Category: Richmond, VA

  • To Twin Team or Not to TT

    7 runners, 3 walkers, and a canine pal arrived at Starbucks to greet the gloom. Storms cooled things off but also left some destruction and damage across Salisbury in their wake. The runners’ 9+mile route was past Draper’s, past DK’s, to the top of Twin Team, descent/climb optional, back past the coldest water fountain in SOJ and back to the start. Sunday slowday rules had to be reiterated to Rosetta and Annie trying to set a brisk pace. Great to have Rosetta and Hardywood back out, 2 guys who can step in and hit 9+ miles whenever they want. Walkers may or may not have done any walking outside of the Starbucks parking lot.

    Couldn’t/wouldn’t have done this solo. prep for the Homegrown Half in full effect. Thanks for showing up and putting in the work gentlemen, it made those miles so much easier.

    August 19 at Robious Landing Park, pick a half marathon or 10k option and come join in the fun. See Draper’s slack post for more info

  • NBA Senior League

    Eight PAX who probably shouldn’t be playing basketball (except maybe Splinter) hit the court this morning in a rather comfortable temperature. According to the early morning Kanawha swimmers who were wondering why 8 grown men were playing basketball at 0550, this is what went down.

    After admiring the freshly paved asphalt hill and lower playground area of TES, mosey to the front of the school for:

    Dead Man Hang, Reach for the Sky, DQ’s, Helicopters, Jazzercizes, There was some chatter about backs needing to be loosened up, so, down on the ground for Scorpion Kicks.

    With backs now loosened up, mosey toward Kanawha Rec. Assoc. with a travelling Lindsey (Carolina Dry Docks and Two-Count Flutter Kicks)

    After reaching the KRA parking lot, line up on one side for Curb Crawls 1-5 Merkins on the ends with Bear Crawls in between. Switch up with 4-1 Jump Squats on the ends with Lunges in between.

    Mosey to the bottom of the parking lot and collect a strategically placed basketball and head into the Kanawha field to the hoops court. Next exercise is removing the soccer goals, trash cans and saw horses from the court. This was strenuous.

    Time for a quick game of 4 on 4! Captains are the youngest (Faceplant) and oldest (Pigskin, duh!) PAX members who were there.

    Faceplant, Wedding Singer, Kubota and Senor Frog versus Pigskin, Splinter, Pucker and Tater

    Splinter dominated early, YHC hit an early three, Singer made a basket or two, Splinter comes down from 10 feet up to land wrong on his left ankle, Time was called, play resumed, Tater made a shot or two, Faceplant ran a good point and passed a lot, Pucker is a defensive stud, Senor Frog intercepts passes, Splinter comes back into the game, YHC tries to break Splinter’s ankles with his dribbling skills, YHC loses ball out of bounds, Splinter yells “How do you like that defense!, Pigskin is playing basketball at age 70, enough said!

    Mosey back towards the shovel flag with another travelling Lindsey (LBC’s and Squats)

    Two minute elbow plank at the flag to wrap things up!

    Numbers, Names, Announcements and YHC took us out!

    NMS:

    This was a workout that YHC ran back from last August for his birthday, but working out on KRA’s field was replaced with some hoops. Everything else was somewhat similar, except Splinter hurting his ankle. Heal up! The lap swimmers at KRA had some entertainment to keep them distracted from actually swimming laps (who would want to swim laps at 0530 in the morning, besides Fudd??)

    It’s always fun to try to be a kid again and play the types of games we incorporate into our workouts, like basketball, pickleball, ultimate, etc., but we also need to realize that we are not still kids and to listen to our bodies. While this morning was fun, we probably shouldn’t have done it. Let me back up, YHC probably shouldn’t have Q’d it.

    Anyway, we got a workout in and we missed some of the Hoedown regulars who were fartsacking 🙂

    YHC with the Q at HBR tomorrow. Come join the fun! No Basketball 🙂

    Way to work this morning, men, and SYITG!

    Kubota

  • Pickled Bodos

    6 pickleball champions ready to get in some bangers and dinks.

    Welcome Tobit and Snuff. Tobit has a few years of tennis under his belt and picked up the game really quick, Rules… what rules. Snuff said he played once many years ago. We’re not buying it; he’s played a game or 2 recently. BoBerry with 2 brand new shiny paddles. Bleeder still owns the courts. Bodo’s left it all on the court, blood sweat and possibly a few tears.

    Pickleball Monday’s – Only 3 more Monday’s until the Tournament. Let’s Go!!!!

    Oyster

  • Ring of Mary?

    16 Beasts came out this morning to start the week of right!

    Warmup COP- SSH, Helicopter, Don Quixote, Cherry Pickers, Merkin, LBC

    Jog around neighborhood ( Q trying to burn off some VQ adrenaline )with stops at each cul-de-sac for exercise ( merkin, squat, mountain climbers, up / down walk the curb, plank jacks

    Then over to the hill for some mailbox work up and down the hill to each mailbox with increasing exercise at each (burpees,  jump squat, dry docks, lunge, shoulder tap, monkey humpers)

    indigenous back up the hill with last man doing merkins before leading the line. From the top of the hill we headed to the courts

    4 corners- 25 WWI, 50 mountain climbers, 75 squats, 100 SSH …

    Triple check –  WWII, Diamond pushups and timer

    a coupe minutes left for Swoop to create Ring of Mary ….after some mumble chatter we finished with MARY

    SWOOP took us out in prayer.

