30 minute trail run prior to Rock N Roll
After a couple days of around 70 degree weather, today brought below freezing temps. I arrived a little early and saw Doublemint, Footloose, and Big Rig rucking. 6:30 hits and here comes Big Rig, after leaving the others to continue rucking, dropping off his ruck and getting ready for the prerun. We hit our normal trail. Mumble chatter included family, work, Duke basketball, and how crazy this weather is.
House Party
A total of 7 guys ditched the fartsack to get in a few miles before the beatdown. 3 Ruckers got a 30 min. jump on the runners. Rosie and I took off promptly at 6:30am and missed Shank and Mud Slide by a few seconds. We hit our normal paved trail through the woods and BTTF. Great talking with Rosie this morning about family and our next SOJ meeting.
Nice turn out today fellas!
The Morning Wood faithful divided up on this chilly morning. Shank and I completed the usual paved nature trail. Did not realize that Mudslide was trailing us until we got back to the flag. Guess we were just running too fast. Florence and Footloose got an early start and rucked to points unknown. Great warm-up before Mudslide’s brutal beatdown. I enjoyed hanging with Shank and hearing about his journey from Brooklyn to Richmond.
3 HIMs showed up to Morning Wood for a pre-run before the beat down. Florence and Footloose were already 30 mins. in rucking through the trails. YHC asked Chaplain if we should venture out of Rockwood park and cross Courthouse Rd. but we decided we would stick to what we know and hit the paved trail. Plus YHC just got a new headlamp that needed to be put to use. We hit the trail by the archery area, then by the water, and came out by the nature center. Its kind of scary running through those trails in the dark. You never know what you may run into. Maybe a snake, a bear or any wild animal. Today we ran into a speeding Big Rig! That guy is a real animal! We finished up by doing a lap around the parking lot for some extra distance and to stay warm for Big Rigs beatdown. Mumble chatter included the Frozen Triangle, rucking, and what kind of pack NOT to wear while rucking. We also talked about things we’ve seen work to grow F3rva in the past, as well as what hasn’t worked well. Finally, we discussed shared leadership, what it means, and ways to get those involved in leadership who want to. Great work today fellas!
House Party
Dos Hermanos traveled to new ground outside of Rockwood Park. Ran across Courthouse Rd, took a left, ran down to Tommy’s Car Wash, took a right then ran down to Allen Tire. Turned around, ran in back of 2 churches then crossed Courthouse Rd again and BTTF. Many security cameras and flood lights were activated during this run. You may see us make the evening news as potential burglars to keep an eye out. Mumble chatter was strong including talk of our families, F3, Cardinal, football, rucking, and more. Always good to catch up with my brother House Party. Announcement : Starting 1/28 Morning Wood will also offer a Rucking option that launches at 6 am. Doublemint and YHC are looking to train more often with Rucking. House Party will lead the usual Pre-Run at Morning Wood at 6:30 am and is your go-to contact for that. SYITG!
5 of us ran around the confines of Rockwood Park before Mudslide’s VQ. Chaplain showed up late but eventually found the rest of us. YHC took us down a new trail that starts behind the Nature Center building then cuts through the middle of the Trail Loop. Took a left when we connected to the main Trail Loop then circled BTTF and ran a couple more laps around the parking lot. Big numbers for Morning Wood today!
YHC had a new route in mind today. We ran outside the park and across Courthouse Rd to the nearby neighborhood. Ran randomly around any road we could find including an apartment complex and a car wash. Then Chaplain had the idea to cross Courthouse Road again and go behind the plaza next to Rockwood Park. Came out to Hull Street, took the side entrance back into Rockwood Park then BTTF. Great mumble chatter to top it off.
A whopping 4 showed up for the Pre Run at Rockwood. This is lovingly known as Morning Wood where we only take “Hard Commits”. We showed our friendly traveler Hardywood the 2+ mile trail loop run before his epic beatdown.
Big Rig and I hit the streets early on Saturday morning. Missed the memo that Rock N Roll was going to be “leg day.” Enjoyed catching up and getting some miles in.
Your Bloated Correspondent hit the streets early on this chilly morning. Ending up doing an out and back route through the trails of Rockwood Park. Saw an awesome sunrise over the lake! A good time was had by all.