At an AO that had a rough 2024 (taken off the Q sheet and then back on), YHC posted for the last run of the season and found that it would be a you vs you day. 70 and sunny, so lets get going, to the park back out through JRHS, to River Downs, out RD to Twin Team, cross over to Terrington for an easy 8 miles at a 9ish minute pace.
See you next year River Run
Sunday night a warning shot was fired that Wedding Singer would not be running. 5:30 and the only 2 standing watch are Bullseye and YHC
After a bit of discussion an easy route was requested and YHC thought why not go through Terrington (via a visit to the park first) but stay on the high side of the pool house. Note to self, the POOL HOUSE is smack dab in the middle of the hill. All the way to Robious, cross to the opposite side where we no longer have to look for a clearing due to some tree removal. Down Twin Team around by James River HS and BTTF
Numbers / Names YHC took us out
NMS: It seamed like it would be flat at the time YHC said it, sorry Bullseye.
11 HIM made their way to the frozen parking lots and fields of R-n-R to find out what they remembered from history class about the “Day that will live in infamy”.
Mosey to the bottom tennis court for the COP, a little Mosey a little Bernie
Who was President at the time of the attack? FDR What Year was it? 1941
Disclaimer – DQ’s, 1 Burpee, Helicopters, 2 Burpees, Imperial Walkers, 3 Burpees, Ukrainian Solders, 4 Burpees, LBC’s, 10 Burpees OYO
Where FDR and Theo related? Yes, 5th cousins
There was some controversy over what number President where the cousins? 26th and 32nd respectively but Big Rig contested that, YHC did pull his information from the Internet so it has to be 100% correct
Mosey to the corner for four corners prostitute Corner 1 -10 Merkins, Corner 2 – 20 Plank Jacks, Corner 3 – 30 SSH’s, Corner 4 – 40 Monkey Humpers.
Mosey up the hill to the playground to pay a toll – 20 Dips / 20 Incline Merkins
Who fired the first shots? The US, the USS Ward sank a Ko-hyoteki class sub near the entrance to Pearl Harbor
Mosey to the parking lot at the concession stand partner up but its more like a triple check, the partner is just there as a timer
Partner 1 does Quadrulators while partner 2 runs to the stop sign and back, switch
Partner 1 does X’s and O’s while partner 2 does same route
Partner 1 does Squats while partner 2 does same route
What where the names of the two ships lost on that day? Arizona and Oklahoma
2,026 Sailors and Marines where lost, 1,606 were aboard one of those two ships
Mosey to the stands by the baseball fields same partners route is up and around the concession stand while the exercises are crunches, Dips and decline merkins
Mosey to the far parking lot for a regular 4 corners all abs
20 of each – American Hammers, Scrunchy Frogs, WWII’s and LBC’s
Mosey back to the first lot because its empty and there are a lot of lines – for Parking Lot Crawls to 10
Mosey BTTF with lots of time for Man Killers, some stretches and an ab ring of fire
Numbers / Names Big Rig took us out
NMS:
It has been a little bit sense YHC has Q’ed and in true transparency YHC forgot that he was on the Q sheet. I had wanted to do the Veterans day Q but it was taken so I took Dec 7th way in advance then forgot about it. No worries YHC has done unplanned Q’s in the past but this has a theme???? Thanks to the Internet and all the many fun facts you can find, YHC was able to hold a History lesson and a beat down at the same time. The real lesson for that morning in 2024, was for the guys who haven’t Q’ed yet you can get out there and do it, it’s okay to screw up, everyone there wants you to do well and while they might make a little fun of you – you will do fine.
3 RR Regulars picked up a hitchhiker on the frosty roads of Salisbury
5:30 PAX of 3 set out to climb Twin Team and head out E Brigstock for out and back
Along the way YHC was just a bit ahead of Singer and Bullseye when a lone runner going the opposite direction passed. As usual YHC said good morning but didn’t hear a response, not unusual for 27 degrees and before 6 A.M. however when YHC turned back to meet up with the other two, the PAX had grown from 2 to 3 and the familiar voice of Don Draper was heard. Once the 22.5 minute mark was hit the group turned and head BTTF. It was on the other side of Robious that YHC was told that DD had vanished in much the same way he had appeared. This reminded YHC that there is a beast that lurks the area of Twin Team that has not been seen in quite some time……..
