Category: Richmond, VA

  • I feel like an undercooked Fish Stick

    These were Trail Mix’s closing remarks as we finished 3 and a half miles around the 22 degree frozen Tundra of Giles subdivision. Although he added “But maybe the opposite.” We believe he was trying to say that sometimes, you pull the fishsticks out of the oven and they are hot on the outside but still cold in the middle. Whether he was appearing to be warm enough on the outside but internal organs failing, or actually just cold on the outside but warm enough on the inside … we’ll never know.

    Yardsale posted solo for the Ruck, and he enjoyed the alone time with some Johnny Cash tunes.

    The trails behind the Giles recreation building are kinda cool, hope to use those more this year.

    A 40 foot inflatable snowman was spotted as the most expensive decoration in the neighborhood.

  • It’s Hot Out Here!

    3 Polar Bears skipped the fart sack and braved the cold on a frosty 70 and sunny morning in Goyne Park. Today’s edition of The Bermuda Triangle was going to keep everyone moving to avoid any frostbite from setting in.

    We started with a long mosey lap through the majority of the parking lot that ended with us in the lower lot near the Taco Truck.

    From here was the standard warmarama with the following exercises in Cadence

    SSH, Don Quyotes, Imperial Squat Walkers,  Box Cutters,  LBCs, Merkins

    COP 1

    Baby cow killers (Doozy calls these Mankillers) from 10 to 1

    COP 2

    4 Corners Prostitute Style around the lower lot, long run to the 1st corner!

    10 Rosalita Dips
    20 Ranger Merkins
    30 Ball Dippers
    40 Earl Fonda (20 Each Side)
    About halfway through, layers were coming off and Tiger King even said “It’s hot out here!”

    First to Twenty

    Next up YHC called on Tiger King for an exercise and he didn’t disappoint

    Prison Cell Pushups
    Since most of us don’t know what a pushup is, it is better known as a Navy SEAL Burpee. Performed until someone gets to 20!  That someone was Tiger King.

    4 Minutes of Mary
    Mosey to the picnic pavilion for a few minutes of Mary

    Alternating straight legged LBCs x35 Double Count
    WW2s until time

    Great work by all! Check Slack for announcements.

  • Long road to the Bday Bridge

    a strong group of dedicated men showed up at WAWA ready to get it on. About 15 min into the trip to Buckingham a trash truck on fire blocked the entire road – dead in the water for a min. We made several attempts to get a path around but to no avail. Rudy lead the charge, got us through and we were back on our way. Coming in hot, Cookie was there and got the go ahead that we could work the men out regardless of being late for the desired length of abuse time. I was ready to dole it out.

    COP

    we warmed up w a mosey and the typical ssh, merkin, helo’s, etc after YHC butchered the disclaimer and creedo.

    THANG

    started w a DOJO Dan and the made made my heart happy with their strong KIA’s (japanese for unification of energy). Then we ran a build a beast w merkins (180 not 90), WW2, squat, dry dock, ssh, drop all exerc and 3 burpee at each stop up and back. partner up for PLTs and then a ROF.

    COT

    number/namarama where YHC was reminded that as of today he’s no longer 47, welcome to FNG Sully brought to us by Cookie, announcements, YHC brought us out with prayers for the upcoming bridge graduates in their next steps of this journey of life. I am thankful to be able to lead such a fine group of gentlemen. The fellowship to and from the bridge was a highlight, thank you corned beef and hutton for put up with my minivan driving skills. The fellowship continued with a bday breaky and cake at the cumberland diner. What a morning and powerful way to start a saturday. Thank you Heist for making it all possible. THank you men.

    Big Herm

  • Freddie’s Birthday

    11 soon to be invigorated men kept moving on Machismo’s open slot fill.

    Q quickly mosied to the darkened tennis courts for a couple laps alternating movements from high knees to step overs to keep warm. Warmarama consisted of arm circles, DQs, Freddie Mercuries, Merkins, ISWs, UkSoldiers,

    Thang 1 Ankle spraining Triple check to the water tower with merkins and Freddie Mercuries. Rosie unfortunately stepped off the asphalt in the wrong spot. Prayers for a quick recovery, but he bucked up and made it through the workout anyway. Good news is it wasn’t swelling too bad.

    Thang 2 Mosey to the pavilion 11s with Lt. Dans and Squats

    Thang 3 4 corners with 25 Merkins, 50 Freddie… no scratch that American Hammers (this is where Dealer commented, “What is it Freddie’s birthday or something?”, 75 Mountain Climbers, 100 SSH.

    BTTF Toll paid 20 dips 20 step ups.

    Cocaine bear crawls to our newly redefined huddle by the coned off area.

    Announcements: Get up with EF Hutton if you want to participate in the secret Santa at Rosie’s 12 days of Christmas Q.

    Prayers for those injured, sick, or struggling with depression during this season. Reach out to someone you haven’t seen in a while and get them to Q No Toll next week!

  • Silver and Gold!

    It was great to have Yukon Cornelius back in the line up from his travels to Indiana over the past week! He joined up with YHC and Choo Choo this gloom for a little beat down time.

    Warmarma – Mosey to the snack building

    • Cherry Pickers
    • SSH
    • Imperial Walkers
    • Merkins
    • Wilson’s Wife
    • Fudd’s Wife
    • American Hammers
    • Star Crunch

    The Thang!

    Walls of Jericho – PAX calls a workout for the other PAX to do while he runs a lap around the building. 7 rounds.

    Mosey to the playground

    PAX curb crawls around the playground while individual PAX takes a turn doing 5 Pull-ups and 5 torture swings – 3 rounds.

    Mosey to parking lot to Plank for F3 Mission, 5 Core Principals and credo.

