Category: Richmond, VA

  • Glitter on the Snow

    The routes were simple in execution, complicated in explanation. Regardless, all made it back on time.

    Off we went via the bat cave, watching for ice. Behind the shopping center and picking up Westham Station with a nice ascent up the hill. Left on Ross to pick up the Culpeper, Thom, Cameron loop to then tread across the First Watch AO to pick up Gaymont.

    4s turned right on University to return to the flag. 5s and 6s turner left to take the Ziontown extension. 5s then picked up Lakewood to University and back home while 6s continued down Forest to take Rock Creek, Baldwin, Westham Pkwy to University.

    Marv took us out in excellence.

    Moleskin: While waiting for 530 to roll about, Splinter spotted green glitter in the snow. Discussion and debate followed with speculation as to its origins. Unicorns? An art project that went sideways? Fell off of one of the Pax member’s clothes after a night out? One may never know.

  • That doesn’t look like Gumbo

    The car’s thermometer read 28, and the weather app read the same but said it would feel more like 22. Neither was correct. It was sunny and 70 as 11 members of the PAX congregated at NoToll for a post NFL Playoffs Wildcard Weekend beatdown, which was rumored to go something like this:

    Thang

    Plank for the stragglers

    Mosey to main soccer parking lot for COP: SSHs, DQs, Russian Soldiers, Merkins, Crab Cakes, Hello Dollies

    Mosey to shelter for Lindsay Loops: run a loop around the field, then perform 40 reps of Squats & Carolina Drydocks in combinations of 10/30, 15/25, 20/20, 25/15, 30/10

    Mosey back to main soccer parking lot for Triple Check: Pole Smokers, Conveyor Belts, Run across parking lot & back

    10 Burpees OYO

    Mosey to field for Triple Check: Dips, WWIIs, Run across field and back

    Mosey back to main soccer parking lot for Arc Loader: Bear Crawls, Crawl Bears, Crab Walk, Bunny Hop, Duck Walk, Inch Worms, Polar Bears

    Mosey back to VSF for Bob & Weaves

    NM

    It has been a while since YHC has lead a workout. Thanks for the opportunity, Gumbo, and sorry you couldn’t join us.

    Announcements

    Vagabond is raising money for a charity by doing a Polar Dip at VA Beach on Feb 5. Contribute or join him.

    Florence is leading Saturday’s Rock & Roll.

    Doozy is leading a Humpday Happy Hour on Feb 2 at Triple Crossing Brewery in Midlothian (corners of Winterfield and Midlothian Tnpk). He’s requesting that more M’s attend, so that his M has more M’s to hangout with.

  • Heartbreak Dress Code

    I pulled up thinking I was a few minutes early and Handshake was already there. Oh no! I’m either hallucinating or I have to buy a new watch! But no! Handshake was early! After standing around admiring each other’s attire (nice silver tights modeled by Offshore, Honeydo’s bare knees and Attila’s Hoodie) and letting our blood congeal, we started.

    Mosey, high knees, karikoke left and right in the parking lot.

    Warmup: At Parking lot by benches: 20 SSHs, 10 Man-maker Merkins, 15 knee-ups, stretching exercise

    Warmup: Run to other side of Parking lot: 20 IWs, 10 Diamond Merkins, 15 American Hammers, stretching exercise

    Warmup: Back to Parking lot by benches: 20 Squats, 10 regular Merkins, 15 Crunchy Frogs, stretching exercise

    To the benches: 10 Dips, 10 step-ups and 10 derkins, all in cadence: next 8 of each, 6, 4 and 2.

    Next, we moseyed over Pemberton parking lot for BLIMPS: 5 Burpees, 10 Lunges, 15 Imperial Walkers, 20 Merkins, 25 Plank Jacks and 30 Squats

    Next to Pemberton Elementary School wall:

    People’s Chair 15 Air Press, 10 BTTW Hip Slaps, 15 Donkey Kix OYO

    People’s Chair 15 Muhammad Ali, 10 BTTW Australian Mountain Climbers, 15 Donkey Kix OYO

    People’s Chair 15 Milkers, 10 BTTW Toe Taps, 15 Donkey Kix OYO

    Moseyed back to the Quioccasin Parking lot for 11s: Mike Tysons and WWII.

    Take out by Handshake

  • Alley dice, chicken wings, and beer

    Eight posted for the second Punisher of 2022 – relocated, by design, to Bingo Beer in Scott’s Addition. A few of us met early to do a few exercises to Yahtzee dice behind the brewery and we caught up for a social thereafter. We discussed doing the same sometime in February. Will let you know.

