Category: Richmond, VA

  • Playing the Hits

    Fourteen noble warriors skipped ultimate and assembled at Gridiron for a ground and pound beatdown.  Here is how it went down:

    • COP
      • SSH
      • IW
      • DQ
      • Helicopters
      • Arm circles
      • Suzanne Somers
      • Merkins
      • LBC
      • APD
    • Laps of luxury – 3 rounds
      • 10 burpees at each side of the 50 yard line
      • Move to the end zone for 15 arm exercises
        • HRM
        • Wide grip merkins
        • Chuck Norris
      • Move across the end zone
        • Bear crawl
        • Crab walk
        • Lunge walk
      • Do 15 reps of an ab exercise at the other corner of the zone
        • WWII sit-ups
        • Side lunges – each side
        • FM
      • Same thing on other side of field until all the way around the field
    • 20 reps of PLT – 3x
    • Jack Webb – up to 11 merkins, 44 air presses
    • 3x check
      • Wall sit
      • Reverse crunch
      • Run parking lot loop
    • Mary and stretching
    • COT with YHC taking us out

    Great work from the PAX today.  Tons of mumble chatter and good fellowship.  This is quick and to the point as I need to run

    Prayers up for Mr. Rogers son Lincoln.

    God is good all of the time!

    Attila

  • Triple Respect

    4 DaVillians and 1 summer tourist posted today. Triple Respect to Pig Skin for making the trek up to northern most AO in F3RVA.

    • COP
    • Under the overhead in front of office. Starting at first beam do 1 merkin + 4 plank jacks. Then step to next beam do 2 merkins + 8 planks jacks. Rinse and repeat all the way to 9 beams.
    • Catch me if you can modified. PAX lunge walk in single file line around the big parking lot, last man runs around the parking lot stopping at every corner to do a burpee.
    • Dora – 100 x squats, 200 x crunchy frogs, 300 mountain climbers
    • Few minutes of stretching
    • Numbers, names, Pig Skin took us out.

  • Splinter Says It’s Too Hot to Be Outside

    One man showed up for this week’s version of The Clinic. Temperatures were 70 and sunny. According to Splinter, the following might have happened:

    Run north to Broward. Announce self in The Gloom with a hearty “Good morning” to the guy setting up for the paid exercise class. Chuckle silently as he responds with, “Oh, shit. You scared the crap out of me!”

    Touch Broward Blvd. Reverso. 5 miles.

    Number, name, and YHC took himself out.

    NMS: YHC thought briefly that there might be a Clinic FNG this week. But, Splinter decided that an hour drive each way to experience the frying pan temperatures and sauna-level humidity was a crazy idea. No argument. The Clinic is not for tourists, convention goers, or travelers. Or, put another way, The Clinic in July is a Beast. Heat Index was 92 at 4:52 a.m., likely cooling off to 91 by game time at 5:00 a.m. And, no, it’s not a dry heat.

  • The Clinic Meets When I Say It Meets

    One met to run. Temperatures were 70 and sunny. According to the time card on YHC’s office building, the following likely happened.

    Out. Back. Roughly 5 miles.

    NMS: Chatted with Omar for about 20 minutes. At some point, YHC is going to bring coffee. Prayers requested for people going through things. The names were changed to protect the innocent.

  • Quiet Day at Currahee

    No one at Godwin HS, few runners out but Currahee was in force with 5 PAX looking for a route that does not get them lost in the rainy gloom.

    Route today was : Old Prescott, Right on Glen Eagles, across the apartments and gas station to Old Pump, then Right on Three Chopt for 5mi or Right through the Short Pump Park for 5.5mi, then Right on JRP and return to the flag.

    Doozy took us out. Prayers for his neighbor work has recently developed impactful cancer. Prayers for the PAX for healing and travel for the next few weeks.

    Coffeeteria at Dunkin where Hutton was excluded from cool Garmin feature demo and discussion, but like a proper Tucka-Hoe-weegan, then he jumped off the top rope with: “My watch was designed in Cupertino by Apple”

    Get some.

  • Lucky Loop

    Seven turned out on a humid summer morning to play with kettle bells. After a quick warm-up we did the cumulative Lucky Loop. First loop was 15 Lawnmower Pulls (each hand), 15 Curls, 15 Sit-and-Presses and 15 Squats. On the second loop we added 15 Upright Rows, 15 Halos, 15 American Hammers, and 15 Swings. On the third loop we had time only to add 15 Overhead Pulls and that was it. By the time we came back to the Flag the time was over. We missed few regulars and their jokes.

