6 quarter horses trotted up to the paddock for the latest edition of Currahee. Conditions remained constant at 70 and sunny. According to the guy shooting hoops at Godwin, the following might have happened.
Route(s):
Part A: Right on Pump. Left immediately onto Old Prescott. Run to the end of the Cul-de-Sac and back to the VSF.
Part B: Run to the trail at the back middle of Godwin HS (up the steps). Exit onto Maremont. Immediate left onto Willowick. Right on Avenham. Right on Raintree. Left on Maremont (which loops around to Raintree). Right on Raintree. Left on Maremont back to the VSF.
4 milers: Do Part A 1x and do Part B 2x
5 milers: Do both Parts A and B 2x.
6 milers: Do Part A 3x and do Part B 2x.
Run in any order you choose. The PAX chose to stay together, except for Pigskin who was sighted on the Maremont loop lugging kettlebells.
Numbers, names, and YHC took us out.
Announcements:
Tomorrow, lots of options. First and foremost, there is a new AO launching. The Iron Bridge. Goyne Park. Chester, VA. See Slack for time. State Farm has the Q. Be prepared to bring it.
If you don’t fancy hanging with cool dudes at The Iron Bridge, you can always hang with Gypsy and the Expendables / Disposables / Despicables at The Gridiron, Redwood Original, F3RVA’s first (and therefore oldest, pun intended) AO. Wear your vest, and show your bottom rocker. Jax Teller has the Q.
Or, trot yourself over to Les Dogpile at 06:00 where ole’ UpChuck will lead a set of slow stretching exercises for the hour. Rumors that the PAX will migrate to The Early Bird Biscuit Company at 06:30 are not true. They don’t open until 7.
Monday, Davey Crockett himself has the Q at The Alamo. Come celebrate Wildcat’s birthday. Be there. Bring your Summer Tour passport. Special room rates at the Residence Inn Rountree.
July 4th. Convergence. Forest Hill Park. Pickleball paddle not required, just a good set of gloves and preparedness for a sweat fest.
August 21. First Watch. Come celebrate YHC’s father’s 100th birthday. Should be a hoot. 05:00.
YHC believes there is a kid’s workout at DaPile this weekend as well, but double check with those fellas.
NMS: Good chatter this morning across the 5 runners. Man, those are some good dudes. Special thanks to Mr. Rogers who clearly has a gift for listening. It will surprise no one that YHC did 90% of the talking, and Mr. Roger’s did 100% of the teaching. Super thankful for this line, “When do I get to be first?” (If you just thought, “yeah, what about me?” then you have missed the point.) Do things for other people. It’s not about you.
July Challenge: what are you going to give up? YHC suggests…embellishing, bs’ing, changing things to fit yourself. This group is about being humble enough to ask for help, give help, and build through mutual help. If someone takes the time to give you help, chances are you should take it. If someone thinks, “Man, I don’t really need help,” that might be a good time to consider whether your colleagues would agree.
BRR….still time to sign up for one of the biggest challenges F3RVA has to offer. Spend 2 days with your pals. Make friendships. Conquer many, many mountains. Grow yourself. Contact TYA for details. When he does not respond to your texts, ask for help.
BTW, YHC is usually the winner with the answer to the Back Blast title at 15 years. But, not with this crowd. Two dads of these hombres clock in at 19 years older than Momma.
UpChuck spits the bit.
