Category: Richmond, VA

  • Is That the Dolphins Kicker?

    One man launched at 4:55 in the latest edition of The Clinic. Temperatures remained, as always, a steady 70 and sunny. According to the night watchman at The Broward Mall, the following might have happened.

    Run north around the office park, pass the DHL Battery Powered Super-Golfcart/Van, then across Peters, past the office, past the La Quinta, left, then left, the left, and then north to Broward Boulevard. Reverso back to the VSF. Not quite 5.

    Number, name, and YHC took himself out.

    NMS: Pretty sure that dude leaving as YHC was entering the hotel was the Dolphins kicker. Or, maybe he is the back-up video guy. He’s somebody, and he’s not the head coach. YHC will ask him next time.

    Announcements: The Bridge, Saturday October 26th, but that has already passed, so we’ll just move on.

  • Whitesnake’s Birthday Week Conversation

    Whitesnake’s Birthday Week Conversation

    Curt Autry: After a long summer, fall has hit Central Virginia, and soon it will be Halloween.  With it will come MILLIONS of fall time tourists. Here with some tips on what they should check out, is our Richmond correspondent — Whitesnake!  Whitesnake, what are some places folks should check out if they’re looking for a Fall outing?

    Whitesnake: If you are looking to fall for something on Monday, I know the place for you, The Deep. Opened in 1849 by Zebedee Fist, it has become super spooky.  It has scared away everyone who lives near the AO, all Southsiders and the Gypsies.  This Strange place has everything: darkness, trip hazards, the Hairy Nuckol, every normal person from Goochland, a group of Tomatoes who won’t give their names to Gomer and a haunted farmhouse.

    Curt Autry: maybe we should try to think a little more family-oriented, you know?

    Whitesnake: Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes! Yessssss! I know just the place for you. Richmond’s hottest club is [ deep-voiced ] Heartbreak Ridge! Hosted by Horneydo on Tuesday’s, this place has everything: stories about the one guy having sex, a worthless exercise whether we do it normal or reverse, and a lifetime supply of Jergens. And if that’s not enough, you can get surprised on the dance floor by Bi-swampy Seniors.

    Curt Autry: What’s a Bi-swampy Senior?

    Whitesnake: It’s that thing when Senior Frog either sprints out of the darkness to the start of the AO or sounds like he is dying.

    Curt Autry: Let’s get back on track. I think a lot of people are in the area for the leaves and they might be looking for something a little different.

    Whitesnake: Got it.  If leaving is what they want, the hottest club you never stay at is WaThoHuk!  Named for the hero Jim Thorpe, this Wednesday-only club has everything: an old man wandering around the school looking for dip, runners with no lights playing Frogger, an out of town guest who had no idea running is involved, and everyone’s hottest couple Benedict & Arnold.

    Curt Autry: I don’t know them, can you introduce me?

    Whitesnake: That is hard to do, as they only show up once every two months unannounced and run past the group in the middle of the workout.

    Curt Autry: I think the club you are describing might not be for everybody. What about this upcoming Thursday on Halloween, is there anything more friendly sounding?

    Whitesnake: Of course, if you are looking for a friendly place to stick that metal object you’ve been hiding in the house, Circus Maximus is the club for you. Discovered by a walking and talking wet fart, this hidden gem gives new meaning to the question: Should I murder Gomer for inviting me to F3? Featuring the 3rd Annual Heavy Metal Kettle this Halloween, this hotspot has matching merkins for your head or balls, every 80’s singer named Stephen or Steven, and Offshore’s hit song “Hot for Coffee”. And when you want to take a break from dancing, it has super tall benches that make you wish for a cigarette and someone small you can step on.

    Curt Autry: Whitesnake, I know Richmond has changed a lot but there’s gotta be a few upscale places for people to check out.

    Whitesnake:  If you are looking for an upscale place on Friday, the hottest morning club in town is Currahee! This place has everything: cul-de-sacs, roads that all look the same, a park that’s too dark to run, a triple enforced fence in case someone runs into it, and if you’re lucky, the stars from the hit movie “Lost Boys”!  Wait is that Kiefer Sutherland I see? Nope, but when Honeydo and I run together and get yelled at by some old lady, we pick a direction and don’t stop until we have run at least an hour.

    Curt Autry: I still don’t think we’ve found the right place for me, can you find us something on Saturday for Dads?

    Whitesnake: I got the perfect place for you–Gridiron!  Located in an abandoned softball complex, this was the original AO and finally answers the question: Do we have to? This place has everything: the constant noise of paddles hitting something sweaty, Attila’s big beast, shots of Scotch, Johnsonville making you drink out of a puddle, and some Saturday’s, Pigskin’s entire family.  While there is no bouncer, don’t mess with the gentle looking guy named Chum Bucket.