    Grateful to all who came out this morning for my VQ and grateful for this group! Make it a great day today!!

  • Famous Recipe for Breaking Bread

    YHC enlisted the services of Lee’s Famous Recipe Chicken to provide some comfort food for the good folks at Daily Planet on this hot July afternoon. A meal of classic fried chicken, green beans, mashed potatoes, buttered corn, cookies from Publix and a couple jugs of fresh brewed tea were dropped off with a smile and received with warm appreciation. It feels good to share.

  • Breaking bread – it’s hot y’all.

    Oyster and Heist’s wife put together a feast for the good folks at Daily Planet. Here is how it went down:

    My M made sauce from scratch, browned the beef, and made layer by layer of Italian goodness.

    Oyster made the meal come together with salad, homemade cookies, and some tea.

     

  • RnR: Watering Hole Edition

    16 strong for a hot and humid edition of Rock N Roll. Two FNG’s joined the squad! The following is a brief summary for your viewing pleasure.

    to the Basketball Courts for Warmarama:
    Monkey Love Makers, Australian Snow Angels, Suzanne Somers, Ukranian Soldiers, Hand Release Merkins, Mummy Kicks, West Virginia Prom Dates AND Bernie Sanders, High Knees, Butt Kicks, Karaoke, Appalachian Lunge Walk across the court

    Over to the road for Exercise One:

    Indigenous People’s Crab Walk. Man in the back does 2 burpees then runs to the front. Definitely a crowd favorite.

    Arm Circles and Raise the Roofs (House Parties) in route to the back parking lot.

    Exercise Two: Six Corners (Extended Version)
    Corner 1: 10 Burpees
    2: 20 Merkins
    3: 30 WWII sit ups
    4: 40 Freddie Mercuries
    5: 50 jump squats
    6: 60 Mountain Climbers

    Short Break at the Watering Hole, then mosey to the baseball field

    Exercise Three: Man Harmers. 10 SSH’s, Forward Straddle Hops across the outfield, 20 SSH’s, Forward Straddle Hops. Repeat pattern up to 80 SSH’s.

    Exercise Four: Team Run VS. Team Abs
    Round 1: WWII Sit ups, Bernie Sanders to the fence, run back. Teams switch
    Round 2: Side Shuffles, Heals to Heaven
    Round 3: Bear Crawl, LBC’s

    Back to the flag for 2 minutes of Burpees. Thanks to Purple Rain for the suggestion! Finished up with some Dead Man Hang.

    Numbers, Naming Ceremony, Announcements, Prayer Requests

    YHC took us out.

    Final Thoughts: We had a great crowd today and EVERYBODY put in some work! It was an honor to welcome Tony Twist and Kimura into the group. They both had strong debuts – Keep posting! Although it was hot, I felt great after Mudslide’s WOGA program. Appreciate the opportunity to lead.

    SYITG

  • F2?

    Despite the confusion of this not being an Ultimate Frisbee day…18 of us still had a good workout.

    Stretching, a little warm up, welcoming 2 F3 members from PA, and then we began with a dozen burpees in parking lot and a mosey to soccer field to begin Arms/Abs/Arms/Arms/Abs/Arms:

    Arms- 10 yards, then 5 Hand Release Merkins (5x). Abs- 5 rounds of 20 sets of WWIs, WWIIs, Heals to Heaven, Crunchy Frogs and Ukrainian Hammers. Arms- 10 yards, then 5 Merkins (5x). Arms- 10 yards, then 2 Merkins (5x). Abs- 5 rounds of 20 sets of Flutters, Freddy Mercury, Mercury Freddy, Knee Ups, Ukrainian Hammers. Arms- Bear Crawl 50 yards with 2 Merkins every 10 yards.

    Legs with a Dora of 100 Squats, 200 Heal Raises, and 300 Leg Curls

    More Arms– 20 Dips and 5 Pull ups for 3 rounds, followed by a mosey and 10 Jerkins (2x) and 20 Dips

    Forgot the prayer, but did remember all 18 names. Plus, we did have a little celebration at the end.

  • Pickle ball fever

    4 men posted to DaPile for some pickle ball boot camp hybrid workout.

    • COP
    • Pickle Ball + 4 corners
      • 2 players play pickle ball until the other 2 go around the tennis court doing 4 corners (multiple exercises)
    • Mosey back to flag for some stretching
    • Numbers, names, Opus took us out
    • Always great 2nd F at the Local Cup

  • Morning Woga

    Idea recently came to me….since I do mobility and other things to help my body get ready for the grind of a Q, why not start a little something on Saturday to help those get ready, stretch and be a little more mobile. A total of 5 came out to the inaugural one. I like to play a little music so 2 classic Pink Floyd song “Time” and “A Great Gig in the Sky” played as we loosened up. A little side bending, dead man hangs, up and down dogs, cat and cow and other stretches/poses were presented.

    Are you going to get really loose first time out(NO). The idea it may hurt in areas, feel good in others but over time, that’s where it matters. The body moves better, feels better plus with everything we do in a Q(plays a part). Each day, each week gets better little by little

    Be careful today(luckily tomorrow it cools down). Drink that water and have a good one