Category: Richmond, VA

  • York Peppermint Paddy

    Towards the Batcave and make a left on Ridgeway to Fairway to Robin/Iris. Cross Three Chopt and take York to Maple.

    4s take a left on Maple, a left on Dustin, and a left on Pepper to cross Patterson.

    5s/6s take a right on Maple and a left on Grove. 5s turn left on Lexington and 6s on Wisteria; with both turning left on Patterson. 5s take a left on Pepper while 6s take a right on Maple to pick up the Dustin/Pepper loop.

    With all distances heading south on Pepper, take Pepper to Three Chopt for a quick left and then right on Towana. Come back in on campus with 4s/6s taking the right wishbone and 5s taking the left.

    Marv took us out.

    Announcements: Punisher Happy Hour at Bingo Beer. 2/7 @6:15 (6pm if you want to run first).

  • Puzzles, Golden Girls, and Prom Dates

    Hmm, its getting colder than we realized as the sun went down. Over to the front of the school for COP. Don Quixotes, Potato Pickers, Helicopters, Ssh, Russian Soldiers.

    First Up: Triple Check – Partner 1 runs the perimeter of the front field, partner 2 flutter kicks, and partner 3 performs an elbow plank.

    Mosey over to the bus loop for a customized 11s. Exercises were merkins (10 different variety that the Pax cycled through), followed by some fork of locomotion across the loop, 4 count American Hammers, and same form of locomotion back.

    Over to the blacktop for incremental 4 corners with Karaoke in between sides.

    Corner 1 – 10 Jump Squats

    Corner 2 – 10 Jump Squats, 20 Box Cutters

    Corner 3 – 10 Jump Squats, 20 Box Cutters, 30 Carolina Dry-docks

    Corner 4 – 10 Jump Squats, 20 Box Cutters, 30 Carolina Dry-docks, 40 WWIIs

    Finish up with some yoga led by Chum and YHC took us out.

    Announcement: Next Monday (2/7) Punisher will be a happy hour at Bingo Beer. Show up at 6pm if you want a light jog. Show up at 615 if you want the beverages. I hear they have wings too.

  • Who Dey

    YHC was super pumped that the Bengals won and are going to the Superbowl…so excited, saw that the Q sheet was open and signed up to Q DaVille. It was a nice sunny and 70 day, so the fartsack seemed the better option for the North of the wall gang. No matter, Bengal Tigers can hunt on their own, in fact they are able to drag a bison to where they will feed. While warming up with 25 SSH, 10 DQ’s, 15 Arm Circles, 10 small and 5 big it occurred to YHC that we have not had a Murph workout in awhile and it is a great solo workout routine. So back to the car, grab the phone with the countdown timer then to the pull up bars by the bus loop.

    With a mile in mosey so far, set up the countdown timer for 20 minutes and for every minute, performed 5 pull ups, 10 merkins and 15 squats. After 20 rotations that is 100 pull ups, 200 merkins and 300 squats. Once this was wrapped up ran 4 bus loop laps and back to the car to wrap up this murph work out.

    Moleskin – Who Dey is the name of the Bengals mascot the Bengal Tiger, it started in the 70’s as a rallying cry to bring the city together around the football team. The icing on the cake for this win was exacting some revenge for the Bills as they lost a heartbreaker in Arrowhead Stadium a week ago.

    Have a great week everyone…I look forward to seeing you in the gloom! Cheers…CB!

  • Playing with Friends’ Toys

    Nine PAX joined YHC for the last January 2022 Hoedown that will ever exist and left with flashbacks of Merkin month.

    Here’s what transpired:

    Mosey to front of school

    COP

    • Don Quixotes
    • Helicopters
    • Dead Man Hang
    • Grab the Sky
    • Copperhead Squats
    • Imperial Walkers
    • Merkins
    • LBCs

    Mosey to parking lot hill

    Bernies and Burpees

    • P1 – Bernie x 3
    • P2 – Burpees (combine for 75)

    Mosey to the recess field

    Triple Check 1

    • P1 – Pullups
    • P2 – WWIIs in the snow
    • P3 – Run over and back, stopping for 5 Dips

