Category: Richmond, VA

  • No Potato Soup for You!

    6 hungry souls gathered in the Gloom then realized the Q sheet was open. 5 tried to scramble for a Hot Potato but YHC was too quick and grabbed the Q for an all meat and no potato type of day. Here’s what happened :

    Mosey to Mount Midlo down to the bottom

    Warmarama : 20 SSH IC, 10 Don Q’s IC, 10 Cherry Pickers IC, 10 *MARCHING* Soldiers IC (you’re welcome Wilson), 10 Imperial Walkers IC, 10 Merkins IC

    11’s up and down Mount Midlo. Start with 1 Merkin at the bottom and 10 Standard Sit Ups at the top (WWII’s without using your arms)

    Mosey BTTF

    Numbers, Names, YHC took us out in prayer after COT

    Announcements : Labor Day Convergence at DogPile 7 am – 8 am with coffeeteria after

    The Crucible AO meets every Saturday from 7:30 am – 8:15 am at Blackwell Elementary. This AO is a partnership with The Healing Place as a way to serve and encourage those men going through recovery. Try to get on a rotating schedule to be there and Q. YHC plans on going there the 4th Saturday of every month and double dipping at DogPile beforehand.

    NMMS : Great to finally meet Heist. T Claps to him for jumping right into F3 and consistently posting. Seen your name pop up in many BB’s lately. Rosetta, where you at bro???

  • Softball Playoffs

    Due to my 4-24 Church softball team actually surviving the first night of playoffs, I took the eight studs, including our one visitor Cyclops, to the Short Pump softball field for some fun.

    After some warmups, we did three rounds of exercises at each base (2 people per base). Home plate was the timer doing 10 Burpees. When they finished, they shouted “Go” and everyone ran to the next base. First base started with Flutter Kicks, second base Hand Release Merkins, third base Squats. 2nd round: first base LBCs, second base Elbow Planks, third base Jump Squats. Before the third round we ran to the outfield fence and back. 3rd round: first base WWII, second base Plank Shoulder Taps, third base Copperhead (Whitesnake) Squats. With the initial run to the fields and after this exercise, we were at 1 mile.

    From there we moseyed to the dog park and partnered up for three rounds of steps ups and laps. We then took the long way back to flag, did some car shopping on Broad and one lap of the bus loop to end at 3.1 miles total.

    It was great having some new blood at my favorite AO and Cyclops visiting from The Fort. Also, when they met beforehand at the other section of the parking lot, it was a nice unintentional way to get the regulars out of our comfort zone.

    Announcement:

    The Fort is celebrating their 10th anniversary in September.

    Our Labor Day convergence is at Dogpile.

    Have a great day doing great things!

  • No headlamps required

    6 runners and 1 walker started the day right. YHC took the Q to try something different. The PAX were good sports and went along with the plan.

    • COP
      • SSH
      • Imperial squats
      • Invisible jump ropes
      • Butt kickers
      • Ukrainian soldiers
      • Don Qs
    • Sprints – Mosey to practice football field for some sprint training
      • Partner up starting at end zone line, P1 sprints to 10 yard line gets set, P2 sprints to 10 yard line, P1 sprints to back to starting point, P2 sprints to starting point. x 2
      • Rinse and repeat at increments of 10 yards (20 yds, 30 yds…, 100 yds)
    • Cool down jog around the school back to parking lot for some stretching.
    • Notes:
      • Great effort by all. Thanks gents!
      • Thirsty Thursday Happy Hour at Drive Shack in Short Pump next Thursday 8/25 starting at 5pm.

  • Labor Day Convergence at DogPile

    7 am – 8 am Monday 9/5 convergence at DogPile for Labor Day. Coffeeteria afterwards at where ever is open. Let’s try Libbie’s first then take it from there. SYITG!

  • OG Returns

    11 challenge warriors answered the call to pay tribute to Old Glory and test themselves with a challenge checkup. Doozy and Rosie tore it up and everyone gave it their all. 1 mile; 20 minutes of OG 4 corners and 1 mile with modified native american runs, then BTTF and numbers, names and announcements. Great job gents.

    Record your efforts here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-L8e9W24ygnU0suaGyKxzi1PgPqY1CBd57hLrKTZI-g/edit#gid=1717732871

    Announcements:

    • Labor Day Convergence at DogPile 0700 hours – Florence will lead off but be ready for a Hot Potato
    • F3 Retreat – 9/24. Sign up for cornhole or just come hang out

    Prayers for all those dealing with injuries or illness. Get better quickly.

