We logged in for this 3rd F event and had 5 F3 brothers discuss how the COVID-19 Pandemic has effected them, their families, the way they see the world now. Was there negative issues, positive results and what helped them cope to the present time.
This was a healthy discussion and we learned more about one another. Very special and engaging!
It was great seeing you and we look forward to the next 3rd F event in two weeks. See you in the gloom….Cheers, CB!!
Strong showing at Heartbreak Ridge and we may have deadlocked a FNG (CarFax) in to joining going forward.
After a mosey (as I was told a fairly quick mosey) to warmup, we headed to the upper parking lot for some leg workouts( Dora of 100 Lunges, 200 Calf Raises, and 300 Squats). Then a mosey to the bottom of the hill for a chest workout (and definitely Homer’s favorite), Clockwork Merkins. Mosey to lower field and exercise equipment for a modified arm workout (Triple Check of 30 dips, Jerkins, Pull-ups). Mosey to the big field where we met a FNG (CarFax) working out by himself. So we brought him along for a modified Ab Ripper X (25 each of Crunchy Frogs, In and Outs, Bicycles/Reverse Bicycles) then a Bear Crawl 25 yards for (25 of Heels to Heaven, and V-up Roll Ups), followed by a Bear Crawl of 25 yards for WW II’s and American Hammers. The Pax seemed like they had more energy so we went for 3 runs up Heartbreak Ridge. It was a good morning!
YHC had a pupcation for this summers break. Unfortunately the beach house that was reserved the year before ended up not allowing pets. So the M and 2.0 headed down to join the rest of the family and YHC stayed back with Daisy our new puppy … Then YHC get’s a call hey there is a campground close by y’all could come visit for a day or two… On the way baby !! Daisy and I rolled down – she’s is an awesome traveler by the way ! We arrive and there are rules for pets on the dang beach.. They can be on before 9am and after 5pm. Whatever no worries we can get some early morning beach runs in and that is just what we did. Not sure if you have ever tried running with a 4month old puppy but that ain;t easy boys… Camping was hot as crap so Daisy and I rolled on back to town after 2 sweaty nights with misquotes the size of freaken small birds – thankfully YHC had packed and I mean packed the cooler !!
Glad to be back with y’all in RVA – See ya in the gloom ..
Thirteen circled up at the new meetup for the quickest directions YHC could spit out. It was a known route.
All Runners:
Out the Batcave, across the shopping center, down Westham Station to S. Ridge, dogleg across River to Gaymont to University.
4s:
Right on University, left on Westham Pkwy, Right on Lakewood, Left on College, through the Robins Center parking lot and home
5s and 6s:
Left on University, quick right on Ralston, Left on University to Ziontown.
5s:
Right on Holmes, dogleg across Ridge to Sunset to University, left on College, through the Robins Center parking lot and home
6s:
Continue on Ziontown to Ridge, quick right, then left on Forest, right on Lindsay, left on Westham Pkwy, right on Waveny to Wood, left on Lakewood, left on College, through the Robins Center parking lot and home
Numberama, Nameorama, COT
MOLESKIN
Apologies to Saab as YHC not only stole the Q, but also stole his route. All due respect. In a hurry to put the directions out and get moving YHC left out the loop around the lake and possibly the left on Westham to Lakewood for the 4s. Will make it up next time.
Announcements
Town Hall on Zoom
Homerun Derby – Preblast to come
Brothers – there is a consensus to have Thursday’s Town Hall exclusively on ZOOM using the same link as we use for 3rd F (below). We will start at 8PM. ALL PAX are invited to an open discussion about our Region, and how we can pull together post-Pandemic to support and refresh what makes F3RVA unique and effective.
