Tag: Ruckhenge

Old Stony Point ruck

  • Ruckhenge 092425

    10 of F3RVAs men gathered at Einsteins Bagels for this weeks edition of RH. Weather was perfect and after the usual welcome slagging off from the crusher of oranges, we were off. We began on the red trail, linked to green and then slipped under Chippenham parkway for the Stony Point sections. We passed around a very light 60lb sand bag for some extra fun and covered just over 3 miles this morning. As always the conversation was great and our follow up coffeeteria was full of humor. Good discussion on how identity drives our habits and vice versa. Thanks for joining lads!

    Numbers, Names, Announcements, NTB took us out.

    • CSAUP this Friday the 26th September starting at the Alamo @8pm, check Slack for details.
    • Nancy Lopez is collecting shoes till the end of the month and any donations to cover costs of shipping. QR code on Slack.

  • The Hatchet

    A platoon of seven HIM’s buried the hatchet into a 3 mile ruck where we explored Bon Iron, went off road, walked the railroad tracks a ways, jumped off tracks and onto a surprise trail, then off trail and over creeks, up hill and down dale, and once back on the roads of Bon Air, we concluded with a neighborhood loop. Our beloved 60 pound sandbag was shared around during the ruck, but the real highlight was coffeerama afterwards discussing the first chapter of Atomic Habits at Einstein Bagels. So let’s go ahead and throw out every idea of setting goals and press into what it means to change our day to day systems. 1% at a time will eventually pay big dividends. Yours AYE! ~DTH

    TRUTH BOMB:  God doesn’t want to deliver us from life’s problems. He wants to DEVELOP us as He walks with us THROUGH life’s problems!

  • Ruckhenge 091025

    Beautiful morning for a few miles under our rucks. Lots of mumble chatter about the upcoming GROWRUCK event in NC, just not with the two HIMs doing it. They may have been doing a more challenging ruck somewhere else this morning. Just a hint of trail and then some of Bon Air streets. Mixed it up by adding a mosey loop midway. Thanks for the company gents.

    Numbers, announce….. , names, How does this work?

    Announcements:

    • 2nd F at L Woods place this Saturday 3pm. Meat and bennies provided, bring a side and let him know if you and the family are headed their way.
    • F3 RVA 11 year convergence will be lead by Rosie, EF Hutton and guests at Dogpile starting at 6:30am on 9/20/25, check slack for additional details
    • CSAUP ruck and bootcamp between Alamo-Old Hundred-Alamo on Friday 9/26 at 8:00pm

    We started the first chapter of Atomic Habits and look forward to more discussion in the weeks to come.

  • On Time Arrival

    Seven frequent ruckers pounded the pavement for another 3.5mi trek around Bon Air. We pushed back from the gate a minute or so late, but after encountering some turbulent hills YHC landed the rucking plane perfectly at 0600. Great mumblechatter by all as is accustomed on these Wednesday mornings and the group once again attempted to understand the chasm between men and women to no avail.

    Announcements:
    9/6: SOJ Evening Ruck
    9/13: SOJ Family Cookout at L Woods’
    9/26: SOJ Night CSAUP Ruck @ Alamo
    Check Slack for Nancy Lopez’s announcement on collecting donations for our F3 brothers in Africa.

    Prayer Requests
    L Wood’s Dad – Cancer Diagnosis
    Dr Try Hard – Recover from illness and injury.

  • Say Hello to my Little Friend…

    10 gloom studs hit the mean streets of Bon Air for the latest edition of sherpa training. YHC brought a 50# KB for the PAX to bring along and share around. Dealer showed off his hulkish hand strength by just palming the ball-side. We covered 3.6 miles in just a few minutes over an hour. Glad to have OC and Scram join us again. Prayers for L Woods’ dad just diagnosed with lung cancer yesterday, and for his M’s pregnancy ultrasound tomorrow. Coffeerama at Einstein afterwards was lovely – took in a history lesson from our Double Respect veteran (Scram), heard about how NTB is going to make over F3 Cville, and ran into Machinehead who swears he’ll post again once his knee ?meniscus heals up. See ya’ll for NTB’s sweet-16 (JK, 33) Bday Q tomorrow at The Forge. Yours AYE! ~DTH

