Author: Splinter

  • Look! A Perfectly Good Track!

    Four of the finest you will ever meet at 530am gathered in the eagles parking lot for today’s Currahee. Pinto dusted off the headlamp and vest for today but was told they wouldn’t be needed. 0530 abruptly hit and off we went.

    • Loop around the school and shimmy through the fence by the track
    • One lap around the track to continue to warm up as it was needed today
    • 200m repeats with 100m recovery
    • Repeat x10
    • Mosey down Old Prescott and another long loop around the school and we called it a day

    Numbers, names, some light “stretching” before YHC took us out.

    Moleskin

    Great morning guys. It’s been probably 3 years once I’ve done track work like that today and I’m sure I’ll feel it the rest of the day. Really enjoyed the fellowship while in the track. Let’s do it again sometime.

    Hoedown Monday at 7am followed by coffeeteria. Hope to see you there!

  • Labor Day Convergence

    Labor Day Convergence

    Monday Labor Day Convergence will be at Hoedown. It’s a small(ish) AO but there is ample parking! YHC will bring mobile coffeeteria for post workout enjoyment. 7AM start!

  • A Strangers Fist

    Sixteen men on a mission to better themselves huddled around the hood of a blue truck, trying to decipher the pre-posted routes on a 4 inch mobile screen. The PAX was forewarned on Slack of the Qs anticipated hot arrival. YHC arrived with three minutes to spare. Plenty of time to review the routes (twice) before launch.

    The Route
    4s, 5s, and 6s all took basically the same route today, with the only variation being the number of Horespen/Ridge Top loops.

    • Head west around the baseball field and left on College
    • Right on Lakewood to Westham
    • Right on Westham to Baldwin
    • Right on Baldwin and continue on Baldwin across Wood with runs by the backside of fraternity row
    • Slight left and the road turns to Horsepen
    • Up Horsepen to right on Patterson
    • Right on Ridge Top
    • 5s & 6s continue down Ridge Top and take a right on Horesepen and repeat the loop, with 5s only going halfway up before taking a right on Devon. 6s go all the way to Patterson
    • On the final descent down Ridge Top, left on Chandler, right on Gardiner, left on Wheeler, through the lit path and back to the VSF via Campus/Gateway
    • 6s touched the top of Chandler before finishing on Gardiner

    4s: https://onthegomap.com/s/e94dq1oe
    5s: https://onthegomap.com/s/l5sgp73g
    6s: https://onthegomap.com/s/jrsi1569

    Numbers, names, announcements, before YHC took us out.

    Announcements

    • BRR next weekend. Still not too late.
    • Field Day on 9/18.
    • Sit & Sip & Cornhole on 9/25.
    • NEW: Labor Day Convergence @ Hoedown. 7AM start.

    Moleskin

    By all accounts, the route was successful. Sixteen started and sixteen finished (relatively on time). YHC had the pleasure of being in the company of Saab during the run and he quickly proclaimed this route was like another fist but with the middle appendage extended. Hence the name of this BB. Not the normal fist, but a stranger’s fist.

    Great catching up with Sippy today. Congrats on the recent achievements.

    Enjoy the day fellas.

    Splinter

  • A Different Kind of Serpent

    A fleet of thirteen convened at the corner of Grove and Commonwealth for an unexpected variation of a serpentine route. Directions were started early to leave ample time for repeating (if necessary). It was necessary (x2). Here was the route:

    6 Milers:
    – East on Grove then left on Hamilton
    – Left on Grace then left on Lafayette back to Grove
    – Right on Grove then right on Antrim back to Grace
    – Left on Grace then left on Commonwealth back to Grove
    – Right on Grove then right on Westmoreland to Grace
    – Left on Grace then left on Chantilly (which turns to Bunting) back to Grove
    – Grove back to MM

    5 Milers:
    – Same as above except your north border was Wythe (not Grace)

    4 Milers:
    – Same as 5 milers except turn left on Hanover when you get on Hamilton. Everything else the same

    Numbers, names, YHC took us out.

