Category: Richmond, VA

  • Most Simplest

    Sixteen gathered on time to receive YHC’s most simplest directions ever.  Here’s where they went:

    The Route

    4s

    • Through campus around the baseball field left on College, right on Lakewood, right on Westham Pkwy

    5s

    • Head out UR Drive, right on Crenshaw, left on Westhampton Way, across College to Glen Pkwy, right on Westham Pkwy

    6s

    • Head out UR Drive, left on River, through the shopping center, right on Westham Station, continue up S Ridge, bear right onto Westham Pkwy

    All Runners:

    • Continue up Westham Pkwy
    • Right on Patterson
    • Right on Ridge Top
    • Left on Wheeler through the path to College
    • Right on College
    • Return via Robins Center parking lot
    • 5s add a trip around the lake

    Numberama, Nameorama, COT

    MOLESKIN

    For a dude with a reputation for not talking, YHC’s directions tend to be long, drawn out, and complicated.  Today’s route was YHC’s best attempt at a simple route not called Grooooove or Over the Bridge.  Seems the mission was accomplished.  Next time we’ll see if we can break the record for most turns.  If Shake tries to make out with you today, don’t let him.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    Bone Thugs is planning a Tax Day Trot on April 15th – route from Mary to the Huguenot Bridge with various methods of return, approximately 8 miles.  More details to follow.  Sadly, for those of us in the Biz, tax day lingers on until Monday the 18th.

  • Improved Barf Bags and Thigh Gaps

    Six noble warriors assembled in the gloom of HBR for another Tuesday throw-down.  Here is how it went down:

    • COP
      • SSH
      • IW
      • DQ
      • Arm circles
      • Helicopters
      • Suzanne Somers
      • Merkins
      • LBC
    • Mosey to the football field for a beast with:
      • Burpees
      • Reverse crunches
      • HRM
      • Crab cakes
      • Squats
      • American hammers
    • Mosey to the pull-up bars – each man does 10 reps while the other do the following (3 cycles)
      • WWII sit-ups
      • Storm squats
      • Heels to heaven
    • Mosey to the parking lot for a 3x check
      • Run across the parking lot
      • Australian mountain climbers
      • Freddie Mercuries
    • COT with YHC taking us out

    Great work by the PAX today.  Welcome to Brick. YHC was a horrific host and did not welcome you originally, so please forgive me.  Great to have Pigskin there after a bout with a stomach virus.  Thankfully the doctors at Snowshoe tested him for a heart attack, Omicron, several STDs, malaria, and possibly ovarian cancer before concluding on the stomach virus.  We did learn that barf bags have evolved since the 90s.  In addition, Handshake added his normal color commentary. His tight shirts and references to thigh gaps assured us that HBR is lost without him. 

    Prayers up for Lighthouse’s family in Ukraine.  God is good all of the time!

    Attila

  • No Last Call……….No Problem

    With our stretching guru on vacation, two PAX members had to grab the reins at Broga. We completed an 18 minute full body routine that YHC found on YouTube. Had some nice mumble rap in the background, courtesy of our fellow early morning park enthusiasts. It was a great warmup for DTH’s savage brick beatdown.

  • All made a difference

    A group of men came out today to make a difference. Some walked some ran but all impacted Galactosemia! 2.28 is rare disease day and thus is why GLOW started years prior on the first weekend in March. I appreciate this group so much for support. If you were not able to post I will get you your runner bag this week.

    Glow 5K!!

  • The Birds Poop Here

    Fifteen rogue warriors creeped into The Gloom for the latest edition of The Punisher. Temperatures were disturbingly close to 70 and sunny. According to the unexpected Zing Fitter walking through our AO, the following quite possibly happened:

    Mosey through the TES walkways to the Third Church outdoor calisthenics lot for the COP:

    With 2 FNGs present, a complete, unabridged, autographed disclaimer was provided.

    7s – unannounced. 6 SSHs, 1 burpee (groan). 5-2 (louder groans), 4-3, 3-4, 2-5, 1-6.
    Ukrainian Soldiers
    DQ’s
    IWs
    Hillbillies
    Reverse crunches
    Flutter kicks

    Mosey to the Third Church front steps for Touch-a-Pole. Partner up. First partner performs a movement and touches 1 pole. Second partner performs an exercise. Next round, 2 poles. Then, 3 poles. Yes, different poles.

    Exercises were bear crawl and WWIIs. 2nd evolution, crab walk and flutter kicks.

    Mosey to the Third Church offices. Triple check.

    1st Partner: Loop around office. Stop at picnic table. Perform an exercise.
    2nd Partner: SSHs
    3rd Partner: box cutters

    Exercises at the table:
    Round 1: 10 derkins
    Round 2: 20 dips
    Round 3: 30 step ups or squats (note the bird poop)

    Scorpion kicks, both verted and inverted, to stretch at the end.

    Mosey to the TES parking lot for Hop-Skip-and-a-Jump:

    3 Hand release mercans at each arrow in the lot. Dealer’s choice of hop, skip, or jump between arrows.

    Mosey to the island for 1 minute of Mary. Flutter kicks and Rosalita’s.

    Numbers, names, Splinter took us out with a message.