  • Ruckhenge 082025

    Seven of F3RVAs finest met at the usual spot before embarking on a tour of the local surroundings—Stony Point & Larus Park to be exact. No coupons this time round, just 3 miles under packs with some banter to lighten the load. Thanks for the company gents. Continuing discussion on the birth of Western civilization was limited given the concurrent reading load and back to school demands of life. Till the next time. SYITG

    Announcements:

    • Labor Day convergenceUpcoming
    • CSAUP opportunity on 9/26 to ruck and bootcamp: details forthcoming. Probably something like a 30 minute beatdown that will start Friday night from Alamo, ruck to Satan’s Hill, another 30 minute beatdown, ruck to Old Hundred, another 30 minute beatdown, back to Alamo. ALL WELCOME!

  • If a tree falls in a forest…?

    Eight HIM’s showed up to carry a log through Larus Park and ponder the question “If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?” This philosophical thought experiment questions perception and observation and is credited to 18th century Irish philosopher George Berkeley, who argued that “to be is to be perceived.” Sooooo, did the sad clowns going into Planet Fitness perceive and stand amazed at the splendor of muscle-bound HIM’s jogging by under a mighty log? Probably not…haha… BUT, there WERE eight gloom brothers who proudly watched one another take a turn under an uncomfortably heavy log. A quote from my daily devotional “Walking with a Limp” by Neb Hayden, today highlights faithfulness:  

    “When you do find one who is faithful to follow through you have found a rare person who will soon be trusted by many, simply because he shows up!”

    Yours AYE! ~DTH

  • The Traveling Jugalos

    A magnificent seven rode into town on 4 (or 6) cylinder stallions to assemble in the early gloom for another round of Ruckhenge. Four water jugs appeared from the bed of L Woods truck, but they would have to wait their turn while the PAX attempted to escape the rain on the Larus Park trails. After a swift 2.5 mile ruck we returned to those four lonely water jugs where we used our remaining 15minutes for a weighted triple check! Weighted squats, weighted merkins, and water jug farmers carry to time the rounds was the name of the game. The PAX took the challenge well and finished strong.

    Coffeerama at Einstein was superb as we discussed Herbert Muller’s assessment of Christianity’s role and reaction to societal changes in the west. Uses of the Past has been a great conversation starter on these Wednesday mornings and I hope you choose to join us even if you aren’t reading the book.

  • Ruckhenge 073025

    7 gathered for the latest edition of RH. Waited for a straggler, then hit the streets today. A challenge was thrown out to increase usual rucking weight by 5-10% this week in an attempt to shift from a place of comfort. Goal was to cover some decent distance as well, with hills and variable activities (Bernies on hills & Farmers Carry’s) thrown in. Solid job by the pax who covered 3.5 miles in 1:02:21. Our chapter this week focused on the Greeks and the rise and fall of their empire. As always some great discussion cropped up. Thanks for joining today!

    Announcements:

    • Homegrown half on the horizon with multiple options including ruck. details on start etc forthcoming.
    • September overnight ruck – hit up Crabgrass for details
    • New routine at Timberwolf starting in September

    Prayers:

    DTH led us out.

    Till next time.

  • Jolly Good Fellows

    Nine noble lads embarked on a 3.5mi ruck around Larus Park and the Stony Point Mall on this week’s episode of Ruckhenge. YHC brought a couple of gift bags for the PAX to share, each weighing approximately 40lbs.

    Coffeerama at Einstein’s followed as per usual and the PAX had a great discussion on chapter 3 of H. Muller’s Uses of the Past, which deals with Judaism, Christianity, and their proliferation throughout history. Next week we turn our attention to Ancient Greece.

    Prayers for Pad Thai and his M as they are expecting baby #2 at any day now, as well as, L Woods and his M who are scheduled for IVF implantation in the week to come.