6 Men of Men, gathered for a Rucking adventure. We rucked here, there and back. Let’s Go!
Warmarama: Packs on, head lights on.
The Thang: Loop around the shopping center. Flex a little when passing Planet Fitness. Right on Forest Hill Left on Stoney Point Stay on Evansway Ln Right on Ellsworth Rd Turn back at Ferleigh Dr Run it back…
BTTF Numberama: Namerama YHC took us out! Announcements: See Slack (Convergence and the upcoming 10 year)
Moleskin: The Last Q on the Summer Tour. That’s a wrap boys. Finished the tour with a nice ruck around town and then a great 2nd F at Einsteins. Ready for the next Challenge. Coming Soon to Ruckhenge is Q Source which will be added to the 2nd F. Happy Birthday to NTB. Have a great day!
Rather than leading blindly, YHC called in Doozy for a big assist.
Here’s where he suggested we go as best I can figure:
R on Midlothian
R on Woolridge
L on Walton Park Rd
L on Queensgate Rd
R on Watch Hill Rd
L on Walton Park Rd
R on Woolridge back to VSF (4s)
L on Woolridge (5s)
L on trail at Midlothian Mines Park continue through tunnel (5s)
Exit trail onto Grove Hill Rd up “Mt. Midlo” back VSF (5s)
MOLESKIN
One last tour stop for YHC, might as well go out with a bang and Q it. Except that Qing a run without proper reconnaissance might just get someone killed. Thanks again to Doozy for the help. Good numbers despite the launch at Green Mile and nice to catch up with Rosie, House Party, Bullseye and others. Thanks also for the hospitality.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Lifting up DD
Last few days to check off those final Summer Tour stops
Welcome to F3RVA, where breaking away from the status quo serves the F3 Mission, brings families together, creates momentum and space for FNG’s, and where we get to have a whole lot of fun together in the process!
The usual runners took off for BRR training while 23 ruck-loving F3 Dad’s, a gaggle of awesome kids, and a couple FNG’s hit the North Bank trail towards the city. The PAX stopped to count off a few times, stopped at about the 40min mark within sight of skyscrapers, snapped a group pic, and then reverso marched BTTVSF for a total of 3.3 miles in 90 minutes.
COT:
Counterama # 30
Namerama
Announcerama (see Below)
YHC took the PAX out in Prayer
Prayer Requests:
Pool Boy’s 15 year old cousin getting scans for Melanoma
Offshore’s Dad passed away a couple weeks ago
NMS: Awesome numbers out this morning and welcome to all our FNG dads and kids! FNG NICK is a Poolboy’s friend and he’s gonna come out to Goyne Park soon to get nicknamed with those guys. FNG MATT is Rodeo Clown’s new neighbor and he’s excited about plugging in with the Midlo PAX. If there’s ever a question about whether changing things up at an AO might prove beneficial, remember today. Yours AYE! ~DTH
Announcements (SEE SLACK!)
ONGOING – Summer Tour – just a few more days to go!
TONIGHT – 8pm Brandermill Ruck
8/27 – S.Frog #50 at Heartbreak
8/28 – New AO “Green Mile” at Mosely Elem
9/2 – 7am Labor day Convergence at Nuckols Farm Elementary
The GridIron Gang welcomed an SOJ Summer Tourist this morning. WhiteDeer is still having caber PTSD but at least he stuck around to see. Choosing “more miles” instead of the DTH beatdown, we bid farewell to Gypsy and Mooseknuckle (not sure of his actual name but this bro is proud of his junk and keeps it on display). The remaining 11 PAX followed YHC onto the GridIron.