    COT

    Announcements, Prayer Requests – Prayer for Bubbles and his back, MRI coming up soon.

    Yukon took us out with a good ol prayer! Amen!

    Ruck at The Lumberyard tomorrow morning 5:30 AM

  • 25° and a few Dora’s

    10 fine F3 studs jumped out of their cozy beds to start the day off doing something difficult. There were a few interesting uncoverings as well. Mystery solved of the white car the morning PAX has kept a watchful eye on, turns out it was just the paperboy. An unnamed PAX likes to wear his wife’s cloths…… anyway, on with the show.

    Got the blood pumping with a decent jog down and back. Circled up for the warmarama. SSH, DMH, helicopters, Fudds M, arm circles.

    COP 1 & 2: double Dora, because why not.
    100 WW2, 200 merkins, 400 mountain climbers. Slowzy to the other parking lot and repeato. Timer switch from jogging to high knees and Bernie back

    COP # 3: YHC does love a four corners, prostitute style.
    Corner 1: happy wife (JLo/Arod) Corner 2: monkey humpers Corner 3: SSH Corner 4: chain smokers.

    numbers, names, PR. Keep Fandango in your thoughts as is father is not doing well and a speedy recovery for Wildcat ailing a cold.

    Thank you to the PAX for putting up with the sore muscles tomorrow. YHC can’t post for the next 2 weeks, so he bundled it into today. Always an honor to lead you gents!

     

  • Cold Weather Gloves season

    Eight strong started their December off in the Gloom and were met with temps in the 20s.

    COP of basics. Mosey down Hepler with some stops along with way for Merkins, WWIIs. Get to end of Hepler. Partner up for Dora123: 100 Merkins, 200 Jump Squats, 300 LBCs. Mosey across Forest over Spottswood. Stop for more Merkins, Heels 2 Heaven. End up in 3rd Parking lot. Bear Crawl halfway, run to end then Merkins. Repeato x2 but Crab Walk & lunge.

    Back to parking loop. Double check of run loop & Ball2Wall, Peoples chair. Finish with 3 min of Mary. YHC took us out.

    NMS: Was great to see Senior Frog waiting when YHC pulled in. Sounds like he had a long eventful trip to the South Pole, congrats SF! Oyster was pestering Bodos to setup a meeting with the Mayor Elect to petition for some heated-outdoor Pickleball courts in the City. Good to have Vandalay out at Hoedown.

  • Where did he come from and where did he go

    3 RR Regulars picked up a hitchhiker on the frosty roads of Salisbury

    5:30 PAX of 3 set out to climb Twin Team and head out E Brigstock for out and back

    Along the way YHC was just a bit ahead of Singer and Bullseye when a lone runner going the opposite direction passed. As usual YHC said good morning but didn’t hear a response, not unusual for 27 degrees and before 6 A.M. however when YHC turned back to meet up with the other two, the PAX had grown from 2 to 3 and the familiar voice of Don Draper was heard. Once the 22.5 minute mark was hit the group turned and head BTTF. It was on the other side of Robious that YHC was told that DD had vanished in much the same way he had appeared. This reminded YHC that there is a beast that lurks the area of Twin Team that has not been seen in quite some time……..

    Numbers / Names YHC took us out

    NMS: Stay tuned, we may have to go on a beast hunt to find DD

  • Cold Monday morning after thanksgiving

    Warm up- SSH, DMH, DMH R&L, Helicopters, DonQUixote, Arm Circles forwared and back, LBC, APDs.

    11- WW2/Merkins in parking lot

    Triple Check in the bus loop- Monkey Humpers, Polesmokers, Run

    Circle of Ups- 5 pull ups, give exercise to pax, then 5 chin ups

    Mosey to swings- 15 derkins, 20 SSH, 15 Derkins

    Back to Flag, COT

  • History, Pecan Pie, and Tabata Times

    The Scene:

    A crisp morning greeted the PAX at the St. Christoper’s Track, and spirits were high despite the cold. Hitchhiker, already in motion from Sunday Funday, was a man on a mission—faster, and fueled by an insatiable appetite for studying and, apparently, baking. Upchuck, recently recovered from a Thanksgiving cold , was a welcome sight, ready to sweat off our turkey hangover and chat about history, football, and, of course, pecan pie.

    The Thang:

    • Warm-up:

    A round of much-needed stretching to shake off the Thanksgiving lethargy. PAX unanimously agreed: the stretching was a highlight, proving once again that flexibility is key in life and workouts.

    • Tabata:

    Each round consisted of 8 sets of 20 seconds on, 10 seconds off, targeting arms, legs, and core.

    Between each round, we ran one lap around the track, because nothing warms the soul like a cold lap in the morning gloom. For the final round, we doubled the fun with two laps.

    Mumble Chatter Highlights:

    • History Class:

    We dove deep into U.S. and Korean history, pondering how on earth you distill 5,000 years of Korean history into an elementary school curriculum. YHC with homework: to figure out exactly what makes the cut in that timeline. Cliff notes welcome.

    Football Talk:

    • Division I vs. II vs. III: Why do only some teams get to go bowling?

    • The budding Virginia Tech vs. ODU rivalry: Who would’ve thought?

    • UVA’s loss to Virginia Tech: Predictable, but still lamentable.

    • The Hitchhiker Chronicles:

    Hitchhiker revealed his new hobby: baking. Yes, the same man running laps at warp speed is now whipping up pecan pies and artisan bread. But beware—pecan pie is practically 90% sugar. Delicious? Absolutely. Dangerous? Without question.

    COT:

    Grateful for the opportunity to lead this morning and for the company of two great men. Despite the cold, the camaraderie and conversation warmed the heart. Hitch, keep studying and baking—we’re expecting snacks next time. Upchuck, as always love the conversation!

    SYITG,

    Faceplant