    Announcements:

    The Punisher meets this evening at 6:00 p.m. in the parking lot at Bingo Beer for the 1st F. 2nd of is at 6:15. YHC guesses this will be on the patio.

    NMS:

    We welcomed to two new FNGs.

    Steve Moore lives on Westham (aka – the heart of F3RVA, castle house, 3 kids, son plays ball with Splinter). Clemson grad. We bounced around on a few names…and even after YHC told him we might go with Lancelot. That said, his neighbor and friend, Pucker, came in at the wire with the winning entry. Let’s all welcome, Farquaad (note the double-A). Note: if Farquaad wants to use “Lord” as a title, that’s approved.
    Ben Cox – neighbor of Offshore, 3 kids, volleyball player, realtor / architect. Lots of options, but let’s welcome Treanor (or “hyphen” Treanor), pronounced “Trainer.”

    FNGs did great today. YHC bets (and hopes) they will both be back.

    YHC also notes that someone has exceptional aim throwing wood chips.

  • Mysterious Moisture

    The skateboarder who wiped out on the Virginia War Memorial hill could not remember the following when he came to:

    Northbank to Buttermilk, with various crossing point options, was the call. Some PAX called an audible after calling 911 for the fallen skateboarder.

    Temperatures were above the Sally Line for the first time this year, so no K9s. The trails were damp, and rocks were extra slippery. PAX conjectured that the moisture emerged from the ground with the warmer temps.

    Most PAX went for coffee at ETs afterward.

  • You know you can put it down.

    Having missed my chance to attend Dogpile, I decided to try that rucking that all the kids have been talking about. I grabbed my work backpack, filled it full of stuff, and off to Byrd Park.

    I threw the backpack on, and rucked it for an hour on the Buttermilk. I can see why people really like rucking, next to running, it really clears the head. I probably could’ve gone a little heavier, but I would like to try it again to be sure.

    When I got back to my vehicle, I found myself wanting to go further but had to get back. I even tried to sit down in the driver seat with my backpack still on. I said jokingly as I took it off, “You know you can put it down, dummy.” I drove home thinking about this poem:

    Equipment

    Figure it out for yourself, my lad,
    You’ve all that the greatest of men have had,
    Two arms, two hands, two legs, two eyes,
    And a brain to use if you would be wise.
    With this equipment they all began,
    So start for the top and say “I can.”

    Look them over, the wise and great,
    They take their food from a common plate
    And similar knives and forks they use,
    With similar laces they tie their shoes,
    The world considers them brave and smart.
    But you’ve all they had when they made their start.

    You can triumph and come to skill,
    You can be great if only you will,
    You’re well equipped for what fight you choose,
    You have legs and arms and a brain to use,
    And the man who has risen, great deeds to do
    Began his life with no more than you.

    You are the handicap you must face,
    You are the one who must choose your place,
    You must say where you want to go.
    How much you will study the truth to know,
    God has equipped you for life, But He
    Lets you decide what you want to be.

    Courage must come from the soul within,
    The man must furnish the will to win,
    So figure it out for yourself, my lad,
    You were born with all that the great have had,
    With your equipment they all began.
    Get hold of yourself, and say: “I can.”

    by: Edgar Guest

  • This is Spring!

    OTB produced 7 this nice spring morning!

    4 walkers @ 3.7Miles

    3 Runners @ 7 plus Miles.

  • 2 Groups, 1 Purpose

    5 Davillians stayed north of the wall today to keep up with their half marathon training.

    YHC started a little early then met Marco Polo at the Atlee HS stadium since he had 10k training team afterwards. We headed back to Atlee road completeing the Bojangles, Rutland, and Knollwood loops before heading back to get in 8.

    Bulkhead, Mr Holland, and Opus started at the normal parking then headed the opposite way down the school service road for a loop in Honey Meadows/Kings Charter to get in 6 to 7

    Since Local Cup was closed, Mr Holland traded us to some starbucks thanks to the generosity of middle school students (he had wrecked up some Starbucks gift cards).

    Solid run day and great 2ndF afterwards

    SPIT ON THAT!!

  • Grid Iron is never easy

    10 posted for a beautiful morning. Handshake and Probation joined us to bring down the average age about a decade. Somebody made a great observation…for the old guys AO, Grid Iron is never easy. 🙂

    Warm up, followed by a jaunt to Burpee Hill for only 20 burpees (Q was tempted to start with 10 mins of burpees). Mosey to field where a new exercise was introduced (Bear Crawl 1-2-3) with 100 Merkins, 200 WW IIs and 300 Squats…with Bear Crawls in between. Gave the arms and legs a break with a modified Ab-Beast of WW IIs, Heels to Heaven, Crunchy Frog, Side Crunches, and American (renamed Ukrainian) Hammers. 10 count and off to jogging the 100 yard field, with 10 yard steps of burpees (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 5, 4, 3, 2, 1). End of the field we did 3 sets of 10 Big Boy Sit-up-Ups, jog to the top of the hill for 10 Merkins. Another 10 count and time to jog back, but pause for 10 burpees at midfield. Wrapped up play time on the field with 25 two count Ukrainian (F-Putin) Hammers. Stretched, mosey back, and ended with 20 Merkins.