Midlothian Middle
Seeing a few solo BBs reminded me to post this one. MOT – Christmas Eve. While the boot campers did their SOT thing, YHC worked his way through a handful of miles around Midlothian with nothing but my thoughts on Christmas and end of year preparation.
Good thing I harassed the Q to get this BB posted.
YHC and Bullseye left the parking lot in seek of protection from the elements, and so Salisbury it was. Out Oakengate to Winterfield and back, 4.5+miles were logged.
Apologies to Draper, heard the car horn as we crossed the street but thought it was a ‘hello’ beep and not a ‘wait for me’ beep. Bullseye and I turned around several times on the straightaway, pausing to see if anyone was joining, before plunging into the depths of the dirt road near Ms. Weaver’s house.
Conversations were had and appreciated.
-Singer
Unsure where the morning route would take us 2 gentlemen headed into the gloom and down the dirt road. Conversation led down a few roads and our legs down others. Some decision making on the fly lead us through Salisbury to Winterfield. YHC hit the Mt. Pisgah hills on the return while Signer went to find relief.
Met up with the boot campers at the end, SOT is making it’s way back.
YHC and Bullseye left the larger SOT crowd for a jaunt through the underworld known as Salisbury. 4ish miles in and around the hood and back to the point of beginning. No sightings of #001, #011 or the Hellfire Club. Nice hang at the StrangerBucks for coffee after.
Arrived at MOT to 2 other PAX at the AO, one set on bringing back SOT with a boot camp and the other up for a bit of both, we set out on a route to get Singer back for some boot camp time with Doozy. Down Mt. Midlo and around Woolridge, and back home. Out for loop 2, Singer stuck with me down Coalfield before heading back to SOT. YHC picked up the pace a bit to get around Woolridge with a brief detour into the Grove.
this weeks edition of the Miles Of Truth run was mostly successful. Only two falls by a PAX who shall not be named here…. YHC went for simple on the route, and let’s just say Derek Zoolander would not have been able to do it.
4s: left on 60, left on Charter Colony, left on Woolridge , left to take the loop at Midlo mines park, left back onto Woolridge, left onto 60, finish at invisible shovel flag.
5s: before ISF, left at top of mt Midlo, left through new townhomes neighborhood, left on Woolridge, left onto 60, back ISF
Numbers, names, announcements, YHC took us out
EF Hutton going to bridge a week from Saturday, gingerbread contest at hardywood downtown on Sunday, if you or someone you know needs a ham or seasonal work see YHC, prayers for Drapers neighbor.
NMM
Great to be back out with the crew at MOT!! This a great running AO with lots of options for routes. Great to catch up fellow PAX. No ironPAX today 😂
After hours and hours of mapping alternative routes, YHC came up with 2 solid options for 4 and 5 miles from Midlo Middle. Of the 5 that launched, only 1 stuck to their original plan. The 5 milers got caught up in conversation and an easy pace and cut the route short to catch Singer and Bullseye. When we did, Bullseye pulled a reverso and headed back to shorten the route a bit. No worries, miles were run, stories were told, problems were solved, solutions were forgotten.
Give it away this week. You will undoubtedly see friends and neighbors at Halloween events over the next few days. Invite someone, hit up a a guy to make his way back to the gloom, physically headlock someone if you want. You never know who needs a boost or the camaraderie of the gloom.
Good thing I had Rosie and Bullseye with me today or I would have been lost. Revisiting google maps, the route went something like this:
Down Mount Midlo, around the lake (called Loch Lothian?! Great name by the way), out Midlo Mines Park to Kingham Drive. Left on Grove Hill up to Coalfield, left then right on Manders Dr. Right on Charter Colony, right on Charter, right on Woolridge, left on Coalfield and back to start. 4.5ish miles according to the route but watches were defunct for various reasons.
Nice run today fellas, appreciated the conversation and pace.
-Singer
Wanted to start by paying respect to YHC’s fantasy football team, which was unceremoniously eliminated from the F3 Guillotine League this week. Until next year!
Now onto the workout at hand……………5 of us gathered at Midlothian Middle School for the latest edition of Miles of Truth. Could not have asked for better running weather! My instructions were incredibly concise. We started out on Mt. Pisgah road and made our way onto Coalfield Road to the YMCA. The route took us down the hill to Midlothian Mines Park. One loop on the trail, then back up the hill to Midlo Tnpk, and back to the school. Heist, Rosie, and YHC added a lap around the track. Bullseye and Singer emerged from the opposite direction. Excellent conversation and a nice smooth pace this morning. Everyone made it back alive.
Check Slack for all the events coming up. SYITG.
At least that’s what it felt like… until we arrived back at the flag with fewer miles than expected.
Next time we’ll be faster.