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RAMM-CARILLON
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Category: Richmond, VA
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When will Wong’s Taco’s Open?
Three runners and one lonely rucker looking for a friend posted to the Tomato Run/Ruck on this perfect Thursday. As the runners took off, they had one lingering question. Sure, March Madness was a topic and the question, “Can Nebraska win it all?” was asked. But all that was on their minds was, “When will Wong’s Tacos open? Sure, we would look on the website and see “March 31, 2026” as the official date, but that’s cheating. Did they have employees yet? Had they organized the kitchen yet? Regardless, excitement is in the community as it gets closer and closer to the opening date.
The Runners did the reverse library/Bogangles loop, Kroger loop, then to Rutland, Cool Spring Forest, and back. The rucker was everywhere looking for a friend.
COT: Numberarama, Name-O-Rama, Announcements, Opus took us out.
NMS:
Go RAMS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sure, Go HOOS!, Cornhuskers, and whoever you are rooting for. Have a great day everybody!
Gotta Run!
Phonics
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Revisiting the Hill
A six pack of West End warriors assembled in the gloom of Wellsley. Here is how it went down:
- COP
- SSH
- IW
- Ukrainian soldiers
- Helicopters
- Arm circles
- Suzanne Somers
- Merkins
- LBC
- Penguins
- APD
- Traveling Lindsay with step-ups and dips as we moseyed to the basketball court
- Dora on the big hill with 100 merkins, 200 squats and 300 LBC
- Arch loader on the basketball court with:
- Bear crawl
- Crab walk
- Duck walk
- Bunny hop
- Cheetah sprint
- Bear crawl
- Finish the traveling Lindsay on the way back to the parking lot with a bernie up the big hill
- COT with YHC taking us out
Great work from the PAX. Some new scenery today, including the renowned Wellsley hill.
God is good all of the time!
Attila
- COP
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Hare of the Dog
The night before was St. Patty’s, but the fellas understood that if they were drinking then, the only “hair of the dog” they’d receive the morning after would be their Q. An easy mosey into the new neighborhood section and subsequent warm-up gave way to a cinder block workout on the Woodshed’s own version of Satan’s Hill (yet to be named). Trips up and down the hill included a handful of burpees on the descent and rounds of various coupon lifts at the bottom (bicep and tricep curls, bent over rows, and military presses).
Following the hill workout, the PAX did a Triple Check with a shorter run into a cul-de-sac interspersed with goblet squats and flutter kicks. After toting the coupons back to the clubhouse, we finished up with a Circle of Fire.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Nancy Lopez is sponsoring a 5K, the GLOW for Galactosemia, on 4/11 at Robius Landing. Rudy is also raising money for Family Lighthouse (and folks could have signed up for his bracket challenge).
PRAYERS: to everyone in general.
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It pays to be on time when you Q
18 Fabulous specimen of the male physique gathered at Godwin HS today for a KB beatdown with Fudd, who used a Weinke and then promptly lost it so…..this is what I remember:
COP
Lots of stuff: SSH’s, Ukranian Soldiers, Helicopters, Merkins , leg raises, APD’s, inverted scorpion kicks, and some other stuff
Mosey to the bus loop and partner up for a modified Dora:
50 2-count lawnmowers between the team, trade off while other PAX does…..box cutters?
100 Sumo squats, trade off while other PAX does…flutter kicks methinks…..
150 chest press, trade off while other PAX planks.
Run a loop, then mosey to other side of the bus loop for a triple check:
1st round: Timer does Jordans (pass leg underneath leg while you lunge walk) to No Parking sign and back while P2 does curls and P3 does swings.
2nd round: Timer does rifle carry to sign and back while P2 and P3 do clean & press and…….something else.
3rd round: Timer does around the world to the sign, does 5 burpees, and around the world the opposite direction walking back, while P2 does tricep extentions and P3 does flutter kicks.
Mosey back to the flag for a little Mary and then numberama, namerama, YHC took us out.
NMS: Always a pleasure and honor to lead, and today was no different. Good to see some PAX get back out that have been on a sabbatical. YHC arrived super early today (5:27) and got many compliments. Lots of PAX rolled in late, no doubt expecting YHC to have done the same. Coffee courtesy of Offshore was the highlight (as always) and we all appreciate him (and Mr. Rogers) more than we can put into words for their service and the exceptional caffe!
Announcements: March Madness starts today, Upchuck is looking for a Bridge coordinator, and 1 opportunity left for Breaking Bread this month.
