Richmond PAX, In lieu of our normal Weds. Hump Day Happy Hour we’re having a special BrewThru run. Thanks to Chum Bucket for coordinating! From Mr. Bucket: For those so inclined, we’ll meet at The Answer Brewpub at 6 PM. This establishment is located at 6008 West Broad Street in the same shopping center as Mekong (and run by the same guy). The entrance is located off of the back parking lot. We’ll have a beverage at The Answer first and we’ll then jog from The Answer to Strangeways located at 2277 Dabney Road via, roughly, Broad to Libbie to Bethlehem…
15 posted South of the border for some beastly fun in the gloom. THANG: Mosey to second lot for warm-up COP: 20 high speed SSH (seemed to help TYA’s rhythm), 20 mtn climbers, 12 clerkins, 20 LBC, 20 hillbillies Mosey to second field for THE BEAST: burpees, hand release merkins, bicycles, half time break for pole smokers/leg raises, sumo squats, side lunges, Carolina dry docks, end of beast celebration= more pole smokers Partner up for carries to the 50 run to end line and back to the 50, flapjack. Repeato with wheelbarrows Mosey to flag for COT Moleskin: YHC wasn’t…
The magnificent 7 arrived at the AO this morning to a beautiful Sunny and 72. Here’s how it went down. THE THANG Mosey around parking lot to COP SSH 20x Merkin 15x Imperial walkers 20x Crab Cakes 15x Mosey to Black top 4 Corners 4x Burpees 5x Merkins 10x Crab Cakes 20x LBC’s 40x United States Map Plank Walking Bleeder Sprints Mosey back to Parking Lot 4 corners 1x Burpees 5x Merkins 10x Crab Cakes 20x LBC’s 40x Mosey to corner of AO 4 corners all AO 1x Burpees 5x Merkins 10x Crab Cakes 20x LBC’s 40x Mosey to front…
11 strong men including one FNG showed up at Dogpile on a glorious spring morning to endure a BT beatdown. Here’s how it went down: THE THANG Mosey from the shovel flag to the field in front of the Carillon. COP 25 x ssh 20 x imperial walker 10 x merkins 15 x copperhead squats Mosey to the pull up bars for a rotation of: 5 x pull ups 10 x dips 15 x copperhead squat run around carillon, rinse and repeat 3x Run to Bowl Smoker for clock merkins 5 reps at 3:00, 6:00, 9:00 and 12:00 on each…
12 strong posted for a beautiful morning for a run. PAX continues to take on the challenge and run further and faster every week. The Thang: Take a right onto Grove, run to intersection of Grove and Boulevard and turn around. 4 options for distance 4, 5, 6, and 10k+. For 4 miles run to Grove and Wisteria, 5 miles Grove and Tuckahoe, 6 miles Grove and just past Maple, 10k+ Grove and 3 Chopt. Reverse direction and back to the shovel flag for all. Moleskin Marv showed up and set the early pace on the run. He started with…
The GridIron welcomed an FNG this morning making the PAX 4 strong on a beautiful and breezy morning in the far West End. The Thang Mosey from parking lot to the field events venue at the track. COP 30x SSHs, 30x Don Q’s, 30x IWs, 30x Merkins, 30x Alabama Prom Dates, 30x LBCs, and 30x Slow Deep Squats Mosey to track: Lap 1 – 7 to 10 Burpees and advance 40 yards – 11x Lap 2 – lunge walk, high skips, 220 yard sprint Lap 3 – lunge walk, high skips, 100 yard sprint, and lunge walk Lap 4 -…
14 game-changing men gathered at Mary Munford in the gloom to get after it. Bleeder arrived early to plant the shovel flag, and IHC handed our three token Patriots fans their deflated footballs. At 5:30 on the nose, the PAX took off across the school grounds. THE THANG Mosey to the far side of the school COP: • Merkins x12 • WW2 Situps x12 • Squat Jacks x12 • Bicycles (slow count) x12 • Russian Soldier x12 Mosey yet again, this time to the baseline on the West side of the soccer fields Tunnel of Hopping Love: While PAX plank…
The PAX was 6 strong as we powered our way into the gloom. The Thang Mosey to the front corner of school property COP 25x Imperial Walkers 20x Crab Cakes 25x Little Baby Crunches Mosey to field 10 minutes of Burpees Mosey to the front steps Lindsays 30 dips/10 jump steps 25/15 20/20 15/25 10/30 Mosey to basketball courts King of Hearts Reg. suicide karoke Backward Defensive slide 50 lbc’s after each set Mosey to the bus loop Triple Check Wall sit Full release merkin run around sign and back COT Moleskin Welcome to FNG, Parking Spot, way to hang…
0530 13 PAX ventured into the gloom of Hugenot Park. The Thang: Mosey to soccer field for COP with 5 burpees at each of the two speed bumps along the way COP SSH x 50; IW x 25; Merkins x 20; Prisoner Squats x 25 Gather on End Line–Burpee suicides (1 up to 5) Plankarama until the 6 arrives 15 minutes of 4 corners around perimeter of field with 10 reps each of following exercises on the corners—squats, burpees, sumo jump squats, merkins plankarama, then mosey to another field for a round of 7’s (bench…
Another beautiful Monday morning and a six PAX showed for The Punisher. The Thang: Mosey to the northwest quadrant of the school property for a COP with 20 x SSHs, 15 x Imperial Walkers, 15 x Don Quixotes, and 15 each of forward and backward arm circles. Jog around the garden beds to the outdoor classroom for Lindsays – 40 exercises split between pullups and dips. Pullups under the picnic tables and dips along the benches. Started with 10 pullups and 30 dips – increased pullups and decreased dips by 5 each per set until PAX completed 30 and 10.…