Author: Lockjaw

  • High 5

    East on Grove and North on Thompson. Park is the eastbound route and Stuart is westbound. Dodge traffic on Thompson as needed.

  • Down the River

    Two watermen enjoyed the nearly non-existent current for a quick paddle. Upstream and back. The river was low with great visibility. Peaceful!

  • Frank and Dirty

    It started as three and with a little convincing a couple of walkers were persuaded to the boot camp.

    Off to the NW corner for COP. With this crew, lots of mumblechatter.

    Off to the back field for 11s – HRM and Heels2Heaven.

    Over to the US map for state inspired workouts – twice through the Pax to call a state exercise.

    Triple Check – BTTW, elbow plank, and karioke.

    YHC took us out.

  • Beware the Widowmaker

    14 roadrunners with various training goals came out for prime running weather. The stars were out. The air was crisp. What more could you want?

    Around the lake and up past the baseball field and up Boatwright. A left on Sassafras to Bandy and Three Chopt to Patterson.

    Right on Patterson, left on Register, right on Franklin. 4s turn on Charles. 5s on Bevridge. 6s take a detour with Bevridge to pick up Frankli again.

    4s/5s take Patterson west to Ridge Top and cut through the trail in the woods home. 6s take Franklin to Maple to Grove and come down Towana.

    Saab did an excellent job taking us out.

  • Bad News for Those Prepared for Disappointment

    Ten running redwoods embarked on a fun and likely route. After discussing the various winter gear making its way into the Pax’s rotation, off we went.

    East on Grove, North on Antrim, West on Monument, South on Willow Lawn, and West on Patterson. 4s take a left on Westview, 5s on Maple, and 6s on St Chris. Everyone returns on Grove with 5s/6s doing a lap around the school block.

    Bone Thugs took us out.

    Announcements:

    Thoughts go to Bone Thugs as he embarks on his half marathon this weekend.

  • Friday the 13th

    A cool dozen came for promises of simple and flat routes and were not disappointed. Considering the double barrel of hills last week, today’s long open stretches were a nice change.

    East on Grove, cut over to Floyd and eventually head north on Strawberry, Vine, and Harrison respectively. Back on Hanover and make your way back to Grove via Thompson.

    YHC took us out.

    It was great to see Chippendale back in our midst in the recent weeks.

    Gumbo knows of volunteer opportunities through Sportable. If you are able to commit a few hours and ride a bike, they need your help. See Gumbo for details.

  • Simpson’s Three Headed Fish

    Wait? Another Lockjaw Q?

    Today’s route was a non-hilly as possible considering the abundance of hills last week. Off we went around the lake, through the trail and to College. Up Lakewood to Wood to Waveny to Westham. Ascend the hill to Patterson and head east.

    4s turn on Ridgetop, 5s on St Chris, and 6s on Libbie. Routes were a little short today. You are welcome.

    YHC took us out.

  • Have Your Best Day Ever

    Was written in chalk on the sidewalk from which we launched. A lucky 7 runners and 2 walkers headed into the fog for an eerie start to the Halloween season.

    West on Grove to Granite and pick off the Snake River route for the rest of Richmond’s hills. A second serving of hills for those who ran Spider Run. The Tempsford hills never disappoint.

    Marv had his best day ever tackling hills with the speed of a beast.

    YHC took us out.

  • Jigsaw

    Up the hill and through the country club we went. A quick bounce down Three Chopt to explore the darkness and hills south of Cary St. Down and up, down and up, and down and up. 4s/5s returned the way they came and 6s took Maple to Patterson to Honaker and back.

    TYA took us out.

  • Skunk Butt Rug

    Brief mumble chatter until the route was called and off we went on Reverse Carillon. Great conversation along the way, and even a Sippy Cup spotting.

    At one point on the route we almost stepped on what looked like a skunk pancake. If anyone was going to make contact with the remnants, it would be Marv.

    –> 10/14 for the 12th annual beer mile. See Slack for details.

    YHC took us out.