The three regulars got together for some exertion therapy this morning.  The usual route was taken and some things got aired out.  At the end, one pax exclaimed the back blast title and the other two nodded in agreement. Lab Rat apologizes…

Remainders of storm Water rushing down the James No pipeline today

2 BRR preppers, 1 summer tourist hit Off the Books on a cool Sunday morning.  The route started as the typical Mines route but YHC wanted to check out a new path and we ended up finding a hidden path that led to the back of SOT.  At Honeymoon’s suggestion we headed into Salisbury and latched on to a route that Offshore found familiar from the Century Classic.  Although he didn’t run it Offshore remembered the stretch of the Twin Team to SOT route that Lab Rat and others ran.  He was also able to find the point where Lab…

A Solo Summer tour traveler came out to run. Yhc had no idea where he was going so did some coal field to midlothian loops and tried not to get lost. Check this one off the challenge list.

2 OTB regulars started in the parking lot hearing a little loudspeaker chatter and realized it was the Pink Power Triathlon at the nearby YMCA.  It worked out well that Honeymoon wanted 7ish miles and YHC had a route planned to take us away from the traffic.  Up to Midlothian, into Salisbury around Oakengate and Castlebridge and back past Midlo High School.  Hit the coffeeteria for the start of the race and saw the leaders heading out on the run as we finished up. Good times, no trains to climb although we did cross the tracks.

Four men met at the intersection of Oakham and Combs for a 5:30 AM 5 mile jog through the neighborhoods of Rutland, Cool Spring Forest, Knollwood, and the Villages of Cool Spring. The Route:   Oakham to Fox Hill Farm Road.  Right onto Colvincrest.  Left on Hughesland.  Right onto Codygrove.  Right onto Carywood.  Take path into Knollwood.  Right onto Brittewood.  Right onto Blakeridge and back up.  Take Blakeridge back into Cool Spring Forest.  Left onto Codygrove and right onto Hughesland.  Right onto Nolanwood.  Left onto Crestland.  Take right onto Cool Spring Road into Villages of Cool Spring.  Left onto Ringview.  Right…

Heat, like a black hole, sucked in all our energy. We ran and sought shade.

One PAX member took off at 6 am from Urban Farmhouse on this perfect Sunday morning for a relaxing 5.6 mile journey.  Of course since there were no witnesses, this is the legend of what occurred. The Route Leave Urban Farmhouse and take a left onto North Woolridge Road.  Take a right onto Grove Hill Road.  Follow the bike path/trail until it ends then take a right onto Coalfield Road.  Take a left onto Bristol Village Road.   Take a left onto Manders Drive.  Take a left onto Coalfield Road and then a right onto Grove Hill Road.  From Grove Hill…

With the summer tour YHC thought there may be other runners there but it was a quiet Sunday.   Great weather for a run.

After a few weeks of summer tour guests and lone runners YHC and Honeymoon hit the roads around Midlothian for a few early a.m. miles.  We hit the regular route of coal mines, Woolridge and Midlothian at a pace conducive to mumblechatter.  YHC’s 50k, Honeymoon’s trip to Disney, upcoming BRR and CSAUPs dominated the conversation during the run and at the post run coffeteria.  Beautiful weather for a run this morning. Announcements: The Ghost Flag will be making it’s next appearance at YHC’s  45MOM Q this week. Come one, come all to claim the flag.