Tag: Miles of Truth

Midlothian Middle

  • Walkers & Ruckers (& Bootcampers), oh my!

    It was a lively morning at MOT. The runners took off west to do an out & back on Coalfield. The gentle terrain provides the benefit of very little elevation change which is nice for us old-timers. An unnamed pax started growing a tail on the trip out and had to circle back to Midlo Middle to unburden his bowels while the rest of us soldiered on down Coalfield.

    DTH decided to explore Midlo Mines and The Grove with his 50# (or possibly helium-filled) ruck.

    We all made it back in time to gossip about old man problems.

  • Beaucoup of runners, Nay a plan

    Doozy to the rescue, “Let’s run the bowl” – then he took off, never to be seen again. I think he put in 28 miles that day. The rest of us struggled down Mt Midlo, across the Grove, up Sonabitch, then reversed it back to Midlo Middle. We added a dealers choice to the end of the run and everyone finished with 4 to 5 1/2 miles.

  • Looked Flat on the map

    5 men ready to put in some work this morning. Let’s Go!!!!

    Warmarama: Start your Garmin

    The Thang:
    Run Down Mt. Midlo to Woolridge
    Left on Woolridge to R. 60.
    Left on R. 60.
    Stop at Coalfield (Bullseye tries to call an audible; denied)
    Run it Back
    Back down R. 60
    Right on Woolridge
    Right to go back up Mt. Midlo
    BTTF

    Numberama: Namerama
    Announcements: Check that Slack
    YHC took us out

    Moleskin: Bro-Code – everyone did the 4m route with Doozy earning extra, picking up the six. Not flat after all, uphill both ways. Last .5 up Mt. Midlo was probably everyone’s favorite part of the route. Let’s Go!!

    Oyster

  • The 3 Amigos

    Dusty Bottoms, Lucky Day, and Ned Nederlander met up at the Ponderosa just before dawn after getting the call from Carmman to take on El Guapo. The plan was easy: run down the center of town on Colina de la Arboleda.. then encircle his troops 4 times that were encamped at Loch Lothian. Set the gang of Angry Cobra Chicken loose on them and then run away with the money back to the Ponderosa… at least we thought it was a simple plan… we didn’t expect that the humidity was going to more like the jungles of Brazil and that the Angry Cobra Chicken may turn on us instead… but to know what happened next, you needed to show up.

    Until next time:

    • Wherever there is injustice, you will find us.
    • Wherever there is suffering, we’ll be there.
    • Wherever liberty is threatened, you will find…

    The 3 Amigos!!!

  • How does a swamp have hills?

    5 PAX from SOJ assembled this morning to get in some miles and prepare for the Homegrown Half (&10k, &5k). Shovel flag was planted. Route was explained (more or less). 530a hit and we were off. Route as follows: https://footpathapp.com/routes/856D41FE-705D-4C75-8741-5E605F8F6594

    temps may have been 70 and sunny, but that humidity was terrible. We missed the numbers, names, and announcements. We did make it in time for COT.

    great to get out an run with you fine gents today. TCLAPS to House Party for running the farthest he’s ever ran today!

  • Conquering Mt Midlo

    4 SOJ gentlemen met for some miles this morning. Homegrown Half is fast approaching so time for some hill work. Warm up with a mosey down 60 to coalfield to woolridge. Meet at the bottom of Mt Midlo for the thang.

    75 seconds up the hill at 90% effort to find your turn around point. Run back down at regular pace. Then 5 more times to your turn around point. No break at the bottom. Keep the heart rate up.

    mosey around the pond and back around Woolridge to 60 and BTTF.

    We ran late so missed COT.

    NMM

    YHC was late this morning. Thankfully PAX had not left yet. Strong work today by all!

  • We Ran, Again

    And it was humid so it sucked.

    But the fellowship was good, so boomdigitykazam.

  • Just plain stupid run – part 4

    This run sucks.

    5.49 miles just under 8:20 minute pace. Boberry, Tobit and Doozy pushing the pace (getting closer to 8:10 min/mile).

    Draper and Ryan (coworker from NY) later named “Pitstop” were putting in strong work too.

    Hill by the train tracks smoked me again, but I was able to keep pushing along and arrive back to flag 30 seconds before COT (roughly 8:20 min/mile pace).

    Thanks to all the guys pushing it today and helping to make me stronger.

    If you are looking for a challenging run, join us next time.

  • Forgot I was the Q

    4 Runners out for a slow easy run

    Lets do the fish bowl, then put in a lap around Mines lake, and add a lap around Midlo middle school track oh and for good measure one more time up Mount Midlo.

    Numbers / Names

    NMS: YHC didn’t write the BB because as the title says he forgot he was the Q, senility is setting in.

  • Getting old sucks

    3 runners met up with 1 boot-camper at 5:30 we went our separate ways and according to the power walkers this is what happened to the runners.

    After the initial cracks and pops of ligaments, tendons and joints a steady pace was settled into. The route was Left on Coalfield, Right on Woolridge, Left on Charter Colony turn back when you feel its time.

    BTTF Numbers / Names DD took us out

    NMS: MOT has so many great options this route is one of my favorites but it does have more uphill on the way back than on the way out. YHC didn’t quite make it to Timberwolf today but still got almost 6 miles on the books.