Tag: WaThoHuk

We did not venture out of the West Broad Village Parking Garage due to the rain. We started with uphill 11’s (going up the parking deck) doing burpee’s and WW2’s. Then we ran another 1.5 miles up and down, and down and up the parking deck doing exercises on the ground floor. We completed 2.75 miles but it felt like most of it was up hill. No one melted but we were wet with sweet by the end.

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 ‘cycles’ in while Lighthouse did 8 and Gaudí and Whitesnake did 7.5. Then we returned the way we came back except that Lighthouse took the detour around the lake.

This is slightly warmer than the temperature outside, which was about 18 degrees.

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2^nd Tuesday, 2^nd F (except I will be in Charlotte for a Duke Energy retiree’s luncheon.)

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 might be sneaking in extra mileage by running laps in the opposite direction. We wrapped up with a few minutes of abs.

Safe travels to all, and may your Thanksgiving be full of gratitude, good food, and great company!

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 part. Ended up 5 minutes late but no real complaints.

FNG Brandon enjoys photography as a hobby and is now known as Cheese.

Prayers for Molly, Mary and Fireman Ed.

My first QIC, so patience is appreciated on this post and workout.

We ran to Short Pump Park for warm ups, briefly got lost, and did 11’s at the Nissan dealership (burpee’s & squats). Then we ran to West Broad Village for tricep dips and murkins in the median. One lap around the WBV pond and back home for a total 3.8 miles and 1 minute late…

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 the way, we found the kettlebell couple and gave them some monkey humpers in salute.

Prayers for Fudd’s sister and family, Fireman Ed, Faceplant’s sister and Gaudi’s wife and family.

Heavy Metal Kettle tomorrow! We can all look as cool as Mr. Rogers for one morning.

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 Fudd’s sister Mary, Fireman Ed, and Roger-Roger’s wife.

Great work this morning!

Five gathered for a Wednesday run and bootcamp interwind all together in the cool October air. Our hero Pigskin gave blood this week and decided he would take it easy and stay watch over the flag while the remaining four took off in the dark. Here is the thang:

Mosey towards West Broad Village, stop after half mile for warm up. Circle up, disclaimers, and 10 SSH, 10 Don Q’s, 20 LBCs, 10 Merkins. Mosey to the parking deck. two rounds of up and back. start with 5 burpees, at eack platform, 10 merkins to the top. At the top, 5 burpees and then head back down doing 15 WW2’s at each platform. Next round: 5 burpees to start, 10 Jump squats at each palform, repeat. 5 more burpees then 2 count Freddie Mercuries on the way back down. For the record thats 7 rounds of each exercise plus the 5 Burpees. Mosey back towards flag. Todays cold made people unfriendly, two hellos and no reply, stop for 10 burpees (parking deck burpees were the result of a silent indivdual who ignored a hello from pax). keep movin back to flag, then a game of find the Pigskin. Once we reached him we headed back to the flag, had two minutes to recap the earlier routine, 10 merkins, 15 WW2’S, 10 jump squats, AND 10 FREDDIE MERCURIES, closed in prayer, prayers for Fireman Ed and also Fudd’s sister and all those in need of prayer concern! The morning was enhanced by Bluemoon making a return to WTH!! 3.5 miles covered this morning. Be Well

Four Horsemen

Pestilence, War, Famine and Death are the 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Today, Pinto, Whitesnake, Lighthouse and Pigskin, the 4 Horsemen of WaThoHuk, invaded Whitesnake’s neighborhood. Unfortunately, the neighborhood’s sprinklers were on and there were scary Halloween decorations including a 12-foot tall Skeleton. So instead of bringing the Apocalypse, we brought 15 Merkins and 15 Freddy Mercurys to each Cul de Sac. That kept the sprinklers in their place, although they did threaten us by spitting streams of water to keep us off the lawns. Having laid waste to the Cul de Sacs, we left the neighborhood and returned to Pocahontas Middle School for some stretching exercises. In my mind’s eye, I can still see the trembling of the Halloween decorations.

Pinto, Whitesnake, Lighthouse, Pigskin