.  I’m looking for a couple volunteers to attend with me and help out.

    Not sure what the menu will be, but if you are able to help out contact me at 804-687-0120 or respond in the comments.

    Thanks!

  • 8-20-19-37-81

    8 weekend warriors, including 1 FNG, broke the hold and didn’t let the crazy thunder last night keep them from posting to Batteau this morning to start the work-week the only way we know how…in the gloom.  Gumbo made a long-overdue return to Batteau and took the Q in order to pay a little honor to his father who would have been 81 today…and Gumbo’s pops was no runner, so YHC needed to Q a bootcamp beatdown to be sure.  It went a little something like this:

    Mosey through the darkness down to the Reedy Creek via the hill of ill repute.  Circle up at the bottom of the hill for a quick disclaimer and COP, all IC, including:

    • DQs x 8
    • Helicopterx x 20
    • Cotton Pickers x 19
    • SSHs x 37
    • LBCs x 81 — whew, that was a lot of LBCs

    THE THANG

    Circle the Creek – lap around the creek stopping at each lamp post, whether lit or not, and do 10 merkins at every other lamp post and 10 2-ct flutterkicks at the other ones.  Plank for the six.

    Given our PAX at 8, YHC needed 1 more prop for the next exercise so  he left the PAX in Swirly’s capable hands for some ab work while waiting for the six and YHC ran back up the hill to his vehicle.  Meet the PAX at the tennis courts.  Box Cutters for the six.

    4 Corners Circuit  – 2 PAX at each corner, exercises as follows:

    Round 1:

    • Corner 1 (2 jump ropes) – each PAX member completes 30 jump rope revolutions.  When both are done, call SWITCH and the PAX moseys to the next corner.
    • Corner 2 = Mountain Climbers
    • Corner 3 = Freddie Mercuries
    • Corner 4 (2 Kettle Bells) = KB squats.
    • At the end of round 1 plank in your corner, then entire PAX bearcrawl to the center-net and perform 10 merkins in cadence, then bear crawl to your next corner for Round 2.

    Round 2:

    • same exercises as Round 1
    • At the end of Round 2 – lunge to center-net and perform 20 Imperial Walkers in cadence, then mosey to your next corner for Round 3.

    Round 3:

    • Corner 1 = each PAX member completes 25 jump rope revolutions, consecutively.  If you mess up, start over.  You may choose 5 penalty burpees if you can’t get 25 in a row, but your partner has to do them with you.
    • Corners 2-4: Same as Rounds 1 and 2.
    • At the end of Round 3 – broad jump to center net, 20 American Hammers in cadence

    ROF – hold plank, 1 PAX does 10 merkins, next PAX in the circle is jumping rope, pass when 10 merkins are done and finish when everyone has done merkins and jump rope.

    1 Minute of Superman and time was up.

    Mosey back to the Flag for COT, COR, NOR and YHC took us out.

    Announcements:

    • Puppy Pile on Saturday after Dogpile – Marv has the Q
    • Breaking Bread – Sunday evening 5-7/7:30 – Gumbo has the Q.  Looking for 1 or 2 others to help out.
    • Labor Day Convergence at 3 Lakes Park at 0700.  Be there.  Bring your SF and a mug for coffeeteria afterwards.
    • BRR is right around the corner – the guys are looking for a second driver.  Talk to TYA or Swirly if you can commit.
    • CSAUP 10/20 – miles and beers and maybe Kubota manning the grill….seriously, does it get any better?  Well, maybe – let’s find a way to get some football on TV…BAM!

    NMS:

    Batteau is the DEEP GLOOM for sure.  A different kind of darkness there.  A great AO and worthy of the trip if you have not made it over there.  Great group of guys this morning.  It was nice to meet ABBA and Crossroads and of course, Periscope (FNG – Jim).

    Naming was a challenge this morning and the neurons were not firing in YHC’s brain, so after some reflection on the drive home, YHC settled on Periscope for Jim’s F3 Name alluding to Jim’s time serving in the Navy as an intel officer on a Submarine.   Welcome Periscope.