    That’s it folks – No More Gumbo For You!

  • Big Data Broga

    4.58 and it was looking like a lonely broga morning for YHC only for Oyster to save the solo stretch to gather a double for the day and chip away at Hutton in BD points. Hamstrings and hips were focal point of the day in anticipation of the upcoming Old Glory. Well done.

  • Heartbreak Ridge

    Six grizzled veterans and one FNG joined for this weeks episode of Heartbreak Ridge.

    Mosey to the Gas Pumps for an extended COP/Stretching session. Lighthouse noticed YHC is aging given the amount of stretching we were doing.

    Mosey to the Playground at PES and partner up. P1 complete 5 Pull Ups, P2 WWII’s for (3) rounds, P1 complete 5 Pull Ups, P2 opposite Elbow to Knee WWII’s for (3) rounds?, P1 complete 5 Pull Ups, P2 Incline Merkins for (2) Rounds

    Mosey to the Blacktop for a Triple Check P1 Wall Sits, P2 Flutter Kicks), P3 Bear Crawl to far side of the Blacktop x 3 rounds.

    Mini Dora – 50 HRM’s, 100 WWII’s, 150 Jump Squats

    Mosey the long wall back to Pemberton and all the way down back to the main entrance to Quioccasin Middle and back to the Flag.

    Five Minutes of Mary: WWI’s with touching knees, toes, back to kness x 30, American Hammers 3 Count x 30.

    Announcements/Prayer requests – none today

    NMS – quiet day, we were missing some regulars but the hot temperatures were definitely not missed. It was great to have a FNG today (Lasso) named affectionately after Ted Lasso. Lasso is the husband of Lighthouse’s niece. They are from outside of Kiev, Ukraine and fled because of the war. They will be staying with Lighthouse and his family for a period of time. Lasso played professional Soccer and is originally from Western Africa, Biafra which is part of Nigeria. Lasso is currently in school and wants to get into Soccer coaching. Lasso seemed like a great name for this motivating FNG.

  • Like a Bezos Rocket…

    A fearsome 14 appeared for a run with a slight chill in the air. Here’s the thing…

    Base Route (4,5,6’s): Up to campus drive, left toward Boatright. Take access road toward Bandy Field. Dog-leg across Three Chopt to Hanover…quick left onto Ripley, head toward Patterson, then head east on Patterson. Right on Maple, Right on Ferguson which then turns to Henri. Take Henri, cross Three Chopt to Iris on down to the golf course…..

    4’s: Take Iris along golf course to Ridgeway. Left on Ridgeway along golf course then back to commons.

    5’s and 6’s: Take Iris then up-then-down on Tapoan. Take right on Ridgeway to Roselawn. Left on Roselawn and back toward commons.

    6’s: After getting on Ripley from Hanover, take immediate right onto Stuart. Take it all the way until it returns on Kensington and drops back onto Ripley.

    NMS/Announcements:

    • Crucible this Saturday (and every Saturday). Thanks to Shakedown for leading this effort
    • The Bridge: 4th Saturday of every month. Please see TYA

    Saab Abides

  • Hootenanny

    A quartet of guys showed up today. We did not sing.

    COP — crabcakes, figure 4 leg lifts, hello dollies, tempo merkins, speed skaters, smurf jacks, WW1 situps, helicopters, arm circles

    TOE TAP FESTIVAL
    30 second toe taps, 30 seconds rest
    40 second toe taps, 20 seconds rest
    50 second toe taps, 10 second rest
    60 second toe taps

    TENNIS COURT CRAWL
    One partner starts bear crawling, the other one runs the width of all the courts then passes the partner and touches the first fence then comes back to the partner and trades jobs. Keep doing this until the Q says “Finito.”

    DORA
    one partner runs the perimeter of the courts, the other one starts these exercises
    100 WW1 situps
    200 LBC’s
    300 Flutterkicks

    BALLS TO THE WALL REPEATS
    30 seconds Balls to the Wall — come down — Al Gore for 30 seconds
    35ish seconds Balls to the Wall — come down — Al Gore for about 35 seconds
    40 second Balls to the Wall — come down — Al Gore for a little while

    Back to the Flag for some stretching

    Names Numbers Announcements

    Pray for Efe Obrimah’s family and friends — Efe had just graduated Atlee back in June. He passed away this past weekend cause unknown at this point. Thank you.

  • Punisher Digest – 07.18.2022

    Solo post-COVID Punisher on this day. Stayed for the duration – let the record show. Missed the company.