5 HIM posted on time at 45MOM (and one LIFO joined us about halfway through) for a strenuous Fudd beatdown. Here’s what occurred: Warm up lap around the block Disclaimer then COP in the field: SSH x 20 Merkins x 10 Deadman Hang, then again with alternating leg crossovers DQ x 10 Line up on the south end of the field for further warmup while moseying back and forth (North, South) across field………high knees, butt kickers, karaoke, backwards jog, lunges, elbow to instep lunge, then bear crawl to the fitness track. Triple Check/Four Corners……3 rounds….run 1 lap around the track…

Nine of RVA’s finest gentlemen converged in the dark lot of Mary for a Thursday morning beatdown. Seeing that YHC drove past the PAX at 5:25 to make a drop off on the blacktop, Pucker asked if there was a “surprise” waiting for later in the workout. Indeed there was… COP on the blacktop. Normal COP stuff today Chutes and Ladders at the Treeline: Run two trees, Bernie Sanders back one tree, 5 merkins. Then run two more trees, back one tree, 5 more merkins. Rinse and repeat to the last tree.Round 2: Same program with WW2s.Round 3: Same program…

A small but mostly respected Pax joined for a Hot Potato and this is what happened: Swirly – COP, Jerkin Gym with various exercises for 15 minutes BT – Parking Lot Tracers, Triple Check, etc Handshake – Shora (Short Dora) with 50 HRM’s (each partner completes 25), 100 Jump Squats, 200 SSH’s, back to Jerkin Gym for (2) Rounds of 5 Jerkins, Mosey back to flag for 2 minutes of streching. Announcements: Amateur RAMM Gears tomorrow at Mary. Bring your Beach Cruisers, old Huffy’s, RollerBlades, etc for a fun morningHitchiker has volunteered to Q the run for anyone would likeTYA…

16 of Richmond’s finest men gathered in the parking lot at Mary Mumford ES to see who would be the SOJ Q for the morning. This is what was said to have happened Mosey to the basketball court for disclaimer and COP DQ’s – 5 Burpees OYO, Helicopters – 4 Burpees OYO, Hillbillies – 3 Burpees OYO, LBC’s – OK TYA if you insist we will do 2 Burpees OYO but the last exercise is 10 Burpees OYO Mosey to the soccer fields In the middle of the fields there is a bucket and surrounding the bucket are 12 frisbees…

A cool, but dirty, dozen worked out today. According to the squirrel that may have urinated on some of us during box cutters, these were some of our antics: -Lots of talk of Raptors -Huffing the new car smell -Lengthy and sweaty embraces by members of our Pax and members of a transient running group. What happens in the canyon, stays in the canyon…. -A Wedding Singer doppelgänger spotting; other than being shirtless, waxed back, and neon orange shorts Thoughts go out to our Pax members who are recovering. Handshake took us out.

A perfectly divisible twelve gathered in the gloom for 45 minutes of Marian joy. Once it was clear that Fudd was indeed present and it was not just an apparition, we moseyed forth at 0530. Here’s what went down: COP on the blacktop: normal Bodos stuff Triple Check: P1: Copperhead Squats // P2: Ab exercises called by the Q // P3: Run to the pavilion, 50 jump ropes, run back. Switch. Dora on the tennis courts: 100 Merkins // 200 LBCs // 300 SSHs Ring of Pull ups: Plank up around the pull up bars and each pax member jumps…

9 of USMNT soccer studs came out to Mary to get a scrimmage in before World Cup play begins. Hitchhiker led us in some stretching and then divided us into teams. A quick of recap of what transpired…. The Golden Boot was given to Goldberg and Snuff, both delivered an arsenal of goals. Handshake and Upchuck were the Defensive MVPs with their defensive tactics on the football field translated well on the pitch. Hitchhiker wins best game plan with not alerting anyone when he decided to randomly switch teams. TYA wins best play of the game with his beautiful slide…

12 warriors and the ghost of Toga gathered in the mist for 45 minutes of Mary. Here’s what transpired: COP: Mosey to corner of Grove and Westmoreland. Deadman hang // Helicopters // DQs // Acorn Pickers // Imperial Walkers // Ukranian Soldiers // 1 legged APDs // LBCs // Hand release Merkins // Inverted Crabcakes // Elbow Plank to Pickle Pounders // SSHs 21s // 5 burpees Lindsay: 30 Dips at the Picnic Tables // 10 Merkins at the school entrance. Repeato decreasing and increasing by 5, always total of 40. Dodge Ball! : Mosey to the Tennis Courts. Teams…

13 warriors gathered for an itchy version of a Tuckahoe Takeover of 45MOM. Here’s what went down: COP: Mosey to the side of the school for SSH, Don Quixote, arm circles, dead man hangs, merkins, and LBCs. Mosey to the field for a set of exercises at each of the 11 trees that line Cary Street: burpees (55 in total), squats (110 in total), reverse crunches (55 in total), and merkins (110 in total). Next, we went to the tennis court for 3 sets of PLTs. Then, with the same partner, we played catch me if you can. 2 rounds…

10 strong pax members arrived for the regularly scheduled programming – although one normally punctual pax member moseyed in a couple of minutes late. Here’s how it went down… Moseyed to blacktop for a warmup. 25 SSH, dead mans hang OYO, 10 DQs, Arm Circles small/big and forward/backward, 25 flutters, 10 Merkins. Time for a field trip – moseyed to Reveille Church first for a triple check. Dips on benches, WWIIs and run a lap. Then moseyed to front of Church for a Oora. 100 Merkins, 200 LBCs and 300 SSHs run Bernies Sanders to end of drive and runs…