Category: Richmond, VA

  • Did anyone recon this?

    it’s the appropriate question to ask when you meet a barb wire fence to start your ruck, but 7 HIMs tapped into their athletic prowess and cleared the fence, with only one toe suffering injury.

    carrying on, the Pax was quickly introduced to why I suggested boots for this expedition as some spots were a tad…muddy.

    Down the pipeline, crossed over Woodbridge and continued down towards Tomahawk Creek. Turn tot he right brought us to RounTreys backside [insert Fandango joke]. 180 and made our way up to Old Hundred and then doubled back to the start. At this point the sunrise made it a lot easier to navigate the slick spots.

    overall 3 miles of quiet, peaceful wilderness trekking. Always good to spend time with the guys and chat about life and get to know each more! Looking forward to next months ruck

  • That’s just horrible

    10 HIMs embraced the chilly morning to get their week off to a great start. After a quick warmarama, the PAX was off to tour the neighborhood of The Alamo.

    The Old Hundred

    Running through the hood, the PAX stopped at 9 cul de sacs. At some of the stops, we tried to figure out if it was Wildcat or the sewer that was making us choke.
    Cul de sack 1: 100 LBCs, Cul de sac 2: 90 SSH, Cul de sac 3: 80calf raises , Cul de sac 4: 70 shoulder taps, Cul de sac 5: 60 monkey humpers, Cul de sac 6: 50 merkins, Cul de sac 7: 40 Lt. Dans, Cul de sac 8: 30 elbow plank jacks, cul de sac 9: 20 WW2. Finished up at the glad with 10 no surrenders.

    With 10 min left, the PAX was hoping for broga. No sir. We ended with a Dora of PAX choice. 100 double count flutters , 200 squats and 300 arm circles.

    Time called. Numbers, names, COT

    3/10 Crabby 1 year

    3/17 Fandango 1 year

    3/24 Alamo 2 year. Let’s make this a big event

    Always a pleasure leading you gents!!

  • 70* & Sunny

    Six men started the week at Hoedown this morning full of hopes, dreams and positive affirmations until they realized YHC brought cold coupons. I was just thinking in my reptilian brain “I can’t feel my flippers” when I noticed we were missing a man…. I guess he got cold feet also. Or maybe a forgotten tooth to drill. Maybe I’ll bring him some better mittens next time.

    COP- Introductions & Disclaimers.

    Mosey to big church near Patterson rd. While scoping out Bodos’s competition we partnered up for a triple check. Dips while timer runs around play ground. X3

    Mosey to front of church. Timer ran up and down steps while partner did some arm exercises. X3.

    Mosey to front right corner of parking lot for some sprints and LBC’s. X3

    Mosey back to flag with a few squats along the way.

    We did some Mary Get-Ups until Handshake called time.

    YHC took us out.

    Thank You for letting me lead! I can’t think of a better way to start my day!

  • Daddy Hoochie Shorts

    Over the weekend the YHC sent out a text and said he wanted to try something that looked easy on paper. Well it wasn’t as easy as the YHC thought it would be once again. Here’s what went down….

    Warmarama

    Same routine as usual with maybe a few extra shoulder warm ups thrown in there because of Friday and Saturdays beat down!!

    The Thang!
    24.1 Modified

    • 15 minutes straight
    • 3 lateral burpees over a cindy
    • 3 grave diggers with a cindy
    • 30 foot walking lunge (2×15 feet)
    • After completing each round add 3 reps to the burpees and grave diggers.

    I believe we all got between 7 to 8 rounds of this in. Around 84 burpees and grave diggers!

    Get the kettlebells for ladders on the frozen tundra!

    • Start at goal line with a kettlebell bell
    • 25 yard-10 goblet squats
    • 50 yard-20
    • 75 yard-30
    • Goal- 40
    • Rifle carry with kettlebell between sets and karaoke back to starting line between each set.


    Numbers, Names and Prayer Request for the people that are hurting out there. Be grateful for everything you have!

    Awesome way to start the week and I’m glad the guys showed up. A lot of chatter this morning about hoochie daddy shorts and how the YHC never has anything that pops out. The YHC believes in about 2 weeks everyone at the lumberyard will be rocking 3” inseam shorts!

    Discipline is ignoring something you want right now for something better later on. – Andrew Davis

    Don’t waste the day! YHC out

  • February Currahee Bro-code

    It was cold. The Route was the Bro-code. 2 dogs and 5 pax joined up to do a mubblechatter pace 4.5 mile run. Coffee and donuts after.

    no leaders or followers in Bro-code. We go as one and finish as one.

  • A Case of the Mondays

    Two intrepid alarm clock setters made it out for an Alphabet speed bump challenge this morning. At each speed bump, starting with letter A and working up to letter M before time, pax called out an exercise that starts with that letter and we roll for the # rep count. Interesting additions today included “Egg Beaters” “Indiana Jones … or the Indiana Prom Date” and “Kamakazis”

    The discussion then ensued about the Case of the Mondays with usual low attendance on Monday in Daville. If you are a Davillian reading this, you are welcome to contribute to the conversation! Sunday NFL is over and the PAX both agreed the invigoration of blood flow before you start your 5 day work week is always high value. We’d love to see a return to 5-6 PAX kinds of mondays and are happy to be more creative if needed. Some have work changes, some have new sports in their lives, so we get it.

    But let’s explore Mondays, as we head into the spring. If we don’t get a lot of value out of a booster shot to our weeks with Mondays in Daville, I’ll be a MONKEY HUMPER.

  • I’m not going to ask you to do this stupid stuff

    Singer and YHC made it out of the gloom to arrive at River Run this A.M.

    Last night YHC texted his run plan to the usual RR suspects with the added disclaimer “I’m not going to take the Q because I’m not going to ask you guys to do this stupid stuff”

    YHC’s plan: Mosey to the track, 4 fast laps, 2 laps mosey with weighted vest, walk 1 lap. 3 fast laps, 2 laps mosey with weighted vest, walk 1 lap. 2 fast laps, 2 laps mosey with weighted vest, walk 1 lap. 1 fast lap, 1 lap mosey with weighted vest, walk 1 lap. BTTF

    Singer’s plan: Mosey to the track 1 lap fast, 1 lap mosey Repeto 4 miles total

    YHC took longer than 45 minutes so there was no Ball O Man

  • Trying it again

    Two Runners and Two Ruckers started the day off the right way with a stroll around Rutland and surrounding neighborhoods. The runners went as a casual pace which was exactly what YHC needed.

    COT – Numberarama, Name-O-Rama, Announcements, YHC took us out

    NMS

    YHC has known quite a few people in the 40s and 50s over the past year who have have passed away. All were men. The latest was a former principal and boss of mine. Pray for all of these families and take care of yourselves.

    Announcements – 2nd F tonight at Intermission at 7 PM.

    Gotta Run!

    Phonics

  • No more hate

    We had 15 HIMS attend Chicharon’s first Queue. He celebrated turning 40. He also brought a FNG from Michigan.  FNG was presented with the title of Diesel. We did activities in sets of 4 including 4 corners, 40 count Lindsey, and 4 burpee marches. We celebrated the end with no more hate and now a decade of silence.

  • 5@5

    1 ran 5 at 5.