A dirty dozen (12!!) men of The North (ok, 10 of The North and 2 Travelers) stood forth at the latest edition of the Raider Run. Conditions remained a steady 70 and sunny. According to the state trooper on overwatch, the following might have happened:
5s – BroCode Style. Run the Atlee HS/MS/ES Metroplex loop. Then, left onto Atlee, cross the railroad bridge, left onto Combs, Oakham, Colvincrest, Hughesland, Crestfield, Combs, Atlee, and BTTVSF.
Ruckers. Go out. Ruck. Return. Several wearing 50 pounds. Nice. T-claps to the “extra 50 and over 50” group (50 extra pounds and over 50 years old). Studs.
Numbers, names, and Opus took us out with a reminder about looking out for others, especially on mental health issues.
Announcements:
June 6 – 80th Anniversary of D-Day Ruck. 7:00 p.m. Starts at Palani Drive (Restaurant) on Libbie. 9 miles, or roughly the distance from Utah Beach to St. Mere-Eglise.
On the topic of WWII and Normandy, we’ll have a 100th birthday celebration workout for my father on August 21. First Watch. 5:00 a.m.
June 22 – 2.0 workout at Atlee. 7:00 a.m. start.
Also, June 22 – New AO starting at Groin Park (ok, Goyne Park) in Chester. See State Farm or Posh for start time.
History Footnote: June 22 also is the day Germany invaded the Soviet Union in 1941.
Summer Tour continues. Plan your travels. And, do not hesitate to pass around some good rumors about EF Hutton’s scoring system. There were a few solid old wives tales shared this morning.
Prayer Request: let’s keep our pal Fudd, his sister, and his whole family in our prayers. Her breast cancer has returned, this time on her spine. She and the family all have a tough road ahead, and we should be there supporting them every step.
NMS: Super good to return to Atlee and The North (apologies to Canada) today. Nice to catch up with Hash and hear how his college and career activities have played out for the past few years. Also good to chat with Phonics and Anchovy. Nice to meet Trail Mix, current title holder of F3RVA’s Deepest Baritone, and nice to see so many F3 veterans. There was chatter about pulling AO’s together on the occasional Saturday so guys can catch up. This is worth a discussion. Might be fun.
FWIW, SIX state troopers having an intense meeting by the soda machine at the Wawa on Atlee Station after the workout. YHC assumes they were investigating reports of a Smoke Fest on Combs.
UpChuck spits the bit.
