Category: Richmond, VA

  • The Fish Wrap Mixtape

    A thoroughly biblical number of twelve mighty men converged at Mary for a Bodos beatdown. The mockery was in plentiful abundance today, but the Q persisted. Here’s what happened:

    COP on the blacktop: standard warmup. Imperial Walkers, Ukranian Soldiers, SSHs, etc etc

    The Body Factory: Run a lap around blacktop as a pax, then commence the following as a group:
    – 20 Merkins
    – 20 Jump Squats
    – 20 WW2s
    – 20 Single Leg Deadlifts (10 each leg)
    – 10 Burpees
    Rinse and repeat 4x.

    Triple Check: on the farside of the tennis courts, groups of 3. P1: Wall sit on the fence // P2: LBCs // P3: Run to monkey bars, 5 pull ups, run back.

    Mosey back to the flag

    5 minutes of Mary: American Hammers 25xIC, Freddie Mercuries 25xIC, Flutter Kicks 25x IC, LBCs 10xIC.

    Numberama, Namerama, YHC took us out.

    NMS: Welcome Fish Wrap! Or Fish rap? Or Phish (w)rap? Great to have an old friend come out as an FNG and a big crowd to welcome him today. Some 2ndF with Coffee in the parking lot was excellent. Grateful for this group and the very best way to start the day. SYITG

  • What kind of Merkin is that

    YHC, Dumar and Hermie wanted to learn a new Merkin so we met at SOT to get it figured out

    Mosey to the bus lot for all the usuals, YHC saw this on FB reel so it was worth trying

    Plank to merkin, touch the shoulders, Merkin touch the chest (both sides), Merkin touch each knee, Merking touch each foot, Merkin jump up thats one X 10. More of this to come, there is a Mike Tyson in there also (YHC will get it dialed in).

    Mosey to the sidewalk triple check, Mosey to the front of the school another triple check, mosey to the back of the building for 2 more triple checks then BTTF for some stretching

    Numbers / Names Don Draper took us out

    NMS: YHC loves finding new stupid stuff to do and these new Merkins are stupid

  • Ruckhenge 121025

    3…no 4… actually 5 of RH’s usual suspects came out for the Christmassy vibes on hand on this snowy and icy morning. With a fresh breeze on hand we did a parking lot lap to wait for stragglers before heading for the woods. Good thing everyone is sporting the bright orange beanies of late. A traverse across Larus Park was followed by a Stony Point FP stretch that saw most of us get to practice some of our balance skills while under weight. As always good banter and convo to cover the miles. Thanks for coming out lads. A great start to the day.

  • Frozen Roads, Warm Deck

    Eight braved the elements and posted at WTH despite frozen roads. To keep the PAX upright, we shifted to the parking deck and ran it up and down. At every turn we knocked out 15 Merkins; at the bottom we switched to 20 two-count Freddie Mercurys. On the third round we did 15 Jumping Jacks, then finished things off with a final round of 5 Burpees.

    Strong work by all who showed!

  • What’s Yours Say?

    10 Tuckahoans, with collars properly popped, welcomed 4 impressive looking fellows from the warmer side of the river, including 1 clown car that arrived from the far reaches of the flat earth. Cooler temps were expected with numerous knees covered by various fabric selections. A few manlier types selected better ventilation and thus deemed superior. Regardless, here is how things went down.

    Handshake finally arrives, so we can begin. Santa Call in his fully starched hat, pulls out his trusty sack to disperse various head gear to the PAX. This gear is meant to be worn throughout the beatdown, however some noggins could not be contained.

    Mosey around the parking lot to avoid snow and ice. Circle up for introductions and disclaimers, warm ups included SSH’s, Helicopters, Jazzercise with toe taps, Dead Man Hang, Merkins, LBC’s, all in conversation without counting to encourage the mumblechatter.

    Mosey to the base of the Triangle where triple check partners were selected based on headgear. No duplicate hats could be in the same group. Timer runs to River Road and returns with partners doing squats and shoulder taps. 3 rounds complete with quick running route changed after round 1.

    Mosey down Cameron Road to the base of Culpepper. Stop for another triple check this time partners are grouped as similar headgear. Timer skips a portion of the way to Grattan and runs the rest. Exercises included mountain climbers and imperial squat walkers.

    Mosey back up to Ridge for Dora. 50 merkins, 100 WWII’s, 150 jump squats with timer running to parking lot entrance.

    BTTVF for a brief bit of Mary with 10 American Hammers and 10 Heels to Heaven. Numbers, Names, Announcements and Prayers. YHC took us out.

