Category: Richmond, VA

  • ?what does the oreo say in German? NINE!

    A grand 11 HIM’s RSVP’d “Hell Yeah!” to Oreo’s 9th Birthday Bash, which coincidentally also celebrates NTB’s 9th wedding anniversary. By the minimalist attire of ROSIE temps were 70 and Sunny (as always), but LWOODS’ impersonation of Randy from the Christmas Story movie (stuck in puffy snowsuit) suggested true temps may have been in the 20’s. Here’s how we celebrated YHC’s firstborn:

    The THANG: 

    WARMERAMA: 

    • Mosey onto the BBall Court lot and circle up
    • Slaughter Start with x9 Burpees to thaw the extremities
    • Welcome & Disclaimer
    • Variety of Warm-up Reps, each x9 IC

    KILO-OREO:

    • Mosey to the bleachers
    • Partner up, alternating cumulative reps with the other running across the field and back
    • O – x100 Big O’s rotating legs above and below plane of bleacher seat
    • R – x200 Ranger Merkins
    • E – x300 Each Leg Bleacher StepUps
    • O – x400 Oblique LBC’s
    • (No matter what SNUFF says – this DOES add up to 1000 reps!)

    BURPEE LADDER:

    • Mosey to the pavilion
    • PAX complete descending reps of merkins per burpee, from 9 down to 1, woth a run around the Pavilion between sets.
    • Flutters to the Beat for the SIX

    PAY THE TOLL:

    • x9 Derkins IC (painfully slow)

    BTTF:

    • 2.5min of Variable Mary

    COT:

    • Counterama # 11
    • Namerama
    • Announcerama (see Below)
    • BOM Prayer – theme of Gratitude
    • COFFEE! (Thx to SNUFF)

    NMS:  Brothers, thank you for posting in 20-something weather, for your enthusiasm to take on whatever YHC had in store, and for your fantastic mumble chatter. What a great PAX! This tradition of celebrating Penniella’s birthday is now complemented beautifully with knowing we also celebrate NTB’s nuptials. Blanchard’s Coffeerama was spectacular- thank you again Snuff. YHC is deeply grateful to have such an amazing PAX of brothers to be in the gloom with. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Yours AYE! ~DTH

    Announcements (SEE SLACK!)

    • Monthly: Breaking Bread, Bridge
    • 01/01 – 7am Convergence at Dogpile
    • 01/08 – 7pm SOJ Hang at Heists

  • Slow Roller Coaster

    With just Singer and YHC on the (still in town list) of runners that frequent RR, YHC pre-fired a text with a route that is loved by all. River Downs South up the big hill, loop around the back towards Gumbos old house but turn right early and BTTF. 4.40 by the Garman, Singer turned BTTF at 2 miles which probably gave him 4 +/-

    Numbers / Names YHC took us out

    NMS: There was a day not too long ago that YHC might have been able to catch Singer coming BTTF near JRHS but not having run in a while has taken its toll.

  • Qing Downrange

    WARMUP: Warmup for the warmup: Mosey to the fence at the tennis court for Indigenous People’s Chainsmokers. PAX at the rear bear crawls to the front until the end of the fence. Then to the empty parking lot for the standard warmarama. Hold Plank as we call out PAX names to our left. On your Six Boat Rows as we review core principles, mission, and credo. The PAX were disappointed they didn’t get to study beforehand.

    THE THANG: COP 1

    4 sets of Four Corners

    1st Four: 40 Freddie Mercuries

    2nd Four: 30 Three Pointer Jump Squats

    3rd Four: 20 Merkins

    4th Four: 10 Groiner Jacks

    COP 2

    F@#K CANCER

    Flutter kicks x20 DC

    V Ups. X10

    Commando Jacks x10

    Kraken Burpees (Burpee with 3 Merkins) x10

    Commando Jacks x10

    All you got Run the length of the lot and back

    lt. daN x10

    Commando Jacks x10

    ThrEe Pointer Jump Squats x10

    Run the length of the lot and back

    ANNOUNCEMENTS: New Year’s Day Ruck/Run up Mill Mountain Save the Date: F3 Roanoke 10 year Anniversary April 25, 2026

  • Only 10 mercans

    We only did 10 mercans today.

