Category: Richmond, VA

  • Staggered Start

    Seven gentlemen posted on this Tuesday with many children having their first day of school today with the staggered starts to most K12 students in the area. There were 3 runners and 4 ruckers. The runners ran into Honey Meadows, Kings Charter, Chickahominy Oaks, Madison Springs, and Summer Duck and then returned.

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

    NMS:

    A few students started school yesterday. Most start today. Prayers for a successful first day to many students and a great school year.

    Much of the talk for the runners today was likely about cross country which is a normal topic when Anchovy and YHC are running together.

    Gotta Run!

    Phonics

  • The Founder Returns

    Seven DaVillians posted on this Tuesday to Atlee High School to run, ruck, and do both. There were 2 runners who went into Giles, Craney Island Estates, and back. Lab Rat and Opus ran another route that went to the back of Atlee High School and possibly into Kings Charter and Honey Meadows. The 3 ruckers rucked somewhere around Atlee.

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

    NMS:

    It was great having Lab Rat out today. Although this run is technically not the Tomato Run which he was the founder of, Lab Rat was the founder of an F3 run at Atlee High School almost 10 years ago.

    Well done everybody today. The heat continues but will break soon.

    Gotta Run!

    Phonics

  • Exploring a Speakeasy route

    Five posted on this Thursday to the Tomato Run. The 3 ruckers found there way around Rutland and possibly Cool Spring Forest. The 2 runners decided to go to a location that only Speakeasy had led before. They ran down Rutlandshire and then crossed 301 and discovered a small trail behind Auto Zone that led to Rutland Road. They stayed on Rutland Road and eventually ran through Atlee Springs. They then crossed Atlee Road and ran a loop in the neighborhood. They then returned along the same roads for 4.5 miles.

    COT: Numberama, Name-O-Rama, Announcements, Opus took us out.

    NMS:

    A few years ago, Speakeasy showed the runners this small trail that led us to the neighborhoods on the other side of 301. It took this long before I decided to explore more of this area. Now that BAM! and I tried it, I believe we will take more runs in that area. We also might explore other areas including Blue Star Estates.

    Announcements:

    Labor Day Convergence – 7 AM at Forest hill Park.

    Gotta Run!

    Phonics

  • The Keller WOD (Week 0)

    PAX met block in hand on the fields of Timberwolf. Blocks courtesy of Crabby. TCLAPS especially to Snookie for making the long journey to get and IPC workout. Everyone killed it. Here’s how it went down and what it’s all about:

    IronPAX Challenge 2026 Week 0 – Keller WOD

    We finished these with time remaining so some walking around the track followed by some MARY.

  • Who’s got coffee?

    With one PAX nursing a knee injury and our barista dealing with some sort of building issues, 3 PAX set out to explore the AO but did not get very far. Warm up in front of the school, over to the benches for conversational bench work. Multiple rounds of step ups, declines, inclines, dips, bench kicks, Freddies, Bulgarians interspersed with laps around the pick up loop.

    Mosey to the pickleball court for a variety of Mary among other things.

    Safe travels to those on the road this holiday weekend.

    Thanks to Doozy for stepping in on the coffee this am after an early morning call out from Last Call.

    Lumberyard Summer Tour tomorrow

    Labor Day Convergence at Battaeu Monday, 7AM.

  • Soupy Summer September Saunter

    Conditions were a balmy ‘feels like 80 degrees’ this morning for the arrival of 11 of the finest runners in all of Richmond. YHC knew the conditions were going to be less than cool so the route needed to be of a commensurate challenge level plus simple enough directions because YHC can only remember but so many steps until things get foggy.

    The route was as such: all 4s, 5s, and 6s head out Grove (heading east), and 4s turn back at the Boulevard, and come back down Monument, 5s turn at Meadow, and 6s turn turn back at Hawthorne.

    Good mumblechatter on the run this morning, although YHC couldn’t be everywhere all at once. Please sound off in the comments your favorite topic of conversation from this morning’s run.

    By all accounts the 6s were crushing it this morning, and one slightly late 6 (Phonics) came flying by to catch up to the 6s which were far off in the distance.

    Good job to all this morning, it was an absolutely pleaser to run with you folks.

    Announcements:

    Bodos, Honeydo and OBT are planning an East End AO, stay tuned for more news on this and if you are interested in helping please reach out to one of them. YHC is interested!

