Author: Saab

  • Faces Old and New

    Great to see some OG’s show up. General route was south trail (buttermilk) through Forest Hill and back.

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  • It has a mild salty taste…

    A mixed-6 hit trails and roads covering both north and south banks of the James. Excellent company and conversation at ETs afterwards.

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  • 45 Minutes of Gerry x 2

    A naughty 9 descended upon Mary to experience a tale of two Geriatric Q’s. This is what transpired – more or less…

    Q1:

    • Donkey Kicks, bear crawl, run out and bernie sanders back (3 rounds)
    • Suicides on the Courts: Mountain Climbers and Merkins intertwined

    Q2:

    • Four corners: Burpees, Merkins, WWIIs, SSHops. Variety of running, lunging, and Karaokes mixed in. Ascending, then Descending.

    NMS:

    Good to have TYA healthy and back in the gloom. His excitement was reflected in his persistent pursuit of more Burpees. Hitchhiker will be skiing for the first time today…YHC will be hoping it ends well and not in crutches…

    To paraphrase what TYA expressed in the COT, take stock in what you have – and not in what you don’t have..

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  • Gunga galunga…

    A dozen descended upon UR to shake off the morning chill – along with a few calories accumulated over holiday revelry….

    Route: https://onthegomap.com/s/0q9nfkv3

    Announcements:

    • Hitchhiker has time for coffee….(see Hitch for details)
    • Frozen Triangle in January (see Rosie and Gumbo).

    In the words of the Dalai Lama (beyond the Back Blast title), there are 2 days in the year when nothing gets done…Yesterday and Tomorrow…

    Make the best of today fellas!

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  • Hitch Needs a Day-Planner

    An elite 8 descended upon UR to shake off the early morning chill…

    Route:

    All – Ridgeway to Iris. Cross Three Chopt then head east on Groooooove.

    4’s – Turn around and return once reaching Oak St

    5’s/6’s – Take right on Oak, cross Cary to Hillcrest. Head down W. Hillcrest

    5’s (there weren’t any…)- Upon reaching bottom of Hillcrest, turn around and return.

    6’s – Turn onto E. Hillcrest and take immediate right to climb Charmian (steepest short-hill in RVA?). When hill crests, take a left on access road then turn left on Pocahontas, jump back onto E. Hillcrest, climb hill and return on the same route

    Announcements: HDHH at Final Gravity, Bone Thugs planning a subterranean run in the fall, and Christmas falls on a Sunday this year (see Hitchhiker for details, and Wedding Singer for supporting commentary)

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  • Sweaty Shins…

    Many miles and many smiles as an elite 8 covered the north and south banks of the James…Anthrax was donned in his favorite golf shirt, and Shakedown was a running-billboard for all things BMX.

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  • Sunny, Seventy, and Sh—y

    4 knuckleheads looked at each other and questioned why they were here….YHC did his best to keep balls-and-back dry as possible as we ventured out into the cold and wet areas surrounding Mary. Copious amount of running coupled with various exercises along the way.

    Moleskin: YHC learned some new terms today including “White Knuckling” and “Seagulling”….quite possibly, one has to precede the other….

    Announcements were quick as the pax was ready to jump in their cars, and showed no-patience for the Q’s eloquent and awe-inspiring close.

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  • Tiredness…

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

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  • 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