Tag: #CSAUP

Completely Stupid and Udderly Pointless

  • ReeseStrong 5K

    YHC arrived early to secure AO and set up informational booth strategically next to TGIFridays booth, only to find that Phonics and family had the place on lock-down well before the RatMobile rolled up. YHC, along with the assistance of Mighty Mouse, planted a couple shovelflags and put out a table with some propaganda for the sad clowns and waited for the pax to arrive.

    First on the scene was Offshore, who used his scholarly talents to check Lab Rat’s work on the white board.  Unfortunately, Lab Rat received a C- for misspelling both “exercise” and “complete”.  It’s good to know smart people.  DK showed shortly after with 2.0’s, who were ready to take on the kid’s run.

    The rest of the pax plus family members came busting down the doors after  Swirly released this morning’s Dogpile session.  The pax spent the morning EH’ing various people and pressuring other pax into signing on to the “5K the hard way” board.  Rules were discussed and logistics worked out on how to do this with no watch.  Then it was time to hit the course.

    5K The Hard Way

    So the highlight of this event for the pax was the 5k, which could either be run regular or “the hard way”.  About 8 pax members took whatever color pill makes you a badass and opted for the latter.   The hard way is running a regular 5K, but every 5 minutes you must stop and complete 25 Merkins and 25 Squats.  Several pax performed this together to share a timer, and Saab unofficially did it at a blistering pace.  But it is a race, and so there must be a winner:  Dream Liner came out of nowhere to secure the best time out of the hard way participants!  Great job, Dream Liner!  This really worked out well, as the winner was to receive a specially made hot pink shovel flag (in honor of the race’s namesake).  Dream Liner is currently working his ass off to get F3 to Hampton, and as of this morning did not own a shovel flag.  We could not have scripted this any better.

    Other TClaps:

    Anchovy:  This is one fast dude.  He took down 5th place overall and 1st in the 40 year old age group.

    Spike:  Although not “on the podium”, any 5K time under 20 minutes deserves recognition.

    Chapstick:  Happy Birthday!  Still has a long ways to go to escape triple hate, but he’s making progress

    Phonics:  Seriously well run event with tons of free food.  If you left hungry it’s your own damn fault.

    Any and all double dippers.

    Final Thoughts

    One of the things YHC immediately fell in love with about F3 is that this is a YES group.  If you throw out an idea that’s worth doing, somebody will do it with you.  Tclaps to all those that commited this race to their calendars months ago, and to those that showed up for Dogpile this morning and said, “let’s go” on the spot.  That’s the BANG.  Thank you all for supporting this awesome cause.

     

    Lab Rat out

  • Pre-Blast: ReeseStrong 5K

    All,

    Our own Phonics heads up this race every year for a great cause.  It is the week after BRR, so everybody should be in great running shape to burn this race down!

    Seriously, this is a grass roots organization for a great cause headed up by some of the best people I know.  It’s not expensive, it’s not an all day thing, and it is right up F3’s alley.  Grab the family and come on out to support the kids and families that are going thru some really tough times.

    F3 will also have a booth set up, complete with shovelflags ready to EH anybody that will listen.  If you are interested in manning the booth for a bit, see Lab Rat.

    Here are a couple quick details:

    When:  Saturday, September 17

    • Starting Times
    • Gold Ribbon Kid’s Run   8:30 AM
    • ReeseStrong 5K Run/Family Walk  8:55 AM
    • ReeseStrong 5K Festival:  9 AM

    Where:  Rutland Shopping Center, just off Hwy 301 in Mechanicsville.  A warmup jog from DaVille AO.

    Who: All F3 and family is welcome to sign up under the f3 team.  This is a very kid friendly race!

    Link for F3 team signup:  https://runsignup.com/Race/Register/RaceGroup-284254?raceId=4045

    For more information on organization and run:  http://www.reesestrong.org/reesestrong-5k/

  • Dominion Riverrock and canoe race

    F3RVA:

    Dominion Riverrock is this weekend from Friday to Sunday.  In addition to running the 5K (dog wave) and the half marathon Sunday morning, my dog is participating in the air dog competition on Sunday afternoon.  If you are planning on being down that way, make sure to bring the kiddies by to see “Oakley the Flying Burrito” take to the ramp, Sunday at 2:00, then hopefully make the finals at 4:00.  More events can be found at http://www.dominionriverrock.com/

     

    Also, if you are looking for something completely stupid to do, my father-in-law and I are doing a paddling race next month, June 11 and 12.  Check it out, and if you are interested, see me regarding details.  We are doing the 100 miler.

    http://www.jamesriverrundown.org/

     

     

    Lab Rat

     

  • How powerful is Corporate?

