Some early, some earlier, some late, and for many – on time.
Start with the Reverse Carillon and instead take McCoy to Carytown. Auburn to Grove. 4s return on Grove. 5s/6s continue north on Tilden. 5s come back on Monument to Commonwealth and 6s come back Broad to Westmoreland.
No Tools took us out.
An extremely lucky 7 showed up to this year’s first First Watch, where our backblast is published before you finish your workout.
Long mosey to the UR campus to South Court for COP:
Partner up for triple check
Mosey over to the lake and partner up for DORA.
Mosey along the lake and up the trail to the Amphitheater. At the bottom work your way up with descending box cutters starting at 18. Q called it a little early to begin making our way back.
Quick stopover in Saab’s drive way for APDs.
Bacon Bits took us out.
Moleskin – Oversharing was at a minimum this morning. Perhaps it was the new year upon us or the perpetual motion of today’s workout. Next week may yield more dialogue.
Thank you for the opportunity to lead.
A solid 10 started the new year with a run around town. Weather was perfect and spirits were high.
East on Grove, left on Lafayette, right on Monument. 4s turn on the Blvd, 5s on Meadow, and 6s on Harrison all picking up Grove to return to the SF.
YHC took us out.
Moleskin:
Unlike the last time we did a New Year’s run, the town was very quiet this morning. YHC only saw a few empty liquor bottles and a giant red hawk on the route. Post anything interesting that you may have seen in the comments.
The backblast title comes from a Pax member’s view of a more subtle and less extreme response to dry January. It’s you against you.
Though the coffee selection was limited, coffee time was a lot of fun and a great introduction to the new year.
Lockjaw
A sweet 16 embraced cooler temperatures and a soggy road to pre-emptively burn off some Halloween calories.
Off we went north on Commonwealth turning right on Broad. Left on Roseneath. 4s turned around a Veil and took a scenic run down Roseneath to Grove and back to the flag.
5s and 6s continued on in Scott Addition, turning right on Norfolk and a right on the Blvd. 5s take the Blvd to Grove and home. 6s turn left on Broad and a right on Strawberry to Grove and home.
eHarmony took us out.
An illustrious 13 came out to take in the night sky in RVA’s darkest AO. With no sign of the possible FNG, the Pax rolled up to the Asphalt Sea for for COP.
SSH, Helicopters, Don Quixote, Russian Soldiers, Scorpion Kicks
Down to the top of Lindsay for Lindsays. The exercises were box cutters and carolina dry-docks, with each set being performed with a run in between.
Alas, we arrive at La Casa de Lockjaw and partner up for triple check. Partner 1 runs down the street, hangs a left, runs around the West Drive Circle, and back. Partner 2 chooses from one of the Monopoly pieces for bench press and Partner 3 performs American Hammers with bricks.
The Monopoly pieces consist of an anvil, a concrete pineapple, a standard cinder block, and an extra large cinder block.
Three time through.
Mosey up to the 3rd Pres back lot for Dora. Partner 1 runs the end of the parking lot and back, while the other partner performs 100 donkey kicks, 200 monkey humpers, 300 flutter kicks. Called a little short due to available time.
Mosey back the the AO where YHC took us out.
A lucky 13 converged for some mileage in the Fan. It was great to see everyone and catch up. Weather was perfect this morning for running.
Labrat took us out.
TYA has a CSAUP coming up with more information available soon via preblast. October 23 relay race from Richmond to Jamestown and back. Run teams, bike teams, and run/bike teams. YHC recommends a canoe/kayak option as well.
The Routes
East on Grove and a right on Thompson, left on Floyd. Take a left on Shields with 4s taking a left on Grove back to the flag.
5s/6s continue north on Shields with a dog leg on Allison to Monument. Hang a left and head west, turning left on Commonwealth. 5s take Commonwealth back to the flag.
6s take Commonwealth to Patterson and head west with a turn on Wisteria (for those who wanted a light 6 aka 5.87 miles) or Lexington (for those who wanted a proper 6 aka 6.21 miles) to Grove and back to the flag.
Cooler weather prevailed today. Pre-run talks of F3 camaraderie and what it means to be a part of this group and taking care of each other. Swirly needs a bike too.
Off we went hitting three local AOs. It was dark, somewhat hilly, but it felt like Fall.
It was great running with Upchuck – pushing the pace and conversation. I liked your theory on the early morning Volvo rendezvous better than our other Ziontown runner’s more factual statement.
Great to see everyone again, despite no longer having my pet raccoon in tow.
Marv took us out.
Head north on Commonwealth to Patterson and head west. Turn north on Libbie and east on Monument. 4s turn on Commonwealth, 5s turn on Hamilton, and 6s on Cleveland with all coming back on Grove.
Bone Thugs took us out.
Announcements:
The Bone Thugs 10k on 8/21. Show up at 5:15 or 5:00 if you want an early start.
Thanks go out to Circle K who provided a basket of tomatoes and other garden produce for the pax to enjoy.
Lockjaw
Fourteen on time runners, one with cat in tow, and a very late runner embraced both heat and humidity for this week’s edition of Spider Run.
The Route
Embark on Gateway and immediately take the paved path through the woods and pick up Roselawn for the steep climb up the hill. Just embrace it and go. Take a right on Toanna and a right on the Three Chopt access road. A left on Grove and a left on Libbie.
4s take a left on Patterson, a left on St Chris, a right on the Three Chopt access road and drop down Toanna to Campus to Gateway.
5s and 6s continue down Libbie, taking a left on the access road in front of St Mary’s, a left on Bremo, a left on Maple, and a right on Patterson.
5s turn on Honaker to Boatwright, with a left on Campus and a right on Gateway.
6s head west on Patterson to Westham Pkwy. A left on Baldwin and pop through the fraternity hole to come around the baseball field parking lot to the lake.
Marv took us out.
This route shall be called the Drunken Cat.
Lockjaw
An early seven rose to a perfect morning – dark with a sliver of moonlight. A quick launch and off we went across the river. After securing the boats on the shore of the F3 RVA Beach Club, we circled for COP.
Partner up for some Dora, river-style. Partner 1 performs 100 WWII, 200 squat jumps, and 300 2-count flutter kicks. Partner 2 launches a kayak out into the river, circles a rock and returns.
Mosey over to the dunes for triple check!
Mount up the boats and return to the landing where Posh took us out.
NMS:
The sand offers a new dimension to the pain – whether sand in the eyes via flutter kicks or traction on crawl bear/bear crawl.
Kayaking was a blast, even though we had more people than boats. Kubota doubled up with Handshake on the outbound trip and opted for the “lighter” Hutton on the way back. Either way they looked more like an alligator at the water line.
We will do this again soon with a HDHH. Keep an eye on the pre-blast with the details.
Lockjaw and Kubota