    Curt Autry:Now, I know that you have tried your best, Whitesnake, and I just want to thank you for sharing those Halloween and fall tips, buddy.  I hope to explore some of these with you.

    Whitensnake: Yey me!!

  • Shadow Interpretations

    11 by foot and 1 by road bike converged this morning. We headed east to then pick up Hanover for the Halloween tour. Some decorations were out, but not as many as prior years, probably due to the time remaining until Halloween.

    Moleskin: Its always the simplest things that turn out providing entertainment. That is definitely the case with this group with the parking lot as our canvas! Things can appear skinny, long, or droopy, with the right angle from the light.

    Marv took us out and did it well.

  • 10-26-24 Breaking bread

    For this evening’s meal, a family pasta classic was in order here. Cajun Chicken Polska Kielbasa Pasta in a cream sauce was the main dish. Had Salad, garlic bread as sides and Brownies for dessert. All homemade from scratch.

    This was an honor to prepare.

  • How many kids can YOU carry?!

    Eleven intrepid campers escaped their sleeping bags to start the day with relighting the camp fire, donuts courtesy of Big Rig, a bit of coffee, and of course, a kid-friendly bootcamp. Here’s how we explored Camp WEAG:

    The THANG: 

    WARMERAMA: 

    • Mosey down toward the house and circle up
    • Welcome & Disclaimer
    • A smattering of IC Reps
    • Mosey down to the fishing pond

    COP #1: 

    • DORA, Part 1
    • x100 Dips
    • Moving partner runs 50 yards and back to switch
    • Run around the pond to the back side

    COP #2:

    • DORA, Part 2
    • x200 SSH’s on the bridge 
    • Partner runs up hill and back to switch
    • Run up the trail to the pavilion

    COP #3:

    • DORA, Part 3
    • x300 LBC’s 
    • Partner runs up the trail a ways and back
    • Mosey out to the field

    COP #4:

    • Adults all carry a 2.0
    • DTH got an adult-size Boba Fett shouldered and maybe made it 50 yards
    • Meatball found himself shouldering two girls one on each shoulder to finish the race. T-CLAPS!!!

    COT at The Flags:

    • Numberama #11
    • Namerama
    • Prayer

    NAKED MOLESKIN:  F3 Family Camping was a blast, and the kids absolutely ate up the workout. Camp WEAG has beautiful grounds, even more staggering on a warm Fall day, and it was a true joy to see all the kids roasting marshmallows, telling stories, and star gazing to spy comets. The weather was perfect and we will do it again!!! Yours AYE! ~DTH

  • Disrupting the gloom!

    4 PAX headed to the deep and dirty south. After a monster pull up session led by Big Rig, YHC had the Q for Bermuda. Broadway had the idea of using the QSOURCE as a theme for beat downs. I started at the beginning with Disruption. Here are links to the article and the podcast :

    https://f3nation.com/disruption

    https://on.soundcloud.com/McuPQzegSAaCtZ1DA

    Slaughter start to disrupt the PAX. 10 burpees OYO. Mosey to the picnic benches for a Dora. PAX choice: merkins, ww2s, and Carolina dry docks. Mosey to the posts for some indigenous pole smoking bears. YHC thought this was an original, but just like the simpsons, “chaplain did it!” Pole smokers in a line, last man bear crawls to the front. Mosey to get coupons and back to the picnic area for some coupon work, pax choice , compounding. Shoutout to Tiger King who called blockees for both rounds! We did 40 total, just of those… and it’s not even ironPAX!
    great work fellas, here are some of the notes I took from reading the Disrution QPoint:

    Ge right

    Live right lead right

    Leave right

    F3 mission

    F3 credo

    F3 principles

    What is leadership? Movement towards advantage. Towards its articulated purpose. 

    Levels of leadership:

    1. movement while he’s in the room
    2. Movement after he leaves the room
    3. Movement after he dies

    Legacy comes from the leaders love for those who follow him

    The great leaders focus is always upon his followers, not upon himself. 

  • Return to some old ways…

    First off… Shout out to both Deep Dish and Bono (they are hurt yet came out and modified things to still get in a good workout). 11 brave souls came out and when you see Mudslide has the Q(be ready for any and everything).I was a little worried at first yet a few minutes before we started, everyone started arriving.

    A little warm up run, then a nice WARMARAMMA(SSHs, Imperial Walkers, Helicopters, Cherry Pickers, Merkins, LBCs ending with a little stretching out of the back and hips). After that, let the fun begin with an indigenous run(5 squats, run to the front) we kept that up till we arrived at the tennis courts for the first of a classic.

