Category: Richmond, VA

  • I woke up and felt like running

    4 HIMS made it out to Timberwolf this morning. When the Q sheet is open at 10 PM the night before, anything is on the table. There was a lot of action at the school and we had to dodge multiple cars but we got it done. Here’s how it played out:

    Mosey around the school to the bus loop for some SSH, arm circles, and light stretching.

    4 corners, lady of the night modification: corner one – end of bus loop, corner two – entrance to school, corner three – the flag, corner four – the basketball court. 2 burpees to start and every time back at the start. Then at each corner 5 merkins, 5 CDD, 5 double count lunges, 5 WW2s. More run based.

    11s in the bus loop. double count toe taps and American hammers.

    That ate up the clock and back to the flag.

    N/N

    Announcements: Frozen Triangle 2/21

    Prayers: keep Wildcat in your thoughts, and for everyone else that needs support

    Great to see Meatball out this morning. He was at the Crossing the first time I came out to F3 a little less than two years ago.

    Rest up for Wildcat’s beat down tomorrow at Satan’s Hill!

  • Sack Up!

    2 New Kent ruck truckers got out of the fart sacks and on the open road to get in a speedy ruck at the Lumberyard this gloom! We caught up and shared a lot of interesting discussion.

  • A “Two” on 2/11 at the Shed

    Mother nature gave us a break from the winter ice on a balmy Wednesday morning in February, so six PAX gathered at the Woodshed for Snooki’s second Q. A doubling over last week’s turnout (from 3 to 6!) saw the gang start with a mosey around the clubhouse parking lots before warm-ups with plenty of acknowledgment of our middle-aged nature and accompanying need for hip stretches and such.

    Following a solid warm-up and relocation to the new neighborhood section south of the clubhouse, the PAX decided to explora with a DORA of 100 Merkins, 200 LBCs, and 300 squats that also included runs to stations 2 and 3 where firecracker burpees and mule kicks found their way into the rotation.

    After exploring with DORA , the gang relocated to the Woodshed playground, whereby Triple Checks became the name of the game. (Shout out to Hermey for naming the routines for me!) First round had runs, dips, and step-ups with the second round rocking runs, calf raises, and hammer twists. Snooki blessed the festivities with a final round of side straddle hops before calling it a morning and moving on to numbers, name-o-rama, COT, and imbibing some Futon coffee.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS: Frozen Triangle was moved from last 2/7 to Sat, 2/21 on account of a little TOO much “frozen” (my native NJ might’ve managed, but in RVA we say nay when things get a bit too frostay).

    PRAYERS: to Heist’s son, dealing with a knee injury in a family that has a history of orthopedic issues in that particular region; to Wildcat for his ongoing illness and treatments (homeboy is still rocking Q’s – come on out to Satan’s Hill on Fri for a beating); and to F3 Nation in general.

  • Almost no Ice

    Ten brave souls converged in the dark and discovered it was much warmer than anyone would expect in the middle of February. Instead of heading to the parking deck (as we did the last two weeks), we tested the roads to see whether they were finally clear of ice, and overall conditions were pretty good—we only hit one patch we couldn’t avoid. After a warm-up, we knocked out a Four Corners with 20 Merkins, 20 Squat Jumps, 20 Heels to Heaven, and 20 Hand-Release Merkins. Then we ran around West Broad Village, stopping at every corner for rotating sets of Merkins, leg work, and ab work. Total distance was a little over 3 miles. Great work, everyone!

  • Roll Your Own

    Four Wednesday warriors convened upon Midlothian Middle School to tackle some mileage on foot.

    Routes were chosen by mileage themselves, four miles or five miles. Draper and Boberry achieved 5, Bulleseye and YHC did four and Bullseye continued on for 6ish without the pax.

    A gentle nod to the general assembly moving Marijuana recreational sale through under Spanberger. A classic Saab route from the Friday run series. Come on, we’ve all hot boxed a Honda Civic or Ford Explorer back in the day, hoping not to get caught. Our children will never know the challenges of our youth.

    Stay healthy my friends. Puff puff give.

    -Singer

  • In Perpetuity for a Bit

    A fine variety of 8 enjoyed the pristine temperatures that awaited the PAX for a well planned beatdown that was seconds in the making. Following Ronnie fishtailing his way into the parking lot, we went off for a variety of adventures and games. Here is how things went down.

