Tag: Currahee

A lucky Seven men joined up in the gloom on a dry 4C day for two routes today:

4 milers. run through and around DRP. 4.4 miles

5ish milers. Route below including Gaskins and the hill on Three Chopt returning through Cross Keys and Dover Hunt to Raintree – planned at 5.5, this route was 6 on the garmin.

Pinto took us out.

NMS – YHC has wanted to run this route for some time as it has good warmups, a solid hill push, and some hills to top it all off. This was a little longer than targeted, but the PAX drove through – we would likely agree that the three chopt hill is a real crowd pleaser. Splinter would approve.

Its been a year since we started exploring this running AO and this is exactly what we wanted. Lets get some more neighbors out.

Currahee!

Four warriors beat the warmth of the fartsack to go on a little run in perfect temperatures. Two routes today 4 and 5 mile. Pump to Three Chopt and back.

YHC took us out. Prayers for healing.

NMS – Not much to report today. Pinto recommends “Cant hurt me” by David Goggins. Intestinal fortitude is for winners.

Currahee!

Four men escaped the clutches of the ravenous counteroffer and stepped fearlessly into the gloom on a cool day. Not all were so lucky… or were they?

Route was the “regular” route: Raintree, Falconbridge, around DRP, north on Cox to Brookmont, around Crowncrest to Pump and return. 5.5 miles as depicted below. Some ran in other directions.

Pinto took us out.

NMS – some discussion about impact of covid and recent issues on our lives and those around us. We were glad to welcome Johnsonville to his first Currahee!

For Christians, this is an important day of remembrance that in Jesus, God became a man and died for our original sin. Lets pray for forgiveness for ourselves and a world that needs some.

Currahee!

Three stallions emerged in the gloom to enjoy some moist air and Wet Asphalt Pavement. The route card shows 5 miles and since we were feeling good, the PAX did not disappoint – pushing to 5.9 total with a bonus trip around the Wellesley lake.

YHC took us out.

NMS – we are thankful when we for muffin melting weather. Given the steady win and gusts, it was difficult to hear mumble chatter. Most of the run featured the rhythmic slap slap slap sound of running shoes landing on wet pavement, punctuated by the occasional gutteral surprise upon footfalls landing in an unforeseen puddle.

YHC likes this route since there are easy ways to make it 4, 5, or 6 when the PAX are more familiar with the area. With the loop around the lake, we got the bonus plan baby. OH! (ADC voice)

One side note… who can remember when “Little Red Corvette” was considered too racy for the radio? Or when we had to make sure that album covers (CDs) with Tipper Gore’s lyrics warning weren’t left out in the open for parents and young siblings to see. I get how culture changes and the adventurous push the envelope, but it really seems to be going hard over in certain circles. What is interesting is that my Gen Z 2.0s really have no interest (even in my super cool music). Maybe there is hope that we can be right with Him again.

Currahee!

I love the smell of mulch in the morning…

Three thoroughbreds broke through a bona-fide gloom for a journey into the back nine of West Broad Village retail. One mile out, four triple checks = one mile, one mile back. 3 miles total.

Golf Galaxy TC1 – dips & LBC; REI TC2 – chicken peckers & mountain climbers; Home Goods TC3 – Jump Squats & Vee Up; Diamonds Direct TC 4 – Merkins & APD.

Pinto took us out.

NMS – good discussion of the economy and university impacts. WBV has a metric ton of mulch in a pile and another spread around – landscaped luxury overcoming any other smells in the environment. You know that smell, that hardwood mulch smell…

Getting back at it for a weekly running after taking off a few months is never fun… but when you are meeting up with your crew it makes it at least tolerable. Accountability to meet someone else at 530 AM is a driving force for many of us to get out of bed in the morning. (unless its below 42 and raining then you are just crazy). ACCOUNTABILITY (Q2.5) – F3 Nation

Running AOs can be more difficult to plan than the standard bootcamp. Trying to find a route that will allow for all to push themselves but at the same time not leave a pax behind or get them lost can be challenging. This time we did a simple 5 mile route that made a big circle around Pump road area. There wasn’t any scenery for the pax on this morning.. but the conversations were great. everything from pax members putting the cloths on inside out in the dark to new jet airplanes being build to that one former rabbit that we came across many many many moons ago.

Stay strong out there guys and thank you for the accountability.

v/r
John Gypsy Boles

Five fearless warriors look through the gloom and eschewed the fart sack to join together for a run.

5mi route – Pump, Church to Gayton Elementary, through Pine Run and return on Ridgefield.

Prayers for Pinto’s M as her family works through the death of her father.

NMS. Not much to report today, we were all focused on getting our fitness to a rudimentary improved state in time for beach week. YHC does not mind the cold but we are all ready for the spring warm up. It is nice to have Light in the sky as we finish our run.

Currahee!

Six descended on Currahee for a fourth Friday bro code run. Was this the last 30F run of the year?

Prayers for Choppa (Gypsy 2.0) as he goes through some apprehension building post Covid testing.

NMS – Sensitive feelings were hurt when the gentlemen worthy of so much respect poked fun at the thoughtfully designed route – like a title bout with Mike Tyson, so many solid blows delivered at the onset. Despite working really hard to get the route to be exactly 4 miles to respond to the feedback and preferences of the customer base, YHC will be sure to put more effort into it next time – out and back with a few extensions is admittedly rather complicated and YHC / future Qs can do better.

It is truly our hope that the next bro code will be good enough that other RVA PAX including Greenbow and Probation will participate.

Currahee!

4 mile route. Track warmup and neighborhood loop.

NMS – Andy Jenks was not available for a rap video and its easy to harbor confusion on whether we would work today.

Was it a test? You decide. Consider: This is the first day of the rest of your life…

Was the weather hyped up? What isnt these days? In a world of ready to reuse recorded forever comments and layers of lawyers, of course VDOT needs to say “stay off the roads” and Chik-fil-A need to announce a delayed opening.

Did it look bad? From the window maybe. Cars had a windshield wiper defeated level of ice. The sheen of ice on the driveway gives way to 3000 lbs and tires. The roads were only wet.

Was it for everyone? Dunno. It was fine for YHC.

Prayer: May the sad clowns awaken and the muffins melt away in the rain and the sweat.

No time for Malaise or any of her ilk: https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/malaise

Currahee!

After a quick roll call last night it appeared 5-6 would be posting for Currahee but in the end it was 3. YHC had planned to Fartsack due to a busy week and having to work this weekend, but after waking up at 0400 wide awake YHC thought otherwise. Pinto confirmed he was going to be there, but Lighthouse rolled in with 4 minutes to spare. When YHC commented amount not knowing he was coming since he didn’t respond Lighthouse said, “I didn’t know what to say, you guys talk too much” or something along those lines. Regardless The Figure Eight Loop up to Broad and back was completed. Not much mumble chatter other than “car back” while we hopped between semi dry roads, snow, and puddles. Good news is Pinto’s shoes are clean after Roger Rogers mud party on Wednesday.

No announcements, no prayer requests.