The SOJ PAX bravely embraced the cool Fall temps at NoToll, only to find inflation had raised the D&D Toll. In the Spirit of Voting Day, here’s how the PAX dumped the tea overboard: The THANG: COP #1: Mosey to the bridge, pay the Toll of x20 Dips & x20 DerkinsMosey to the parking lot and circle upVariable IC warmups with moving sets in between to get the blood pumping COP #2: Mosey to the BleachersTRIPLE CHECK:Big-O’s on the bleacherWWII’sRunner crosses field & backWhen TC completed, Pay Toll #2 with another x20 Dips & x20 Derkins COP #3: Mosey to…
Fourteen gentlemen, all but one in generally a good mood, met in the recessed parking bowl for today’s Spider Run. YHC waited as long as possible to call the route, then disclaimed Mount Henrico. Short instructions and then off we went. We ran up the mountain and then back down. Absolutely marvelous morning for a run. Pre-launch, an older gentleman in a crown vic rolled up and asked where the polling place was located. After some brief instructions, off he went. Great reminder that with the luxuries we all enjoy and take for granted, many of our population are still…
Five Six men arrived in the parking lot of Atlee High School on this November voting day 2021 with perfect weather for a beatdown that went something like this. Five of us mosey into the neighborhood of Giles to the recreation center parking lot. COP – All IC 20 SSH10 HelicoptersLunges – 10 with left then 10 with right10 Small, 5 Big Arm Circles, Reverso10 Don Quixotes10 Merkins10 Hand to Foot Mountain Climbers20 LBCs10 Heels to Heaven10 one legged APD, reverse The Thing Four Corners – With us still only having 5 PAX members, 4 Pax members went to the…
5 of the West Ends finest gathered for a Voters Day beatdown, this is what transpired: COP with various exericses Quintuple Check, 3 rounds – P1 – Runs the Blacktop, P2 WWII’s, P3 Hand Release Merkins, P4 LBC’s, P5 Balls to the Wall Mosey over to Pemberton Elementary – 5 Pull Ups, 20 WWII’s for 3 rounds. The 2nd and 3rd rounds touch opposite elbow to opposite knee Four Corners – Corner 1 – 10 Hand Release Merkins, Corner 2 – 10 Hand Release Merkins and 20 American Hammers, Corner 3 – 10 Hand Release Merkins 20 Hand Release Merkins…
YHC was planning an easy slow paced run in preparation for the weekend Capital Trail race and see the route below. This was mostly flat and had fun catching up with Trout and Opus on this 4.14 mile run. Numberama, Namerama, Opus took us out in prayer.
With the November Merkin Monthly challenge kicking off today, YHC thought it fitting to ensure we had a healthy dose to get anyone on this challenge off to a nice start. We mosey from the flag to the side yard of the school facing Laburnum Ave and circle up for the COP. COP We start with 15 SSH, 10 DQ, 10 Imperial Walkers, 10 Russian Soldiers, 10 Helicopters, 20 4ct American Hammers, 10 LBC’s and 20 merkins. YHC requested that Chum Bucket track the Merkin counts throughout the work out and we will finalize the count at the end of…
Six warriors with bellies full of candy from the night before descended upon the empty parking lot to kick off the week. It was a hot potato kind of morning and Bodos kicked it off right. We did some stretching and moseying. Then the Thang, Bodos did that and YHC cannot remember it all. After that Bodos handed it off the potato to Garbage Plate. Garbage plate worked the PAX out hard, and then handed the potato off to Neutral for what may be have been his VQ potato. Neutral moseyed us on over to the blacktop and we did…
We usually head somewhere but we warmed up next to the cars. After warmup we headed to the side of the school with the hill. We teamed up for 100 SSH’s, 200 ?, 300 squats and 400 LBC’s. One ran up the hill while the other stayed at the bottom, when the runner returned, we switched. Headed to the back of the school for 11’s on the stairs. For 11’s we did Merkins and WWII Sit Ups. When we finished there were 3 minutes left. We headed back to the parking lot where we stretched because were groan xxx men…
Just the two of us showed up on a cool rainy morning. We headed from the cars straight for the covered sidewalks near the school. We warmed up. We did a Wilt including LBC’s, Squats, Calf Raises at the Flag Pole and Heals to Heaven. We did 4 laps around the courtyard with an exercise at each corner. Did 10 of each first lap followed by 20, 30 and 40. Namarama, Numberama, Prayer by No Idea and we ran back to the cars.
2 of Rock n Roll nations finest big hair band (less hair than in our mind) metal heads made their way out of the Gloom like Paul Stanley through a fog machine and according to the Soho Tribune this is what happened Mosey to the BB court for COP DQ’s, Helicopters, Cherry Pickers, Imperial Walkers, Russian Soldiers and (SSH burpee combo) Mosey to the wooden guard rail Start at the second rail from the end 10 incline merkins, run around to opposite side 10 decline merkins, run around to the opposite side. Repeto X3 Start at the second rail from…