  • Brunch club is still alive

    After many days of just me running along, the participation tripled! Three came before Gridiron to do a little pre-run. Gypsy requested 3 miles, so this is what we did. A very nice 3-mile route. There was a little debate about Homer speed. He is usually starts slow, so will he be slow all 3-miles, or will he go faster by the end. It turns out that he does go faster at the end no matter how short the distance is. That settled out debate.

  • Abandoned in Aberdeen

    Four RAMM regulars gathered under the tree to admire Hitchhiker’s choice of running shoes. That was until a shirtless man came galloping towards us. Distracted by the streetlights glistening off this bulging man, directions were given:

    The Route

    • Everyone head west on Grove
    • Access road to Iris then down to the golf course
    • 4s Tapoan back to Three Chopt then back to Grove
    • 5s Tapoan back to Three Chopt then cross to St Chris, east on Patterson, back on Westmoreland
    • 6s Ridgeway to Roselawn to Towana to Campus to Pepper to Patterson, back on Westmoreland

    Numbers, names, YHC took us out.

    Moleskin

    YHC sucks at summer running, but I still enjoy seeing these groups on a regular basis. Thanks for sticking with me as I push through the gloom.

    Good mumblechatter with the 6s for a bit, then breathing took over. Hitchhiker planned on going wading in the river today but instead decided to run and didn’t bother changing shoes.

    YHC started handing out SQL access to #bigdata this morning. Be on the lookout for your next assignment.

    Announcements

    • Sign up for the pickle ball coup de grace 8/26.
    • Saab is in the market for a german car

    Splinter out.

  • One Large Wet Loop

    3 SOJ regulars, 1 soon to be regular, and YHC met the rainy morning at Twin Team for a few hills and miles. The loop was the shortened OG RiverRun loop of James River Road, into Tarrington and down Twin Team for a total of 3 miles. Stopped 6 times along the way for a variety of exercises including Hand release merkins, SSH, flutter kicks, crab cakes, dancing bears, among others.

    Mumble chatter on YHC’s recent high profile jury case, the upcoming home grown half marathon at Twin Team, how old is too old for F3 (according to Pigskin, there is no limit).

    Great job this morning, thanks for the company and letting me lead. Twin Team is an ever evolving AO from kettlebells in the winter to adding some miles now in prep for the half.

    Announcements

    • Happy Hour at Diamond Billiards tonight – 5-7ish
    • Twin Team Home Grown Half marathon in Late August – more info soon

  • A Date With Cindy

    12 shy gentlemen went on a blind date with Cindy. She was a mean ole bessie. Here’s the torture she put us through :

    Mosey lap around parking lot

    Circle up for Definition of 3 F’s, Core Principles, Mission Statement and Disclaimers

    Warmarama : 20 SSH IC, 10 Ukrainian Soldiers IC, 15 IW’s IC, 10 Merkins IC

    THE THANG :

    Grab a Cindy and mosey to playground

    15 Blockees (Burpee on the Cindy, pick it up on the way up and do an overhead press)

    *From this point forward until time expires, carry Cindy and don’t let her touch the ground*

    Mosey up satan’s hill, take a right, then take another right down the cul de sac hill

    20 goblet squats

    Mosey up the hill to next street then stop

    Lay on your back then do 150 bench press while doing flutter kicks

    Mosey down the street, eventually take a left then down to the bottom of the next hill

    20 Thrusters (this is a squat with an overhead press on the way up)

    Mosey up the hill, take a left, go down that street, take a right then go all the way down the hill

    25 Curls with your hands through the Cindy holes

    Mosey up the hill, take a left, go down that street, take a right then go all the way down the hill

    20 Cindy Swings

    Mosey BTTF

    DONE

    Numbers, Names, YHC took us out

    Announcements :

    – Tonight Happy Hour at Diamond Billiards on Midlo Turnpike

    -Tomorrow’s AO options : DogPile Ultimate Frisbee, Rock N Roll with Snuff Q, Gridiron with Attila Q

    -Sat 8/26 Pickleball Tournament at Batteau (doubles team play format)

    NMMS : Welcome Dan Brown now known as Carvana! He works in automotive parts and sales, lives in Ashland, and Futon invited him out. You may see him start posting with the DaVille crew. Been awhile since YHC has Q’ed out at satan’s hill. Enjoyed it fellas!