    Moleskin
    Fantastic morning for a run and thanks to the PAX for sticking to the directions. Sounds like everyone hit the route spot on.

    Great to see everyone, including Lab Rat and Ronnie who YHC hasn’t crossed paths with for a while. And Kudos to Pigskin who keeps ‘planting’ his shovel flag at every AO he attends. Keep it up!

    See everyone soon.

    Splinter

  • Triple Potato

    Nine of this region’s finest gathered under the waning crescent for an impromptu hot potato. Very little mumblechatter pre-launch, so we just stared at each other. EF Hutton had enough and said, “time to go”. Mosey to the newly sectioned off black top for a Hutton led COP.

    COP (EF Hutton)
    12x Copperhead Squats
    10x Imperial Walkers
    10x Helicopters
    10x HRMs
    20x Suzanne Somers
    10x Something or others
    20x Suzanne Somers
    10x Mountain Climbers

    Prostitute (EF Hutton)
    5x Burpees, 20x Merkins, 20x Jump Squats, 20x WWIIs, 20x Mountain Climbers. Work around the 4 corners repeating said exercises a number of times.

    Triple Check (Handshake)
    Mosey up to the field for people’s chair, WWIIs, run across the field for 5 pull ups.

    Triple Check (Splinter)
    Mosey to the parking lot for jump squats, plank, bernie sanders across the parking lot and up the hill to the fence for 10 derkins then run back.

    Mary
    Ring of Fire (Duck-duck-goose style) with 10x dealer’s choice followed by a lap around the ring. Thanks for the audible Pigskin! Finish off with a minute and a half of american hammers.

    Numbers, names, YHC took us out.

    Moleskin
    Quiet bunch for Hoedown today. Maybe it was all the counting, or just recovery from the weekend. YHC detected 3 or 4 different language counts by Pigskin today. Regardless, great to get out with the gang and to push each other this AM. Sorry to hear Upchuck is battling his knee. Get well soon brother!

    Announcements
    HDHH next Wednesday at Honeydo’s
    Field Day 9/18
    Retreat 9/25

    ¡Adiós muchachos!

  • Stonefaced Anger

    Three of the area’s finest runners, including a visitor, sat in their cars until the rain faded for today’s Currahee. The route was a simple 5 miler with some bro code mixed in. Old glory made an appearance today and it was passed amongst the three of us. One of Henrico’s finest acknowledged the stars and stripes with a flash of the lights while driving past. All in all, a great run with a small group of dedicated individuals. Thanks for making the effort so YHC didn’t have to carry that flag solo.

    Handshake was clearly steaming when he got out of the car and realized he would likely be running solo. That energy fueled him today. Way to crush it.

    Marv took us out in a way only Marv can do. Well said.

  • Generally Successful

    Fourteen mostly aware PAX huddled in the new gathering spot for this week’s Spider Run. The call was snake river. 4s did one, 5s did two, 6s did four. Numbers, names, announcements, YHC took us out.

    Moleskin
    Almost everyone remembered, some were unaware, of the newly declared gathering spot for the AO. Shakedown appropriately suggested after the run that we should place a scout at the previous location for a few weeks. Noted and we will make that a practice for the month of July.

    Quick note about parking in the new location. After a brief discussion with a UR staff member, here are the key notes:

    • Do not park in the “reserved” parking spots closest to the dry creek on the downside of the dam
    • If possible, park in the spots facing the road or the spots in the middle of the lot
    • The staff try to park in the parallel spots on the road so try to keep those open. They have to be there by 630 so it may be less of a big deal.

    Snake river run sucked today. I think everyone would agree with that.

    We will stick with this new location for the near future to see how it sticks. So far, so good.

  • Moist Potato

    Six, wait seven… no eight, hold it, nine boot campers plus two circumnavigators gathered for a Q-less Mary. Upchuck stole the potato and off we went for:

    COP (Upchuck)
    SSH, ROF, DQ, IW, APD, LBC, ROF

    Upchuck
    Mosey to the collection of high quality plastic picnic tables for partner exercises. Run, dips, deline merkins. Run, dips, incline merkins. Run, dips, squats. Upchuck offered the potato and Faceplant took it before it being passed to him.

