Category: Richmond, VA

  • Name the Route Contest

    An even dozen came out to burn some pre-holiday calories.  Routes were created for all distances, but only takers for 5 and 6s.

    Route:

    • Up to the road to the main entrance and turn right to make the ascent to Three Chopt.
    • Take the access road to Grove.  Left on Grove.
    • 5s turn left on Wilton, Left on Dillwyn, Right on Seneca to Patterson
    • 6s turn left on Wisteria to Patterson
    • All routes go west bound on Patterson to Honaker.  Left on Honaker to Three Chopt.
    • Cross Three Chopt to the right and down Boatwright past the stadium, the Robins Center and around the parking lot to drop down to the lake.
    • 5s do a counter clockwise loop of the lake to conclude at the VSF.
    • 6s just head back to the VSF.

    YHC took us out.

    NMS:

    Not too much mumble chatter this morning.  The Pax liked the route and sounds like it is a new classic.  I pose a challenge to the Pax to name this route.  The best idea will be taken from the post.

    Announcements:

    • Wednesday – Special kid friendly Hoedown for the 2.0s @ 6:30 am for 45 minutes.
    • Thursday – Thanksgiving workout at Mary.  Holiday time at 6:00 am with coffee afterwards.
    • Sunday – Breaking Bread – See Hardywood for details and to offer a hand.
    • Next Wednesday the 29th – “Red Wine and Crayons” HDHH at TYAs newly completed project that coincidentally is Marv’s future home.  Ms and 2.0s welcome.  See backblast.

    Time to Taper,

    Lockjaw

  • We ran, yes we ran so far away…

    2 Pax showed up, turned on the headlamps, and headed out.

    The COP:  “You ready?”  “No”  “Okay, let’s go”

    YHC and Mudface managed to crank out a little over 3 miles using our scintillating run/walk combo, while trying to pretend that we weren’t freezing our Schweddy balls off (see video).  There was mumblechatter about why YHC has failed to buy any cold weather pants, and much fun was had as Mudface shot down all of YHC’s perfectly valid reasons.

    YHC hopes all of his F3 brothers, along with their M’s and 2.0’s, have a wonderful Thanksgiving!  Safe travels!

     

  • Loopty Loop

    In honor of Nascar Championship weekend it felt appropriate to take as many laps around the Bettie Weaver/james River loop as possible in 45 minutes.  Each lap was 1.4 miles and just like an old set of tires my shoes were not as quick at the end as they were in the beginning.   YHC had hoped to “race” other members of the PAX but to no avail as my solo status relegated race day into a simple track day.

    So long for now!

     

  • HDHH Weds after TGiving

    Party at Marv’s House.  Well, not really, it will still be TYA’s house.  Next Wednesday 5 – ?

    Beers and light snacks provided by Lally Construction. M’s and 2.0s are welcome.  Address is 705 Baldwin Road, RVA 23229.

    TYA OUT.

  • A DNow Beatdown

    10 Warriors including 4 FNG climbed out of their cabins (some with only a few hours of sleep) to enjoy a down range workout. The location: Watermarks Camp just outside of Scottsville, VA. Start time was 6:00 am. The SF was planted next to the basketball court and the PAX got started.

    This is how it went down:

    Spit’s Q

    Mosey around the Shop and down to the field

    COP (all IC)
    SSH
    DQ
    Helicopters
    Merkins
    LBC’s
    Crab Cakes
    Arm Circles

    THANG

    Mosey to the bottom of hill next to the activity field 

    11’s 

    A the bottom of the hill complete one merkin then Bernie Sanders to the top of the hill and complete 10 WWII sit-ups Run back down for two merkins back up for 9 WWII sit-ups. Rinse and Repeat till completing 10 Merkins and 1 WWII sit-up.

    The Carpenter’s Q

    Mosey back down the hill and around the lake. Turn back and head to the Amphitheater.

    Modified Dora

    Partner up; first partner runs to the other side of the lake completes 2 burpees then runs back while the second partner is completing the exercises then switch. The following was completed:

    50 Dips, 100 2 ct American Hammers, 150 low squats

    Mosey to the beach

    Sandy Bears and Crabs

    Start a the top of the beach and bear crawl down to the lake (optional put your head in the lake), complete 10 Merkins, Crab walk back to the top and complete 20 LBC’s. Rinse and Repeat for 3 sets. Wait for the six but completing dips on the picnic benches.

    Skull Crushers

    All IC complete 15 skull crushers with left leg then 15 with right leg.