    Mosey to other side of field

    Merkin Ladder

    • 1 Merkin, run across field, 2 Merkins, run back, 3….17 + 1 bonus round

    Mosey to the Horseshoe

    Triple Check 2

    • P1 – People’s Chair
    • P2 – Freddie Mercurys
    • P2 – Run the loop

    Mosey 3 feet across the sidewalk

    PLTs 3×20

    Plankorama into a Ring of Fire

    Mosey back to the Flag

    Numberama, Nameorama, COT

    MOLESKIN

    Pre-beatdown mumblechatter had to do with Faceplant and Hitch’s playdate.  Faceplant says Hitch has better toys at his house.  YHC remembered thinking his friend’s parents had the world’s coolest van because it had a 4×4 inch black and white television mounted in the ceiling in 1985.  UpChuck had terrible toys as a kid and still does as a grown up.  Jacks tournament at his house next Thursday.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    Happy Hour – Wednesday new southside Triple Crossing

  • Frozen Ciabatta BLIMPS

    Four of the faithful braved the ice, snow, cold, and wind for a 7AM workout on the west end Saturday. Johnsonville was the volunteer Q, and this is what went down (more or less):

    COT for fairly brief warmup (50 ssh, hillbillies, suzanne sommers).

    Mosey to atrium in back of school, mostly to try to get some shelter from the harsh wind. YHC set up his phone for the following six (6) sets of Ciabatta:

    • Burpees (8 cycles 20 sec. on 10 sec.)
    • Lunges (8 cycles 20 sec. on 10 sec.)
    • Imperial Walkers (8 cycles 20 sec. on 10 sec.)
    • Merkins (8 cycles 20 sec. on 10 sec.)
    • Plank Jacks (8 cycles 20 sec. on 10 sec.)
    • Sit-Ups (LBCs because we were on pavement) (8 cycles 20 sec. on 10 sec.)

    Interlude of stretching

    1 more Ciabatta set for good measure– Donkey Kicks (8 cycles 20 sec. on 10 sec.)

    Mosey to south side of school for Four Play — wall sit -> close grip pushup -> hold 6 in. leg raise -> Pigskin parkour.

    Mosey back to VSF.

    COF with YHC taking us out.

  • The Six is in

    17 strong braved the gloom this am on Satan’s Hill. In our minds it was 72 and sunny. YHC was anticipating a strong start to a week of Q’s. Mainly just to motivate me to get out of the Sac. Thanks to all those that joined me this morning.

    COP: 49 SSH, 20 LBC, 10 each: DQ’s, Jazzercise, Imperial walkers, Helicopters, Merkins, Flutters, etc.

    Cul-de-sac tour: Run through dog park to Adelay. Start here doing 49 of called exercise in sac and 49 at top. Exercises were MErkins, LBC’s, Squats, Log lifts (20 and rotate through PAX), Back to 49, Flutters, Dollie’s, Rosalita’s, APD’s. Run BTTF. 2.8 miles logged.

    Announcements: Sign up for GLOW run in New Market 3/6.

    HErmie took uss out in prayer.

    I thank everyday Wilson put me in a EH and pulled me out to F3. I had all the excuses not to do it. I could easily rationalize it is to early. Now when I dont go I slog through the day. Thank you all for the inspiration you lend me everyday. SSYITG

  • 2 times Respect equals 100

    A couple old dudes broke out their high speed walkers to hit the streets of River Run

    YHC remembered a route from a summer or two ago that went out around JRHS way take a right at the light and stay on Robious until the last turnaround before 288 then head back and loop through JRHS again. Try not to get hit by a car.

    Basic 2.5 mile down and back with a very deceptive / sneaky elevation change for a total of 5 miles

    Great time spent with Doublemint and averaged about 9 minute miles maybe a little faster

  • New Market run

    Nice little 4.5 mile run around the hood.

  • Jan. Murph

    7 brave souls braved the first Murph of 2022!  

    Mossy around the school and the track for a mile to get to the main playground.

    10 rounds of the below with each round consisting of the following exercises.

    • 10 pullups
    • 20 Merkins
    • 30 squats

    After we completed the 10 rounds we headed back to the parking lot with the normal stop at the track to make sure we got the full mile in.  Total millage equaled 2 miles with a nice little beat-down in the middle.

  • The Spice Trail

    On a 70 degree (Kelvin) and soon-to-be sunny morning, a six-pax hit the trails of the James River Park System. Called route: South Bank to T-Pott bridge to North Bank. Mileage, pace and direction varied, but 6.5 miles +/- achieved.

    Numbers, names, YHC took us out. Announcements – Nancy Lopez Respect Week of Qs and HDHH at Triple Crossing SOJ upcoming. Continued prayers for Durden and his M.

    Coffeteria and 2dF afterwards. YHC ate a turmeric ginger blondie at ETs. Sally ate a frozen poopsicle on the trail. Both were satisfied customers.

    Make it a great one!

    Doublemint