6 men of honor pushed aside the lure of The Fartsack to suck the marrow out Da Ville. Temperatures were 70 and sunny. According to the kid who left his bike directly under the sprinkler at Rutland Clubhouse, the following might have been the route (bro-code):
South on Combs.
Left on Bradcroft Terrace. Take that to Bradcroftshire, then left on Bradcroft Landing, and finally left onto Bradcroft Lane. Left on Combs.
Then, run the Atlee Road to Barnfield Lane to Rutlandshire Drive loop. (Left, Left, Left).
RIGHT on Combs.
Then, RIGHT onto Oakhamshire. Then, all lefts…Fox Hill Farmshire to Colvincrestshire to Hugheslandfarmsshire and left on Combs.
Then, left on Bradcroftlandingshire until time called and circle back to the VSF.
Ruckers took a slightly different route. As far as YHC saw, north on Combs, then south on Combs, then north on Combs, the south on Combs and so forth.
Numbers, names, and Yard Sale took us out.
NMS: YHC loves hitting DaVille. Good dudes, not too many hills (this is A-Cup Terrain), and lots of friendly folks out in the morning. Mumblechatter was strong with Phonics and YHC on site. YHC thanks Trout for his tolerance. Trail Mix put on a strong show – for a guy working up his stamina, today’s sweatfest was no joke.
Great to catch up briefly with everyone afterwards. We should do coffee soon. How about tomorrow at The Creek?
Announcements (Continued dudos to Tryhard for the original list – always cite your sources!):
- Summer Tour. Oyster / Tryhard posting a ton. Get out there and meet some new men or catch up with old pals. Also, on-going contest to invent the most micro of micro events just to get a ST point.
- Dry July. Good to hear at from those making solid progress toward their goals.
- Wet July. Sorry, Hutton, Dry July has nothing to do with not sweating. And, YHC has been on vacation. Not conducive to Dry Anything.
- 7/11 Thursday (TONIGHT!) 18:30 (or 6:30 “p.m.”). Adults paddle on the James. Huguenot Landing. See Lockjaw for details. Bring your kids, if Lockjaw says that’s ok. Or, bring your neighbor who works out in front of your house. Yeah, she does.
Thur AM – 0430 Launch to Clown Car down to Amelia Courthouse (Tryhard Q). Clown Car starting location is a closely guarded secret. Credible sources have uncovered the password… “#SOJ.”Nope, this happened already. You missed it. The correct answer was “Meet at The Forge.”- Fri – RAMM Amateur Bike Ride. 05:30. This is a contest. Bring your most ridiculous ride. YHC’s money is on the “1988 Volvo.”
- But, who wants to bike ride on your kid’s tricycle when you can hit The Creek? 05:30 Friday. Meet at Pearson’s Corner Elementary, or, as they call it in DaVille “Rutlandshire Elementarycommonslanding.”
- 7/13 – Poolboy VQ at The Iron Bridge. Get after it.
- 7/14 – OTB Swimming Pool Bootcamp. It’s free, it’s open to all men.
- 7/17 – Woodsman VQ at The Crossing. Get after it.
- 7/18 Thursday 18:30 (or 6:30 “p.m.”). Adults paddle on the James. Huguenot Landing. See Lockjaw for details.
- 7/25 Thursday 18:30 (or 6:30 “p.m.”). Adults paddle on the James. Huguenot Landing. See Lockjaw for details.
- 7/27 – YHC is leading The Bridge. Achieve F3 “Luminary” Status by attending. “Visit the Imprisoned.” Help YHC share the F3 spirit with a group of men transitioning their lives from prison to the free world. Clown Car from RVA around 06:00. Workout in Buckingham 07:30-08:15. Coffeeteria. Home by 10:30. Note: YHC has heard every excuse possible to skip out, so make your’s a good one. Or, try this: “Honey, can you take the kids until 10:30 Saturday? I would appreciate it. I’d like to help some men who could use a role model.” Even you can score with a line like that.
- 8/3 – Homegrown Half. This means run either 10k or 13.1 miles. Most confusing F3 event of the year. Is F3 using Metric or Imperial? No one knows who to ask, so YHC has appointed Boberry to take any questions.
- 8/6 – Ultimate Crab Frisbee Tournament at the Second AO (Learn some F3 history. Figure it out). Bring your NVGs for the first 15 minutes.
- 8/11 – F3 Family Float on the James. Starts somewhere between Lynchburg and Newport News. Starts sometime between BMNT and ends sometime before EENT. Someone will provide details sometime. (If you have ever done the BRR, when TYA wants you to know, he’ll tell you.)
- 8/17 – Pickleball Tourney. This is table stakes for winning the Summer Tour. Skip this, and it’s minus 200 points. FWIW, if Splinter and LJ’s kids show up, this thing’s over before it begins.
- 8/21 – 100th Birthday Celebration at First Watch 05:00. Come celebrate YHC’s father’s 100th birthday. Roaring 20’s, Great Depression, WWII, Cold War, etc.
- 8/28 – New AO at Moseley Elementary. Note the spelling has been corrected from previous posts. Google Maps will thank you.
- 9/20 and 9/21 – 10 Year Anniversary (multiple events). It’s like F3 invited you to a wedding. Friday night there is a dinner / drinks (you’ll need an outfit), Saturday morning is the main event (you’ll need a different outfit), and then there is a reception Saturday afternoon (with, you guessed it, a different outfit).
Breaking Bread….for those new to F3, we have been doing this every month for about 8 or 9 years (for the last 4 years, 2 times per month). We will do this each month going forward. Be a stud – make dinner for a group of 8-12 folks who are in town for medical treatment or recovery and need a hand. Invite your M and/or 2.0s or F3 pals to help. See Oyster for details. (Spoiler Alert: this is about you growing as a human and a Brother). As with The Bridge, if you think chicks dig the macho stuff, check yourself. Chicks dig men who are kind, men who help others. Lend a hand. Leave no (wo)man where you find him (her). YHC thanks you in advance.