Never stop chasing the wabbit!
Fudd
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Conquering Tryhard at Handicamp
10 gloom studs assembled for a refreshing ride on the Forge pain train, with YHC digging back in the annals of historic novelty for a nonstop high rep whoopin – as follows:
The THANG:
MORNING CALL:
- Mosey the latecomers loop and end up back at the Mobile Taco Pullup Station
- PAX plank while taking turns doing 5 pullups on the bar, each PAX declaring their nickname with gusto and the PAX repeating
SLAUGHTER LIGHT POLES:
- Starting at the flag, stop at every light pole going down Sheila Lane to the Culdesac, and at each light pole complete x5 Squats AND x5 Merkins
WARMERAMA:
- Circle up in the Culdesac
- Welcome & Disclaimer
- Warm-up Reps IC, including the infamous 8-count “DTH” (Dolly, Toe touch, Heels to Heaven)
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN:
- Partner up, runner Bernies while chaser completes x3 Burpees then sprints to switch
- Stop at the “handicamp” ramp
THE GREAT WALL OF TRYHARD:
- Climb the 8-10’ stone retaining wall, safely, for those PAX feeling comfortable doing so. If not, either spot from the bottom or help out at the top.
NEW GLORY RAMP:
- 1st Half – Bear Crawl
- 2nd Half – Lunge
JERKIN GYM:
- NEW Partners, each completing reps, for three rounds total
- x10 Dips (feet held)
- x10 Cliffhanger Merkins (feet held)
- x10 Jerkins (feet held)
DORA:
- NEW Partners assemble at the stairs
- x100 Heels to Heaven
- x200 LBC’s
- x300 Flutters (2-ct)
- Moving partner Tooth Fairies the stairs and runs the loop back around to switch
Beeline Mosey BTTF for COT:
- Counterama # 10
- Namerama
- Announcerama (see Below)
- BOM Prayer – specifically lifting up Scram’s brother in law with new esophageal cancer diagnosis and Dookie sharing about his son’s teacher who suddenly passed
NMS: Solid PAX to run through some of our favorite DTH routines. TClaps to these Forge studs embracing the suck and conquering all these COT’s with great enthusiasm and effort. While bearcrawling the handicap ramp (AKA hadicamp) Snuff noted the brutal hear crawl was better than needing it for a wheelchair. This sentiment of gratitude for the strength and health we enjoy was rolled into the sober reality during COT that none of us can count on tomorrow, and we all ought to do all we can for the time we have today – seek and give forgiveness, put others needs before your own, stop to enjoy the beauty and blessing of moments and margins. Lovely coffeerama followed courtesy of Snuff, with excellent discussion about our 3rd F topics of Prayer and Study. We are better when connected with each other and with a greater power’s accountability and guidance of the What-What. The joyful grand finale on the morning was Scram agreeing to VQ this Saturday at Bon Iron. Let’s GO!!! Yours AYE! ~DTH
Announcements (SEE SLACK!)
- *Scram VQ* this Sat (3/21) at Bon Iron
- 3/21 Kickers Game Home Opener
- 3/29 Family Ruck (2pm Ruckhenge)
- 4/11 OTB Ruck + BBQ (Machismo’s)
- Weekly: Forge Coffee + QSource
- Monthly: Breaking Bread, Bridge
- SEPT 26 GROW RUCK! (Registration Link:
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O’Doyle rules!
5 HIMS including an FNG came out for school this morning. Here’s what went down:
Warm up: mosey to the bus loop and circled up. SSH, Ukranian soldiers, Imperial walkers, and various stretches
The thang: BILLLY MADISON. We all went back to school today. Run the bus loop and pair it with an exercise with 12 reps. ladder style.
Kindergarten: 2 Burpees
1st grade: SSH
2nd grade: calf raises
3rd grade: flutter kicks (double count)
4th grade: squats
5th grade: LBCs
6th grade: merkins
7th grade: Carolina dry docks
8th grade: Lunges (6 right, 6 left)
9th grade: plank jacks
10th grade: American hammers
11th grade: HR merkins
12th grade: diamond merkins
We ran out of time and had to complete 10th – 12th grade at the end in one final set. We modified the run half way through after Ponch noticed each bus parking spot was numbered and we then ran to the associated number, which shortened up the run. Only a GED this morning for the PAX!
