Category: Richmond, VA

  • No Speeding In the Parking Lot!

    A swarthy seven were kind enough to wait for a last-minute NTB arrival for this week’s rendition of Ruckhenge! YHC launched out of bed late (really need to check the alarm settings) and that same rush of adrenaline to get to the AO on time set the tone for our fast pace through the forest and around Stony Point mall. We returned to the parking lot where we narrowly escaped an assassination attempt by a Karen who was eager to get her bagels before us even if it meant running us over.

    Announcements:

    • SOJ Chili Cookoff – Saturday 3/22 @ 3pm – Families encouraged to attend
    • The Century – May 2nd-3rd – More details to be posted to Slack. Don’t read them though, just sign up!
    • GrowRuck #59 – October 3-5th – Cary, NC

    Prayer Requests

    • YHC’s M’s grandmother passed away over the weekend.

  • NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

    No PAX at 6pm!……..But the show must go on. Here is a brief summary for your viewing pleasure.

    Mosey lap around the church complex (around 1/2 mile)
    Warm Up: Side Straddle Hops, Ukranian Soldiers, Arm Circles, Lunges, Copperhead Squats, Don Quixote’s, Hand Release Merkins, LBC’s, Side LBC’s x2.

    To back of the Church for Exercise One:
    Self Triple Check with Dips, WWII’s Sit-Up, Run around the parking lot.

    Exercise Two: Lt. Colonel Dans: 6 lunge walks followed by 10 squats. Repeat around the perimeter of the back parking area.

    Mosey back towards the flag for Exercise Three: Victory Hill: Bear Crawl Edition. Bear Crawl up the hill, jog back down. Completed 6 sets.

    Ab Explosion to close things out: American Hammers, Crunchy Frogs, Flutter Kicks, Grow Ruck Fitness Test Sit-Ups

    Took myself out and called it a night!

    Final Thoughts: This was the first solo bootcamp of my F3 career! Kind of sucked, but felt a sense of accomplishment upon completion. While doing Dips, I was mocked by the women’s fitness group, who appeared to be rolling 10 deep. Fellas, this simply cannot stand.

    SYITG

  • W-alkDog

    Three grizzled and slightly damaged veterans descended upon Byrd Park to reclaim the beloved AO of the city for Wednesdays. Swirly secured the spot in typical fashion and here’s what transpired.

    COP:

    Nothing to see here, mosey to the Vita Track

    Thang:

    Full-time mosey around the Vita Track, stopping at alternate stations to perform a series of exercises as called by each PAX. Exercises included merkins, Copperhead Squats, pull-ups, Carolina Drydocks, LBCs. 2 1/4 laps were completed. Mosey back to the VSF.

    COT:

    No announcements of note were made. Bodos took us out with a riveting message.

    NMS:

    Between injury and travel, YHC has not posted much in the last few weeks, and when he has he has engaged in the walking variety of exercise. Was definitely happy to have Bodos and Swirly along to fraternize with. Topics covered were mainly of focused on injury, rehab, doctor visits, whether or not the Kettle Bell facility next to Kuba Kuba Dos actually had customers and how to keep from dying. A little bit of excitement as the three amigos were met head on by a gaggle of female walkers walking in the wrong direction. Bodos took the lead, Swirly followed the block, BT was pushed out of bounds. All in all, a beautiful spring morning to spend with the fellas. We covered about 2.5 miles.

    BT out!

  • Bermuda Boys Back At It

    Four Horsemen came out to The Bermuda Triangle, for the hottest potato Goyne Park has ever seen.

    Hard to remember everything, but there was a vicious version of arm circles from Pool Boy, a trio of ab exercises from Posh, a leg circuit in Pole Alley from YHC, and a merkin mosey from Broadway.

    Great time with the Bermuda Boys. Looking forward to some warm weather.

  • Jericho? Not this Time

    All good things must come to an end.

    We’ve had a pretty good record in recent weeks doing the VCU Basketball Jericho Run around the Siegel Center.

    Quick refresher–If at all possible, I like to run around the arenas that the Rams are playing on my gameday runs. For home games in Richmond, that is the Siegel Center, which is about 3.3 miles, give or take from the Flag.

    With the influx of Friday night games, we’ve done it a few times this year…and Sippy has joined me on a Saturday or two for an un-authorized run. We also did it a few weeks ago around the Robins Center prior to the Rams road games at UofR.

    All runs have been fruitful as VCU hadn’t lost a home game all season.

    That came to an end on Friday as later that night a Max Shulga 3ptr clanked off the back iron and the Rams fell to Dayton by 3. Tough way to end the season as it quelled the momentum VCU had getting an at large bid. Nevertheless….a terrific season.

    A bunch of walkers headed out to do what they normally do. It’s good seeing those guys.

    The 5s and 6s headed towards the Stu, kind of meandering our way through the fan…ending up on Ryland and dumping out across the street from 1200 West Broad. A lap around the arena (we’ve been doing two laps…maybe that was the issue) and back from Broad to Lombardy to Monument. Then weaving our way through the boucolic streets of the nearer west end.

    Hope everyone pulls for the Rams in DC this weekend.