    Salt Lick is promoting MABA; Make America Burpee again. The idea is that you average 100 Burpees per day for the month of January, or 3,100 Burpees. This will be his 4th year. I thought maybe we can do that today!

    We began with a short mosey to the upper asphalt lot by the school with the usual disclaimer, but in German!

    • ich heiße Schweinehaut.
    • Ich bin kein Profi.
    • Ihr könnt die Übungen anpassen.
    • Fordert euch, aber übertreibt es nicht.
    • Du gegen dich selbst

    Warm up

    • 20 SSH
    • 20 IW
    • 20 Copperhead squats
    • 20 Crunchy Frogs
    • 10 Don Quixote
    • Stretch

    Knock out 70 Burpees

    • 7 minutes of burpees
    • Stretch

    Mosey to the wall for

    • 15 People’s chair airpress
    • 10 BTTW hip slaps in cadence
    • 5 Burpees OYO
    • 15 People’s chair Milkers
    • 10 BTTW Australian Mountain Climbers
    • 5 Burpees OYO
    • 15 People’s chair Muhammad Ali
    • 10 BTTW Toe Taps
    • 5 Burpees OYO
    • 15 People’s chair Lalannes
    • 10 Dirty Hookups
    • 5 Burpees OYO

    Now we’re up to 90 Burpees! Mosey to the railings for

    • 10 single count Bulgarian split squats: right leg back
    • 10 single count Bulgarian split squats: left leg back
    • 10 single count Derkins
    • Repeat above except 9 single count
    • Then 8 and so on down to 1

    Mosey to the playground for two rounds of

    • Partner 1 is the timer: goes to the pullup bars for 10 Pullups
    • Partner 2 does Dips and/or Step ups

    Mosey to the flag

    • 5 Burpees
    • 20 Dollies
    • 15 Crunchy Frogs
    • 15 APDs
    • 20 Boxcutters
    • 10 Mercans
    • 5 Burpees
    • 60 second 6-inch leg raise

    100 Burpees!

    Numberrama, Namearama

    Announcements

    January 1: Convergence 7:00 AM at Dogpile (Dogwood Dell)

    January 1: MABA: Sign up on Slack

    January: Sign up for Breaking Bread

    COT

    The gospel lesson for this past Sunday was about the King Herod’s murder of the babies in Bethlehem. Such an awful story seems out of place in this season of Christmas. I’m more positive than some people. I believe we’ve made progress in the last 2,000 years. Yes, there are plenty of examples anyone can give of terrible things that are taking place in the world today. And yet, Christmas is still about Peace and Goodwill to all. Lord, guide to do our small part.

  • Great Gloom for Running!

    2 quadzillas emerged from the gloom for a warm weather run at AO Iron Haul! There was an early start and late finish on the morning to log some extra mileage and Choo Choo threw in merkins at the nature signs logging nearly 200 Merkins while YHC ran ahead and backtracked to stick with the Chooch. A lot of mumble chatter, farts and bubbly guts were taken record of.

    It was great to have company this morning to really push ourselves! Way to push Choo Choo!

    SYITG

  • Maximum Voluntary Sacrifice

    A trip to Kroger and several hours preparing food with my M and Willie in the afternoon.

    Helping those less fortunate benefits me and my family in countless ways!

    Think about!

    Loud and Proud!

    Flatline

  • Are you sure this isn’t Kansas?

    YHC was locking in for a solo beat down at the nation’s finest high school running track, when out of the gloom strode Offshore, with a 45 pound instrument of woe.

    We did normal Tabata timed lifting things, with laps against the wind both ways.

    1. Warmarama
    2. Lawnmower pulls
    3. Weighted squats/lunges
    4. Clean and press
    5. Swings and curls
    6. Mary

    Wrapped up with numbers and names. I hadn’t gotten to work out with Offshore before; it was good to meet a fellow 20-year RVA resident/out of towner.

    Prayers for peace and patience through the Joy and Grind of Holiday Hosting.

  • DaVille Breezy Solo

    COP

    YHC arrived to see that a solo workout is imminent for the last DaVille post for 2025. Grab the jumprope and phone and mosey to basket ball court next to bus loop. 20 SSH, 10 DQ, 10 Helicopters.

