Tag: Off The Books

  • 5 inch Inseam!

    2 rough runners showed up extra early (4:45ish) this gloom for some extra credit with a Garmin trainer running drill before the standard 5:30 ruck with the gents.
    Choo Choo had his beloved red short shorts on to numb the legs for the run.
    we covered about 2.75 mi of trail.

  • Arnold and Tony have something here

    It was a balmy morning at the jungle gym at Ecoff Elementary. YHC didnt want to miss the first morning in awhile where the dip, and pull up bars werentt frosty. So, Tiger King and Big Rig made the best of it. Here’s what went down.

    Good mix of the following

    Hollow Rocks

    Dips

    Jerkins

    Band assisted Pull ups

    Non Band assisted Pull Ups

    Key point today was to make those last 3 reps count! As instructed by Arnold and Tony Horton.

    Great to get out for the Early morning Pull up Session again!

  • Forge Foursome Dip the Wick in James

    A balmy 34 degrees greeted four ruckers at The Forge location tackling a pleasant 5 mile jaunt to the James and back in a speedy 1:25. Probably 5+ degrees cooler down by the river, and Shirley’s incline was quite the wakeup call after our long descent. Phenomenal conversation as usual, and deeply grateful for these fine brothers in YHC’s life. COT prayer for a couple men facing hard times. We can always do more for those the Lord places in our path. Yours AYE! ~ DTH

  • [EC]Fire Hoses & Bangkok!

    Title is a nod to Bangkok for EHing Wildwood into F3 back on Nov 30th! Quoted by Choo Choo this morning at Wildwoods VQ, on his recollection of that day.

    Beaver showed up for an early start at the pre AO run to get in a 10k and the VQ man himself shows at 6 to save the day, the run was a struggle bus until he showed up for his pre AO 5k.

    It’s exciting to see the progress these guys are making out here! Wildwood and I will be ready to roll come the Frozen Triangle!

  • (NewKent) The Trio!!

    3 Hims all came rolling in before or right at 0530 for the first time in the history of F3 in New Kent I believe. The YHC thought he was still in West Virginia with the crisp in the air. This is how it went down…..

    Mosey to the club house for some chatter and stretches

    • Wilson’s and Roscoe’s wife
    • A bunch of leg stuff for the back
    • Arm circles
    • SSH
    • Deadman hangs

    Mosey to that sweet frozen Bermuda field!

    • 100 yard 11s with Burpees and 2ct Fixholes

    Simple and a nice amount of running this morning. Great to be back in the hometown and feeling better this morning. A few announcements

    • Our very own Beaver will be Qing the last work out of the Frozen Triangle on Feb 8. Meet at DogPile (Dogwood Dell Park) at 0600.
    • WildWood will be VQ tomorrow at the Lumberyard. 0600 run/ruck and 0700 bootcamp!!

  • First On Site – Yukon!

    2 Ice Vikings embarked on a voyage of the unknown, fear and doubts cast aside, and into what is commonly known among their nation as “The Gloom” they set sail together for new discovery!

    Warmarama – preparing the ship

    • 10 SSH’s IC
    • 10 DQ’s IC
    • Deadman Hang
    • 6 Big Arm Circles IC
    • 6 Big Reverse Arm Circles IC
    • 10 Merkins IC
    • 10 Freddie Mercury IC
    • Mosey to the frost hardened bermuda.

    The Thang! The Voyage!

    • SHH’s (side hurdle hops?)- 100 yrds
    • Run 100 yrds
    • Bear Crawl 50 yrds
    • Karaoke 100 yrds
    • Lunge walk 50 yrds

    The Resistance – 2 steps forward, 1 Step back – a COP that tests brain and braun!

    • Begin at first light post – 5 Jumps Squats
    • Run to next light post – 5 Merkins – Run back to previous light post for 5 jump squats.
    • Run to third light post – 5 crunchy frogs – run back to 2nd light post – 5 Merkins.
    • Run to fourth light post – 5 2ct SSH’s – run back to third light post for 5 crunchy frogs. This continues on for about a dozen light posts. Once we’ve reached the final light post mosey back stopping at every light post to test your memory by doing 5 more reps of the workout that was done at that light post.

    Numberama, Namarama! Announcements and Prayer Req’s – Yukons friends father is 50 and was diagnosed with cancer and has been told he has about a year remaining.

    Don’t take these mornings and days for granted guys! You never know when your time is up.

  • NewKent Training for The FT

    2 Frozen Triangle novices continue preparation with a 5k run rather than the usual Tuesday gloom ruck. We shaved some time off our average pace and got tons of mumble chatter in. Heck of a run Wildwood! Glad to see we’re making progress. YHC has never traveled a 9 mile distance, certainly some uncharted waters in getting into, but we’re up for the challenge!

