Mary Munford Elementary
A sweet 16 embraced cooler temperatures and a soggy road to pre-emptively burn off some Halloween calories.
Off we went north on Commonwealth turning right on Broad. Left on Roseneath. 4s turned around a Veil and took a scenic run down Roseneath to Grove and back to the flag.
5s and 6s continued on in Scott Addition, turning right on Norfolk and a right on the Blvd. 5s take the Blvd to Grove and home. 6s turn left on Broad and a right on Strawberry to Grove and home.
eHarmony took us out.
Bunch of warriors came out and exercised. Early runners with Bone Thugs putting in just shy of 8, late runners getting some reverse Carillon with a twist start error by the Q but all worked out well, and the cyclists did some longs and shorts as well.
Great job men! Got to run but getting in big data before I close the computer for the day. Thanks to Bodos for the title.
Come one, come all to RAMM tomorrow.
If you have a yo-yo holster, bring it. Much yo-yo-ing shall be done.
Route:
From MM, run west on Grove to Lexington-Albemarle. Take a left (toward Cary) and run the loop around Lexington-Albemarle, returning to Grove.
Right onto Grove and return to Mary Munford.
Right onto Westmoreland (at the traffic light).
Left onto the gravel trail at Mary Munford, except for anyone who has been told to avoid trail runs. Saab can run on the grass. Run one full loop on the track. Return to Westmoreland and run back to Grove. That’s 1 loop.
Repeato:
The Loop is just under 2 miles. Repeat The Loop according to your desired distance:
4s run 2x.
6s run 3x.
5s run 2x, then on 3rd loop, run to Lexington. Stop and turn around at Lexington without running the Lex-Albe loop. Return to MM, and run the full school track on the 3rd lap, return to MM parking lot.
Early Risers join at any point/time. Late Arrivers join at any point/time.
Yo-Yo:
When you see a PAX tomorrow running the opposite direction say “Yo!” They will respond in kind. Nice community building step.
And, on a map, The Loop looks, to YHC, like we are yo-yo-ing (spinning thing on a string up-and-back).
17ish PAX departed from Mary for their various sets of exercise.
YHC offered up a Lab Rat special – Serpentine. Everyone start east on Grove, north on Hamilton, east on Hanover until it dead ends, right to Stuart, take Stuart all the way back to Hamilton. Left on Hamilton and left on Kensington.
4s – turn left up Bunting and left on Grove home.
5s – Take Kensington until it dead ends. turn right and head back east on the gravel road until you hop onto Leonard. Right on Commonwealth home.
6s – Take Kensington all the way back to Hamilton, right on Hamilton, right on Grove home.
The cyclists cycled, the long runners ran perhaps with Bone Thugs, perhaps not.
Thankfully Marv knew it and took the lead with the 6s. Bodos was the sole 5 and with a quick tutorial out of the gate by YHC, he was off. Nice flat run with little to no traffic on the roads.
Good luck to those running the Monument 10K this weekend, which is taking place at several different courses or OYO Friday through Sunday.
Marv took us out.
-Singer
A lucky 13 converged for some mileage in the Fan. It was great to see everyone and catch up. Weather was perfect this morning for running.
Labrat took us out.
TYA has a CSAUP coming up with more information available soon via preblast. October 23 relay race from Richmond to Jamestown and back. Run teams, bike teams, and run/bike teams. YHC recommends a canoe/kayak option as well.
The Routes
East on Grove and a right on Thompson, left on Floyd. Take a left on Shields with 4s taking a left on Grove back to the flag.
5s/6s continue north on Shields with a dog leg on Allison to Monument. Hang a left and head west, turning left on Commonwealth. 5s take Commonwealth back to the flag.
6s take Commonwealth to Patterson and head west with a turn on Wisteria (for those who wanted a light 6 aka 5.87 miles) or Lexington (for those who wanted a proper 6 aka 6.21 miles) to Grove and back to the flag.
An unknown number of underlings did their thing this morning, either on their own or with a group. The main thang was a big loop while running with old glory to show respect for the tragedies of 19 years ago.
North on Westmorland. East on Monument.
4s turn right at Boulevard.
5s turn right at Allison.
6s turn right somewhere around Stuart.
All work our way back on Grove.
Moleskin
Great work to a great crew this AM. Thanks to Faceplant and Marv for sharing carrying duties today. As was noted, YHC took the first and last leg and claimed all the glory.
Ping me if I missed someone in the PAX.
Announcements
– Beer mile coming up one unknown weekend at the Carrilon
– Cornhole signup for the 10/2 retreat is still open
¡Adiós Muchachos!
