Tag: Currahee

  • Beneath the Trees

    0530 AM in Westhoe on a Friday only means 1 thing. Lace up boys Currahee is calling and we have miles to put in. Hope you remembered a headlamp because we are headed deep into Deep Run park.

    This is the 1st time I tried to navigate Gomer Pyle’s “get everyone lost” route through Deep Run so we will see how it goes. Pigskin was smart and said he would head another direction and Gomer is holding down the Broke Dick brigade. With 2 crotch sniffers and 6 pax set for the route we all head out. I think the entire run can be summed up b the King of Mubblechatter (Handshake) “I love running in Deep Run park. Just hate running to it and running back to the AO.”

    We all made it back, but had 5 mins of extra credit. Conversation was great along the way until Lighthouse decided to toss out a pace challenge on Brookmont and we stepped it up a bit.

    In all, the pax hit between 3.5 and 5.5 miles. Not bad for a park run.

    SYITG!!

    v/r

    John (Gypsy) Boles

  • Three Lefts and Two Rights

    Eight gazelles set off in search of new-ish territory.

    Here’s where we went:

    • L on Pump
    • R on Carisbrook
    • R on Oakway
    • Continue on Green Mt
    • L on N Bank
    • L on Tunbridge
    • L on Whitaker Woods
    • Continue on Locust Hill
    • R on Weather Vane
    • R on Green Mt
    • Continue on Oakway
    • L on Carisbrook
    • R on Pump
    • L on Falconbridge
    • L on Raintree
    • L on Ridgefield
    • L on Pump
    • Circle Godwin as desired
    • Back to SF

    MOLESKIN

    Confused yet?  It really wasn’t that hard.  Just two big loops.  Mileage fell just a bit short of 4.5.  Apologies to those seeking more and for leaving Pigskin behind.  Maximum effort from Whitesnake and YHC.  The rest of them made it look easy.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    • 10 Year next weekend
    • Prayers for Choppa
    • Laura Teague 5k tomorrow

  • No title just numbers

    Rolled my ankle last week and bailed 1 mile in. Guys had the route and I hobbled back.

    No COT or announcements since I wasn’t there.

  • Warm moist air on the #$%

    Life is good. made it to another Curahee BroCode run. The regular cast of characters were in attendance with a few out on a Ghost Flag mission. Was good to have Splinter back in the crew. Gomer was out as well trying to brush off some of the injured knee blues.
    There are some places and time that warm moist air is not expected, and Gomer was the recipient of the receiving end of that today. One big 4 mile square of COT. Have to show to know more.

    Have to go back to work. Budgets are due by COB today.
    SYITG!!

  • Senior Sunrise

    6 men and a couple of pups are off on YHC’s favorite route—the out-and-back. Let’s go!”

    Warmarama: Mosey to Pump Road

    The Thang:
    4s – Right on Pump, 2 miles to Three Chopt. Run it back.
    5s – Right on Pump, 2.5 miles to Broad St. Run it back.

    BTTF
    Numberama: Namerama
    Announcements – Labor Day and the upcoming 10yr. See slack.

    Moleskin: Not much to see here—it was dark. The Seniors were rolling in quite early this morning, and I later found out why. Today is Senior Sunrise, a tradition where the graduating class gathers at their school to watch the sunrise together, marking the beginning of their final year of high school. It’s a moment of reflection, excitement, and anticipation for what lies ahead. Oh, to be young again! Wishing them all a fantastic year!

    Well done today boys. YHC was a bit ambitious with the running Qs this week. River Run on Monday, WaThoHuk on Wed and Currahee on Friday. We got it though! Let’s go!”

    Oyster

  • Holding in a shart

    That was me for 4.5 miles. Proof that you can achieve anything you set your mind to!

    The other seven also ran or rucked their way with the main route being Pump to Church and then down and up three neighborhoods: Sterlingwood, Chapelwood and Lake Lorraine. This route proved that Church Road is the high point as all three neighborhoods, 2 on 1 side of Church and 1 on the other, started downhill and of course, ended uphill.

    I successfully raced home while most everyone else did coffee and donuts at Dunkin.

  • I Hate That Route

    As the slogan goes, when EF speaks people listen.