    Mosey to the point of the triangle for introductions and disclaimers. Avoid any straggling ice along the route. Exercises, all in conversation, included Helicopters, DQ’s, Jazzercise, Ukrainian Soldiers, Arm Circles among others.

    Mosey down S. Ridge with stops along the way Lindsay style. Exercises included Mountain Climbers and Squats. Brocode style ending up at the base of Overlook.

    Mosey up a portion of Overlook for a noncounting Dora. Timer runs up the street and back. 1 round of merkins, 2 rounds of WWII’s, 3 rounds of LBCs. Mosey back down to Ridge.

    Catch me if you can on the way back up Ridge. Traveler lunges while partner performs 10 shoulder taps or jump squats then off to catch the traveler. Switch. Traveler switches to reverse lunge a portion up the hill. Mosey back to the tip of the triangle.

    Another round of exercises with drydocks and running.

    Enter into the parking lot for a rhombus shaped 4 corners. 10 merkins, 20 somethings, 30 monkey humpers, 40 SSH’s.

    Numbers, Names, Announcements and Prayers. Frozen Triangle run rescheduled for sometime coming up. See Slack. YHC took us out with phenomenal public speaking abilities.

    NMS: Great temps greeted the PAX although some dressed for cooler temps. A mixture of cooler breeze and warmer drafts awaited the PAX along Ridge. Good conversation along the way with some critiquing of YHC exercise selection and preparation. Great group as always a good time awaits in the early gloom. Well done fellas, thanks for the opportunity to lead.

  • Shaking of the Dust

    A trio of highly trained and fairly good looking lads answered the early call to bring a bit of Broga back with the summer weather. Conditions were soggy so under the protection of the church canopy was the preferred location for this early morning session. Back, hips, quads and calves were the focus this morning. A bit rusty in the communication and directions but mumble chatter was always enjoyable, almost as much as shavasana. Well done fellas.

  • Ice on the track

    YHC was solo at Midlo Middle this morning once the runners headed out.

    Mosey down to the track for a COP

    Heard the crunch crunch in the Gloom of someone walking on the track and figured there must still be some snow on it.

    Decided to Keep It Stupid Simple and walk the track while doing exercises a the halfs and ends. Started with 10 Ball dippers but once YHC got to the far side of the track it wash a sheet of ice so the decision was made to turn around in lane 2 and do 20 Merkins at each stop on the way back. Repeto for each lane. Lane 3 – 30 LBC’s, lane 4 – 40 American Hammers, lane 5 – 50 Squats and lane 6 – 60 SSH’s

    Add in one more trip to the far end and Lung walk back to the stairs

    BTTF Numbers / Names Wedding Singer took us out

    NMS: Spent a little time thinking of new workout I’m going to call the Carabine Titty Twister but didn’t want to launch it on a solo beatdown so YHC will continue to refine it and save it for a day with >3 PAX.

  • E Pluribus Unum

    As Richmond thawed from its recent Ice Age, ten HIMs emerged from the thaw to do something hard. YHC aimed for Cedar Grove Cemetery, though time kept us shy at 3.6 miles at a fairly brisk pace.

    Post-ruck at Coffeerama, we leaned into an article entitled “Love your Enemies; How to Get Past America’s Divided Culture of Contempt”. The theme carried into our chatter: how we show unity in the face of disagreement, one step at a time.

    Announcements:

    • Frozen Triangle rescheduled: February 21st.
    • Latinos en Virginia Food Distribution: March 7th, 10–1 (Setup at 9 am)
    • Off-the-books ruck with DTH: March 7th afternoon.
    • GrowRuck: September 25–27.

    Out of many, one.

  • WipeOut

    Nine of F3RVA’s best looking non-millennials gathered for miles.  Here’s where the Pax went:

    • Take UR Drive to the Batcave and out to River Rd
    • Cross shopping center onto Westham Station
    • Continue on S Ridge to River Rd
    • Reverso and left on Old Bridge then bear right on Highland (5s and 6s)
    • Add the rest of Old Bridge plus Panorama (6s)
    • Continue on Westham Station, back through the Batcave to the VSF

    Numberama, Nameorama, COT

    MOLESKIN

    YHC believes Curling is awesome, Bodos disagrees.  Bodos is wrong.  U.S. Men’s Bobsledding needs more practice.  Apologizes for the lateness of the backblast.  A little forgetful since I’m not a millennial.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    Frozen Triangle – Rescheduled for 2/21

    WestHoe 2nd F Lunch – About 5.5 hours ago

    Prayers for Chippendale and Pucker