    Labor Day Convergence 7 AM at Forest Hill Park, park in the large lot next to the pavilions near where the South of the James Farmers Market takes place.

    Prayers for 1-800s son as he undergoes surgery this morning.

    It was an honor to lead this morning.

    YHC took us out with a prayer for being thankful for what you have, and appreciation for OBT and all those that came before us to create what we have today.

  • Similar to last time…but we had an FNG “OP”

    Morning. Hot and humid. Record? Maybe – ask our resident weather historian Sippy Cup.

    Warmup – light work 11s on the pavement (merkins and squats). Throw in some various dynamic stretches.

    Grab coupons. Various block work, with multiple trips up the hill (descending the distance a few times).

    No injuries today. Lots of sweat.

    Welcome to “OP” who sells Invisalign. What does “OP” mean, shoot a message in the comments.

    Prayers for WC and Speakeasy.

    Announcements:
    Convergence at 7 am Batteau and 9/11 memorial night ruck on 9/11 at Alamo. Miller Highlife will be served.

  • Bookends

    Like Bookends for our ages, Banjo being the youngest and Pigskins having heaps of respect, I learned a lot from these two today. During the Buffapple Route, Lighthouse and I talked at Banjo for 45 minutes straight about eastern philosophy. Banjo is a fantastic listener. That poor kid hung in there for the entire run. But we might never see him again. Ha! And Pigskin has the blue print for longevity on lock: work out with people, on average, 20+ yrs younger than yourself, volunteer for cub scouts, take 2 language classes weekly, spend time w/ your grandkids, stay married, and give all the people and dogs you encounter cold water. He’s now added to that list helping to translate for (mainly) Spanish speakers in the hospital. These two (Banjo and Pigskin) are some impressive bookends, age-wise, for today’s group.

    Today, we had 2 dogs, 3 ruckers, 3 route runners and Pigskin found his own route.

    Once BTTF we did numbers, names, announcements (LD Convergence 9/7 @ 7a @ Forest Hill Park), and YHC took us out with 15 seconds of silence, allowing everything in God’s universe to be just as it is supposed to be at this moment.

    Moleskin: It’s true, the nature of the mind is to endlessly produce thoughts. Many thoughts coming with a degree of emotion. If we think this stream of consciousness is us, we might attach ourselves to every thought. Judging this. Condemning that. Endlessly. With repeated thoughts creating a stronghold. With a little step back, we can allow the thoughts to come and just watch them. We can accept others as they are, not having to convince them of our worldview. We can pray for the courage to change the one person we have (some limited degree of) control over, ourselves. God knows better than me the best direction for my life and what is good for me. Today, I hope I can allow others to be as they are and allow my stream of thoughts, impulses, and opinions to not be my guiding force, but rather allow God’s wisdom to guide me. And by doing so, maybe I can then put God’s will a little bit ahead of my own, just for today. I hope you gents have a fantastic Friday and I’ll see yall in the gloom!

  • 3 at 4

    One launched at 4 to ruck 3 with 40. Conditions continued to hold steady at 70 and sunny. According to not a darn soul out there, the following might have happened:

    Counter-clockwise loops. 3 miles. Fudd stop in there somewhere.

    Always good to see the Dolphins rookies waiting to leave for work at 5:30. Those kids work hard. Good luck to each of them.

    Number, name, and YHC took himself out.

  • Man Down, Man Up, Man Injured

    Eight launched on 3 non-intersecting paths that all concluded at ETs (Still open!) in the latest edition of Sunday Funday. Temperatures were 70 and steamy. According to the rock that poked into Swiper’s foot, the following might have happened.

    Saab ran about 10. Who knows. Launched from River Road, Finished at ETs.

    TYA rode about 50. Launched from The Fan. Tagged Ashland. Finished at ETs.

    Remaining PAX launched from Pump House, tagged Buttermilk, then mostly Belle Isle, then North Bank. Most of the Pax wrapped the run at Pump House, then by car to ETs. Like the Wise Man that he is, Sippy Cup returned home by another route.

    Numbers, names, and emotional COT.

    NMS: Swiper won’t be swiping for a bit. Heal that ankle. (The Pax returned to the scene of the crime, dug out the rock, and threw it in the river. That’ll teach it).