  • O’ Dark River

    With our bodies still adjusting to DayLight Savings time, a group of eight SNOR’s (Slight North of the River) Guys went, well…down towards the river. The enjoyment of the sunrise and light from the last few weeks has been replaced by turning our clocks back what seems like 9 hours or so as the group started, and finished, in the dark.

    Granted, the sunlight at 7pm later that day helped with some yard chores that were called on…so that was cool. But man, starting and finishing, again, in the dark feels like we are going backwards as a society.

    Anyway, the route was pretty easy…take Cave, Bat down to the river. Go upstream 22:30, make a U-turn and head back to the flag. We should theoretically call this the Bodos route.

    If you know, you know.

    See you, truly, in the Gloom sometime soon.

  • Hitch the new Handshake?

    Six Booters and a single stroller enjoyed the glorious tuckahoe morning for a beatdown for the ages. The Pax anxiously awaited for the timely arrival of little blue only to be welcomed by the sign of the silver sedan of Hitch coming in hot. Most of the intrepid travelers set off while Kubota wandered aimlessly likely egging houses and leaving flaming bags of feces (possibly his own) on the enchanted Tuckahoe stoops. For us more cultured souls, here is how things went down.

    Mosey around the parking lot and into Henrico’s smallest but finest park for introductions, salutations and disclaimers. YHC declared this beatdown would be a numberless episode with all exercises done in conversation without need for reps or responsibilities. Warm ups included, all on your own, DQ’s, Dead Man Hang, Imperial Walkers (maybe) along with some minor broga.

    Mosey over to Country Squire for some mailbox roulette. Merkins for the left sided mailboxes, WWII’s on the right. All done brocode style with YHC determining when to switch exercises.

    At the intersection of Country Squire and Ridge we partner up in odd numbered groups. Timer runs up the hill to the first reflective sign on the right and returns to find other performing squats and shoulder taps. Rotate a few more times.

    Slowsy up the hill as a group performing lunges, high knees walks, reverse lunge and finally mosey to the tip of the triangle park. Observing various landscaping features along the way the seemed like good bathing options to some.

    At the triangle we grouped again. Timer runs to the traffic light and returns to find partner performing various ab centric exercises. These included LBC’s, Flutters, APD’s and Freddie Mercuries.

    Slowsy into the park for some broga including pigeon and shavasana. BTTVF to meet up with Kubota. Names, no numbers, Prayers, Announcements. YHC took us out.

    Prayers/Announcements: Fireman Ed and Roger Roger as the work thru various health issues. Neighbors and friends that have lost employment recently. Chili Cook Off at El Woods casa. Centurian run/ruck. See Slack

    NMS: YHC had no idea what he was going to do today. A casual beatdown with plenty of conversation and broga was just what YHC needed after a hectic week. Sorry for the late backblast but it has been one of those days. Great mumblechatter of various topics including honeymoons, swim attire, travel plans among other topics. No verbal assaults from the neighborhood but plenty of decor open for comment. Thank you fellas for the opportunity to lead. Always enjoy this group of lads.

  • Farewell again

    7 showed up at MOT with no Q but were graced with the presence of The Colonel, not the KFC one but the former RVA resident from the Unregulated Militia of South Carolina. Yes, Tobit, back for Spring Break, made an appearance to get some miles. With no plan we headed out with a classic loop at an easy conversational pace – Woolridge – Charter Colony- Mt. Pisgah. Tobit may be back briefly before a permanent departure in May but now his RVA house is sold and the family is prepping to move to Charleston. Good luck Tobit.

    Announcements:

    Century Classic CSAUP is in final planning stages, the date has been set – May 2-3. Overnight run/ruck event around the RVA AOs, teams of 6-10 but teams of more or less are welcome. More details to come soon.

  • 1 Sandbag & 5 Inch Inseams

    it was a warm 70 and sunny this morning as 2 HIMs adorned in shorts emerged from the gloom back to PFP feeling well rested and in higher spirits than the previous gloom.

    Warmarama!

    • Mosey to the W Octagon
    • Heli’s
    • Arm Circles
    • DQ’s
    • Copperheads
    • Ukrainian Soldiers
    • American Hammers
    • The Wives + Leg Streching

    The Thang!

    Beaver March – 5 rounds – 1 PAX Runs 400m while other PAX Performs 20 squats with 50 lb sandbag, 20 Merkins, 20 Abs – PAX choice(Flutters, Penguins, Freddie’s, AHs, Foxholes). This workout leaves zero downtime

    CoT- prayers for our HIMs Yukon who lost his grandma Monday night and Wonka’s back as he recovers.

  • Surprise Guest

    YHC was coming in hot this morning only to find a surprise guest had posted from down range (Lancaster, PA). Yardsale had already welcomed our guest with some COP.

    Tabatha – 20 seconds on, 10 seconds off, 8 sets of each exercise. Exercises were: curls, WW2s w/ pump, calf raises, halos, squats, flutter kicks w/ pump, demon crushers, boat canoes.

    Numbers, names, Patches (down range) took us out.

    Welcome to Patches from Lancaster, PA. F3 is a small community, our old friend Hydrant now works out with the Lancaster PAX.