    Boo yah merkins, pole smokers, full lap around the tennis courts. Start at 10, work your way down to 1 while the runner goes, other person is doing pole smokers, they get back and you do some boo yahs with your partner(or in my case 2 other partners). Once everyone finished, up to do a little Bernie Sanders, then a regular run to the baseball field for the next bit(where the majority of the workout took place).

    Next up…. LINDSEYS(2 different exercises total of 40 reps ). Start with a 10-30 combo, then one increase by 5, the other decreases 5. The 2 exercises: Carolina Dry Docks and Jump squats. Once we finished a little mosey to the center field sign for a triple check(plank jacks, gorilla humpers run to the left field foul line and back). Our old friend the hawk made an appearance we were going to use him for Deep Dish and Bono to run to him and back(he must have heard that and said I don’t think so). A little Sprint action between Cha Cha and Purple Rain happening finished that and headed back to the flag for a couple more things.

    4 corners next….10 hand released merkins, 20 2 count flutters, 30 2 count toe taps ending with 40 ball dippers. Then a classic finale(man killers) start at 10 and work your way to 1. A little broga to close things out and the hour was up. Numbers, names and prayer looked by YHC to close it out. A lot going on check Slack all listed there

    Next weekend is the last weekend of the farmer’s market. It has been a blast and pleasure to enjoy that after each session I am sure we will return to Starbucks nearby and I hope it comes back next year. If you want your Arepas or a certain food or drink need to come to Rock and Roll, train hard with us, then rewards yourself with good eats. This week I went 3 straight feel good see you next time

  • Saturday in the Park

    Fun times had today by 6, no — make it 8 guys!

    Mr Holland starts it off

    COP — ouch

    Island 11’s
    10 – 1 Merkins
    1-10 WW2

    Beat it’s Turn

    10 crab crawls, 20 WW2’s? continue to end of long grassy area
    on the way back do 10 bear crawls and 20 Monkey Humpers all the way back

    Dora
    100 4 count! flutterkicks
    200 lunges
    300 SSH

    Opus takes over
    expanding 4 corners
    first 4 corners — one tennis court
    10 merkins
    10 WW2
    10 diamonds
    10 jump squats

    repeat with 2 tennis courts

    repeato with 3 tennis courts

    BTTW for 1 minute

    Back to the flag for some stretching

    Good times had by most! 🙂

    Opus

  • Full Metal Jacket!!

    This is my Cindy there is many like it but this one is mine. My Cindy is my best friend it is my life I must master it like I master my life. Without out me my Cindy is useless without my Cindy I am useless!

    Warmarama

    • SSH
    • Helicopters
    • Alabama Prom Dates
    • Monkey Humpers
    • Copperhead Squats
    • LBC

    Thang

    Mosey our way down the parking lot stopping at each light pole to knock out 10 Merkins at each light pole ( 10 light poles). On the way back stop at each curb ( 11 parking curbs) to knock out 10 toe touches at each.

    Ladders

    4 cones spread evenly across the football field

    • First cone – 10 WW2
    • Burnie back
    • Second cone – 20 WW2
    • Burnie back
    • Third cone – 30 WW2
    • Bernie back
    • Forth cone – 40 WW2
    • Bernie back
    • Goal line – 50 WW2
    • Bernie back

    Four Corners with Cindy’s do not let Cindy touch the ground.

    • 1 corner 10 squats
    • 2 corner 10 squats, 20 curls
    • 3 corner 10 squats, 20 curls, 30 overhead press
    • 4 corner 10 squats, 20 curls, 30 overhead press, 40 pull threw merkins

    Did a finisher with the Motivator! Which impressed some older woman that were watching this gang of savages!!

    COT

    • Numbers
    • Names
    • Prayer request

    Great time this morning with these guys I definitely had the Qing power running through my veins. We had a handful of FNGs not show up but our boy Yukon always comes through on showing up! Beaver is getting to believe that Yukon and I just have a lot of imaginary friends. It was a special morning for myself because I had my 2.0 with me. She told a few stories and with the help of the guys we decided on Sugar Rush, she couldn’t be happier with her name. Also something to think about…..

    “If a man doesn’t have a deep sense of purpose they will distract there selves with pleasure”—-Viktor Frankl

  • Ode to Kubota

    A sweet sixteen posted to Spider-run, plus-1 in absentia who was monitoring the timeliness of back-blast feeds from the comfort of the fart-sack.

    These historically-wide loops are posted below. Identical to the last time, however done in reverso. Which direction is reverso you ask?…it is simply the opposite direction from the last time…

    Saab abides

    6’s: https://onthegomap.com/s/vp0k0rjg

    5’s: https://onthegomap.com/s/bj63042e

    4’s: https://onthegomap.com/s/jjph8taa