Tag: #WestHoe

  • Do You Actually Want to Know the Route?

    With no hate, seven gloom warriors hit the mean streets to lay down some miles.  Here’s where:

    The Route

    • R on Pump
    • L on Sunrise
    • L on Waterford
    • L on Church
    • R on Pump
    • R on John Rolfe (or take Pump back)
    • L on Glen Eagles
    • L on Old Prescott
    • Back to SF

    Numberama, Nameorama, COT

    MOLESKIN

    Not wanting to run out and back on Pump, YHC grabbed the Q and only called the out part.  With Mr. Rogers rudely not inviting anyone to Hawaii and Lulu in the clink, no furry friends accompanied us today.  Route was not a new one, but maybe new to some.  UpChuck has visited Curahee 3 of 4 weeks.  He seems smitten.  Or maybe Dunkin has better coffee, despite the lack of proper app functionality.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    • The Bridge Jan 25 – See Fudd
    • Breaking Bread – ongoing

  • Knock Before Entering

    Seven men and two canines set out to find one new street in WestHoe.  Results: Negative?

    Here’s where:

    • L on Pump
    • L on Sancrest
    • R on Windingridge to the end
    • Reverso on Windingridge to Hickoryridge
    • Cross Falconbridge onto Cedar Chase
    • L on Buttonwood
    • R on Falconbridge
    • L on Raintree
    • L on Ridgefield
    • L on Pump
    • Finish around Godwin
    • Back to SF

    MOLESKIN

    The run started with a discussion of obscure rules in football.  Whitesnickerdoodle is just glad we won.  As we reverso’d on Windingridge we passed the house of one of Mr. Rogers’s stepson’s old girlfriends.  He told a story of an unauthorized closed door and the subsequent walk of shame.  Ask him about it, I’m sure he’s happy to re-tell it.  At coffee, UpChuck namedropped the wrong name, but the moral of the story was the Beatles may not be the Beatles.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    • Pigskin raising money for medical mission
    • Lifting up all the PAX and relatives with medical issues
    • Big day at DogPile tomorrow – come to find out

  • They came for the gumbo and only got a bagel

    Gumbo, be warned: if you miss another Q, Swirly may actually log in to Slack and make a fuss.

    7 gentleman plus 2 geriatric walkers gathered without Gumbo this morning, so YHC grabbed the Q at 0529. Off we went.

    COP on the Blacktop. standard fare. Mosey to the tree line.

    Chutes and Ladders: Run 2 trees, Bernie back 1, drop and do 5 reps of the called excercise. Round 1: Squats, Round 2: Merkins, Round 3: LBCs. Mosey to corner of school.

    Triple Check: P1: Wall sit, P2: dips, P3: run to pull up bar, 5 pull ups, run back. Mosey to Tennis courts.

    Dora: 100 Merkins, 200 2x American Hammers, audible called, mosey back to the flag.

    COP: end with 50 IC Pickle pounders.

    SMS: Welcome Mountain Man from Columbus, Ohio! Lots of debate about the proper way to conduct chutes and ladders. Lots of moaning and groaning during the Pickle Pounders. Great group, great way to start the day! SYITG

  • 4 Corners on Repeat

    Four regulars showed up for this week’s edition of Hoedown. No one had signed up for the queue but someone had put down “hawt potato” which the PAX seemed to think meant Handshake would be joining. At 0530 with no sign of Handshake, the PAX set off for what would be a hot potato.

    We moseyed to the Third Church parking lot across from the school where 1-800 lead warm up that included SSHs, DQs, Dead Man Hang, Arm Circles, Merkins, LBCs.

    We then moseyed behind the church over to the lot between the church and office buildings. 1-800 called a Four Corners: 10 jump squats, 20 carolina dry docks, 30 monkey humpers, 40 2-count american hammers. Oyster then called a reverso.

    EF Hutton took the queue and we moseyed back to the school and around the back to the upper field. We had a quick interlude of three rounds of a PAX member doing pulling ups while the rest held plank. Being popular today and the PAX wanting to keep together, another Four Corners. 10 HR Merkins, 20 Imperial Squats, 30 WWIIs, 40 SSHs. Then, reverso, but freddie mercuries instead of WWIIs.

