Tag: PreBlast

  • Pre-Blast: Who Q? (Next Puppy Pile)

    Pre-Blast: Who Q? (Next Puppy Pile)

    “But he’ll remember with advantages
    What feats he did that day. Then shall our names,
    Familiar in his mouth as household words,…
    …Be in their flowing cups freshly remembered.
    This story shall the good man teach his son,…”
      — Shakespeare, Henry V
    July needs a Puppy Pile, and Puppy Pile needs a Q.  Teach your son (or daughter, or sons, or daughters, or sons and daughters…).
    I’ll be out of town for a couple of weeks.  Need a H.I.M. to step up.  Who shall pick up the Gauntlet and lead?  (He’ll also need to pick a date and talk it up at workouts and to the up-coming Q’s).  Easy-peasy.

  • Pre-Blast RAMM (this Friday 6/29/18)

    We are going to change things up a little for RAMM this Friday.  There will be the usual 4, 5 and 6 mile routes.  The 4 mile route’s directions are listed below.  It is a slightly modified version of Lockjaw’s recent Snake River route.  If you plan on attending, please go ahead and familiarize yourself with the 4 mile route.  Everyone will be running this route.  The extra distances for the 5’s and 6’s will be announced at 5:25am by the Shovel Flag.  This RAMM will involve a type of competition and will be a good training run for those participating in BRR.

    4 mile route:

    Grove Ave west to a left on Tuckahoe Blvd

    Veer right onto Tuckahoe Ave

    Left on Granite Ave

    Left on Cary for a few feet (BE CAREFUL)

    Right on Tempsford Ln

    Take a right on Tempsford Ln at the fork in the road and go down to the end and back up

    Take the other fork which is Kennondale Ln and go down to the end and back up

    Return the way you came back to the Shovel Flag

     

    See you in the gloom!

    Kubota

     

  • Pre-Blast – Down the River

    With the assumption that water levels keep to their projections, we are going to venture forward on our first trip down the river this Thursday (6/28) at 6pm.

    If water levels cooperate, we will meet at Huguenot Flatwater under the bridge for an out and back excursion.  If we have high water, we may opt for a Robious to Huguenot downstream run.

    If you are interested, let me know who is a HC by Wednesday evening so we can plan accordingly.  For those without access to a boat, we may have a few extra spots available as well so don’t let that hold you back.

    ABT,

    Lockjaw

  • PRE-Blast: F3 HR Derby – Tuesday June 26 at HLL — No Workout at NOToll

    The F3 Mid-Summer Classic All-Star break, and related HR Derby, comes early this year.  YHC will be lobbing softballs and testing the PAX’s hand-eye coordination and seeing who can do their best Aaron Judge or Mike Trout impression next Tuesday at Huguenot Little League.

    Don’t post to NoToll because nobody will be there.  Instead, head to Huguenot Little League – 2801 Robious Crossing Drive, Midlothian, VA 23113.  Fields are right behind Robious Elementary School.

    Depending on numbers, we may skip the usual calisthenics and jump right into the competition, so get there early and get ready to swing out of your shoes and shag some fly balls.  Or, if you are EF Hutton, rob a HR and make the entire PAX do more Burpees.

  • Pre-Blast: July 4th Convergence at Tredegar

    Pre-Blast: July 4th Convergence at Tredegar

    Pax,

    There will be a 60 minute July 4th convergence at Tredegar/Brown’s Island/Belle Isle on Wednesday, July 4th at 7am.  It will be very similar to the Memorial Day beatdown, but there are a lot of untapped resources around that AO where we can try new things out.  YHC will start us off and then it will be Hot Potato, so think of something different to do from Memorial Day if you get called upon.  This also gives those Pax members that could not make the Memorial Day beatdown a chance to post at this great AO.  This will be the only F3RVA workout that day except for the regularly scheduled Roller Coaster run that evening at 5:30pm.

    ****UPDATE**** There will be a Hardywood/Kubota sponsored Coffeteria/Breakfast immediately following****

    Charlottesville and Hampton Roads, please come join us!

    If you are in town, come on out and let’s have some fun by the river!

    Kubota

     

  • F3 RVA Summer Tour – Starts Saturday, May 26

    F3 RVA Summer Tour – Starts Saturday, May 26

    https://youtu.be/Xf3mRZ7SHu0

    According to Phineas and Ferb, there are 104 days of summer.  What a better way to spend the summer than challenging yourself to visit all 24 F3 RVA AOs.  Although procrastinators can wait as late as August 6 to start, it would be best to spread this challenge out over the entire summer.  Once you complete the tour, you will have done the following:

    • 14 bootcamps
    • 7 runs including a trail run and evening run
    • 2 Kettle Bell workouts
    • 1 bike ride

    Don’t let not having a kettle bell or bike prevent you from participating in this challenge.  Borrow them if necessary.

    The challenge starts starts on Saturday, May 26 and ends on Labor Day.

    To sign up, click here.  

    To print the F3 RVA Summer Tour flyer, click here.

    See you all this summer!

    Phonics

  • PRE-BLAST: The NEW-Source of Truth…

    Men, starting this Wednesday, the Source of Truth can be found at Midlothian Middle School.

    NEW AO DETAILS — 13501 Midlothian Turnpike, Midlothian, VA 23113 (park in the parking lot up near Midlothian Turnpike in front of the tennis courts at the EAST end of the school.

    Rosie and I toured the AO this morning.  LOTS of possibilities for pain.  Come out and let’s rejuvenate SOT at this new location!

  • PreBlast: F3 Arlington (VA) Launch 6/2

    F3 Arlington has a planned launch set for Saturday, June 2, at 7:00 AM at Yorktown H.S. / Greenbrier Park (2700 N. Greenbrier Street, Arlington, VA 22207). I plan on attending. If anyone would like to join me, let me know.

  • PRE-Blast: HDHH May 16 – Driving Range Anyone?

    Let’s get some swings in before Wilson’s golf tournament and also share some fellowship and beverages…

    Meet at Independence Golf Course between 5:30 and 6:30 (range closes at 6:30) to hit some golf balls on the range (if you want).  Hang out for drinks/food there at Tavern 19 afterwards.  Come get some swings in before Wilson’s golf tourney that Friday.

    No need to RSVP – just show up if you can.

  • Pre-Blast: 2.0 Friendly Workout … Testing the Waters

    With the very brief return of Spring, my 2.0 has increased the frequency of her “Daddy, when is the next 2.0 Friendly Workout?”  In chatting with the PAX, a number of you have given soft commits.

    YHC is requesting anyone with interest to drop a quick reply to this post.  Last year, 7:00 a.m. after Dogpile (PuppyPile!) seemed to get a good response…who’s interested?  Who’s ready to HC for April 21 or April 28?