Category: Richmond, VA

  • If I am going to [die] for a word… my word is:

    1st F – 12 men braved the early morning mugginess to be able to work up a sweat, get stronger, and have a reason for a Saturday nap. According to the cricketeer outfielders watching us with envy, here is how it went down:

    5 burpee start, mosey

    COP all in cadence: 15 SSH, 10 DQ, 10 I 4 count Merkins, 15 WW2, 15x Arm Circle both ways + extra credit, 15x Asphalt angels, 15x Australian style, 15x Flutter Kicks (FK), 15x Hello Dolly (HD), 15x Rosalita, 15x Heels to Heaven, 10x slow Freddie Mercury (FM). Mosey.

    Classic Dora, partners 100 Merkin, 200 WW2 situp, 300 Squat. Mosey to shake it out.

    Triple Check, touch 3 trees, Partner 1: medley 10 Merkin + 25 ww2, Partner 2: Hip flexor medley 20 FK, 20 HD, 20 FM. Mosey.

    Pole smoker. 10x Heels to heaven; while waiting FK, HD FM, LBC. Mosey BTTF.

    2x Ring of fire

    3rd F – Attila took us out. Prayers for those awaiting test results, return to school, moving past mask / vaccine acrimony / fear / anger.

    2nd F – Einstein’s

    Announcements:

    • BRR 9/10, prep at Vinny’s 8/28.
    • FVA annual sit n sip / retreat 9/25 – Amelia courthouse area – see upcoming preblast
    • Breaking Bread needs signups for the next few months – https://backblasts.f3rva.org/2021/08/13/sign-up-breaking-bread-fall-2021/

    NMS –

    BB was going to be named for a flock of geese that White Deer and I saw upon arriving, they did a few circles to wait for 2 that joined up later, going back for the six. It was… inspirational.

    At second F, Bambi regaled us with modern sensitivity training directives. Apparently there are a whole ton of words / phrases / local colloquialisms that are no longer admissible in an modern employment setting like “rule of thumb”, “basket case”, “thats dumb”, “I see”, and neither can we say that “bald guy” rather, “the person in the red shirt”. But in this same era, Cardi B’s WAP is just fine to play on the radio: https://genius.com/Cardi-b-wap-lyrics… Thats so hot, now I need to get a bucket and a mop.

    If YHC is going to get fired for a word, then clearly word choice must be well thought through. Methinks the PAX know what YHC would say.

    Get Some.

  • Up for Anything

    Two stalwarts held down the fort to get in a nice 6mile run this morning. It was nice sweltering morning in the gloom, starting out at 78 deg and 95% humidity, and we got it done.

    NMS – whats great about Lighthouse is that he is up for anything. He has come a long way since he started running for real last year. As we started out, our five mile route turned into a solid six and this is a great route with challenges at the right time. While someone needs to hold down the fort, we missed the summer tour crew and are looking forward to having them back,

    Prayers for those with anxiety, awaiting test results. Prayers for students going back to school

    Announcements –

    • BRR 9/10, prep at Vinny’s 8/28 – see preblast
    • FVA annual sit n sip / retreat 9/25 – Amelia courthouse area – see preblast

  • Hoedown MashUp

    Seven grabbed Monday by the horns.  Here’s what they did, as best YHC recalls.

    Honeydo

    Mosey to the front school lawn

    COP (IC)

    • Russian Soldiers
    • Don Quixotes
    • Helicopters
    • Cherry Pickers
    • LBCs
    • YHC actually has no recollection but you know the drill

    Mosey to Church Parking Lot and get coupons

    Triple Check x 2

    • WWIIs/ Squats/ Run
    • Swings/ Presses/ Run?

    Pucker

    Mosey to other side of Church

    11s

    • Carolina Dry Docks/ Flutter Kicks?

    Garbage Plate

    Mosey back to Horseshoe

    • American Hammers
    • Run the Loop
    • Crunchy Frogs
    • Bernie the Loop
    • Merkins?
    • Run the Loop
    • APDs?

    Numberama, Nameorama, COT

    MOLESKIN

    Strong work on a muggy Monday morn.  YHC has never not enjoyed a hot potato, except when the associated grease burned his foot.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    HDHH – Wednesday (oops too late)

    Field Day

    Retreat

  • Cro Magnon HIM

    2 Cavemen showed up at Satan’s Hill to lift some rocks and run up a hill. 

    Warmarama :

    10 SSH IC

    10 Don Q’s IC

    10 Russian Soldiers IC

    10 Cherry Pickers IC

    10 Imperial Walkers IC

    THE THANG :

    Mosey to rock pile and choose your poison. Do 50 reps of a rock exercise then run up the hill and back down to your rock. Repeato as many times as possible. 

    1st Exercise : curls

    2nd Exercise : squats 

    3rd Exercise : flutter kicks Double Count holding rock above chest

    4th Exercise : overhead tricep extensions

    5th Exercise : WWII’s holding rock to chest 

    6th Exercise : overhead press

    7th Exercise : chest presses while doing flutter kicks

    8th Exercise : American hammers with rock

    With time remaining :

    2 rounds of 60 second LBC’s

    DONE

    Numberama

    Name-arama

    COT :

    Prayers for Vagabond’s team at work. Auto sales have been down lately and morale is low. But Vagabond expects business will be picking up again soon. 

    Thank you for the prayers for YHC’s newborn 2.0’s sleeping schedule. Definitely getting better. 

    NMMS :

    YHC appreciates Vagabond posting this morning. 1 brother posting in the gloom with another brother makes all the difference. YHC probably would have went on a sad clown run to waste time if he was the only PAX 

    If anyone wants to grab a beer SOJ tonight or tomorrow night, let YHC know. Also, mark your calendars for the first weekend of September for an F3 movie night to watch Shang Chi. YHC will choose a theater that is most central to the F3 RVA region as a whole. More details to follow in the coming weeks. Peace and Love brothers. 

