Tag: Currahee

Nine men set out by foot, all nine returned…eventually.  Here’s where:

The Route

• L on Pump
• L on Falconbridge
• R on Raintree
• R on Cherrywood
• L on Cedarbluff
• L on Waltham
• Continue on Chauncey
• Continue on Raintree
• L on Maremont
• Circle Godwin
• Back to SF

Numberama, Nameorama, COT

MOLESKIN

What’s it called when a 70 something goes missing?  IE the opposite of an Amber Alert?  Thankfully we didn’t have to find out.  Pigskin and running partner made it back safely.  Other topics of the morning, UpChuck’s current events, Wally’s haircut, Country Style’s amazing Apple Fritters, and applying to public high schools.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Good luck to all who have completed the Honeymoon Suite the past 13 days, hope it pays off

no surprise to the regulars. I forgot to post the back blast. Gotta make sure Handshake gets his Big data point. 🙂

10 pax and 2 dogs took on Currahee. Temps were nice Fog was high. 2 routes. 3 groups and 2 solo. All math checked out by Lighthouse over coffee after Sunday 7@7.

enjoy the Coffee and Donuts.

prays for everyone.

Just like the historic dog sled run of 674 miles saving Nome, Alaska 100 years ago, by transporting an antitoxin for diphtheria across harsh terrain in 127.5 hrs, with temps going as low as -85 F, 6 gloom warriors bro coded under cold, pelting rains, pounding the mean streets of Westhoe beneath our powerful feet. With no dogs of fame such as Balto or Togo to carry us along, we had only a thoroughly soaked Wally, our wits, and a relentless pushing forward. We left no man behind, except for Pigskin, as he acted as great men do, plotting his own course.

Tales were told of home repair mishaps. Mysteries of flight 5342 were laid bare, revealing its truths. And dreams were swirling of uncharted csaups, as we recounted the many times we had already conquered the frozen triangle.

Today, for these men, there would be no fart sacking. Strength of character and mental fortitude would not allow it. Nay, today there would be only glory and wetness.

Prayers were offered to the Great Sky Q, that like today, we may brave all conditions, be they physical or otherwise, to be a light unto others, achieving our objectives, be they great or seemingly trivial, one small step at a time.

11 intrepid PAX met at this weeks edition of the West End run club. Temps externally were positively balmy, being in upper teens, internally it remained 70 degrees and sunny. There were even a few bare knees this morning!
YHC had the Q as part of the SOJ takeover week. The route was as follows, more or less:

Behind the school and onto Windbluff Dr

At end left on pepper hill 

Next left onto falconbridge 

Go straight across into deep run park and onto the path. Follow paved path, taking a right at every intersection.

Right on turtle run dr at end of path

Right on turtle creek dr

At end right on Cox

3rd left on brookmont dr

At end left on crowncross

Next right on thistle down 

Next left onto Pump Rd, BTTF.

Route ended at a little over 4.5 miles at an easier mosey than usual. YHC made a wrong turn somewhere in the park. Thankfully Mr. Rogers came to the rescue and got us back to an area where my directions made sense again.

Numbers, Names, Announcements (see below), Prayer requests, YHC took us out. Coffeteria followed at DD.

NMM

Great to be back to the West End for a run. Thank you gentlemen for the fine hospitality and putting up with a Q who had a route but didn’t know the area. Great place to run with a few choice hills and even a covered bridge that could have been out of a movie. Good to catch with PAX north of the river YHC had not seen in awhile. The title come from why I took the Q. EF Hutton laid down the gauntlet to dare a SOJer other than Doozy to take the Curahee Q. I like challenges, so I was game!

Announcements

-Participation from F3RVA is currently paused at The Bridge. They are doing some internal work at the moment. As soon as we are needed again, Upchuck will let us know. Be on the lookout.
-The Frozen Triangle is Saturday, Feb 8 at 6am at Dogpile! Come on out to the CSAUP! There are run/bootcamp and ruck options. If you want to help with supporting the event, get with Heist.

In search of safety the Pax stuck to main roads.  Here’s where:

The Route

• L on Pump
• L on Falconbridge
• R on Raintree
• L on Deepwood Circle
• R on Raintree
• L on Maremont
• Circle Godwin
• Gypsy and Lighthouse did some extra
• Back to SF

Numberama, Nameorama, COT

MOLESKIN

Without the dangling carrot of a steaming cup of coffee to motivate the Pax, the effort was there but the enthusiasm was not.  Most would have preferred to fartsack.  No falls to report, unless Pigskin did his famous drop and roll.  Go Commanders!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• The Bridge Jan 25 – See Fudd
• Breaking Bread – ongoing
• Prayers for Fireman Ed beginning treatment
• Prayers for water

This being the last Friday of the month, we ran the usual Bro Code route (Pump to Church to Copperas to Ridgefield to Old Prescott and back to the start). For the record, Pigskin led for the first 30 yards. We were also accompanied by Wally and Lulu.

 

Afterwards, we finished up at Dunkin for some 2^nd F.

10 men joined together at Currahee on a cool fall morning to take on the streets of West end. The conversations were excellent, the dogs were amazing, and route was just far enough. Mobile COT as always. You have to show to know.

SYITG!!

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John (Gypsy) Boles