Tag: WaThoHuk

A beautiful morning at WTH, the best 5:30am Wednesday workout in Westhoe. According to all the ATM machines we ran by, we did something like the following:

Ran to the Wells Fargo at Pump and Three Chopt. Did some warmups in the parking lot that I was able to block off with cones and some ride from the State Fair. We then ran to the parking lot off Westgate for 11s of merkins and jump squats. We needed help counting and having German on one end and Spanish on the other did not do the trick.

We then headed to Flo’s parking lot and did touch a light pole with decending burpees starting at 5.

Running late, we headed back behind the Dunkin, through the Truist and Publix lot and cut through the dark park trail. Pinto did not need his rape whistle.

We got back to the Flag late and after 3.8 miles.

Lunch next Tuesday at Fireman Ed’s sub place.

Prayers for Mary and Fudd.

Thanks for letting me lead. Have a great Wednesday!

7 brave brothers showed up in the gloom to do the work this morning, One downrange F3 brother from Charlotte area, Two Timer, We always enjoy seeing new brothers. Hers what went down. We headed out from flag towards pump to a spot that we have only hit once before, Three Notch town homes for some 11’s. YHC didnt remember how long the road was and after 30 mins we had only completed 5 rounds of Merkins and Jump squats while covering 2.6 miles already. Recognizing time was a problem and distance two great we switched to a triple check with American hammers, Merkins and a pacer. Once completed we headed back to flag grabbed the bus loops and covered sidewalk for 20 pole smokers and 20 mountain climbers, two rounds of this and time was up. We found the bus loop just in time as it really started pouring while we finished up. We covered 3.65 miles finished with COT and names. Was great to have 2XT out there with us.

It was a dark and misty morning, but that didn’t deter five brothers from showing up, ready to tackle a mix of bootcamp and running. The day began with a run down Three Chopt Road, the mist adding an eerie charm to the usual gloom. Despite the conditions, we managed to cover a solid 3.6 miles over the course of the workout.

Once we reached the end of the road, we jumped right into the first triple check. Hand Release Merkins, LBCs, and some running. With that in the books, we moved on to the second triple check. This time, it was American Hammers, Squats, and more running.

As is tradition, Pig Skin got a head start on the run back. To shake things up a bit, YHC decided to introduce a new rule: for every time we caught up to Pig Skin, the group would do 10 burpees. This added an extra layer of motivation for everyone, and it worked perfectly—Pig Skin stayed ahead for the entire run back to the flag, while the rest of us were left chasing and gasping for breath between burpees.

SYITG!

Today was (Alice) Cooper day. I warned the Pax that today would suck and I delivered! School is no longer Out for Summer which means cooler weather which was welcomed.

We first ran to the Gazebo and did warmups of IW, Ukrainian Soldiers, DQ, LBCs and Merkins. Then we ran past the Golf Galaxy and deep into the bowels of the newest West Broad Village development. As if we were Caught in a Dream.

Here is where we did a running version of the Cooper-Welcome to My Nightmare: 10 Burpees, 10 Squats, 10 Merkins and then a lap around a large parking median. Then 9s, then 8s, etc. Lighthouse let me have it with the Poison Burpees: “Your cruel device, Your blood like ice, One look could kill, My pain, your thrill”

We finished the 55 Burpees, 55 Squats and 55 Merkins and headed back to the Gazebo.

We still had time to further Feed my Frankenstein so we then did 3 sets of 20 Dips at the Gazebo and then headed back to the Flag. Mileage was a little short (Pinto shouted “Hey Stoopid!”) so we ran the bus loop two times to get over 3 miles.

Good to see Brick Back, (the Man Behind the Mask). Also great to hear Pigskin discuss what 71 feels like:

“Lines form on my face and my hands
Lines form on the left and right
I’m in the middle
The middle of life
I’m a boy and I’m a man
I’m (mentally) eighteen and I like it”

X Anniversary coming up. Reach out to a Pax you have not seen in a while and get them to Dogpile 7AM on 9/21.