    “Luck is where preparation meets opportunity”. – Michael Jackson?

  • Kettlebell Frost

    2 knuckle puck nerds could practically ice skate into the kettlebell beatdown this morning it was so cold. Every time YHC moseyed the sweat on my beard would freeze over! Wildwood pulls in late to intentionally force a 10 burpee late fee, smooth move my friend!

    Warmarama – 10 Burpees, Mosey to the west parking lot and back to the SF. 10 Big arm circles IC, 10 big reverse arm circles IC, 10 DQ’s IC, 10 Ukrainian Soldiers IC, Deadman Hang, Fudd’s Wife, Wilson’s Wife.

    The Thang!

    11’s – KB Deadlift – Single arm overhead travel – Merkin Shuffle 2 ct (brutal!!!)

    KB Swings – Three – 1 minute rounds.

    Catch Me Dora

    100 – Halos, 200 – Chest Press, 300 – Tea Pots. PAX timer runs to 30-35 yrds out to designated tree and back.

    COT

    Numberama and Namerama!

    Announcements –

    1. Wildwood will be VQ’ing this Saturday morning at The Lumberyard! Come out and show some support for your HIM Wildwood 1/25/25.
    2. Frozen Triangle Saturday Feb 8th 6-9 AM in Richmond, meeting at Dogwood Dell Amphitheater. Let myself or Choo Choo know if you’d like more info on that. You can Run, Bike, or Ruck. Beaver will be Q’ing the 3rd and final AO workout of the morning, if you’re a runner or a biker. Ruckers will not make it to the AO’s.
    3. Wildwood and Beaver will be running during our New Kent rucks on Tuesdays and the Saturday pre AO’s in preparation for the Frozen Triangle.

    Have a great week everyone!

  • No Butter, Just Ice

    13 lucky gloom brothers donned the extra weight to conquer a BRUTAL 8 mile trail ruck in preparation for the Frozen Triangle 10-miler happening Feb 8th. After hearing from young Snap he was running behind 15 minutes, the on-time 12-PAX set out from Pump House Park and set a blazing pace down the North Bank trail toward the City. En route, Offshore came running past from the other direction and mentioned the Buttermilk was treacherous. Hmmmm, maybe we should have listened… Starting 15 minutes behind the pack, there was no way Snap was gonna catch up. But the PAX was stopped a few times for water and stretch breaks, and their beloved Q also made them do some IC Flutters and Squats once we crossed the Bell Isle bridge. We also added the Bell Isle loop, but still young Snap hadn’t arrived. This was where the Q asked for volunteers to go back for the SIX, and the PAX split with Ponch leading the front runners toward the Buttermilk, while YHC and a platoon of big-hearted warriors circled back over the Bell Isle suspension bridge in search of Snap. Turns out he blew past Bell Isle and was about to cross the Browns Island footbridge, but we got him turned around and once united we took off at double speed to catch the front runners. Finally reaching the Buttermilk, we knew catching up was going to be near impossible – the entire trail was covered in ice. A few of us who participated in the Grow Ruck had many reflective moments remembering the painfully slow progress under extra weight on these same trails, only then they were slick with hard rain instead of hard ice. Right then we all agreed Rodeo Clown’s strap-on ice grips to be a genius move. It was grueling but the PAX set out to try and catch up with the front-runners, and we periodically shuffle-jogged where the trail permitted. As it turned out we never had a chance to catch them, and the Ponch Crew were driving past us as we were finally crossing the Nickel Bridge. SUPER proud of these men for taking on what turned out to be a wildly challenging CSAUP. In comparison I expect the Frozen Triangle ruck will be a walk in the park. We have 15 PAX so far HC’d to ruck it – WHO ELSE WANTS IN?!?  Yours AYE! ~DTH

  • [NewKent]Rucking Late!

    YHC ran a couple minutes late this morning, I blamed it on loading “Yukons Cuddle Buddies” but it’s on me for hitting that snoozer. But to my surprise I showed up to find a couple of early birds – an FNG who we’ve knighted Twirly Bird (who ran solo, sorry we didn’t have anybody to join up with you) and our good buddy Chowder (we ended up rucking and chattering it up about some good subjects on bourbons/whiskeys, hunting and the like).

    Way to go guys! Getting in 2 workout posts on a Saturday morning! Thanks for coming out!

    YHC is going to switch to running the following Saturday mornings to prep for the Frozen Triangle on Feb 8.