Starbucks – Winterfield Crossing
OC reached out to YHC for info on the Sunday run. I was happy to provide the OTB info but forgot to include the secret parking location. Luckily he saw a couple cars roll around back and joined us before we hit the road. Lap around Midlo, including the mines.
Great morning for a run, enjoyed it.
4 tourists visited OTB to join YHC for an easy morning run. A last minute text from Shakedown alerted me that he was going to be a few minutes late. No problem, OTB is more relaxed so Corned Beef, Hash and I circled the parking lot a couple times waiting for the LIFO. Google maps error took Shakedown to the wrong Urban Farmhouse. This one was user error, not quite the same Google Maps problem as Daville.
Great running with Hash this morning as he paced me through some extra mileage. Kid seems to know what he wants and has a good head on his shoulders, papa Corned Beef should be proud. Welcome back Knox, hope to see you out more.
4 of SOJs finest and a 4 legged friend hit the streets and tried to avoid the traffic brought in by the triathlon across the street at the YMCA. One 4+ miler braved passing the Y while the other 3 decided to head the other direction into Salisbury. Weather was perfect so POG and Honeymoon mentioned adding a little distance to hit a full hour, YHC took us on a slight detour to add just the right amount. Looking forward to continuing this run location into the fall now that POG has signed up for the Richmond half.
Saw the backblast for Sunday Funday and noted the similarities. The main group was out and about at OTB as well. Wilson and Aisle 5 for their easy paced walkabout solving the world’s problems. Honeymoon and YHC for the Salisbury loop with Annie pulling us along the way when she wasn’t trying to chase after squirrels.
Aisle 5 and Wilson are looking for the best coffee selection at UF but have yet to find a suitable one. The location and outdoor seating at the coffeeteria is tough to beat so the 2nd F is always a good one.
7 men and a pup found some new routes for Sunday morning OTB before the heat of the day hit. 4 went around through Charter Colony, JTCC and Midlo mines for 6 miles while the other 3 hit some hills for a little less. New hill Manders was found and will be a new staple for training. Have a great Sunday
Five posted at 0400 to get in some miles before the thing that happens before the thing. Perfectly sane thing to do.
This THING
Mosey from Dogpile past Soupie Poopie Lake (See WDog this week) around Maymont, hit the streets for about 1.5 miles or so until reaching the mouth of the trails above Texas Beach. Continue on Northbank Trail to downtown Richmond. Circle Brown’s Island, consider stealing a case of Guinness, and back to the Belle Isle parking lot. Make a quick Gumbo-esque wrong turn heading back out to Northbank, reverse a few steps, and mosey back to the Pumphouse lot via the new and improved trail. Loop around Dogpile past the newly named Bermuda Triangle and back to the shovel flag. Rough estimate of mileage is no less than 7.5.
Numberama, Nameorama, COT
MOLESKIN
As YHC stepped out of the front door at 3:15 this morning, the nextdoor neighbor did the same. There was a moment of pause with both parties pondering the question, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? A quick head nod and off to the AO. Was hot, was humid, was gloomy, was magnificent. As Flatline likes to say, only those who post understand. Offshore and YHC each consumed a fair share of spiderwebs along the trail. There was a sweaty dude hanging out on the edge of Hollywood Cemetery as the PAX passed. Hopefully he was out for a night mosey as well, but there is a chance he was a grave robber digging up bodies. Guess that mystery will go unsolved, but he scared the bejeezus out of YHC when he spoke.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Puppy Pile next Saturday 0705
Prayers for Doozy’s employment
Prayers for Slippin Jimmy’s father
5 for a beautiful morning with some high humidity!
2 runners for 6 miles
1 runner for 5 miles
2 walkers for 4 miles
Good to have 1 from the summer tour, thanks Phonics for coming out and pushing me! Marmaduke strong work man getting 5 miles in this heat!! BRR ready, watch out!
Always great coffee after or at least great 2nd F as Wilson is not a fan of the coffee.
The Thang
Run around the back of Hanover High School, front of Oak Knoll Middle School, right on Old Landsdown Rd, right on Fort Meyers Rd, run until it ends, turn around run back, another right on Old Landsdown, left on Patrick Henry Blvd, reverse at 301 all the way to the end of Patrick Henry and back to the flag for a nice 4.7 miles.
Moleskin
YHC has had some challenges lately with getting lost on runs. Today was going to be different. The weather was great, legs were tired and going to an AO for the first time with new men is always a boost. Well, if there was a PAX at the AO this would have all been true. Leaving the homestead at 0430 for the 50 minutes trip to Tomato Run, YHC goes to the www.F3RVA.com site, clicks the link and follows Google Maps to what YHC believed to be the AO. YHC did notice the high school said Hanover High. That’s ok, I double check Google Maps and it shows I’m 350 feet from the location. Not being familiar with the schools from the suburbs this close to Washington DC YHC assumes Atlee & Hanover are same and searches for other members of the PAX, but to no avail.
Update: It looks like there may have been some sort of senior prank between Atlee & Hanover. It looks like YHC was the beneficiary and will have to catch the real Tomato Run another day!
Great morning for a run or a walk as the sunrise was on point this AM.
4 runners got 6.4 miles
1 runner got 5.5 miles
3 walkers got 3.5 miles on the hills
Always good time and good company for coffee after. Call out for Offshore crushing the summer tour and completing the whole tour in 1 month!! Good to see you post even though you had OTB completed. Strong work!
8 Warriors posted for Off the Books on this beautiful Sunday morning!
Some ran 6 miles plus, Some got 4, Some got 3…you get the picture, fellowship and brotherhood was enjoyed by all! Love your family and friends fellas, they are the meaning of life! Love ya all!
Marmaduke