  • So much for resolutions

    Three posted for the first Punisher of 2022. Brief mosey across the parking lot and through a couple of inches of snow to the circle in front of Linwood Holton Elementary for our warmup. Relocate to the covered patio nearby for 22 reps of 10 exercises, repeated once – 2022. Next, a few rounds of a medley with a Burpee, a few Donkey Kicks, etc. Finish with a few LBC rounds. COT and YHC took us out.

  • Daville Rise and Shine

    So a new day for Daville. Today was the day and the weather was sunny and 70. Bulkhead ran from home to join up for an MLK day morning beatdown and here is what went down:

    COP

    We mosey to the West side of school entrance perform 20 SSH, 10 DQ, 15 LBC’s.

    THANG

    YHC brought bands for a Tabata workout and we performed 10 rounds of 8 sets of 30 seconds (20 seconds exercise and 10 second rest) total 4 minutes per routine. The below were the following reps.

    Curls with bands

    Benchpress with bands

    Shoulder extension with bands

    LBC’s

    Alternating lunges

    10 Merkins then plank for remaining 20 seconds

    Freddie mercuries

    Air Squats

    Donkey kicks – Brutal

    Stretching for last round.

    We wrapped up collected the shovel flag and gear. Then went to Rise and Shine for breakfast.

    YHC and Bulkhead missed the normal group that shows up and cold, wet, windy weather and a holiday make for a light showing.

    Breakfast was great and nice to catch up with Bulkhead. Have a great day gents and we sill see you in the gloom.

  • Wind Tunnel

    10 intrepid adventurers set out across the frozen Tuckahoe tundra to attempt their best impression of Shackleton’s ill-fated voyage. Two simple goals: stay dry and don’t fall down.

    40 SSHs, 20 Don Quixotes, 20 Imperial Squat Walkers, 10 Helicopters, arm circles in both directions and some other warmup stuff lost to brain freeze.

    Careful mosey to the covered walkway where our ship was frozen in ice and locked for the duration. While dry, the walkway formed a natural wind tunnel but luckily these men are extremely aerodynamic and almost never complain. Some merkins followed by a centipede railing crawl counter-clockwise up down and around covered walkway.

    Dora to the mountains of madness: run the perimeter of the covered walkway while partner does 100 WW2s, 200 merkins, 300 flutter kicks.

    There was some concern that the centipede railing crawl wasn’t balanced so we ran it back clockwise.

    10 burpees OYO.

    A second dora with a perimeter run while partner does 100 Lalannes – a wall sit with toe touches (thank you Pigskin for the reference – I am now down the rabbit hole of old Jack LaLanne videos on YT), 200 jump squats and 300 wall-sit arm raises.

    10 more burpees OYO.

    Since we had 3 minutes someone suggested Mary so we did 3 minutes of Lieutenant Dans.

    Careful mosey back to the flag for the COT.

    A prayer of gratitude for being able to come out into the cold and put in the work. Peace.

  • It’s a touchy windy!

    5 Crazy dudes showed up at an icy Satans Hill this morning!

    Grab a coupon and head to the sheltered area.

    Tabatta with coupon.

    2 mins on 30 seconds off rotating around the circle

    Curls, Triceps Extensions, Dips, RockCopters, Bench Press, Squats, and LBCs

    Back to the flag, Numberama, Namerama, YHC took us out!

  • We didn’t expect anyone else to show up

    3 figure skaters showed up to River Run trying not to catch a toe pick on the slick streets of the River Downs Route. What was not announced was a behind the scenes text string between YHC and Doublemint deciding to do a Ruck rather than a run just to avoid the old people breaking a hip. Boberry showed up out of the blue expecting to run, Doublemint surrendered his Ruck sack to Boberry and a Ruck was had.

    According to the GPS watch on Doublemints arm 3.9 miles was made by a trip starting at BWES, down through the JRHS loop into River Downs, left up the big hill down just before Gumbo’s cul-de-sac take a right back out to the back side of the JRHS loop. Into BWES through the old track BTTF

    Numbers / Names YHC took us out

    HDHH February 2nd starting at 6:00 Location: the new Midlothian Triple Crossing please bring your M (there is also a food menu)

  • Against The Wind

    4 Davillians braved the windy Saturday morning to get in their miles. YHC had to start at 6 to make time to get ready for his 2.0’s birthday party. So YHC ran out into Honey Meadows and back then ran with the rest of the crew for 15 mins then back to get in 6+ miles

    3 Davillians started at 6:30 and ran 4 minutes on and 30 secs walk for a hour long time

    So coffee a the Local Cup afterwards