    A pax of 1 posted in VA Beach for the Shamrock half marathon. Conditions at the start were 43, pouring rain, and wind gusts up to 40 mph.

    Run 1 mile, repeato x 13.1

    NM:

    YHC was rightfully called out for missing do Dogpile yesterday. Little did YHC know what a mistake that was. When YHC went to bed last night the weather report was cloudy but no rain between 7-10, right on the race window. YHC went to beat dreaming of a PR and good race conditions.

    When YHC awoke and saw the rain pouring down he only had one thought- this is Corporate ‘s doing! From the start through mile 7 it poured while the wind gusted strongly. That was a lot of time for YHC to consider  how Swirly could dial up a storm from over a 100 miles away…

    YHC gave up on his anticipated time and living up to his name ran with his M per her request. Luckily at mile 9 YHC was released to turn it loose and run the last 4 miles in hard. The only benefit of the race was 13 miles toward the March running challenge and a good suckfest of a run like this is ideal BRR practice, Aye!

     

     

  • Sunday bonus beatdown, with Snurpees

    Four from Sippy’s Dogpile gathered again for an extra Sunday beatdown in the snow and to plant a shovel flag in maybe the deepest snow seen at any F3..  Conditions were 20 degrees and a little icy but to those of us who like to play in the snow it felt like 70 and sunny:

    Start on Lindsey Rd with Mosey to Westham Pkwy.  COP in the road: 30 SSH, 15 Merkins, 20 Jump Squats, 25 Don Qs.  Mosey back up to School:  Bear Crawl up fresh snow on hill x4

    Mosey to Forest – Merkins in the road, Mosey back to Westham.  Stop midway for 100 LBCs.  More Merkins at Westham.  Lunge 50 yards then mosey back to Forest.  Merkins in the road x12, 25 Jump Squats, then Crab Walk 50 yards then mosey back to Westham.

    Stop in school parking lot:  Broad Jump length of parking lot in virgin snow.  Mosey back to Westham, more merkins, then Bear Crawl up hill x3 again.

    Finish with 4 min Mary in the road-  60 LBCs, 20 Alabama Prop Dates, 20 BoxCutters, 20 Rosalitas.

    Finish back at Shovel Flag with 10 Burpees in virgin snow – Snurpees.

    Moleskin:

    YHC threw out a suggestion after all the fun at Dogpile yesterday to have a Sunday beatdown since the Trails were closed.  Since TES is near many RVA PAX with the road conditions YHC chose it.  Glad to see 3 others from yesterday there.  There was a lot of going back & forth on Lindsey as the 14+ inches of snow made it difficult to go off the road.  When the PAX did venture off the road it got messy quick with the uphill Bear Crawl getting the PAX covered in snow.

    The broad jumps across parking lot were very tough, YHC was wiped out after that.  The Snurpees at the end were fun to see how our weight could leave a detailed impression after finishing.  Lots of discussion on the mosey about BRR, again if you haven’t signed up – do it!

    With all the snow and ice none of the PAX slipped or wiped out.  YHC fell backwards during the broad jumps but that was from exhaustion not ice.

    For those who haven’t posted in the snow yet – come out to an AO you can get to this week, the snow isn’t going away anytime soon. If you are worried about your feet getting cold talk to TYA about his wrapping your feet in grocery bags strategy. It is always fun to get out and play in the snow no matter what age you are!

  • Bear (or Beer) Creek Trail Run

    8 Faithful F3ers and 142+ other folks posted for a trail run at Bear Creek State Park. Weather was a little chilly to start but was glorious by end of the run

    The Thang:

    5 mile out and 5 mile back trail run. Try to follow the white markers and white blazes on the trees to stay on route.