N/N
Announcements: -> slack, Glow for Galactosemia 5K, Rudy’s fundraiser for Lighthouse
Prayers: Ledecky’s father in law is recovering from heart surgery, Pax with unmentioned prayers
Happy to see an FNG come out, thanks to BRU! He gave us a lot of options for names but we landed on Ledecky. Pleasure to lead you fine gentlemen.
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The NEW Hundred
With a number of regulars otherwise engaged for the evening, Chaplain and YHC enjoyed a bromantic 45 minutes of breathless counting. The festivities began with a half mile lap around the WEAG grounds, stopping briefly to turn in lost car keys to the church office, and finishing with a brand new warmup routine we’ll call “Fence Overs,” which was simply climbing over a wooden fence repeatedly from one end to the other. Circled up with disclaimer and variable standup reps in soggy grass, then moved to dry concrete for the other half of the chest and abbs warmup. Thereafter we commences the all new “NEW HUNDRED” routine, which is like the Old Hundred, except the rep count doesn’t come down by tens, but rather just remains 100 reps per exercise per COP, with a mosey between stops. Exercises included:
- Monkey Humpers
- LBC’s
- Variable Arm movements in Wall chair
- Incline Merkins
- SSH’s
- Flutters
- Bear Crawl
- Squats
- Shoulder Taps
- Freddie Mercuries
- Rapid Alternating Toe Taps
- People’s Chair Hallelujah’s
- …And likely one or two more YHC is forgetting
The New Hundred was thoroughly enjoyed by all the PAX, and we closed with a prayer and praise Chaplain’s som is recovering well from his recent concussion. Until next time. Yours AYE, DTH
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Not A Soul
One man ran solo in the latest edition of The Clinic. Temperatures were 70 and sunny. According to the able-bodied hotel employee parking in the handicap space, the following might have happened.
Ran the 4.5 mile loop. No stops. BTTVSF. Number, name, and YHC took himself out.
Announcements: Drop YHC a line if you are interested in leading a 3rd F. F3RVA has precisely 2 regular 3rd F’s that YHC is aware of…would love to have an energetic person take on The Bridge. It’s always a crowd pleaser.
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Frozen Gumbo with a side of Foreskin
8 sleep challenged men posted extra early this morning hoping for a bowl of warm Gumbo to heat their soul. One brought a side of foreskin to the party. The rest, just mumblechatter and flatulence. This is what we did, more or less:
Mosey to the breezy front bricks of the church for COP – all semblance of cadence was lost as Last Call brought the Lounge vibe to the party. Nonetheless, we attempted to warm-up…FAIL.
THANG:
Mosey to the back parking lot for a compounding 4-corners:
- 10 merkins
- 10 merkins, 20 squats
- 10 merkins, 20 squats, 30 2-ct mountain climbers
- 10 merkins, 20 squats, 30 2-ct mountain climbers, 40 SSHs
Back to corner 1 for some deadman hang, shoulder taps and homage to wives of Wilson and Fudd.
Proper DORA – partner up on the church steps and complete “25” proper DORA exercises including 1 HRM, 2 Squats and 3 WWIIs while partner runs to dumpsters, does 2 burpees and returns. Thanks to Senor Frog, we completed only 3 rounds of running…#newmath.
Mosey around the darkside of the church, paying our speedbumb/burpee tolls, and back to the cars for some KB fun.
THE SUCK:
2 groups of4. Each group has 1 KB. Exercises are: KB Swings, Squat Jumps, Freddie Mercuries, and a runner for the timer around the parking lot. Complete 2 rounds so each group could get a turn with the 35LB KB.
KB Circle Jerk:
In a circle with KBs at the mid-way points, 2 PAX with KBs complete 5 sit and press then pass KBs to the left. All PAX w/o KBs do American Hammers. Complete after each person does sit and press with both KBs.
Round 2 – do 10 2-ct flutters while holding KBs above your head, pass to left. Non-KB pax do LBCs
Round 3 – do 5 squat and press and pass left, non-KB Pax do Imperial Squat Walkers
TIME – Numbers, Names, Announcements and Prayers.
Announcements:
- See Upchuck if you are willing/interested in taking over the leadership (planning/organizing) of The Bridge.
Prayers:
- Roger Roger’s FIL
- Woj’s Mother
- Charlotte
NMS:
Damn it was cold this morning and that wind cut right through all layers – but maybe not EFH’s foreskin. Great to be back in the gloom after a week off with Spring Break but I wish the temps were different. Looks like the temperature roller coaster continues for another week so plan accordingly.Be good. Do good. Have a good day!
No More Gumbo For You!