Four men of energy and action threw out the lure of the Fart Sack to complete the latest edition of Hoedown. Conditions were sunny and 70. According to Vinny, here is more or less what happened:
Mosey to the front of the school for the COP:
SSHs
Dead Man Hang
IWs
APDs
Oblique Crunches (L/R)
LBCs
HRMs
Hello Dolly
Mosey to the Teacher’s Parking Lot
Parking space shuffle: 3 exercises, 3 reps each
Flutter Kicks (4-count)
WWIIs
Rosalitas
Roughly 10 parking spaces
Mosey to the Blacktop for a Prostitute (always come back to the same corner)
Round 1: 10 HRMs, then back to home for 1 burpee
Round 2: 10 HRMs, then to second for 20 WWIIs, then back to first for 10 HRMs, then home for 1 burpee (and so forth).
Round 3: 10 HRMs, 20 WWIIs, 30 Flutter Kicks (4-count), 20 WWIIs, 10 HRMs, and the burpee
Round 4: same as Round 3, adding 40 Monkey Humpers to the loop.
A prostitute in the mid-summer drives a big sweat and usually means one thing: Vinny’s Baseball is up next. Started by our Main Man Rob Sievers, Vinny’s Baseball (copyright used with permission) is wiffle ball (that copyright is not used with permission) batting practice. 10 swings. Cue the song,”Glory Days.” Enjoy the morning.
BTTF for 1 minute of American Hammers.
Numbers, names, YHC took us out with a message about free people living from free countries (USA, Germany, South Korea) being thankful for representative government in an environment that allows everyone to live according to their own conscience. F3RVA is a great embodiment of this ethos: no one tells you what to do, and when you want to build something positive, lots of guys will be there to offer guidance and volunteer their contributions. Boom.
Announcements:
Hitchhiker is hosting a backyard party on July 17, 5:30 pm. BYO beverages, finger food provided.
YHC is considering hosting a Richmond History Trivia Contest. Ms welcome to participate. Hitch has his money on Emily Seoung, his wife. She sounds like a ringer.
NMS:
Day after July 4 is usually light on attendance as guys are on vacation or recovering. Today was a great day for a lighter workout and some Vinny Baseball. Vinny started this over at The Batteau his first year (among several events started by Vinny, including Vinny’s Field Day – look for information on Field Day shortly). Solid F3RVA tradition.
YHC reached out to several guys to borrow a wiffle bat. Who knew that Bodo’s a) has a wiffle bat, and b) has an annual July 4 weekend trip to Asheville compete in a family wiffle ball game? Sweet. But, no love borrowing his bat. So, YHC was off to Dick’s Sporting Goods to invest in a knock off.
Results were mixed. Blue Moon says nobody plays baseball in Germany. Hutton struggles without his glasses, but can smack a softball style pitch. Hitchhiker literally knocked the plastic cover off one ball. YHC needs to hit the batting cages more often. Overall, good showing for four PAX who never practice. Solid morning, fellas.
UpChuck spits the bit.
A PAX of four posted for the most recent Punisher. At the specified time, escape the parking lot and square up under the nearby trees for COP with Imaginary Jump Ropes, Imperial Walkers, Don Quixotes, Helicopters, and Arm Circles – maybe something else, too.
Find the sidewalk with three guys Lunge Walking east to the corner while the remaining guy runs to the corner and back. Take turns. At the corner, square up again for Elevens with WWIIs and Box Cutters.
Relocate to a spot between the little trees for a Starfish variation with reps of Wide Grip Merkins, Jump Squats, Back Lunges, and Shoulder Taps at each of the corners.
Move to open ground for a Quadruple Check with four rounds while taking turns with a mosey, APDs, Elbow Plank, and LBCs. Shift once again to the little trees with PAX choice of short Bear Crawl to nearby trees with Burpees or Squats at each tree depending on circumstances (you’d have to be there).
Popsicles and water and COT to finish.