The THANG:
WARMERAMA:
Mosey loop around the football field
Circle up for Welcome & Disclaimer
Variable IC Reps to get the muscles warm top to bottom
MUSICAL BEATDOWN expectations reviewed – promised no Burpees
COP #1:
Mosey over to the pickleball courts and circle up in the grass for all the spectators
Play “Three Little Birds” by Bob Marley (3:01)
Alternate V-ups or Supermans to the beat, switching (rolling) with each “Don’t worry” (very glamorous moves)
COP #2:
Mosey loop around courts to another grassy area
Play “Dancing in the Moonlight” by King Harvest (3:02)
Single-leg SSH’s to the beat
Squat for every “Moonlight”
COP #3:
Mosey through the hedge and poison ivy to the Strikers parking lot
PARKING LOT TRACERS then circle up
Play “Sittin’ On The Dock of the Bay” by Otis Redding (2:47)
Flutters to the beat
WWII for every “Sittin” or “Sit”
INTERMISSION:
Sprint to the top of the lot, circle back for the SIX
Plankorama Review of the F3 Mission, Credo, and 5CP’s
COP #4:
Mosey into the Strikers compound
Play “Have You Ever Seen The Rain” by Creedence Clearwater Revival (2:41)
Hand-release Merkins to the beat
Hop up for a Burpee Clap for every “I know” or “I wanna Know”
COP #5:
Mosey further along the alleyway and find a soft area of turf to circle up
Play “Brandy You’re a Fine Girl” by Looking Glass (3:07)
APD’s to the beat
Kimchi Twist for every “Brandy”
COP #6:
Turn around to head back to the start, with some moving routines along the Strikers alleyway and then circle up
Play “I get Around” by The Beach Boys (2:15)
Ankle Raises to the beat
Q calls variable arm exercises for the duration of the song
COP #7:
Mosey back out to the parking lot, circling back for the SIX, bid farewell to Pigskin heading out early to help with a grandkid, then circle up in the lot
Play “Help Me, Rhonda” by TBB (3:11)
Hold Plank and Shoulder Tap when you can, but then do a Groiner for every “Rhonda”
COP #8:
Mosey down the lot and back to the grass adjacent the pickleball courts
Play “Bring Sally Up” by HIIT BPM (3:25)
Hold squat for duration of the song, recovering to a brief stand with every “Up”
Mosey (as best you can on jello-legs) BTTF:
Variable Plankorama for the final 3 minutes
COT:
Counterama # 11
Namerama
Announcerama (see Below)
YHC took the PAX out in Prayer
Prayer Requests:
Polly’s daughter has a heart surgery coming up soon
NMS: The initial question was “Is it the SOJ takeover again?” and then “Where are you hiding the logs?” Haha… Beautiful morning to be back with the Gridiron Gang, and YHC promised something they’d enjoy, and no burpees. This same musical routine (less songs/time) was provided to our elders at 45MoM earlier in the summer. Was pleased to see all the PAX singing along to these classics – and who knew Pigskin has a great singing voice! Is there anything that man can’t do?! Anyway, it was a solid you-vs-you beatdown, and everyone agreed we owe a beer to Gypsy for escorting his bulging companion off the premises. Someone lend that man a pair of shorts! Until next time fellas, Yours AYE! ~DTH
Announcements (SEE SLACK!)
ONGOING – Summer Tour
8/25 – 7am Sunday Funday, kid-friendly ruck/hike from Pump House Park
8/25 – 8pm Brandermill Ruck
8/27 – S.Frog #50 at Heartbreak
8/28 – New AO “Green Mile” at Mosely Elem
9/2 – 7am Labor day Convergence at Nuckols Farm Elementary
This was the first official session of F3 Das Vaterland – unfortunately due to bad marketing we were a Pax of 1 – me, myself and I…
According to the bewildered passerby’s this is what might have happened on this sunny 70 degree day in Stuttgart Germany: 1/2 mile mosey to COP IC: SSH, Helicopters, DQs, Cherry Pickers, Copperhead Squats, Ukrainian Soldiers The Thang: Mosey to the edge of the forest for a session of 11’s with double count lunges and Derkins at the benches. 1/2 mile circle mosey back to the benches for a round of dips IC. Next mosey over to the stairway to heaven. On the way down 10x 2 count imperial walkers on each platform (there are 10 platforms). On the way back 10 squats on each platform.
