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1 hill and a Beast

By Nancy Lopez on July 20, 2020

When: 07/20/20
QIC: Nancy Lopez
The PAX: Wilson, Honeymoon, Rosetta, Aisle 5, Nancy Lopez

Five studs showed up to start the week right on Satan’s hill. Although some reported 72 and sunny, it felt thick and steamy. YHC rolled into the lot finding Wilson and Aisle 5. Honeymoon and Rosetta rolled in right at the bell. COP- 25 SSH’s, 10 DQ’s, 10 Jazzercise, 20 count dead man hang, helicopter, arm circles rounded it out. Mosey to hill on Otterdale. As YHC approached he saw sprinklers on and was worried we would need to abort but way up the hill we found a nice dry spot. Bear crawl up hill, 20 reps of called exercise,…

Fartsack Will Not Conquer YHC

By Attila on July 19, 2020

When: 07/16/20
QIC: Attila
The PAX: Lighthouse, Byproduct & Attila

Alarm clock malfunction. YHC rolls over to see a clock saying 5:20. Jump out of the farksack, dress, and hoof it to the AO by 5:28. Not awake, but ready to take another Q. This one would have to be mindless. Here is how it went down: COP25 SSH15 IW10 DQ15 Helicopters20 merkins60 LBC20 APDDeck of death – 12 reps of an exercise where each suit is a different exerciseHearts – curlsDiamonds – high pullsClubs – weighted squatsSpades – sit ‘n pressesJoker – burpeesCOT with YHC taking us out Great work by the PAX. We worked up a little pace…

Old men, a youngster and a dog…..waking!

By Wilson_RVA on July 19, 2020

When: 07/19/20
QIC: Wilson
The PAX: Wilson, Aisle 5, EF Hutton, Nancy Lopez & Murphy (dog)

YHC was told recently that OTB was a running AO. Funny thing about that is runners need to actually show up to make it a running AO. So walking counts! 4.38 miles in just over an hour. Well done fellas and enjoyed the conversations. Great way to end a week of brutal workouts.

Wilson and #BigData Sitting In a Tree…

By EF Hutton on July 18, 2020

When: 07/18/20
QIC: EF Hutton
The PAX: Wilson, Marmaduke, Recall, Nancy Lopez, Honeymoon, Punxsutawney, Swirly, Hitchhiker, Bulkhead, Bone Thugs, EF Hutton

Wilson is keeping it no secret that he’s atop the heap for #BigData through July so far. Well done! On this day he and 10 other seasoned vets put in work before and after the main event. 3.7 miles according to YHC’s tracker. Keep it cool out there.

No triple check this day at Dogpile

By Corned Beef on July 18, 2020

When: 07/18/20
QIC: Corned Beef
The PAX: Munson, Snuff, Wilson, Marmaduke, Deuce, Seymore, Hash, Malpractice, Puxotoney, Hitchhiker, Bone Thugs, Nancy Lopez, Recall, Helix, EF Hutton, Bulkhead, Swirly, Honeymoon, Flatline, Handshake, Gomer Pile, Bodos, Ship lap, Corned Beef

YHC convinced his 2.0 to go out for a morning beatdown and we get to the AO in time to see the runners from ET arrive our group assembles and we are ready to roll. Here is what went down this morning: COP We mosey to Crop circle at Triangle as we had a big group to do some morning warm ups with 20 SSH, 10 DQ, 19 Imperial Walkers, 20 4 ct LBC’s, 20 American Hammers, 15 reverse Scorpions, 10 Scorpions and 20 merkins. THANG We mosey down the hill to the Pipe loop and partner up where Partner…

Look at the planet

By Trout on July 18, 2020

When: 07/17/20
QIC: Trout, Rounders, Yardsale
The PAX: Trout, Rounders, Yardsale

After star gazing for a while hoping the Q would show up Rounders, Yardsale and Trout ventured out on their own hot potatoe. Yardsale lead the COP with arm circles, pushups and abs. Then Yardsale continued with 4 corners on the blacktop with heels to heaven, LBCs, dips, and squats, went around twice to make it 100 count. Trout then took over with a triple check. One ran around the parking lot, one did split Jack’s and the other did windshield wipers. Rounders then took over with ran over to the playground, did some rows, ran a lap, did some…

Mary Does What She Wants

By Splinter on July 17, 2020

When: 07/17/20
QIC: Splinter
The PAX: Shiplap, Spit, Hitchhiker, Saab, No Tools, Ricky Bobby, Wheelie, Swirly, Circle K, Lug Nut, Garbage Plate, Wedding Singer, Handshake, Snots, Bone Thugs, Shakedown, TYA, Lab Rat, Bulkhead, Splinter

19 prompt individuals + 1 late arrival showed up for a little running/gearing around Mary. Instructions were given to those that cared, everyone else did what they wanted to do. Fartleks were the call of the day. 15 minute warm up, 10 1-minute pickups with a 30 minute recovery, 15 minute cool down. Route was east on Grove, north on Malvern, east on Laburnum. Turn around after the 5th interval and reverse course. Difficulty counting numbers, Difficulty remembering ages, then YHC took us out. MoleskinYHC knows this has been stated before, but those that show up to RAMM seem to…

Tour of Atlee

By Spit on July 17, 2020

When: 07/16/20
QIC: The Carpenter
The PAX: Spit, The Carpenter

2 Runners, 6 miles, and great mumble chatter. Spit On Thatt!

Clean up Aisle 5

By Nancy Lopez on July 17, 2020

When: 07/17/20
QIC: Nancy Lopez
The PAX: Aisle 5, Herme, Marmaduke, Wilson, Nancy Lopez.

YHC arrived at the base of Satan’s hill with several minutes to spare. In the distance he heard an engine screaming, it was no other than Aisle 5 returning to the gloom for a run heavy boot camp. The rest of the PAX rolled in right at the opening bell. According to YHC’s memory this is how it went down. COP SSHx25, Jazzercisex10, DQ’sx10, Helicopterx10, IW’sx10, deadman hang. The thang was the Tour De Nu Market (aka curl-de-sac tour) Run up Otterdale hill to opposite entrance to start the fun. Run to each sac 20 of called exercise in sac…

Sumpfbestie

By Last Call on July 17, 2020

When: 07/17/20
QIC: Last Call
The PAX: Mr. Holland, Bullseye, Pigskin (Charlotte), BoBerry

5 bilingual redwoods arrived on the sprawling campus of Betty Weaver Elementary School to tackle a long awaited Twin Team VQ for YHC. 5.30 and 4 were about to head off when headlights appeared in the distance. Pigskin, making the trek from Charlotte, came in hot to join the party. Tales have been spread over time but this is how it will be remembered. Mosey down the James River High parking lot for COT. SSH, DQ’s and Helicopters were on the menu. Warm? lets get to the main course. Mosey over to the Swamp to utilize the Field for a…

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