    Marv took over and led us down to the black top for another Four Corners. 5 burpees, 20 LBCs, 30 APBs, 40 SSHs. Reverso, but bear crawl the shorts, swap LBCs for American Hammers and APBs for Hello Dollies..

    Mosey down the drop off circle with a stop for 10 jerkins. 20 donkey kicks on the wall, then back up for 10 more jerkins and return for a final 20 donkey kicks.

    Mosey back to the flag for a quick round of mary.

    Marv took us out.

  • Papa Caliente y Viento Frio

    Five hombres guapos found their way to Mary for a hot potato Q. The slightly higher temp was counteracted by a very cold and strong wind, making this potato slightly less warm. All 5 of us managed to hold the potato, even for a couple of minutes. Here’s what happened:

    Bodos: COP on the black top, then 7 of diamonds: 7 rounds of 4 corner excercises in increments of 7. Rounds were: 7 jump squats / 14 merkins / 21 LBCs / 28 Squats / 21 Carolina dry docks / 14 2x flutter kicks / 7 Burpees. Potato passed to Swirly

    Swirly: 20 Dips, Sprint, 20 Incline Merkins, Sprint, 3 rounds of 5 Pull ups. Pass to Oyster

    Oyster: Bear crawl back and forth a few times. Broad jump burpees, other stuff I can’t remember

    Vandalay: Back to the chin up bar. 3 rounds of 5 pull ups + 3 rounds of 5 dips.

    Senor Frog: COP – merkins

    Namerama, YHC took us out.

    NMS: Vandalay shared about an FNG who reported that he wouldn’t come back to F3 because the Pax he was with were cheating on their form and not performing full proper squats. This made Swirly very upset and we had to console him and promise him we would never let this happen again. Our form was excellent this morning.

    SYITG.

  • Bro-Code Black Friday

    On this nice and chilly post Thanksgiving day 4 regulars + Wally assembled at Godwin High School for another Bro-Code run. We opted for the typical bro-code route:

    Right on Pump up to Church Rd. – back to last
    Left on Church up to Copperas Ln. – back to last
    Left on Ridgefield Pkwy. up to intersection with John Rolfe Pkwy. – back to last
    Continue on Ridgefield to Glen Eagles Dr. – back to last
    Right on Glen Eagles, left on Old Prescott Rd. and all the way back to Godwin.

    Numbers, Names and Mr. Rogers took us out.
    Great run, great company and 2nd F after at Dunkin’s.

  • Crisp, Clear Morning in Tuckahoe

    6 RVA Pax and 1 downrange from Valdosta, GA gathered in the gloom for this week’s edition of Hoedown. With no one on the Q sheet, YHC said he had a plan so off we went.

    Mosey to the closest Third Church parking lot for warm up that included Dead Man Hang, Don Quixote, Arm Circles, Merkins, Freddie Mercuries.

    Mosey to the far Third Church parking lot for a Triple Check. P1 runs around the lot. P2 does squats. P3 does WWIIs.

    Next, Four Corners. Corner 1 – 10 Merkins. Corner 2 – 20 jump squats. Corner 3 – 30 monkey humpers. Corner 4 – 40 side straddle hops.

    Mosey back to Silverspring for parked car bingo. 2 burpees for pick up trucks.  5 merkins for each SUV.  5 squats for a car/crossover/wagon.  After completing the loop down Silverspring and connecting back to Forest, the PAX agreed that the neighborhood has entirely too many SUVs.  YHC believes the merkin count hit 80 merkins by the end of the loop.

    Mosey back across Forest to Tuckahoe for 11s.  The pax picked Carolina dry docks and American hammers.

    With a few minutes left, mosey to the flag for some mary.  Exercises included APBs, Heels to heaven, WWIs, leg lifts, spelling HOEDOWN with your legs.

    Numbers / Names

    Announcements

    • Handshake won the chili cook off!
    • Turkey Trot at Spider Run tomorrow – see slack for details
    • Thanksgiving Day Convergence 7 am at Mary Munford

    Prayers offered for the Pax and their families who continue to be in need of prayers.

