Category: Richmond, VA

  • Bruschetta on the Menu

    A whopping 18 of the finest looking wankers embraced the ideal conditions for the summer tour stop at the Forge. Many enticed by the flattering Forgecast preblast sent out in the waning hours last night. Here is how things went down.

    Mosey down to the lightly used tennis courts for saluations and disclaimers. Warm ups included SSH’s, DQ’s, Dead Man Hang, Cherry Pickers, Jazzercise with toe taps. Mosey out to the plush turf for additional broga warm up including pigeon and various wife positions.

    Line up on the endzone for Red Bruschetta. 100 yard sprint followed by 100 merkins. AG for the 6 where we brocode back to the launch point. 75 yard sprint – 75 single count Mountain Climbers. 50 yard sprint – 50 WWII’s. 25 yard sprint – 25 jump squats. 10 yard bear crawl – 10 burpees. Incredible enjoyment was had by all attendees.

    Mosey to the bleachers for a triple check. Timer runs the entire bleachers. Peoples Chair and Bleacher Dips were the called exercises.

    Slow mosey back out Machismo Gate and the long way around back up the ramp (much easier if security was more abiding). BTTVF thru various modes of transportation (mosey and skipping) stopping at each pavement area for various exercises including Carolina Dry Docks, Lt. Dans, & LBC’s.

    60 seconds of Deadman Hang.

    Names, Numbers, Announcements and Prayers. YHC took us out.

    Announcements:

    • HomeGrown Half Marathon is Saturday at Robious Landing 6 am launch. Bring your speedo and dragonboat for fun afterwards.
    • Breaking Bread – Great F3 bonding experience 2 times/month to feed some fellas on hard times. DTH has stepped up to assist in August, we need others to do so as well. Really fun event to support the community
    • Latino Leadership Event coming in August – See L Woods for deets.
    • DTH is drumming up interest in F3 shirt order. See DTH for all the information and submit your order.
    • Prayers for Handshakes niece, Charlotter and her family as she passed recently following a hardfought battle.
    • Prayers to SpeakEasy and his family following recent medical diagnosis.

    NMS: It has been a while since YHC has Q’d at the Forge. Phenomenal turnout was much appreciated with some mumble chatter throughout. Always enjoy the plush turf football field before we are banned with the upcoming season. Thank you boys for the opportunity to lead and enjoyed the good humor and quality fellowship. Great work today.

  • A man walks into a confession booth…

    A tenatious 10 descended upon Mary to explore her inner regions. Here’s the thing…YHC had planned an off-campus workout with coupious amounts of running. However, a pair of jerusalem-gliders and a hip replacement offered a subtle hint to keep it local….YHC realized an audible was in order:

    • Old Hundred with 1/4 runs around the track..
    • Triple Check (b-to-wall, WWII, bear crawls and run out and back)
    • bear crawl and crab walk back and forth across the court, while partner runs and out and back
    • 5 minutes of Mary and a ring of fire – Merkin style…

    Saab abides

  • pinto’s threesome?? WTH

    that’s a different kind of WTH which happened at WtH. It was a beautiful July morning for 9 fellas gather together to sweat and laugh together.

    Cardo triple check 

    Invented on the fly to try and get our distance in, Man 1 does Long run to Chick-fil-A and back, Man two runs across the parking lot to the ABC store and back, Man three does merkins and sWW2s. Short runs are able to get two times for each man during the long run. Seem to be effective and people liked. Being stuck doing an exercise for five minutes is no fun in this broke it up, which was my hope. WTH needs to get 3 miles in and after doing a triple check, we had 2.4 miles of distance already. Moses back to the flag through the park ended with almost 3.5 miles.

    Mole skin: Salt Lick’s family member just was diagnosed with cancer in the G.I. tract not a positive prognosis and outlook; in her 50s. Charlote‘s family most certainly grieving and mourning the loss in the way of her passing, Seymour lifted up a young man who broke multiple bones. Prayers for his healing, prayers for gypsy in his healing after surgery and all those unspoken Hurts and needs out there. Thanks for letting me lead.t

  • Full Moon/Sun Run

    This morning greeted MOT with an orange-ish full moon at the beginning only to be eclipsed (see what I did there) by an large, orange sun at the end. Great day for a stop on the tour.

    Routes – into Salisbury, 4s went Castle Bridge to Elmstead, 5s went Oakengate. Back around Winterfield and Westfield back to school. Lap around school.

    YHC heard MOT was selected as the stop on the tour this week and felt we should at least have a Q and a route. The regulars were greeted by Gumbo as the sole tourist this day. The pax met up on on Westfield and finished the run together.