    Announcements: Kubota is leading the Bridge on 12/27. Could the SZN of GVN be heading west? Fudd and Flatline are leading Breaking Bread in December, thank you boys. Spaces available in 2026. Gomer is leading a watch party for the Army/Navy game on Saturday at Wood & Iron Short Pump. Gumbo’s 2.0 is marching. See Slack for deets.

    NMS: Great turnout for finest 5 am beatdown in the land. Cooler temps lead to YHC on a more mobile workout to keep the warmth moving. All snow was avoided and no slips were registered as of the time of this post. YHC’s M decided to infiltrate the gifts with shameless marketing materials. Enjoy the bevy’s than let Mrs LC handle your portfolio. SZN of GVN keeps rolling with Handshake now on the clock. Well done fellas. Thanks for letting me lead.

  • Snow Toll

    6 Madmen joined YHC for a frozen beatdown in the 5″-ish of snow covered No Toll Glory. Started with disclaimer before we even started a jog, as the conditions were slippery and hard, don’t be dumb…

    Mosey to the parking lot for some warm-ups: SSH, IW, US, Copperhead Squats, Cherry Pickers, Arm Circles, Merkins.

    Workout 1 – Mosey to the Snow Covered Soccer Field, laid out cones that covered an 1/8 of the field. In pairs, 1 partner ran the outside of the cones, while the other continued an exercise around the lap, tagging out as the running partner got back to the exercise partner (There is a name for this, but not sure what it is): Lap 1: Rotating Squats; Lap 2: Walking Lunges; Lap 3: Broad Jump Burpees.

    Workout 2 – Four Corners (Whole Park). (10) Burppes; (20) Merkins; (30) Squats; (40) Monkey Humpers

    Workout 3 – Mosey to Shelter for an Ab Triple Check: Flutter Kicks; WW2; third person run across the field and back.

    Mosey back to the front parking lot, where we finished with some single man sled pushing, which ended up having some good speed when you had 2 people pushing you!

    COT – Gratitude for getting out in the 16F conditions, and through the discomfort, and for safe travels throughout. Also, brought some poor man’s coffee (2 – 24oz WaWa Coffee’s), for a quick coffeerama.

  • Blistery Winds Run

    YHC and Bullseye left the parking lot in seek of protection from the elements, and so Salisbury it was. Out Oakengate to Winterfield and back, 4.5+miles were logged.

    Apologies to Draper, heard the car horn as we crossed the street but thought it was a ‘hello’ beep and not a ‘wait for me’ beep. Bullseye and I turned around several times on the straightaway, pausing to see if anyone was joining, before plunging into the depths of the dirt road near Ms. Weaver’s house.

    Conversations were had and appreciated.

    -Singer

  • Running on Empty

    No ties to the run itself, just seemed like a classic name for a F3 run. YHC had Grinch-esque ideas of running a Tarrington loop so off we went. The route was not disclosed until the hill was underway. Ha, got em. 4.35 miles in total up Tarrington and through Powderham -> Brigstock, Solstice -> Twin Team and home.

    Stay safe.

    -Singer

  • Playing life by a different set of rules….

    4 men gathered for Heartbreak Ridge to ensure no man was left behind, or left alone.

    YHC pulled into the Parking Lot to see one set of headlights, our 1st F (Retired) was waiting. A couple minutes later two shadows appeared in the distance, it was Offshore and Joey Chestnut. In order to avoid the icy roads they decided to run the 2.2 miles to the workout.

    Off we launched. More moseying today to prevent snow filled faces and backs and to keep us moving in the cold weather.

    At the end of the workout Offshore and Joey Chestnut were offered a ride home to prevent running the 2.2 miles back home but they politely declined. Their masculine dominance had already been established but it was 100% secured at this point.

    Announcements – Kubota has the Q for The Bridge on December 27th. Breaking Break needs a Q both the 27th and 28th.

    Prayer Requests – none

    NMS – YHC was worried that with as many different Pax members that could show up on a Tuesday that the AO would stand empty. YHC posted on Slack and sent out a text to those within a reasonable driving distance to get a head could and only got a couple commitments. YHC was happy to not be the only one. YHC also realizes that compared to Offshore and Joey Chestnut that he is a Beta Male.

  • Spider Solo…

    Not surprisingly, YHC was the only knucklehead who attempted a run this morning, yet managed to cover 5 miles throughout the well-brined roads of UR.

    Saab abides