    Mosey back to the SF

    5 MOM – with Ring of Fire, Freddie Mercury’s, and 64 SSH (in honor of a fallen Restoration Church brother – Paul White)

    Numberama, Namerama, Emoji took us out. 

    MOLESKIN

    This was the second annual down range workout at Restoration Church’s fall retreat. DNOW 2 weekend brings out over 200 Middle School and High School student in the Mechanicsville area. The weekend focus is around on how they can be better christian leaders in their community.

    Unfortunately their was a miss communication and the announcement of the workout wasn’t made the night before. We were still able to get the word out and have four FNG’s join us.

    Glad to have our college students (Bucketmouth and Jiff) back out. Both were noted they have missed F3 and are HC for this Tuesday.

    Also great to have Care join us. It had be months since his last posting. He mentioned to YHC that it was hard but he kept on pushing.

    Welcome to our FNG’s – Bulletproof, Night Bear, Tenderfoot and Air Ball. TClaps to Tenderfoot (Age 11) who didn’t participate in the whole workout but was barefoot the parts that he did.

  • A tribute to an angry EF

    6 PAX showed up unaware that they were attending YHC’s unofficial 1 year anniversary. The beatdown went something like this:

    COP:

    • SSH x 20
    • Don Quixote x 10
    • Merkins x 10
    • Hillbillies x 20
    • LBC’s x 25

    Mosey to the bottom of The Hill of Ill Repute

    Proper Dora’s – partner 1 runs to the 3rd lamppost up THOIR while partner 2 completes sets of exercises up to 100.

    • WWII situps x 1
    • Merkins x 2
    • Jump Squats x 3

    Burpee Lake – complete 2 burpees at each lit lamppost around the lake.

    Ascend THOIR alternating between bear crawls, crab walks, and lunges switching on the Q’s call.

    Mosey back to the shovel-flag for namerama/numberama and COT.

    Announcements:

    Special 60MOM on Thursday @ 6:00 followed by a 7:00 Circus Maximus

    Post-Mary coffee provided by Hardywood.

    Moleskin:

    While YHC’s official first posting was at a Toga Q @ No Toll in the spring – the 6 month break before coming back on 11/21/16 didn’t make it seem right to count as a 1-year anniversary. So today was the 1-year (minus 1 day) anniversary of my second ever F3 workout! I remember very vividly an EF Hutton Q that involved doing a DORA on THOIR – I thought I would die, and definitely dry-heaved multiple times. Today was a shout-out to that workout, with a little love thrown Lab Rat’s way for the Proper Dora’s. Check out the original post for the inspiration of today’s beatdown:

    EF is angry today, my friends, like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli

    The PAX crushed it today – big shout-out to Winklevoss and Bootleg for enduring the run heavy workout today. I feel your pain…keep pushing, it never gets easy but you do get to do more! Not too much mumble-chatter today, but YHC and Lab Rat managed to discuss brewing in short spurts on the way up/down THOIR and YHC overheard some conversation between Swirly and Lab Rat on RVA created workouts.

    Thanks for one great year, and here’s to growing more in the next!

    Why walk when you can wheelbarrow?

  • Even later

    Four posted for the 11/13 offering of the evening Punisher.  We assembled in the front parking lot, first YHC and Earthworm, followed by Ghost Rider (FNG Will Martin) and then Nightcrawler.

    Mosey to the front school yard for initial COP with 20 x SSHs, 15 x IWs and Don Quixotes, and 15 x Arm Circles (big and small and forward and reverse).

    Jog to the outdoor classroom for 11/13/17.  Complete two exercises per round, including 13 of one chest exercise and 17 of a leg or ab exercise, for 11 rounds.  After each round, jog a small loop around the butterfly shaped garden beds.  Chest exercises included Merkins, Wide Grip Merkins, Incline Merkins, Carolina Dry Docks, and Dips.  Leg/ab exercises included Squats, Curtsy Lunges, Lunges, Step Ups, and Mountain Climbers.

    Return to the northern edge of the parking lot for a couple of minutes of Mary and some stretching.

    Return to the parking lot for COT and YHC took us out.

    Sorry Earthworm, Nightcrawler, and Ghost Rider for not posting sooner.  Welcome Ghost Rider.

    Punisher tonight at 6:30 PM.

  • Back to Basics

    A record tying 17 Pax showed for a brisk Hoedown workout.

    Mosey to the front of the school for COP.

    Hill Billies, Don Quixote, Copperhead Squats, Russian Soldiers.  Note: 5 adhoc burpees were called to get Pax back to order.