    Here’s where we went:

    • R on Pump
    • R on Ridgefield
    • L on Cox
    • L on Spinning Wheel
    • R on Persimmon
    • L on Brookmont
    • R on Crowncrest
    • R on Pump
    • L on John Rolfe
    • L on Glen Eagles (hit a couple of side streets if you’re nasty)
    • L on Old Prescott (quick dip on Old P Court)
    • Back to VSF

    MOLESKIN

    No Q on the sheet, Pinto suggested Figure 8, YHC shot it down.  I believe Lighthouse suggested Copperas, YHC shot it down.  Pigskin suggested a Hot Potato, YHC again shot it down.  YHC suggested the covered bridge, no one shot it down.  No canine companions today.  Some brilliant ideas for the Pickleball Tourney prize were contemplated.  Happy Friday.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    • 2nd F WestHoe lunch Tuesday – Firehouse Subs
    • Pickleball Tourney

  • Hot and humid

    Four gathered on Friday morning for running or walking. Our route took us up Pump, then onto Three Chopt, before looping back to Pump. Blue Moon was pacing himself, still in recovery mode, while Doozy was conserving energy for tomorrow’s Homegrown Half. Pig Skin, fresh from his vacation, joined us feeling rested and full of stories, including a few grumbles about European parking. SYITG.

  • What’s Left of July

    What’s Left of July you ask? No more Fridays so the Bro Code run was the call of the day for Currahee. Since a fast four showed up to this running AO, the usual route was extended to Gayton ES. And because Doozy runs like a freakin’ Kenyan, he extended it a bit beyond that.

    Today, I discovered that I was surrounded by greatness. Doozy ran a 6 something pace at one point today. I wondered what that would be like. I don’t know and probably never will. He shared that in HS, he set records in Michigan and hit a 4:45 pace. Good Gawd! If you didn’t know, Lighthouse is a tenured professor, which means he has published research. To the degree that the latest iteration of Chat GPT knows his name. Whoa! But apparently b/c of F3, Chat GPT knows all of us (Honeydo was the example given, maybe Chat GPT 8.0 will know about Hornydo). Freaky. And another member of our gang this morning, Whitesnake, beats the skins for Richmond’s preeminent boy band (man band?), Left of July. And his daughter was just hired by Duke University.

    Great to know you High Impact Men!

    It was another week without Pigskin and I know I’m looking forward to his return and to hear all about Spain and Portugal.

    Hope to see the other regulars that didn’t make it out today soon.

    COT. Announcements: Ultimate and Pickleball tournaments in Aug. DD’s Homegrown 1/2 on 8/3. And watch out SOJ, coming to an AO near you – Westhoe Takeover starts next week!

    Continued prayers for Whitesnake’s FIL who is in decline. Prayers of gratitude for the wild abundance that we have, from cars to jobs to family. We all have so much. Take some of what overflows your cup and go give it to someone who needs it. Do it today, for free and for fun. You’ll both be rewarded.

    And for the Dry July crew, hang tough men. There’s only only a little Left of July.

    Happy Friday y’all! : -)

  • BRR Prep

    Today’s installment of Currahee was good BRR prep, but no one attending today is attending BRR ’24. We hit the hills of Westhoe nonetheless. After deciding against New Prescott, we headed down Old Prescott, turned onto Glen Eagles (hit all the cul-de-sacs on the left after Oakhampton), left on John Ralph, left on Ridgefield, jumped back on Old Prescott and rode it all the way BTTF.

    A work friend of Posh joined us today, without Posh. Impressive first post: running AO, on a humid day, without the gent that EH’ed him. This FNG is from Pittsburgh and a Steelers fan. When contemplating their rival Ravens, it wasn’t long before we landed on Poe for a nickname. Pax welcome Poe, the father of 5 and the knower of smart computer stuff. Hope we see him come out again.

    Big shout-out to Gypsy who left no man behind and got in some sort of workout w/ Poe closer to Godwin. Respect!

    Wasn’t quite the same without Pigskin. May he and his M travel safely in Spain and Portugal for a couple of weeks.

    Announcements: Ultimate at Grid Iron (20th) and Heartbreak (23rd). Go have fun, but watch out for injuries. Pickle Ball and Ultimate tournament on, I believe, 8/17.

    Prayers for those dealing with injuries (Whitesnake’s back, Doozy’s hip, and many others). Prayers for healing of body and heart. Prayers for 2.0s just starting professional jobs and those still on the hunt.

    Some final thoughts: This week on a podcast, I heard a man say, “The path to meaning is service to others without the expectation of anything in return.” Hmm.

    Look out for our newest member, Poe. Enjoy this Friday. Go do something for someone else. And do it for free and for fun!