    YHC took us out.

  • Arrested Development

    It is truly remarkable how quickly a group of middle aged men at 5:30 in the morning can turn nearly any topic into sex and genitalia jokes. This morning, it took about 34 seconds for these ten OGs of the gloom to do so, and it just kept on going. As for exercise, here’s what happened:

    COP at the intersection of Commonwealth and Hanover. DQs, Ukrainian soldiers, etc.

    Burpee Alley: Run all the way down Hanover to Shadwell, 3 burpees at every lamppost. From there, mosey down shadwell, west on grove, stop at the parking lot of Jenny Maraghy real estate.

    Wall to Wall: Partner up. Round 1: P1 runs to wall and performs 10 donkey kicks, P2 Wall sits. 3x. // Round 2: P1 runs to wall and performs 10 Chicken peckers, P2 wall sit. 3x. // Round 3: P1 runs to wall and performs 10 dirty hookups, P2 wall sit. 3x. Mosey east down Grove to Lock Lane, then over to First Pres Parking Lot, stopping intermittently for 3 burpees along the way.

    Triple Check: At some point after the last set of exercises Hitchhiker abandoned us, so numbers were perfect for triple check. P1: Squats // P2: LBCs // P3: run to the playground fence, bernie sanders back. Mosey back to the school, stopping along the way intermittently for sets of 3 burpees.

    COP: ring of fire, sets of Freddie Mercuries, American Hammers, Crunchy Frogs. Finish with 3 Burpees.

    NMS: What a great morning, we covered a ton of ground and worked every muscle. Lots of laughter, which is pretty much a guarantee with Saab and TYA in the mix. Great to have Vandalay back. Seymore broke up the COT with a serious stench.

    SYITG!

  • Wait, is Lighthouse from South Alabama?

    Six men went in search of every pothole and open manhole in WestHoe.

    Here’s where:

    • R on Pump
    • R on Ridgefield
    • L into Deep Run Park (road)
    • Merge onto trail just past the DR Rec Center
    • Exit park onto Cottrell Rd
    • L on Cedar Knoll
    • L on Cox after circling the tip
    • R on Brookmont
    • L on Pump
    • Circle Godwin for time
    • Back to VSF

    MOLESKIN

    The PAX kept tight until we hit Brookmont then the Gazelles left the Clydesdales behind.  The Gazelles apparently discussed the constitution while the Clydesdales agreed Creed rules, Train sucks, and Blink-182 is meh.  Gypsy found a big pothole, Handshake nearly fell into a manhole that would have presumably transported him to China.  Heat, no elevation, and more running are believed to be the best treatment for a sprained ankle.  And the moment of the day came just before launch when Lighthouse dropped his American accent.  Sadly YHC missed it.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    Lifting up all the PAX and relatives with medical issues

  • A Stubby Chubby

    Eight studs got a stubby chubby.

    Here’s what transpired:

    Mosey to the Church

    COP

    • Don Quixotes
    • Imperial Walkers
    • Helicopters
    • Copperhead Squats
    • Merkins
    • Suzanne Somers (L/R)
    • Freddie Mercurys
    • Merkins

    Mosey to Church Sidewalk

    • Bearcrawlorama

    Mosey down S Ridge, R on Cameron

    Dora (4 stops on Cameron, Thom, Culpepper loop – audible Grattan)

    • Merkins x 25 x 4
    • Monkey Humpers x 50 x 4
    • LBCs x 75 x 4

    Mosey to the parking lot

    • Partner Wheelbarrow across lot
    • Scissor Sisters 3×10 R/L
    • Ring of Fire

    Numberama, Nameorama, COT

    MOLESKIN

    If you don’t understand the title, just map out the loop.  Good suggestion by the PAX to skip the head on loops 2 and 3.  Oyster accused YHC of making this up on the fly.  But every meandering step was planned to keep you on your toes.  During the COP, the PAX questioned if a VQ is even a VQ if there’s no cadence to ridicule.  Jury is still out.  Merkin count was 150.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    • Chili Cookoff SOJ
    • Prayers for the USA