    Faceplant
    Back to the parking lot for escalator exercises. WWII escalator on one side of parking lot and single count flutter kicks on the other side. 1-21 with bear crawls between each line. Passed to Oyster.

    Oyster
    Triple check. Running, jump squats, peoples chair. Pass to Malpractice.

    Malpractice
    Stay in teams (for no good reason) and run the bases. 10 at each base of an exercise. 5 burpees at each. 15 something at each. Pass to Splinter.

    Splinter
    Tennis court line drill. 1,2,3,4 burpees at each mid-court. 2,4,6,8 squats at each court. 3,6,9,12 HTH at each court. Line of fire before back to the flag.

    Announcements
    – Puppy pile this saturday after dog pile
    – HDHH 6/23
    – Clear the attic at upchucks some day soon

    Numbers, names, YHC took us out.

    Moleskin
    Soupy day but great mumblechatter this morning. Also great fellowship post COT. Enjoy the day gentlemen.

  • The Bridge to Nowhere

    Six of our finest gathered at the home of the Eagles to question if anyone wanted to take the Q. After YHC arrived and declared he signed up, forgot, then was reminded this morning of his volunteer for the Q, we discussed the route and off we went. Goal was negative splits

    The Route
    – Meander through Glen Eagles over to Ridgefield
    – Left on Ridgefield
    – All the way to Tuckahoe Creek Park and across the bridge
    – Go as far as you can in 23 minutes then return in 22 minutes
    – Grunt and groan up the 4 hills back to Godwin

    Announcements
    – Memorial Day convergence 7am @ Tredegar

    Moleskin
    The goal today was negative splits. Handshake quickly dismissed his result as 22 out and 23 back but upon further review, realized he indeed accomplished negative splits. Well on your way to the 6 mile group.

    There was some interesting banter pre-BoM about attention to detail on a series of texts from yesterday. Post prayer, the record was checked and accusations of lack of attention to detail were recanted. All is now well in the world. Some of us may make mistakes, but we are always confident in them.

    Great running today men. Thanks for letting me lead.

    Splinter out.

  • A Couple of Fingers Down Butte

    A Couple of Fingers Down Butte

    Seventeen of Tuesday’s finest gathered on a near perfect morning for some fun on the southside. One FNG was late so missed launch and wandered for 40 minutes before finding some of the PAX to finish. FNG made 18 total. For Dr. Ruth, here’s what really happened:

    The Route
    4s / 5s / 6s
    – Through the bat cave and across the river
    – Take the loop and turn left (west, upriver, LEFT)
    – Left on Southhampton heading south

    4s
    – Turn around at the first intersection and return the way you came

    5s
    – Continue south on Southhampton, through the 5 way intersection to Cherokee
    – Reverse course and head north on Southhampton
    – At the first intersection, take the left fork on to Butte
    – Right on Riverside and return via the bridge

    6s
    – Follow the 5s on the left on Butte then a left on Rivercrest
    – Left on Riverside
    – Left on Waumsetta and meander up to Cherokee
    – Return via Waumsetta and Riverside to the bridge and back

    Numbers, names, announcements and YHC took us out.

    Moleskin
    Absolute perfect day for a run this morning. When EF Hutton showed up, we knew the world was in balance.

    Apologies to the FNG for launching on time. However, one minute late is one minute late… I’m sure that won’t prevent you from making a repeat appearance.

    Lots of great mumblechatter about bachelor parties and the appropriate pronunciation of Butte. Those, combined with Saab’s comment about a 5 finger version on the southside led to today’s backblast title.

    Enjoy the day gentlemen and thanks for letting me lead.

    Announcements
    – Breaking bread needs summer volunteers, talk to Upchuck or just sign up on the Q sheet

    Splinter