Numbers / Names YHC took us out
NMS: Stay tuned, we may have to go on a beast hunt to find DD
5 Easy ridders drove into River Run to see what was the flattest easy post half marathon route YHC could come up with.
BWES to Robious, take a right past the new Wawa to the bridge before 288 reverso left at the JRHS baseball fields and the back way to BWES and around the school to get 4 miles. OC did his own thing with a weighted vest, PAX caught up with him coming out of the Gloom wearing all black and having no light. He just appeared like out of a bad horror movie from the mid 90’s.
Numbers / Names House Party took us out
NMS: YHC needed something light after a good weekend half marathon. That was the last race of the year for many of us, thanks to all the guys that have posted, encouraged and ran with YHC along the way. This year YHC completed 4 half marathons (5 if you include the Home Grown) along with Gypsy, we will be starting back up again in February if anyone is interested.
13 gamers made their way out to No Toll to play a game that they could not win. According to 2 Pop and his run crew this is what went down.
Mosey to the bridge and pay the entree fee. 20 Incline Merkins, 20 Dips
Mosey to the “not Pickle Ball” courts (sorry Oyster) for the COP – DQ’s, Helicopters, Dead Man Hangs, Merkins, LBCs,
Mosey to the parking lot for the main event
21’s YHC will count SSH to 18 then the PAX has to continue to count (IN THEIR HEAD) to 21. This is where the veterans who have played this game took it upon themselves to continue counting even though YHC had stopped cadence. YHC did appreciate that they continued counting as one without cadence but that’s not how the game works. Punishment #1 Run a lap, PAX continued this until all punishments where given out
Run, American Hammers, Plank Jacks, Imperial Walkers, Dips, SSH which if you take the first letter from each spells RAPIDS. The last High school Baseball game of the fall ball season is tonight, GO Rapids
Move to the base line for Parking lot crawls to 10 and back with Lunges and Squats
Mosey to the corner, regular 4 corners 10 – American Hammers, 20 – WWII’s, 30 – LBC’s, 40 – Sugar Sticks
Repeto but with LT Dans, Jump Squats, Lunges and Moroccan Night Clubs (for Oyster)
Mosey back to the bridge to pay the toll 20 – Incline Merkins, 20 – Dips
BTTF – For a ring of fire 10 of your favorite ab exercise while PAX holds their favorite Lazy Boy position
Numbers / Names Chaplain took us out
NMS: YHC saw the Q sheet was open so seized the opportunity. 21’s is a way to keep everyone involved but everyone is a winner when nobody wins. I think that might have come from a book I read about Yogi Berra – “I never said most of the thing I said”
It was a basic triple check at River Run this morning. Each of us thinking they were the only ones that where going to be there this morning, surprised by the fact that the other showed up. YHC had just run a half marathon on Saturday and Singer has surgery around 8:30 today.
The PAX of 3 decided it would be best if we kept it short and flat, the route started as down to the river up to James River HS, right on Robious. Bullseye suggested a turn into River Downs North and the trail at the back which brought us out to Robious landing again.
All in all we got in 4 miles
Numbers / Names Bullseye took us out
NMS: The topics this morning were distance running and being able to carry on a conversation while training. Kids activities, parents that let their kids drink, RV parks / Halloween and last but not least that catch in the endzone for Washington this weekend. Topic not necessarily in that order.
YHC and House Party arrived at River Run with no others and no Q, so YHC had the bright idea to run the old Terrington route. It is just one hill but it’s a long hill that never seams to end. Cross Robious, down Twin Team, through the JRHS lot and BTTF circle the school to make it a 4 mile run.
Numbers / Names YHC took us out
NMS: With the Holiday weekend the numbers where probably small at most AO’s. I’m glad House Party showed up because at least 2 need to share in that kind of suckyness.
3 Rage Against the Machine ragers and YHC came out of the Gloom to run the hills around BWES this morning.
YHC called the SOJ 5 fingers route and away we went. The route was River Downs to the stop sign take a left up the big hill, turn around to the stop sign take a right and another right at the next cul de sac up and back. Around to Twin Team up and down cross Robious and up and down the two Cul de Sacs on the right
YHC did not see the others the rest of the time and found out later that they didn’t take the left at the first stop sign so YHC was heading back out before they came back.
YHC had 5.15 on the GPS
Numbers / Names House Party took us out
NMS:
Doesn’t really matter where you run as long as you run, way to push guys
3 Runners got together at MOT this morning, Singer wanted to explore the Salisbury side of Midlothian so Bullseye took the lead
YHC couldn’t really tell you the route but there was a dirt road involved, a history lesson about the Weaver family and a last push up the hill.
BTTF Numbers / Names YHC took us out
NMS: Good to hang out with Singer and Bullseye this morning, go out and make it a great day guys