We are out of time – mosey BTTF Numberama: 1 Namerama – announcements and YHC took us out.
16 exceptional men joined YHC in celebration for the latest edition of First Watch. Conditions remained 70 and sunny. According to my father watching over us, the following might have happened:
Mosey to the UofR athletic fields with a short pause for the six at Casa de Saab.
Circle up at the field goal uprights for the COP.
100 SSHs (4 count) Dead Man Hang (OYO) Fudd’s Wife
Roaring 20s – one set of 20 exercises for each year he lived in the 20s Carolina Drydocks Imperial walkers Hillbillies LBCs Gas pumps Lieutenant Dans (to remember the accident)
1940s – Dad served from 1943-1946, USAAC/AAF. ETO.
Triple Check. WWIIs, Flutter Kicks, Army Crawl 30 yards.
50s…we tried, and time took this from us. But, 5 burpees, then traverse ~50 yards (in the dark, maybe this was 30).
Variety of options for traversing…wheelbarrows, partner carry (some PAX knew better), Bernie, AYG Sprint, bear crawl, army crawl.
Time was growing short, so Mosey BTTSF, stopping off at Saab’s driveway for the obligatory 20, 4-count Monkey Humpers. If anyone was peering out the window, the got a dog’s eye view of Honeydo’s keister (and everyone else’s).
Numbers, names, and we ate cupcakes and pecan sandies and swigged Gatorade for the COT. YHC gave a note of thanks to this group for their friendship.
Announcements:
Tuesday, Heartbreak Ridge, “Jason,” aka Senor Frog running his 50th birthday Q. Be there.
Wednesday, Moseley Elementary (don’t go to “Mosley” Elementary) in Chesterfield. New AO.
August 31 – Launch day of The Bridge. State Farm has the Q. Workout is at 7:30 a.m.
Labor Day Convergence. Short Pump. New AO. Nuckols Farm Elementary. AO needs a name…bring your best play on words.
September 14 – The Bridge, again. Heist is leading.
Team Brightside…let’s keep building this charity to help research ways to address Children’s Cancer. Unbelievable impact from these guys. $50,000+ raised already. YHC is super proud of those running this. Way to go. Let’s see how much we can raise to help. If you have not given, let’s do this!
NMS:
OSOTW goes to HoneyDo, running away.
Happy birthday in Heaven to Papa Goldman (Gumbo), would have been 87 years young yesterday. And, congratulations to the proud parents of a West Point Cadet. Grandpa would be proud of his son and his grandson.
Happy birthday to my dad, 100 years young today. As the lady said when they gave my mom his flag at Arlington National Cemetery, “On behalf of a grateful nation…” Thank you, Dad, for being a wonderful parent and a patriot for this country.
Four gloom compadres converged at Atlee HS for the Daville Monday Bootcamp option. YHC prize for recent Pickleball participation is apparently a Pickle Elbow (of course Beat It knew all about this), so we focused on legs and abbs today. With a full moon and a freshly shaved Beaver, what could go wrong?!
The THANG:
WARMERAMA:
Mosey a big latecomers loop around the lot and circle up
Welcome & Disclaimer
PRESS PLAY: Bon Jovi’s “IT’S MY LIFE” – Nancy Kerrigans the entire song (alternate side as needed) interrupted by a Burpee with every “It’s My Life”
A few of the usual DTH top to bottom IC Reps to stretch the rest out
COP #1:
Mosey over to the bus loop
Partner up for a CATCH ME DORA
Partner 1 starts Lunge Walking the circuit
Partner 2 stays to complete reps (25% of the total reps per exercise), then runs to catch up with Patter 1 and switch
Exercises completed were x100 WWII’s, x200 Flutters (2-ct), x300 LBC’s
COP #3:
Mosey back to the Atlee Blacktop and circle up
PRESS PLAY: “SALLY UP, SALLY DOWN”
Start in Squat and follow Up/Down
Variable Arm movements called by the Q throughout the duration of the song
COP #4:
Mosey back around the parking lot start
PLANKORAMA REVIEW – F3 Mission, Credo, and 5 CP’s
COT:
Counterama # 4
Namerama
Announcerama (see Below)
YHC took the PAX out in Prayer
Prayer Requests:
Mr Holland – back to school today
All the kids starting a new school year
DTH helping along a few new members of the Faith
NMS: The full moon setting over Atlee was a beautiful way to start the morning. Awesome to see Beaver getting after it having met him on his first outing at the Homegrown a few weeks back. I fully expect to see him and Choo Choo plant the flag in New Kent! Appreciate ya’ll permitting me the honor to lead as we’re close out the summer tour. Yours AYE! ~DTH
Announcements (SEE SLACK!)