  • A bunch of runners

    2 Ground and pounders and 3 runners stepped into the sauna to see what the day had in store

    Runners went one way and ground and pounders went the other way

    COP in JRHS parking lot

    DQ’s, Helicopters, Weed Pickers, Russian Soldiers, Imperial Walkers, LBC’s, Merkins

    Mosey to the track

    Track work with stops

    10 Merkins at the start and end of each arch Bernie the arch and run the straights

    15 2cnt American Hammers at the start and end of each arch Bernie the arch and run the straights

    20 Squats at the start and end of each arch Bernie the arch and run the straights

    20 1cnt ball dippers at the start and end of each arch Bernie the arch and run the straights

    15 Sugar Sticks at the start and end of each arch Bernie the arch and run the straights

    10 Burpies at the start and end of each arch Bernie the arch and run the straights

    Mosey to the hill on the way BTTF

    Bear crawl up, crawl bear down, bear crawl up

    BTTF

    Numbers / Names YHC took us out

    NMS:

    Twice this week YHC has been brow beat for the decision not to get the COVID shot. It is a choice, one that may or may not kill me only God knows your time. I am very proud to say that I served time to ensure the freedom and right for me and you to make a decision on what to do or not do. If I die from COVID know that I love all the brothers in the Gloom and that I died making a choice because of the freedom that was afforded to me.

  • Thursday morning suckage

    Running sucked this morning. Good to see Trout’s daughter Ice Age out there killing it!

    Ran the reverse bojangles loop, to the giles loop back around bojangles

    about 4 miles.

  • 9 is fine

    3 voyagers, 1 fairly new guy and 5 regulars showed up at the creek this morning to get their day started off right,

    Slaughter start — 5 burpees, 10 merkins, 20 AST’s, 10 merkins, 5 burpees

    Mosey to lose Yardsale who missed the slaughter start

    COP –arm circles, IW, Crabcakes, plank jack merkins, dying cockroach, ball dippers, birddogs

    20 Monkey Humpers for the camera

    5 DK’s, bear crawl to end of sidewalk, lunge to island, run to end, reverso
    10 DK’s longer bear crawl, longer lunge, run, reverso
    15 DK’s, short run, lunging, bear crawl, reverso

    The BEAST
    Monkey Humpers, Merkins, WW2, Jump Squats, SSH, Burpees

    Short Dora
    Timer does short run,
    50 squats, 100 SSH, 150 LBC’s

    Fun times this morning with the out of towners and a semi new guy. Sweat was a major factor today taking over everyone’s shirts as soon as they stepped out of their cars. Low mumble chatter even though Yardsale was there….

  • Hello Humidity

    Welcome back humidity and the dog days of summer.  Six noble warriors and their KBs converged upon the Circus Maximus AO for some good ole fashioned ground and pound.  Here is how it went down:

    • COP
      • SSH
      • Russian soldiers
      • DQ
      • Helicopters
      • Arm circles
      • APD
      • Merkins
      • LBC
    • AMRAP challenge – rotation of 5 exercises over a 30 second period, with reduced rest after each rotation; rests start at 20 seconds and move down to 15, 10 and 5 seconds
      • Curls
      • Weighted squats
      • High pulls
      • Tricep presses
      • KB swings
    • Run the bus loop
    • AMRAP challenge/version 2 – rotation of 4 exercises over a 30 second period, with reduced rest after each rotation, rests of 20, 15, 10 and 5 seconds
      • Overhead pulls
      • Sit ‘n presses
      • Skull crushers
      • KB hammers
    • Run the bus loop

    A great start to the day with a great PAX.  Solid work from all.  Good to have White Deer and all of his audible orifices back.  Corn Beef, do not be a stranger.  It was good to connect with you. 

    God is good all of the time!

    Attila

  • 29MOM – I don’t feel tardy

    11 men showed up on time this fine morning wondering if Your ever so Humble Correspondent’s return to the Q sheet would be uneventful or if he had forgotten how to lead the men for F3RVA. Well, much to his surprise, some malfunction be it human or machine error led to YHC waking up screaming. Ugh…

    Of course the gloom warriors know how to improvise, adapt, and overcome and it went a little something like this:

    Swirly took the reigns and led the boys in the COP

    Hitchhiker did something cruel with merkins

    Handshake had just started a triple check as YHC arrived and it consisted of one partner doing a wall sit, one doing LBCs, and the other running/Bernie Sandering back across America. Four rounds.

    YHC took the lead for three rounds of Chutes and Ladders – run up two trees, bernie back one, do 5 merkins repeato till the end, turn around and go the other way while doing the same but swap our 10 LBCs, back the other way with 5 Burpees being the exercise until 6:10 – run the long way back to the flag, do 5 more burpees, the the COT. YHC took us out.

    NMS: I hate being late, glad I came for the last bit and as SAAB said, had my mini Q. Thanks for letting me lead for a few minutes. Grateful for all y’all. Don’t forget to like and subscribe.

    Shakedown

  • Could have used the rain earlier

    10 or so PAX posted to run the hills around Casa Honeydo. Blazing hot and humid had most pax running shirtless which caused several west-end milfs driving their standard issue Tahoes to almost swerve off the road. Some did 2 loops, some 3, and a few more. A few smarter Pax avoided the run altogether and enjoyed the 2nd F.

    Afterwards ample quantities of Salsa, Sausuage dip, and beers were consumed although not in that order. Rumors that this would not qualify as a valid HDHH were quashed when Lockjaw appeared making it official. Lots of good 2nd F and then it rained like hell.