A smooth 20 hit various runs and cycling routes to kickoff the holiday weekend.
Runners: Commonwealth north to Monument, head east. 4s turn at Arthur Ashe, 5s at or around Strawberry, and 6s can go F yourself, head back on Grove. Just kidding I don’t think there were any 6s today except GP who I believe ran with the 5s.
Cyclists did their thing. Heard the Potterfield Bridge was included per Pullout.
Long run – 8ish via Carillon route.
Great job men! Apparently Bodos and the 5s were attacked by a rat who was confused by the speed at which they ran. In other news, Corned Beef thought YHC had an actual wedding singer career, and inquired whether jobs were picking up later this year. Also Swirly got a haircut.
Bodos took us out.
Labor Day convergence at Grid Iron – 7:00 AM.
-Singer
Early in the gloom, the few runners we had just stood around looking at each other, so I asked the question: “Who’s Q?” More stares. Somebody threw out Reverse Carrilon, so that’s the route. Bleeder explained the route, which sounded good to me. Bodos said he knew the 5 miler, but Swiper did not have confidence. He came back to me twice with where do we turn questions, so looks like Im running with the 5’s!
So this begs the question, how do you go from not wanting to get up, to running slow and comfortable, to running faster and farther, to ultimately being the Q?
a) circumstance
b) force
c) willingness
d) a mix of all the above
Just like prison sex, its a mix of all the above.
There were a whole lot more pax at the COT than were at 0530, and only Saab was spotted actually running this morning. What did they do?
a) actually ran, and launched early to get in more distance
b) ran to starbucks, shot the breeze for an hour, then came back and dumped water on TYA so it looked like they ran
c) Ran over to MARV’s house planning on TPing his yard, only to find out that it was so humid, the toilet paper actually stuck to their hands and they couldnt throw it
d) a mix of all the above
Well done to those that ACTUALLY did run/bike this morning…..even if you cant prove it.
Apology of the week goes out to TYA for making fun of how much he sweats, because that HAS TO BE a medical condition and he cant help it.
Lab Rat apologizes…
39 studs posted for a morning of accomplishment and celebration. Most on foot, some on wheels. Running route was the old school route 10k, nice and simple. Launch times ranged from 5:00 am to 5:30 am.
NMM: A few random thoughts while running this morning. 1. I was inspired by how many PAX came out to support and to run with BoneThugs. His entourage was more like 20 folks running along side and with him. With 20 others joining at the end for an inspirational finish. Pretty awesome to watch. 2. Some of you are going to hate this, but….what an awesome route old school is. Yes, it is simple and repetitive, but it is a great route. Why we ever let Marv lead us astray, I do not know. 3. BoneThugs accomplished what most would consider a physical task this am. But much like anything in life, most of the work is mental work. It is easy to let ones mind and inner voice sabotage what we are capable or….but if you believe, you can achieve (probably stolen directly from Swirly’s board) 4. BoneThugs had the trust in the PAX to completely give himself to those who have trained with him the last 6 months. He never asked what we were doing, how he was going to get from start to 10k, he just did what he was asked to do and believed in the PAX. 5. I was inspired with the courage and humility it takes for folks who are taking a long journey to fitness and health to continuously post and incrementally improve. I have seen many F3 brothers who were not runners, show up every week, finish last, keep working and eventually surpass other runners. Those weeks spent at the back of the pack can be challenging and the reward far away, but I have spoils of the hard work and it is inspiring.
Congrats to BoneThugs. Quite an accomplishment my friend. Just one a string of many victories to come…..keep pushing
Ok boys, it is time for the BoneThugs 10k. It is this Friday. Here is the plan:
The Route – Old School. Leave Mary Munford parking lot and go east on Grove. Follow grove to Arthur Ashe Boulevard (The Boulevard) and turn around and head west. Take Grove til it ends at Three Chopt. Turn around and head back to Mary Munford. This
Timing. BoneThugs and his entourage (five or six of us) are going to launch at 5 am. We plan on finishing right around 6:15. For folks that normally do the four mile route, you should launch at around 5:10, 5 mile guys around 5:20 and 6 mile guys around 5:30. Since we are all on the same road we should all see each other out there. When you finish your 10k, loop back to BoneThugs and we will all run the last portion together.
THUGS has been working his ass (and his stomach) off to get ready for this. Less than six months ago, this guy hadn’t run more than a single mile at a time. This Friday he is going to do 6.2 without stopping. Lets be out there to support him.
TYA OUT