    Number off for 4 Corners:

    • Corner 1 – Merkins off of the bike rack bars
    • Corner 2 – ABCs
    • Corner 3 – Boxcutters
    • Corner 4 – Box Jumps on the front steps

    Three rounds with reps of 10, 20, and 30.  ABCs spelled Wahoos, Cavaliers, and University of Virginia in the respective rounds.

    Mosey across the street to the lit church parking lot and commence Red Barchetta.

    • Across the lot and 100 SSHs, run back
    • 75% across and 75 Mountain Climbser, run back
    • 50% across and 50 LBCs, run back
    • 25% and 25 Merkins, run back
    • 10% and 10 Burpees, run back

    Partner up for Doras.

    • 100 Hand Release Merkins, 200 LBCs, 300 Flutter Kicks
    • The other partner runs the perimeter of the parking lot
    • Repeato until all exercises performed

    Mosey back to the SF and circle up for Merkin Ring of Fire followed by American Hammers and Freddy Mercuries.

    Swiper took us out.

    NMS:

    17 strong is an awesome turnout with Pax showing up from across the river and Richmond proper.  Hottest AO in town!

    Despite the record turn out, danger awaited the Pax this morning.  A slight rise in the road marked the divider for the bus route.  Slight, but just enough to take Gomer Pyle down on his chest.  With great aplomb, he performed a Merkin, got up and ran like he meant to do it.  Well Done!

    Finishing the Red Barchetta with burpees, a trash truck turned into the lot and the Pax was perfectly lined up with the trash dumpster.  A quick shift in location and all is well.  As one of the darkest AOs, Hoedown is also proving to be one with the most tripping hazards as well.

    It was great seeing such solid numbers today and on a Monday without rain no less!

    Announcements:

    • Wednesday – Special kid friendly Hoedown for the 2.0s @ 6:30 am for 45 minutes.
    • Thursday – Thanksgiving workout at Mary.  Holiday time at 6:00 am with coffee afterwards.
    • Sunday – Breaking Bread – See Hardywood for details and to offer a hand.
    • Hoedown Pax – Plenty of time to get a VQ in at Hoedown before year end.  Sign up now!

    Time to Taper,

  • Windy Sunday Morning

    5 faithful posted for a Sunday morning jaunt around the James.

    The Thang:

    Northbank, across T. Pottersfield, Buttermilk back to Pump House. 2 opted for an additional run around Forest Hill park.

    NMM

    Beautiful morning for a run in November.  Temp was hovering around 60 degrees at the launch.  Temp dropped during the run, but only a few degrees.  By the time we ended it was mid fifties and still quite nice.  Only weather issue was the wind…it was quite breezy out there this morning.  Only place it really affected us was coming back over the Nickel Bridge.  When Saab and I returned, the wind was howling and it was hard to keep forward progress rolling.  Also beins (a tribute Circle K there) that we were at the end of the run, we were sweaty and the cold wind was really cold.

    Ran into Hardwood and Flashdance on the trails this morning.  They were returning from a 3 mile run on the south side heading into Forest Hill.  Great to run into F3 brothers out there, and both were more than happy to see the PAX.

    Today Saab was leading the way throughout followed by Lab Rat and Shakedown.  YHC and Wedding Singer were battling for the last spot in the line.  I think I was able to be slower than him on a majority of the run. Trails are nice and quiet in the winter/late fall.  We probably saw a dozen people this morning with only 1 or 2 other souls seen in Forest Hill.

    Announcements

    Thx giving workout 6-7 on Thursday.  It is sure to be a beatdown and to be educational.

    TYA OUT

  • Lone Wolf On The Books

    Upon realizing he’d be a PAX of 1, EF planted the flag.

    THANG

    Start at SF

    Run

    End at SF

    Mileage unknown, time 1:25:00ish.  200 Merkins mixed in.

    Numberama, Nameorama, COT

    MOLESKIN

    Per Lab Rat’s advice that the trails would be closed due to Saturday night’s phantom rain, YHC decided to cross 1 of 3 remaining AOs off the list and mosey down to Off The Books instead of the Pump House.  YHC arrived early to secure the AO and patiently waited for the PAX to show.  At 0600, no PAX was apparent.  YHC took off, circling back at 0700 to make sure OTB had not switched to a later schedule.  No PAX again, YHC continued on his journey, stopping at the portable powder room behind Urban Farmhouse for a quick pit stop.  YHC managed to add a little excitement to the UF baristas’ morning by sitting on the panic button and setting off his alarm while taking a quick rest between sets of Merkins.  Enjoyed the run, particularly circling the lake a few times down the hill off Woolridge.  If YHC ever posts at OTB again, hopefully there’ll be a PAX of more.