Short run: Monument to Grove rectangle. 4s turn at Arthur Ashe, 5s around Allison, 6s were absent.
Long: Top Golf route
Bikes: out and around.
Felt like a good morning to take in the Monument Christmas lights, so off the four of us went. Great job everyone. YHC had a good conversation with Pucker, where I learned a new acronym today – R.U.D. (rapid unscheduled disassembly). The context was the Space X test run this week which appeared to go well other than an RUD ending.
Bodos’ version of a rectangle has more sides than most of ours, but he made it back no problem. He also says to check out The Sound of Metal on Amazon Prime for those interested in a good flick this weekend.
Short run – snake tongue route. Left on Grove, left on Granite, across Cary down Kennondale. 4s return the way you came. 5s do Tempsford and return home. No 6s. Oyster ran the Oyster route.
Long run did the reverse Carillon.
Great job men. Only a few of us on the short run today but it was a good morning to be out nonetheless. Hard pressed to find a longer hill than Kennondale from RAMM, perhaps YHC shouldn’t announce such a challenge.
Thanks to Shiplap for keeping our average age down.
16 boys came to the yard at recess and went their own ways.
Choices – ride a bike, run a long ways, or run a shorter than long ways (reverse Carillon).
Pullout’s pullout game is still strong.
Good job men. Stay safe, prayers to Kubota on a swift recovery, and hope he didn’t get everyone sick at Saab’s birthday outing. We can all blame Saab right?
Larger than usual number of runners including one historian downranger from Baton Rouge (maybe) attended Spider Run for a celebration of life.
Categories: Route
What is all runners head out the bat cave, across the river and head west/up river on Riverside.
4s: What is turn at Huguenot Flats and return home.
5s: What is turn at Hickory and return home.
6s. What is take Hickory over Cherokee up the hill to Old Holly and return home.
Category: Chatter
What is call your mother today in honor of those who have passed. She’ll appreciate it.
What is congrats to Ollie running 100 miles.
What is celebrating a class act and mainstay of game shows on national televisions since 1984 – Alex Trebek. We’ve all found ourselves watching Jeopardy waiting for that 8:00 PM TV show to start.
Final Jeopardy: The first Thanksgiving took place here, attended by 100 people or so as confirmed by Edward Winslow who sailed from England aboard the Mayflower in 1620*.
– History.com
In honor of Alex Trebek AND Sean Connery, YHC gives you the SNL spoof for the ages.
Bunch of warriors came out and exercised. Early runners with Bone Thugs putting in just shy of 8, late runners getting some reverse Carillon with a twist start error by the Q but all worked out well, and the cyclists did some longs and shorts as well.
Great job men! Got to run but getting in big data before I close the computer for the day. Thanks to Bodos for the title.
17ish PAX departed from Mary for their various sets of exercise.
YHC offered up a Lab Rat special – Serpentine. Everyone start east on Grove, north on Hamilton, east on Hanover until it dead ends, right to Stuart, take Stuart all the way back to Hamilton. Left on Hamilton and left on Kensington.
4s – turn left up Bunting and left on Grove home.
5s – Take Kensington until it dead ends. turn right and head back east on the gravel road until you hop onto Leonard. Right on Commonwealth home.
6s – Take Kensington all the way back to Hamilton, right on Hamilton, right on Grove home.
The cyclists cycled, the long runners ran perhaps with Bone Thugs, perhaps not.
Thankfully Marv knew it and took the lead with the 6s. Bodos was the sole 5 and with a quick tutorial out of the gate by YHC, he was off. Nice flat run with little to no traffic on the roads.
Good luck to those running the Monument 10K this weekend, which is taking place at several different courses or OYO Friday through Sunday.
A smooth 20 hit various runs and cycling routes to kickoff the holiday weekend.
Runners: Commonwealth north to Monument, head east. 4s turn at Arthur Ashe, 5s at or around Strawberry, and 6s can go F yourself, head back on Grove. Just kidding I don’t think there were any 6s today except GP who I believe ran with the 5s.
Cyclists did their thing. Heard the Potterfield Bridge was included per Pullout.
Long run – 8ish via Carillon route.
Great job men! Apparently Bodos and the 5s were attacked by a rat who was confused by the speed at which they ran. In other news, Corned Beef thought YHC had an actual wedding singer career, and inquired whether jobs were picking up later this year. Also Swirly got a haircut.
River Run party of one this morning. YHC admits he hasn’t posted here for few couple months, did I miss a memo about River Run being cancelled altogether? Appears it’s missing from the Q sign up sheet.
Anyway, Old School Tarrington route commenced for 4 milers.
11 rose from their sacks and posted for a new(ish) route.
From the pre-blast:
Everyone Start: bat cave, across bridge, head east/downriver to trail head entrance 100 yards from bridge on left
4 milers: Take the trail straight towards the river (see map below where it’s labeled Richmond, VA 23235), turn left at the intersection on the trails and follow the trail under the bridge over to the Huguenot Flatwater parking lot. Exit onto street at far end of the parking lot away from the river, turn left on road and the next left will send you back home on the bridge.
5 milers: before taking the trail head entrance, turn right up Oxford and then veer right onto Arrowhead up to Cherokee. Return back down to Riverside and the trail head entrance is on your right across the street. See 4 mile finish above.
6 milers: complete 5 mile route up above Oxford and Arrowhead to Cherokee before coming back down to take the trail entrance. Run the trail as described in the 4 mile route, and then upon exiting the Huguenot Flatwater parking Lot continue heading upriver/west on Riverside Drive to Waumsetta, turn around at Waumsetta and head home.
Great job, thanks for enduring a new path. Seemed it worked for everyone, no injuries and perhaps only one mistaken turn by Swiper down a plank road (literally planks next to the road). Will explore again when we all have headlamps attached. YHC appreciates Splinter and Pucker urging me to take the Q, and Saab with the route updates.
Condolences to Bleeder’s and Best Shot’s families. Our prayers are with you.
Bleeder, way to push that first mile, thought you were running with the 5s today! TYA congrats on completing the TN race.
UPDATED: Sharing this route early so planned runners can review prior to the wee morning hours. Routes below with a few map pictures. It should be light enough to run the trail, which is about 1/2 a mile in total. The trail has recently been leveled nicely with fill so it shouldn’t be a danger to anyone, and provides a route I can’t recall us running to date.
Everyone Start: bat cave, across bridge, head east/downriver to trail head entrance 100 yards from bridge on left
4 milers: Take the trail straight towards the river (see map below where it’s labeled Richmond, VA 23235), turn left at the intersection on the trails and follow the trail under the bridge over to the Huguenot Flatwater parking lot. Exit onto street at far end of the parking lot away from the river, turn left on road and the next left will send you back home on the bridge.
5 milers: before taking the trail head entrance, turn right up Oxford and then veer right onto Arrowhead up to Cherokee. Return back down to Riverside and the trail head entrance is on your right across the street. See 4 mile finish above.
6 milers: complete 5 mile route up above Oxford and Arrowhead to Cherokee before coming back down to take the trail entrance. Run the trail as described in the 4 mile route, and then upon exiting the Huguenot Flatwater parking Lot continue heading upriver/west on Riverside Drive to Waumsetta, turn around at Waumsetta and head home.
Trail portion of route where everyone finishes:
5s and 6s, before taking the trail entrance, take a right on Oxford and then Arrowhead up to Cherokee and return back down to the trail entrance across Riverside.
6s: After exiting the trail, take a right on Riverside and run to Waumsetta, return back to bridge and home