    Homegrown half (10K or 5K) Saturday at 6:00 (or perhaps 7:00 for the 5K). Robious Landing Park.

    Singer

  • Excused Absences

    A Fünfer of Westhoe’s finest fought off the fartsack to explore the neighborhood around F3RVA’s earliest AO. With YHC presiding, mumble chatter started even before “go-time.” The PAX learned our resident yogi had a better offer than leading shavasana this morning. As the clock rounded the hour, YHC led the PAX down Ridge for a moving COT.

    Stops along the way:

    • First stop: more broga, LBCs
    • Second stop: imperial walkers, Ukrainian soldiers, etc.
    • Stop at the bottom of the hill for a rotating Fünfer:
      • 3 rounds of rotating exercises
      • Pace car runs to and from the “No Parking” signs
      • Hand-release merkins, monkey humpers, Carolina dry docks, and reverse crunches
    • Catch Me If You Can… back up the hill:
      • 10 hand-release merkin buy-in
      • Rotating bear crawls, walking Lt. Dan’s, broad jumps (no burpees)
    • Mosey to Overlook Rd.
    • Brocode Lindsay back to the Ridge Rd. triangle:
      • Monkey humpers and WWIIs
    • Quick 4 Corners in the parking lot:
      • 10 HR merkins
      • 20 Suzanne Somers (10 each leg)
      • 30 single-count SSHs
      • 40 MHs at the flag

    Numberama, Namerama, YHC took us out.

    Heavier humidity this morning than expected. Way to push. Strong mumble chatter and oversharing, as always.

    Please keep Handshake and Charlotte’s family in your prayers as they live with loss. We pray for mercy in that family’s grief and peace as they lean into the understanding. Please also lift up Speakeasy and his family for his ongoing battle.

    Homegrown Half this Saturday

    Thanks for letting me lead…. SYITG

  • A Better Offer

    Our resident Brogi got a better offer, so YHC did his best impression. We hanged, we reached, we catted, we cowed, we pigeoned, we cobra’d, we licked our own balls, among other things. Air was crisp and fresh with Attila on assignment.

  • Hump Day with Black Betty

    Weather conditions were perfect for six studs looking to satisfy their midweek adrenaline fix with a 22-mile pilgrimage through Richmond’s North Side.

    The ride began with plenty of mumble chatter, including a spirited debate over what No Tools calls his bike when the PAX isn’t around. That somehow led into a discussion on the pros and cons of an advanced degree in Rhetoric and whether ByProduct’s alma mater in Western Massachusetts even offered such a program. Philosophical commentary on Plato and Socrates carried us through the Staples Mill interchange before the conversation drifted into some decidedly less academic territory like black cocks on cycling jerseys.

    At one point, we weren’t entirely sure whether Prophet had miscalculated the route, but we eventually found our way back to the Fall Line Trail near Bryan Park. A few of the PAX tacked on some extra innings with a quick flyby through Byrd Park before returning to the mothership.

    Thanks to everyone for a great ride this morning. Best of all, no injuries, no mechanical issues, and plenty of miles, laughs, and questionable conversation along the way.

  • 1 Dog

    1 lone dog posted at WDOG this morning so it was as quiet as I’ve ever heard it. Sure hope the rest of the pax comes back next week!

    See y’all in the gloom!

  • RuckTrey

    5 of SOJ’s finest men gathered this morning for a predawn ruck through the Treyborhood. 2.7ish miles covered at a comfortable pace and even better conversation ranging from celebrations of the moon, trademark law, crimes, and the constitution of various elected leaders.

    ‘Twas a great morning with great men. Join us next Wednesday at the stop sign.

  • 4.1 or bust

    Seven studs set off promptly at 5 to meet our stretch goal for the morning: 4.1 miles to complete the 17.76 July ruck challenge. This is about 1 mile farther than the typical hour long ruck distance for this group. How did we do it? We didn’t drop weight. We didn’t drop packs. we added some faster intervals to push the pace and close the gap.

    YHC wanted a nice flat route for this challenge, so we took a quick stroll down Huguenot, into Wayland neighborhood. Purely residential. Every 2 tenths of a mile we pushed the pace to a slowish jog. Then dropped back to a fast walk. Repeat 2 miles in we were right on pace. The runners circled back for the six each time to keep the PAX tight. Retraced steps BTTF. We were welcomed back by Last Call right before we ordered a McPain, supersized.

    Total distance ended up at 4.13 miles. Goal met. 30 seconds to spare. Beautiful morning, fullish moon and red sunrise.

    Good work gents!

    Numbers, names, announcements (see Slack!), prayer requests, and coffee.