    Thanks for coming out guys and for letting me lead.  I knew the 81 LBCs were going to stink but I just wanted to do a little  something to remember my father this morning.  November will be six years since he passed away.  I still feel his presence and remember him daily.  I miss him dearly, but I know he is smiling down on me and my family.  Love you, Pops!

    Great work this morning guys – way to push through and give max effort!  I won’t wait so long to return to Batteau!

    Have a great Monday fellas.

    No More Gumbo For You!

  • Back in the Saddle At Hoedown

    The Great Eight posted for a Monday workout and here is what they got.

    COP

    • 10 Burpees – Welcome back from vacation!  A gift from YHC to YHC (and the Pax)
    • Helicopters
    • Imperial Walkers
    • Don Quixote
    • HRM (or DRM at the Hoedown)
    • LBC

    Mosey down Lindsey and ford the stream to Dogwood Park.

    Perform the Anhinga across the field.  YHC crafted this exercise after watching this bird in its natural element.  We performed the following in our interpretation:  Army crawl 10 paces and launch into a burpee.  Repeat until you have traversed the field and perform SSH.

    Triple Check!

    • Karaoke across the field, crawl bear up the hill, bear crawl down the hill, karaoke back across the field
    • Elbow Planks
    • Monkey Humpers

    Over to the playground equipment for Lindseys:  Dips and American Hammers

    Back across the stream and slow mosey (conversational strut) to the base of the hill.  Partner up for piggy back rides to the top of the hill stop sign.

    Mosey back to the school and to the bars and find a new partner:

    • Jerkins – 3 sets of 7 reps.
    • PLTs – 3 sets of 25
    • 8 4-count BooYah Merkins
    • 20 right oblique crunches
    • 8 4-count BooYah Merkins
    • 20 left oblique crunches

    Back to the VSF for some Mary:  Flutter Kicks and APDs.

    YHC took us out.

    NMS

    With the summer tour and vacation in the rear view mirror it was time to return to Hoedown, YHC’s hometown AO.  Typical for a Monday, it was raining and dark at the AO upon first arrival.  A Hoedown signature look.

    The stream crossing in the dark is a little tricky, but the Dogwood Park extension brings a fresh venue to this AO and well worth the trip.  YHC noticed nobody wanted to be his partner for the partner carries and Fudd received this weight by process of elimination.  I take it as a sign that we need some heavier Pax in our midst, or its time to lose a few more pounds.  Fudd handled the weight well, those his strides were heavy.

    Announcements:

    • Puppy Pile this Saturday
    • Fireman Ed has next Monday’s Hoedown Q.  If you missed his first, go ahead and be here for the second time around.
    • Labor Day convergence – see pre-blast

    Time to Taper,

    Lockjaw

  • Forest Hill and then some

    A solid 9 pax showed up this morning for trails.  Saab has been benched from the trails by his knee doctor, so he opted for road miles.  The rest of us did the following:

    -Buttermilk to Lariat trail then up Forest Hill loop.  Check out the rest of the CSAUP course by adding a lap around the lake.  Back to parking lot, for roughly 8 miles.

    NMS

    First off, great to see our friend from last week, FNG Pert+ show up again.  In case you would like to know where his name came from (as were several of the pax present this morning), he is a man of many talents, one of which includes teaching adjunct at UR as a music professor in West African drum music.  Neal Pert is arguably the best drummer of all time, so we named him Pert, Plus all the other stuff he does.  I was ready to hang Zumba on him, but Upchuck seemed to think that was dumb…so I listened.  I was waiting for a text from ET’s to tell me the next great name, but alas it never came.  Welcome Pert+!

    Also, we saw TYA out on the Forest Hill trails this morning.  Vinny was bent as hell when I wouldnt count him in the COT, so he gets an honorable mention here.  You either show up for the workout or you don’t.  TYA knows the deal, as do I.

    Phonics took a spill early.  He’s ok.

    Lab Rat apologizes…