Tag: Ruckhenge

Old Stony Point ruck

  • Suns Out Guns Out

    Eight amigos toted their rucks around Larus Park next to the Stony Point Shopping Center for a power-hour of good times and hard work. The majority of the PAX kept their biceps modestly covered but Purple Rain would not be denied on this glorious morning. Inspired by PR’s pythons, YHC led us through the trails in a snake-like pattern for today’s 3.34mile trek. All eight returned to the flag for COT and then shared a coffee at Einstein’s to discuss the end of Jordan Peterson’s 12 Rules for Life, ideas for the next book, and the English…naturally.

    Announcements:
    – Summer Tour ’25 : Keep an eye on the 1st F Slack channel for each week’s hot spots.
    – Father’s Day (6/15) @ The Forge : 0700 : 2.0-friendly workout with games and slip-n-slide
    – Homegrown Half (8/16)
    – GROWRUCK #59 (Downrange – NC) : Oct. 3-5 : NTB and L Woods are HC and looking for more to join!

    Prayer Requests:
    – L Woods: Close friend waiting on results from lung scan.
    – NTB: Family going through hard times with the recent loss of grandparents
    – Purple Rain: Extended family health issues.

  • Packin Balls

    What do you do when the guy who’s been holding your ruck gear no-shows? Load up an extra bag with a set of heavy bocce balls and roll out in style to the jolly cadence of balls clacking. Nice to catch up with PR and Scram and get to know Bru. Rocked out a little over 3 miles through Larus trails and Stony Point Fashion Park. Deep conversation followed at Einstein along theological lines. God is good all the time! Yours AYE! ~DTH

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    Definitely not sunny but not far off 70. We still had a great time despite the woods of Larus not providing much if any cover from the deluge. Was great to have 4 brothers out to ruck this morning. Scram provided the synopsis of the 10th Chapter of JPs 12 Rules For Life—Be precise in your speech. Till the next one.

    Summer tour is upon us. 45MOM for the next installment. Bring a towel for the ride home!

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    Three of the F3RVA pax made it out for this morning’s edition of RH. At 4:58am YHC was considering his options had 2 of his fellow ruckers not made an appearance. Thanks for the company! Given the conditions we headed into Larus where we were afforded some cover from the elements as we traversed red, green then blue and back to red trails. Till the next one.

  • Monkey Humpers at Casa de Snuff

    A swarthy seven stomped around Bon Air in the post-rain gloom. Conditions were wet and nearly 70. We welcomed Bru and Coon Bait (downrange from F3 Bruco) for the first time! Some wanted to say Bru was the upgraded Sable, but we’ll wait until next week when the two Africans can square off and finally meet. We ventured all the way down McRae to Casa de Snuff where we stopped for a couple of stretches and the customary monkey humpers in the driveway. Sleep well sweet Snuff. From there we circled back through the Bon Air Baptist parking lot where we hit some ruck get-ups at each island before returning back to the Stony Point shopping center. YHC took us out.

    Coffeeteria was excellent as expected as we march on towards the final third of 12 Rules for Life!

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    4 of SOJs RH regulars pulled up to EBs at SP @ 4:59am meaning it was on. Light banter and the the joys of parenting kept us engaged as we explored some new territory. YHC really appreciates the opportunity to get together with a group of men who are looking to make each day a little better for their families, their friends and community. Coffeerama was a little less focused on our chapter this week but we had reviewed plenty of the content from past weeks as we caught up on our ruck. Till the next one.

    Announcements….check slack for any upcoming opportunities for Ultimate!

  • Gimme More Harmonica

    A slick and stylish six embarked on yet another trip around the Stony Point fashion park donning the seasons’ hottest rucksacks. Tales from the Ragnar trails were shared by Sable, Purple Rain snuck in the fact that he just turned 40 (no more hate!), and many other stories were shared as we covered roughly 3.25mi in 65 minutes.

    April is one of YHC’s favorite months for several important reasons. In no particular order April marks the beginning of baseball season, the month I became a father, and playoff hockey! YHC had the pleasure of sharing with the PAX the headline sweeping through the NHL and the bottom third of the ESPN home page. A beloved group of elderly Korean ladies have been playing the national anthem on harmonicas to open the home playoff games for the LA Kings. The Kings had not lost at home yet and many are beginning to wonder how long they will ride this harmonica-powered freight train.

    https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/44908242/nhl-playoffs-2025-stanley-cup-harmonica-national-anthem-korean-seniors-kings

    YHC took us out and over to Eisntein for a bagel and discussion on Rule 6 of Jordan Peterson’s 12 Rules for Life. Always honored to lead such fine men!

  • Screws, nuts and bolts; it’s what’s for breakfast

    Blank Q sheet this morning, yet six adventure-seeking studs answered the call of the wild. Because I had personal guilt for avoiding the Q at Ruckhenge many times, despite it being a regular weekly post of mine, I was the first to cave at 5:30 and led the group on a hot potato to the trailhead by Trader Joe’s. I hiked us halfway in and NTB got us back out (shared Q, thank you NTB!). Great conversation abounded as it always does.   

    We covered just over 3 miles. Lots of altitude variance. A great discussion afterward on raising children, an ancient and confounding balancing act.

    Thanks everyone, and until next time!

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    Four of the usual RH crowd gathered at Einsteins Bagels -Stony Point SC for a couple miles around Bon Air. We were not chased by any of the City’s Officers and we did not stop by Snuff’s abode, though we were tempted. Many topics of conversation were covered including the 4th Chapter of 12 Rules for Life – Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not to who someone else is today. Thanks gents. SYITG.

    Announcements: CSAUP coming up, more fun than pain, sign up to a Team!

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  • Tariff Merkins.

    Six Ruckhenge regulars and one esteemed FNG gathered this morning for a ruck around Larus park and Stony Point Fashion Park. Welcome Dolly (Lee Franco – Sable’s VCU colleague)!!

    We trekked the western side of Larus, crossing the Sabot School gate, and onward to Stony Point Mall. We then turned East towards the VCU outpatient center and re-entered Larus. It was at that point YHC took the PAX into uncharted territory. We encountered a very steep hill, then a downed tree, then a “private property sign”… odd…before crossing a brick wall that could only signify one thing, the back of old Sabot School. Few PAX had ever dared trespass on the private school grounds and today we found ourselves there by pure accident. We hightailed it through the grounds and back to the safety of Stony Point shopping center.

    10 minutes still remain. YHC audibles to partner touch-a-pole. Descending count from 5 to 1, no pole repeats, and rucksack merkins at the center. It was at this time Dealer made the perfect connection that the rucksack merkins is the tariff-loaded merkin befitting of the times we now live in. YHC took us out where the fellowship continued inside Einstein’s for discussion of chapter 3 of 12 Rules for Life.

    Announcements

    • Century Classic CSAUP – May 2-3

    Prayer Requests

    • NTB’s travels to upstate NY this weekend.