Mosey from Bettie Weaver ES to the Swamp (.5 mi)
Mile 1 – slow on the straights, fast on the turns
400 m recovery
Mile 2 – fast on the straights, slow on the turns
400 m recovery
Mile 3 – each lap slow to fast
BTTF (.5 mi)
SYITG! – Doublemint
Seven trail runners declared their independence from the tyranny of a centralized egomaniacal monarch, set their own courses, and tackled today’s edition of Sunday Funday. Conditions were genuinely 70 and sunny. According to
Routes were South then North. Some, perhaps energized by the late start (7:01 a.m.) set off fast and crushed it. Some did the normal amount. Some maybe a bit less. All celebrated their freedom to establish and achieve their own goals. YHC believes that distances ranged from 6+ to 8+. You vs. you.
Numbers, names, YHC took us out.
Announcements:
Hitchhiker House Party, July 17. 5:30 pm until dawn.
NMS:
Welcome Chris. Cool dude. Ultra man.
Trail chatter today was about false prophets and hypocrites who tell lies.
We were blessed with a cool 60 degree and sunny morning for 30 F3 RVA brothers to get in a Holiday weekend beatdown. Here is what went down :
Photos from Dogpile Convergence (We were missing Faceplant, Shakedown, Creeper and Crikey)
We mosey to the 2nd Crop Circle for some warm ups of 20 SSH, 10 Russian Solders,10 Imperial Walkers, 10 DQ’s, 20 4ct American Hammers, 10 Iron Cross, 10 Reverse Scorpions, 10 Scorpions and 20 merkins.
We mosey down to the Pumpstation for YHC’s favorite summertime treat of the pipe loop. We did a true triple check in that we divided into groups of 3 Partner 1 (P1) – Runs the pipe loop as the timer, P2 LBC’s, P3 Air Squats. P1 returns to LBC’s, P2 to Air squats and P3 runs pipe loop and then P3 LBC’s, P1 Air Squats and P2 runs pipe loop. This would Complete 1 rotation. We performed 2 more for a total of 3 rotations. Happy to do this with Gypsy and Blue Moon!
So we need to get back up the hill so we start with 10 merkins at the power pole, then sprint to the next power pole, 10 merkins then walk to the next power pole, flap jack run and sprint until we get to the 2nd cul de sac.
We short mosey to the bottom of triangle and we perform 3 rotations of dealer’s choice(We had runners, Bernie Saunders, Bear Crawlers and Karaoke…lot’s of you against you here! Flatline started with Bearcrawl and many others Handshake, Garbage Plate, Sippy cup even Anthony Clary(FNG) did this…wow guys up to the top of the hill at crop circle, perform 20 merkins, lunge to the other street and run down to the bottom of hill. Repeat 2 more times.
We then mosey to the Cage for a quick gauntlet of 5 pullups, 5 dips then run to the hydrant. Mosey down the bowl and up to the wall for air chair (about 30 seconds) ten donkey kicks on your own then mosey to the Flag.
Numberama, Namerama and Don Draper took us out for the weekend. Great effort this morning gents and it was an honor to lead on such a beautiful sunny morning. Welcome to F3 RVA Anthony AKA F3 Name –> INSPIRE, you crushed this workout today and I look forward to seeing you again in the gloom!
Have a safe weekend and I will see you in the gloom…Cheers! CB
Announcements – Summer Passport Challenge is in full swing having started on July 1 and through the end of August. This year we are having all 3 F’s as part of the goals for achieving the patch. Gypsy has the patches for those that complete the Tour. The cost of the patch is 5 dollars but is asking for more for a charitable donation to Virginia Home for Boys and Girls(VHBG) and Restoring hope to children in crisis. (VHBG.org) Check out preblast link is below:
We have breaking Bread happening this summer. This a a great volunteer opportunity and fun to do with your 2.0 for sure!
3rd F is this Tuesday July 6, 2021 @ 8pm Gypsy will be this Q for that event.
We have a Town Hall Scheduled for July 8 there will be a preblast with details of location, time and log-in information.
Bone Thugs is coordinating a Flying Squirrels event for July 31.
Prayer requests – Please keep Marmaduke in your thoughts as his mom is not doing well. Prayers to you brother and we are thinking about you.