3 runners launched for a 3.5 mile loop and we picked up Honeymoon for a second 3.3 mile loop and dropped Cavity Search at his house on that loop. OTB can be a chose your own adventure. Come get whatever miles you want and stick around for coffeeteria.
Four walkers and a four-legged friend were also out some miles so there is that option too.
Have a great Sunday. No More Gumbo For You!
Two HIMs linked up for an OTB beatdown that the YHC was in dire need of. Thought it was gonna be a solo one but a few minutes in out of the gloom rolls Beaver rocking his weighted corset!
Kept it simple
Main Set (with vest):
Finisher:
YHC had to walk on the doubled rounds thanks to some back tightness, but man it felt good to be back home and get a beatdown in. Grateful for the push and the company.
Don’t Waste The Day!
4 runners are getting serious about half training. 2 did 11+ today and 2 did 6.75. Slow and steady baby. Still time for anyone wanting to get in on this to join. We will help you ramp up.
4 walkers solved all the world’s problems and identified others, as usual.
Come for the walk/run. Stay for the coffee.
No More Gumbo For You!
For a while now, an idea has been bouncing around in my head: Why not have a Saturday morning post a little closer to home? Rock N Roll and Dogpile are great, but with more and more PAX showing up at Forge, and No Toll gaining momentum, it felt like a good time to explore a new AO.
So, I put out an e-mail suggesting we meet in two weeks. Within 30 minutes, Snuff was on the line, asking, “Why wait two weeks? How about tomorrow?” Text messages went out to reframe the plan for an immediate launch. The replies were crickets, with Last Call giving a firm “don’t count on me.”
Nevertheless, a flag was planted by the glowing kiosk. Snuff and I weren’t waiting. We were explorers. We moseyed to the back of the elementary school, popping through the woods to Riverside School. The terrain was perfect: a large field for a sunken game of ultimate, a big hill, and a track with a brand new playground. We found the perfect spot for our first workout.
We formed a line since there were just two of us and got into the work.
We moseyed to a small hill (that deserves a name) for a mini-Dora. We did a crawl bear to the bottom of the hill and traded reps.
We moseyed to the Bon Air Community Center for some Cocaine Bears—a bear crawl with a merkin at every line in the parking lot.
After hitting the nameless pedestrian bridge, we found a nice brick wall for a mini-tabata. We hit each interval for 45 seconds each.
Next, YHC discovered a loop for a little duo. In the circuit, there were stairs for some Tooth Fairies: a runner goes up the stairs, Tooth Fairy-style (Merkin on each step) while the partner does Alabama Prom Dates. We thoroughly marinated the security camera with our pelvic thrusts before moseying to the next location.
We found an interesting maze of circles, rectangles, and triangles connected with lines. YHC prescribed 5 merkins at every triangle, 5 abs at every rectangle, and 5 squats at every circle.
More touring was had, then it was back to the flag for COT.
While there were thoughts of other locations such as Robious Middle, this little pocket of Bon Air felt like a nice oasis. There is quite a bit of nature and some good wide open spaces. With the Riverside School, churches, and Bon Air Community Center all nearby, there was plenty to keep us occupied and inventing new workouts.
YHC felt like there is no time like now to start a new AO, and Saturdays feel like a great day to spread the love. We’ll be back out next week. Until then, Bon Iron might be a good new name for this AO, paying tribute to Bon Air’s establishment as a resort community at a railroad station for those seeking “Good Air.” And Iron, for as Iron sharpens Iron so one man sharpens another.
Numbers: 1 then 2.
Names: Snuff, Machismo.
Prayer: Prayers were had for redirecting energy as we find availability with Snuff’s kid going to school and filling voids in our lives.
2 Davillians had a off the books run today since both are training for the Richmond Half and couldn’t run Saturday morning
A 10k was covered from Atlee HS to Kingswood Court then back
Spit On That!
2 Swift Freaks converged onto the track at Swift Creek Middle for some the only weekly speed workout in all of RVA.
The plan this morning was simple 1k repeats
4 laps at an easy pace to warmup
2.5 laps at a 630-730 per mile pace
90 seconds rest and hydrate
Repeat 4 times
100 ups and a cool down lap to finish
Always great to catch up with Boberry for our weekly speed sesh!
4 runners. No walkers today. We got a 10K in. Much less hilly than last weekend’s Homegrown, too. Great morning for sure. And some good coffeeteria with Rosetta afterwards.
Come join the runners or the walkers and get some Sunday miles and some coffee and 2nd F.
No More Gumbo For You!
For the third year in a row, YHC’s disorganization and lack of social promotion led to yet another successful homegrown half, 10K, and 5K!
Feedback from the PAX identified that the route last year kept everyone wanting more hills, so we brought back the OG double hill climbs and it was a big hit for all the half marathoners.
There was lots of mumble chatter along the way, but also a lot of camaraderie and shared disdain for the sudden resurgence of heat and humidity. At 6am, we kicked off to a true 70 and sunny, and the temp kept climbing throughout the race.
After the race, there was lots of speculation that our downrange guest, Dementia, was actually the infamous Bryan Kohberger, which turns out to be Fake News.
Special thanks to DTH for organizing a family, friendly 5K ruck with lots of participation.
A handsome 20-PAX including M’s and 2.0’s (and 3 dogs) took on this year’s Homegrown 5K Ruck. As always with rucking, wonderful conversation abounded, and as always with kids, the Dad’s ended up carrying their rucks at variable intervals. BUT, except for the two youngest tots, all the big kids made it the full 5K without needing to be carried. TClaps to Broadway and daughter “GI Jane” getting in some extra distance repeatedly circling back for the Six, and thanks to our Tarrington natives Steamer and M “SoCo” guiding our way through the hood. Those Tarrington hills are no joke, but everyone made it around Draper’s 5K course and we had a fun time naming a lot of FNG’s during COT. And yes, we broke the seal on naming M’s – who knows, maybe we’ll get a FIA PAX activated! Appreciate all you guys coming out – we’ll do it again soon! Yours AYE! ~DTH
The old trio reunited for another OTB ab session! We are one step closer to turning these abs into a built-in washboard. Here’s how it went down…
Warmarama at the club house
COP1
“The Wall Will Break You”
Start by lying on your back with your legs up against the wall, knees at a 90 degree angle.
5 rounds with a run around clubhouse between rounds.
COP2
5 Rounds
Numbers, Names and Prayer request
Announcements
YHC took us out!
Don’t Waste The Day