The heat and humidity were no joke as four of us gathered for a Wednesday morning beatdown. Three regulars were joined by a guest visiting from Charlotte. We went to the lake, cranking out loops with breaks for some upper-body and core work: 20 Derkins, 20 Dips, and 20 Heels to Heaven.

Our Charlotte guest, not typically a runner, pushed hard and felt the burn but finished strong, winded yet satisfied with the effort.

In total, we knocked out a solid 3.8 miles. Great work, fellas! Sorry for the delay on the backblast.

SYITG

6 faithful gathered this cool morning and got our steps in today. Living up to the running boot camp we covered 3.73 miles today. We ran to our popular neighborhood and hit the Cul-De-Sacs. First few we did 15 Merkins and 15 LBCs, at each Cul-De-Sac, then headed back to the flag we arrived with 3 minutes left so we added one more set.. 165 merkins, 165 LBCs completed with @4 miles run. A good day to workout! Reminders of 10 year anniversary coming up check slack for all the details, closed in prayer and off to start the day!

4 Gazelles + 1 Clydesdale off on a 3-4 mile adventure. Let’s Go!!!

Warmarama: Slow mosey to Three Chopt.

The Thang:
Right on Three Chopt
Right on John Rolfe Parkway
Cross over Broad Street
1 Lap around the parking lot to find 4 corners.
1 mile

Four Corners1
10 Merkins
10 WWII
10 V-ups
10 Squats
.5 mile

Four Corners2 – Run it back
10 Carolina Dry Docks
10 DQ
10 Flutter Kicks
10 Squats
.5 mile

Four Corners3
10 Wide Grip Merkins
10 LBC
10 V-ups
10 Squats
.5 mile

Four Corner4 – audible
10 Merkins – run it back
10 Merkins, 10 Lunges, run it back
10 Merkins, 10 Lunges, 10 V-ups
Audible – go to Corner 4, wait for the six.
.6 mile

BTTF (.7mile)
Numberama: Namerama
Announcements – See Slack
YHC took us out

Moleskin: First time at WaThohuk today—great AO, and we kept it going. I think we clocked somewhere between 3.8 – 4.0 miles today. Not too bad, well done, boys! Great seeing Roger Roger back out. Weird no one wanted to talk about Pickleball. Have a great!!!

Oyster

The cars kept rolling in at WaThoHuk despite the locals’ insistence that there are only a few regulars. Discussion pre-workout centered on the typical WTH routes and also furnished the BB title, stated by a PAX not to be named but is older than YHC. Hint, all but Hops are older than me. After ensuring Pigskin that he would not need a head start or directions we headed off into the gloom.

Around the bus loop and to the track behind the school. No warm up (this is a run) let’s dive right into the Mega Beast. Run the track stop every 100m for 6 reps, finish the lap and reverso stopping at the same spots. 1/2 mile per round. Exercises were jump squats, merkins, WWII, Monkey humpers, Carolina Dry Docks, and Heels 2 Heaven. Hops was a little disappointed that burpees was not the last round but today did not feel like a burpee day. A group lap and extra lap around the parking lot got us to 4 miles total.

Phonics and Hops set the pace and the PAX enjoyed Olympic related chatter across the board, including disadvantages of using additional poles in the pole vault or the American 1500m winner. Good luck to Hops, visiting from C’ville and providing continuing education to the attorneys of the world. Look for him again in the coming months – we’ll make sure to have some burpees for you next time. The sign up on the Q sheet threw the regulars out of sync with an SOJ/Summer Tourist Q and downrange and DaVille PAX too. Thanks for letting me take the lead and fill in as Q for the morning.

Announcements – Westhoe Lunch next Tuesday; Others – See Slack

On the way to the AO, YHC expected to be running solo due to other regulars traveling and participating in the Westhoe takeover. However, he was pleasantly surprised to find two other cars in the parking lot. Two out of the three of us were recovering from injuries, so we decided to head to the Duck Pond. We ran loops around it, breaking after each loop for 20 Dips, 15 Derkins, and 25 Freddies. Blue Moon is recovering quite nicely, and YHC found it challenging at times to keep up with him. Overall, we covered 3.8 miles. SYITG!