    Moleskin

    Much like the BRR descriptions of the terrain, the Bear Creek description that YHC received from Saab and LockJaw was nowhere near what was described. Relatively flat, no significant elevation changes. I saw no flat ground the whole run and although the elevation change was not a mountain goat hard leg, there were some pretty good hills. Five (or more) stream crossings along the way. Thankfully the recent weather left the stream levels low and at most the water hit the top of your shoes.

    First trail race for several of us. I know that it was the virgin trail run for Splinter, Oyster, Offshore, and TYA. I know for sure that Saab, Lab Rat and Lockjaw have done trail runs before. Not sure about Honeydo.

    Tclaps to Lab Rat for the post race meal. He threw together a rice, chicken and hot dog treat that hit the spot post race. Great second F after the race with a variety of adult and non adult beverages available. Splinter and Oyster’s daughter enjoyed a post race chocolate milk. Tclaps to Oyster wife for the post race Dunkin Donuts. Beer and donuts are a great combination.

    Much talk after the race about the BRR and this experience. Saab declared that he would most likely not do the BRR again because “how could it possibly top the first experience at the BRR”. Well, I say that we find out how.

    Back to the RVA trails next week.

  • Rugged Mania Part-Deux

    6 Pax and 8 friends and relatives posted at 11 am for the second running of the Rugged Mania.

    The Thang:

    3.1 mile trail run, 26 Obstacles, Mud all around and plenty of cold water.

    Moleskin

    Bleeder posted at 10:59:59 for the 11 am start.  He taped his shoes to his body during the first quarter mile and was off from there.  Loose Goose brought the family out to cheer the team on.  Carmen and his 2 children were a great cheering section.  They were joined by Circle K’s M and 2.0.  M Circle K did a great job of capturing a bunch of pictures of the crew.

    Wilson had the best (worst) pair of shoes for the rugged maniac.  At the start, the sole of one shoe was hanging on by  a thread.  They survived the race, but I am not sure they are usable after.  Wilson’s M warned him not to wear any clothing he wanted to keep as she was throwing away anything he wore during the race.  YHC should have taken Wilson’s wife’s advice because after doing his laundry the washing machine is now littered with small pebbles.  Good lesson for next time, either trash the clothes or hose them down before putting in washer.

    Herbie brought her sister, four gymnastics pals and a school friend to the race.  They all ran the race together with new hand decorated shirts.  They all did a great job, handling all the obstacles. They did showboat on the small balance beams by doing a handstand on them on the way across.  M TYA and friend rocked the race as well.

    Rugged Maniac drastically improved the parking process this time around.  No waiting in line to pay for parking.  Much better experience as a result.

  • 1st Annual BrewThru Recap

    Eight reindeer ran into the gloom for a special holiday tradition that will be repeated.  We had perfect weather and a solid dose of good cheer to see us through.

    THANG:

    Welcome and disclaimer.  Consume.  Run from Stangeways Brewing to Ardent Craft Ales.  We planked a couple of times to stay in a group and had a celebratory set of decline merkins on the steps of Ardent.  Consume.

    Run from Ardent to Isley Brewing Company.  Peoples chair, rosalitas, and staggered merkins before entering.  Consume.

    Run from Isley to Hardywood Park Craft Brewing.  Consumed and talked about doing it again with different venues.

    Moleskin:

    The PAX agreed that this was a worthy endeavor, and it’s a shame so many were in the sick ward and couldn’t attend.  YHC barely made it following his own illness #CarrierMonkey.  Dabney Rd proved to be the most “interesting” section as there was no sidewalk, lights, and very little cautious driving.  We were well equipped with lights and leftover Halloween glow sticks provided by Pelosi 5-0.

    Lockjaw, who helped plan this little excursion, remained oddly certain of our directions through the industrial park despite two errors, #SelfConfidence #IDontNeedDirections.

    There were a couple of stares as we executed merkins in front of Isley.  YHC chalks it up to jealousy of the fun being shared.  We just need a bigger reindeer team the next time we do this.  Doner Kebab earned a LIFO for leaving us at Isley, but it should be noted that he was going straight to an event with his wife.  Lesser folks would not have attempted this.

    This will without go down as my favorite Christmas/Holiday Party.

    We also had some great pics along the way, but the ghost of Mr Jobs killed my phone this morning.  Recovery is looking unlikely.