ONGOING – Summer Tour
TBD – Rescheduled James Float
8/21 – 100th Bday Q by Upchuck at FW
8/25 – 7am Sunday Funday, kid-friendly ruck/hike/run from Pump House Park
That was me for 4.5 miles. Proof that you can achieve anything you set your mind to!
The other seven also ran or rucked their way with the main route being Pump to Church and then down and up three neighborhoods: Sterlingwood, Chapelwood and Lake Lorraine. This route proved that Church Road is the high point as all three neighborhoods, 2 on 1 side of Church and 1 on the other, started downhill and of course, ended uphill.
I successfully raced home while most everyone else did coffee and donuts at Dunkin.
Blame the Russians! Some how, I signed up to Q, but the Q sheet appeared open for the Forge, so Snuff signed up ready to rock! Anyway, Snuff kicked it over to me at 5:29:59. No problem. Let’s go.
Warmorama by flagpoles: Provided F3 mission statement, core principles, and disclaimer. Exercises were: SSH/Deadman hangs/CHs/Ukranians soldiers/DQ/merkins/LBCs/APDs/flutters/ and Rosco’s Mom stretches (my fav!)
COP 1: 11s using the amphitheater stairs. 1 squat to start. Box jump or lunge up. 10 erkins at top. Continue on 2/9,3/8……10/1. Al Gore for six. 20 second count.
COP 2: Mosey to the field gate. Locked. Mosey back to the wall for a Pigskin inspired COP. 4 rounds of hoedowns/milkers/donkey kicks sandwiched with 5 burpees each round. Did my best “OYO” impersonation of the man/myth/legend himself. Not as good as the real thing. Respect Respect Respect Sir!
COP 3: Mosey back to front of school. Triple check. Runner goes down about 75 yards towards field and back. Team rotating between carolina dry docks and flutters.
BTTF for three minutes of cool down stretches.
Numbers/Names and Rev!: I asked our newest Pax member Raymond (69 y/o African American built like Pigskin) to come to the center of the COT to provide an introduction and get his new name. Paraphrasing here (trying my best to capture the moment)
First and most important, I am born again. I saw this group last week praying (referring to the COT) and I asked myself “are those guys praying?” I knew these guys were the type of men I wanted to be around, so I got here at 5:05 a.m this morning (I wasn’t going to miss it). This country needs leadership more than ever. God and liberty (some reference to founding fathers and Patrick Henry’s “give me liberty or give me death” speech). This country and our communities, now more than ever, need to be lead by men who are devoted to Jesus Christ. I will be back.
And…that’s how we got “Rev.”
Announcements:
Ruck event on August 25. 2.0 friendly. 7 am launch from Byrd Park Pump house. See DTH.
After a 2 week hiatus, YHC return to F3 and was welcomed by 3 other Davillians and 2 Summer Tourist
Here is how it went down
Runners – Completed loops around Atlee Station road from the light at Chamberlayne to the light at the top of the fly over. YHC got in around 3.5 miles while Phonics and Trout finished with the Bojangles loop getting in around 4.5 miles
Ruckers – Bulkhead took our Tourist around Rutland and Sancerre getting in around 2.5 miles
Great to meet Choo Choo and Beaver this morning. Excited to hear they are looking to launch an AO in New Kent soon!
