Atrophy

14 stallions entered the paddock for today’s running of The Dogpile Stakes (Probation, soon to be renamed “Rosie Ruiz,” joined later). The clock struck 6, the bell sounded, and temps were 70 and sunny. According to the dobermann pinscher the PAX EH’d today, this is more or less what happened:

Mosey off campus to Shirley, then to the Shields Lake for the COP.

SSH
DQ
IW
Dead Man Hang
APD
Rosalitas 
HRMs

Mosey approximately 30 feet to the southeast for a Triple Check.

Partner 1: run to the fence
Partner 2: SSH 
Partner 3: Hello dolly

Mosey to the breezeway at the Maymont Nature Center for a Second Triple Check.

Partner 1: run to parking spaces, bear crawl the length of the parking lot, then run the remainder of the loop
Partner 2: Dips
Partner 3: Run the stairs

Mosey out the back of the parking to Colorado Ave and then to the Amelia Street School. Use the back lawn for Triple Check Number 3.

Partner 1: run up the hill to the fence
Partner 2: WWII
Partner 3: Mercans or Carolina Dry Docks (pax choice)

Mosey through some streets, specifically Meadow, then right on Dakota, and left on Hampton. Pull into the parking lot on the right.

Run half the lot (that’s one), perform 10 snow angels (avoid the Dobermann), run back (two), perform 10 squats. Then, run back (three) and repeat the snow angels. Run back (four) and repeat the squats. Run back (five) Repeat the snow angels. Done.

Mosey onward. Hampton to Kansas to North Bank Trail. Run the trail to the stone wall at the bottom of the ramps.

Double Check: 

Partner 1: run to the double fence gates
Partner 2: Balls to the wall.

Two rounds.

Run the trail to the Pump House parking lot, then up the hill to Park and back to the shovel flag.

Probation appeared.

Numbers, names, YHC took us out with a reminder of the opportunities available to our generation, if we take them.

Announcements:

Monday, June 7th (this Monday), The Punisher will start promptly at 18:00 at Lynwood Holton Elementary, perform some exercises, and then migrate to a watering hole nearby for the (usually) semi-annual Fellowship Q. It’s the 1st and 2nd F combined. This somehow counts towards the June Tour Challenge.

Puppy Pile is this Saturday at 07:00. For those not familiar, this is F3RVA’s kid friendly work out (all genders, all ages). YHC believes attendees have ranged from 3 to 18 over the years. Contests, prizes, games, and general hi jinx are expected (DTH has the details). Rumor has it that the contestant who tries the hardest will be entered into a drawing for a 2007 Honda with a “Perfect Service Record.” Of course it does.

Breaking Bread has two openings this summer (Thank you, Garbage Plate). July 24 and August 28 are open. YHC thanks any PAX in advance. Drop YHC a line for a quick overview of the activity. Basically, dinner for 10 or so folks recovering from medical issues, surgeries, etc. They and I thank you.

Please keep YHC’s friend Bam Bam in your prayers. He’s had a tough week following a heart attack on Wednesday. Best for a successful recovery.

NMS:

Today brought a first rate sunrise, a nice feature of summer F3. Today’s “route” was a reprise of a workout led a few years ago by a Mr. Hard E. Wood, most recently of Amelia, Virginia. YHC was thinking through various memories of his 5 years with F3, and a couple of workouts came to mind. This memory was hazy, mostly because it involved several moments of actual or partial passing out (and we might have done something like this twice). According to Sippy Cup’s recollection, the original beat down was awful (meaning: miserably good), and included Sippy Cup carrying YHC (for sure, that happened). YHC maintains that Sippy must have been impaired or possessed, because Sippy only agreed to carry YHC as Sippy momentarily believed YHC and he were of comparable size. Sorry, pal.

Flatline reminded the PAX that tomorrow is the 77th Anniversary of the landings in Normandy (“D-Day”). As many of you know, YHC’s father (b. 1924) was part of that generation (and entered Europe across those beaches in the fall of 1944, long after the fighting had moved on). This is a good week to remember the various sacrifices that generation of men and women made for our country and their fellow humans. In fact, this weekend is also the anniversary of the various naval and air battles at Midway in 1942, a series of events which halted the tide of the war in the Pacific. Throughout that conflict, whether at home or overseas, each person had a role, whether large or small, in advancing the cause.

Let’s take a moment to ask what role each of us can contribute to the benefit of society in 2021.