Author: Saab

  • Tiredness…

    Remarkably, the pax extracted many variations of distances from the typical South/North bank route.

    Saab Abides

  • A Festivas Fit For a Gerry

    8 gents descended upon Mary to see what she had to offer, this is what transpired….more or less…

    • COP: Copius stretching
    • Neighborhood Loop: Run then perform 50 of an exercise (3 iterations)…LBC, M-Climbers, Flutter Kicks
    • Triple Check: Chicken Peckers, WWII’s, Run out, 10 HR Merkins and Bernie Sanders Back
    • Derkins and Merkins: Two stations, visit each 3 times. Ten reps of aforementioned
    • Descending Doras: 300 Hello Dollies, 200 LBC, 100 Merkins. Partner runs to pull up bars (5 reps)
    • Few minutes of Mary

    Announcements:

    • Christmas Eve morning at the Bridge. Come one, come all…
    • TYA is taking donations for F3 Shirt to go to Bridge participants. It is the highlight of their week and the shirts really mean a lot to them.
    • Props to Oyster for taking-over Breaking Bread for 2023. Thanks to Upchuck for all his work this past year+

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  • Marv was right…

    FTLOBD…

    Today’s route did have almost the same elevation as the historic UR Turkey Trot….(640ft vs 680ft)

    Route:

    https://onthegomap.com/s/utcmkrq4

    4’s return on same route once reaching the entrance to Glenbrook Circle.

    5’s return after up and back on Summit

  • T-Shirt Special

    18(?) elites arrived for a run through the Westham….YHC limited it to no more than two fingers….

    Announcements: Lots going on… which is a wonderful thing:

    • Props to Anthrax for completing his 78M ultra, and to TYA and Shakes for their support along the way
    • Friday(?) Ruck for Food (see Lockjaw)
    • Bonethugs 10k (see aforementioned)
    • 13M Saturday-run in January (see above)
    • Black Friday run ’til you drop or monotony kicks in (see TYA)

    Saab Abides…

    The Route (Singer T-Shirt Special):

    Run past ball stadium to College, then to University.  

    4’s take University to Westham and head south to River Rd

    5’s and 6’s take right on Wood.  5’s take left on Lakewood to Westham then head south to River Rd

    6’s stay on Wood to Waveny, then get on Westham and head south (see above)

    All cross River to Country Squire to South Ridge then on down to Westham Station.

    4’s climb Old Bridge to Highland – turnaround when it crests back to Westham Station.

    5’s and 6’s take Highland all the way to River then turn around back to Westham Station

    All return toward shopping center then through Bat Cave.

    Saab Abides

  • Faceplant Silencer

    Walk, Bike, Run…it didn’t matter….

    Running Route: Head east on Grove, south on Greenway. Cross Cary to Ampthill. Take Ampthill to bottom where it turns to Paxton. Take Paxton up to Cary. Turn around and head back south on Paxton to Ampthill to Cary.

    4’s return on on Greenway

    5’s and 6’s repeat Ampthill and Paxton. 5’s exit on the top of Paxton and take Tuckahoe back to Grove then return to Mary.

    6’s head south on Paxton (again) then up Ampthill. Return on Greenway.

    Title reflects what benefit a little (lot of) elevation will do on a run…

    Saab Abides

  • please disregard….

    11 titans and one woefully unprepared Gerry experienced a workout commensurate with its title…

    Saab abides…when able

  • Like a Bezos Rocket…

    A fearsome 14 appeared for a run with a slight chill in the air. Here’s the thing…

    Base Route (4,5,6’s): Up to campus drive, left toward Boatright. Take access road toward Bandy Field. Dog-leg across Three Chopt to Hanover…quick left onto Ripley, head toward Patterson, then head east on Patterson. Right on Maple, Right on Ferguson which then turns to Henri. Take Henri, cross Three Chopt to Iris on down to the golf course…..

    4’s: Take Iris along golf course to Ridgeway. Left on Ridgeway along golf course then back to commons.

    5’s and 6’s: Take Iris then up-then-down on Tapoan. Take right on Ridgeway to Roselawn. Left on Roselawn and back toward commons.

    6’s: After getting on Ripley from Hanover, take immediate right onto Stuart. Take it all the way until it returns on Kensington and drops back onto Ripley.

    NMS/Announcements:

    • Crucible this Saturday (and every Saturday). Thanks to Shakedown for leading this effort
    • The Bridge: 4th Saturday of every month. Please see TYA

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  • Saabervals…

    Route: Head east on Grove, south on Greenway. Cross Cary to Ampthill. Take Ampthill to bottom where it turns to Paxton. Take Paxton up to Cary. Turn around and head back south on Paxton to Ampthill to Cary.

    4’s return on on Greenway

    5’s and 6’s repeat Ampthill and Paxton. 5’s exit on the top of Paxton and take Tuckahoe back to Grove then return to Mary.

    6’s head south on Paxton (again) then up Ampthill. Return on Greenway.

    Announcements: Wheelie is biking 400 miles for cancer research. Please see him for details. If you are lucky, there may be a vintage Earth Day t-shirt thrown-in courtesy of Wedding Singer,

    Saab Abides

  • A Fist for the Fifth

    A half dozen gents were presented with copious hill-climbs…the general feeling of disappointment was palpable. Despite the discontent all pushed through solidly.

    Announcements: There’s a retreat in September. What participants will be retreating from has yet to be determined.

    Saab abides

  • High Moisture Content….

    A cool, hard rain didn’t stop a half a dozen from making the best of it. Since the Q bagged out, YHC called an out and back on Grooooooove.

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