    THANG

    Tabata was in order for today did 9 sets of 4 minutes of 8reps of 20 seconds exercise and 10 second rest. Here is what was performed for each set: 1- Pull up bar hang for 20 seconds…real hard the last 3 sets. 2- Lunge, 3 – Jump Rope(challenging with the high wind gusts), 4 – Reverse lung, 5 – Flutter kicks, 6 – 10 merkins then plank, 7 – LBC’s, 8 – Walking lunge back to parking lot, 9 – jog and stretch.

    COT

    YHC said prayer and wrapped up gear for the day. Great workout this morning…nice to reflect on the past year and what is to come for 2026.

    See you in the gloom soon gents….Cheers, CB!

  • Aiming a fart

    Atilla told his doctor that he can’t stop passing wind, but happily, they are silent and don’t smell. He mentioned that he has farted twice since being in the office, and the doctor didn’t even notice. The doctor gives him pills and asks him to return next week. The following week, Attila returned and tells the doctor that his pills have made his silent farts stink. The doctor replies, “Good, we fixed your sinuses. Now let’s work on your hearing!“

    There was a lot of wind at the Deep–one that kept the flag flapping, and one that kept Attila’s ass cheeks flapping. A morning of only abs and legs helped one of those.

    We started with some warmups of copperheads, DQ, Ukrainian Solders, Helicopters, LBCs and some other ab exercises.

    We then headed to the bus loop for a Dora. Seven total pax had be adlibbing a bit and confusing the pax. We stayed together to do an individual Dora. We lunged to the next light pole and then at the pole did 25 Squats and 50 LBCs. After seven lights we did something like 100 double count lunges, 150 Squats and 350 LBCs.

    Staying at the bus loop, six of us did an indigenous people run while Gomer crossed the grass to the other side. When the runners got to Gomer, the back of the line called out an ab exercise and we did 25 (with Gomer). Then the group continued around the loop (with a change of direction at some point) and Gomer crossed to the other side and repeat. Over a couple laps we did 25 WW2, Irish Hammers, Pole Smokers, V ups, Side Crunches, APDs & Penguins. We then forward lunged to the next poll and headed to the flag.

    With 5+minutes left we did a jump squat ladder 10,9,8,7,6,7,8,9,10 and then from our six did Freddie’s, American Hammers and held our feet at 6 inches for 30 seconds.

    We all left with tight abs, tight quads and wet asses. 1 mile in total distance.

    Convergence on Jan 1, 2026, 7AM, Dogpile. Heartbreak needs a Q tomorrow–who wants it!

  • Quiet morning in Rountrey

    8 men met in a neighborhood pool parking lot to see what “Jabroni” had in store for The Alamo crew and this is what transpired.

    Mosey back and forth in the Parking Lot and complete a COP.

    Mosey back to the Parking Lot entrance and complete a 6 Mailboxes forward, 1 back and then complete 15 of an exercise and 10 of another exercise. Various exercises (SSH’s, LBC’s, Merkins, HMR’s, Squats, Imperial Walkers, WWI’s, WWII’s, H2H’s, Pole Smokers, Carolina Dry Docks, Derkins, etc.).

    We moseyed left on Graythrone, right on Litton, left on Endstone. We took a detour onto the trail by the lake and went up the trail and then back and then completed our journey down on Endstone Trail, left on Port Savage, then right on Rankin to finish our loop.

    Announcements – Breaking Bread is open the end of January (the last Saturday and Sunday of the month). New Years Day Convergence Thursday 1/1 at Dogpile at 0700.

    Prayer Requests – continued prayers for Wildcat and Charlotte (my M’s Cousins Daughter). Wildcat is headed to Fairfax on January 6th and then begins a new regimen on January 13th. Charlotte was in Cleveland at the Cleveland Clinic the other week, but she’s back home now.

    NMS – very quiet Pax this morning. Other than diligent counting during the COP the Mumble Chatter was minimal until we turned onto the Walking Path the chatter started to come to life. Wildcat was sharting the entire time, prayers for his Skivvy’s.

    It’s been a while since YHC has been to The Alamo. YHC was glad to see an empty Q sheet on Sunday evening.Thanks for having me out.

    PS – Happy Birthday to Matlock