Two towering Redwoods and YHC gathered at Bettie Weaver ES in the comfortable early darkness. Johnsonville planted a SF and took the Q. This is how it went down, more or less: THANG: Mosey out to James River Road and take a left toward JR HS. Turn left in front of JR HS and head back toward the football and baseball fields. Mosey around that loop counterclockwise to the intersection with Robious Road. Wave to Gumbo, who was almost certainly snug in his cozy FS. Head east along Robious Road, crossing over to the cul-de-sac at the terminus of Twin…

A cozy PAX of 4 posted on a warm(ish) and wet(ish) Monday morning at River Run to start their weeks off right. YHC will admit, there was a point at about 10 p.m. last night when the cold and cough that is stuck in YHC’s house seemed to settle in to YHC’s chest and YHC was feeling more like chicken noodle than Gumbo and I actually thought about passing the Q to Rosie.  It turns out that Rosie had already hit the fart-sack to prepare mentally for YHC’s beatdown today, so YHC sucked it up and thought…What Would Hardywood Do…thus, today’s…

9 brave souls entered the cool gloom at River Run to work off the over consumption and tryptophan induced haziness from the long holiday weekend. Here is what went down. The Thang CoP 20 X SSH 10 X Don Quixote 15 X Arm Circles 20 X LBCs Mosey to field Dirty MacDeuce IC 12 x 2ct Merkins IC 12 x  Copperhead Squats IC 12 x 2ct LBCs 1 lap around track Repeat, Repeat and Repeat Mosey to Playground Six Pack Using whatever pull up bar available each PAX member performs the following… 1 Pull Up and 5 burpees 2 Pull Ups…

A brisk sunny and 70 morning on the southside of RVA brought 6 men out early to see the supermoon.  After checking out the moon and a little mumblechatter about the temperatures, YHC decided to warm us up a little bit. Warm up circle around the parking lot to give McRib a chance to catch up. Circle up for SSHx25, IWx20, ArmCircles x20 F and R, 20 x OH Press, Copperhead Squatx15 THANG Mosey over to the hill next to the school for Jacobs Ladder, start at the bottom with 1 merkin, run to the top for 1 burpee repeato…

Five of the faithful and two FNGs posted at RiverRun on a crisp fall morning for some gloom. McRib arrived at the last minute. Johnsonville (YHC) planted a VSF, gave a lengthy disclaimer, and commenced the following workout: COP warmup — SSH, Don Quiotes, Imperial Walker, arm circles Mosey across field behind Betty Weaver ES to large parking area across from JR football field. COP warmup — hillbillies, scap merkins, LBCs Blackjack as follows — — start beneath light near corner of parking lot — run clockwise around lot to light near next corner. Plank until all are together. Do…

6 stalwarts posted to the Swamp at River Run to push themselves on a fantastic Halloween morning, and it went a little something like this: Daily mile – The PAX headed out for the last October daily mile with a run to the track at the football field and a 2 laps around the tract.  It was more than a mosey, as YHC’s watch clocked us at just over a 9 minute mile – way to push it men. Circle up in the endzone for COP: Imperial Walkers x10 IC SSH x 31 IC (see what I did there?) Copper…

5 River Run regulars ventured into the gloom to participate in a World Series themed beatdown.  Here is what went down. CoP 20 X SSH 20 X Imperial Walkers Arm Circles 10 small + 5 large + Reverso 20 X Flutter Kicks 20 X LBCs ‘If you build it he will come’….  Lazy DORA 1-2-3 (for the # of years since Cubs won World Series) 108 Merkins 216 LBCs 324 Squats Mosey to front of school  ‘Ease his pain….’  9 innings of Ascending Curb Crawls  Merkins 1 to 9 TD Al Gore upon completion  Mosey to field  ‘Field of Dreams’…

5 faithful kickstarted their week by posted at River Run for what started as a run but then turned into a beatdown.  It went a  little something like this: COP all IC: SSH x25 Imperial Walker x15 Don Quixotes x10 super slow Copperhead Squats x15 Arm Circles x15 (10 small, 5 large) – forward then reverse Merkins x15 LBCs x25 Flutter Kicks x20 AMRAP conveyor belt with a rabbit timer.  All PAX formed on the track.  1 PAX at the 10 yard line performing merkins AMRAP, 1 PAX at the 20 yard line performing jump squats AMRAP, 1 PAX at…

3 River Run regulars and 1 RR virgin rolled into the parking lot,  1 on foot, for a No Glam reprise, well almost. THANG Mosey to the basketball courts for a warm up of SSHx20, Invisible jump ropex20, DQx10, Copperhead squatsx15. Mosey to bus loop for agility: 2 laps doing karaoke, high knees, butt kickers, bounders and backward run. Find a bench 20 step ups, 10 leg thrusts; 10 step ups, 20 leg thrusts; 20 step ups, 10 leg thrusts. 10/2/10 ladder -10 jump squats, 2 mountain climbers, 10 ball dippers then run a bus loop lap Increase by 2…

4 strong rolled started the week off right at River Run, including one Kotters – welcome back Salad Cream.  This is what transpired (more or less): COP – all IC SSH x25 Don Quixotes x10 Helicopter x12 Imperial Walkers x15 Merkins x10 LBCx x20 Box Cutters x15 Mosey to the monkey bars (i.e., River Run’s rusty cage) for a quick pull-up warmup.  5 pull-ups – 5 Derkins, 5 pull-ups – 10 dips. Line up on sideline of field for 11s – jump squats and 4-count mountain climbers. Mosey to the football stadium for Doras – 100 merkins, 200 2-count flutter…