On a crisp 30-degree Christmas morning, three regulars gathered to start the day before diving into the festivities. The workout consisted of four loops around the lake, alternating directions with each lap. At the end of each loop, we stopped for 15 Step-Ups, 25 Dips, and 25 Crunchy Frogs. Surprisingly, not a single dog walker crossed our path—perhaps all the pups were enjoying a holiday sleep-in. By the end of the session, we had logged 3.5 miles. Merry Christmas to all!

We ran a little over 3 miles including a quarter pounder with merkins, plank jacks, mountain climbers and SSH, two rounds of partner bus loop runs with HRM and three hundred yard sprints. We left our mark on the Short Pump Elementary football field.

We decided the answer was ‘no’ so we ran to the parking deck where Dave and Buster’s is. It turns out that across the street is a really nice-looking Ford Model A(?). It is not true that I learned how to drive in that model. (I learned how to drive in a 1965 Rambler Classic.) We started at the bottom of one stairwell with 20 merkins, ran up the stairwell, across the top level to the other stairwell, down to the bottom and back up, returning to the first stairwell and down to the bottom. I managed to get 7…

As the morning temperature plummeted from a balmy 50°F to a brisk 33°F, four dedicated regulars gathered to enjoy a travel-free Thanksgiving workout. On the way to the AO, the last song I caught on the radio was “Make Me Sweat.” It got me thinking: would it even be possible to sweat in these freezing conditions? Turns out, it definitely was! The main event consisted of four loops around the lake, switching directions after each lap. Between laps, we knocked out 20 Derkins, 20 Dips, and 20 Crunchy Frogs. Pigskin’s recovery is very impressive—so much so that we thought he…

Five regulars and a FNG ran 4 miles this morning in our successful quest for the Wellesley tunnel. We did some warmups in the lot near the Gazebo first and then hit the tunnel and stopped at the tennis courts. We did one round of H. 20 count of an exercise at each point and 5 burpees in the middle cross—and you need to cross after each exercise. Started with the 5 burpees and then four exercises were dips, WWII, Merkins and Squats. Total of 25 burpees. Roger Roger took us out a new paved trail to extend the running…

Seven gathered this morning for a mix of running and boot camp. As usual, Pigskin stayed back to loop around the school, but this time he had Attila joining him for some company. Meanwhile, the rest of us hit the cul-de-sacs, cranking out 15 Hand-Release Merkins and 30 Freddies at every stop. Ended up covering 3.8 miles. If the rumor mill is correct, this was Attila’s first time at WTH. And we might have convinced Gaudi to step up for his VQ next time. Good work by all!

On the eve of his ten year anniversary (according to Big Data), Attila (aka Groh) made his first appearance at WTH. Even Centrum Silver, our guest from Roanoke, was here for his second time! Attila and Pigskin went off in the dark to work on their grips while the rest of us went for a 3 mile run that included Short Pump park, some warmups and then a couple triple checks (Step Ups, Dips, Lap: Balls to the Wall, Incline Merkins, Reverse Lap). We then went back to the start and lapped the school to get to 3 miles. On…

5 brave souls showed up, ready for some running. While Pigskin stayed dedicated to his school loops, the rest of us ventured over to Geese Lake. After a quick warm-up, we began our circuit around the lake. At every loop, we stopped for 20 Derkins, 20 Freddies, and 20 Squats. Popular demand kicked in by the second loop, with HYC adding 20 Dips to the mix. Four loops around the lake later, we made our way back to the flag for a final round of bus loop laps. We closed with thoughts and prayers for the health and well-being of…