Tag: RAMM

Mary Munford Elementary

  • The original out and back at Ramm

    14 men of F3 arrived at Ramm. A few were early to get in the extra miles for BRR training. Some in search of Humidity and at least 1 upset that FacePlant and Bodo’s didn’t include him in the plans for matching outfits. Today, the original first route at Ramm. We may need Bleeder, BT, Swirley or Lugnut to confirm. The out and back, which YHC runs the most.

    The out and back:
    Left on Grove
    Left on Three Chopt
    Right on St. Andrews Lane to the end of the Cul-de-sac and back to the Flag for 4.
    5s: continue back turning around at N. Hamilton and back to the flag.
    6s: continue back turning around at Tilden and back to the flag.

    1 Ramm Gears today. ByProduct securing the AO and protecting the streets of Richmond. Well done ByProduct.

    Great run today fellas. Thanks for taking us out today FacePlant.

    See you in the Gloom.
    Oyster

  • The Humidor

    The first day of July welcomed the bliss of summer humidity. Lots of bikers joined the runners today. Lockjaw unveiled a new route for the 6s, but none of them showed. Next time…..

    Announcement – July 4 convergence at 0700 at Bateau. Meet at the old stone house.

  • ET phone home

    A bunch of bikers and a separate group of runners joined for another rendition of a RAMM/RAMM Gears, Amateur Day. YHC isn’t sure where the runners were seeing as they launched at various times but RAMM Gears did the Reverse Carillion route with a few additional laps around the lakes.

    Whitesnake takes the price for most crazy bike/outfit/ensemble. He was dressed as the kid from ET and he had ET riding in the basket on the front of the bike.

    Announcements – The Bridge Q tomorrow for TYA. Anyone that wants to Clown Car with him should give him a call. Houseparty has his VQ tomorrow at Rock and Roll at 0700 at Rockwood Park

    Prayers – continued recovery for Lab Rat

    NMS – YHC had forgotten all the various silly things we’ve done over the years with the longer/warmer days. YHC was glad to bring RAMM Gears, Amateur Day back to Mary again this summer.

  • SOJ Takeover: I am Runner

    17 strong posted on another steamy morning to run and cycle some miles.

    Route – serpentine. Zig zag back and forth, parallel to Grove, between Hamilton and Shadwell/alley deadend, running on Hanover, Stuart, Kensington and Leonard. 4s turn home on Westmoreland, 5s on Woodlawn, 6s finish at Hamilton back up to Grove and home.

    In honor of our brother Lab Rat, who invented this route many years ago. It’s a pleasant, no hill, low traffic route and if you need to cut off early, you’re always near the school. SOJ takeover continues through the weekend. Backblast title was in reference to the classic runner’s outfit – no shirt, just the reflective vest – that boldly states ‘I am runner’, to YHC at least. I love it.

    Prayers to the family and friends of Fico’s friend and former colleague Mike who passed yesterday unexpectedly.

    -Singer

  • Aging Gracefully

    Beautiful morning for a run through the Fan. Stuart and Floyd were our main arteries. Great mumble chatter in the group.

    YHC took us out.

  • Wash your own Socks

    Twelve pavement (!pickle) pounders gathered at various times for various routes for today’s RAMM. Those that arrived for a 0530 launch enjoyed the following route, curated in the car prior to launch:

    Route

    • South on Commonwealth
    • Continue to Windsor Farms and complete the Berkshire, Sulgrave, Canterbury loop, exiting by going north on Malvern
    • 4s continue north on Malvern to a left on Fitz-Hugh
    • 5s right on Grove, left on Roseneath, left on Monument, right on Malvern
    • 6s right on grove, left on Boulevard, left on Monument, right on Malvern
    • All continue west on Fitz-Hugh to a left on Commonwealth
    • Back to RAMM base

    Numbers, names, YHC took us out.

    Moleskin

    Is RAMM disorganized? Of course. Are there consistent Qs? Hardly. Do we still participate in the 3Fs? Absolutely! Not to delve into the conversation of what is worthy of a point or not, but it takes very little effort to think of 3 different routes for people to run for 45 minutes. Perhaps you want to explore a certain area further? Maybe this time of year you want to see what an area looks like in the daylight? Gone are the days where you have to hop in the car (unless you are TYA) and map out a route by driving it. There are tools available (such as https://onthegomap.com/) that make this really easy. Sign up and give it a shot!

    Post run mumblechatter mentioned personal privacy and other activities individuals will undertake this long weekend.

    Announcements

    • Convergence Monday 7am @ Brown’s Island, r-u-c-k @ 6am
    • See slack for departure details for next Saturday 6/4

    That’s all for today. Enjoy the weekend!

    Splinter

  • Humid Miles

    Several of us started early, several of us started late, but we all finished on-time. There were a few pooches out there too panting and loving the heat.

    YHC, Fico and, Bodos went out on Grove towards the Fan and back for about 5 miles. The conversation was good, we talked about classic movies from the 80s and 90s, and college roommates turned runners.

    There was a Saab sighting as well in the wee hours of the morning running shirtless up and down Grove. Rumor has it that he was running since mid-night.

    Good luck to all the racers this weekend – DRINK WATER!

    YHC took us out.

  • Running happened

    Roughly 11 dudes went running this morning from RAMM. ~60 degrees and light drizzle.

    Windsor Farms big loop: South on Commonwealth, cross Cary to Berkshire and follow Berkshire in loop through Windsor Farms. Berkshire becomes Sulgrave briefly, then Canterbury. Canterbury to Cary, cross Cary and head north on Malvern. Malvern north across Grove and Patterson, almost to Monument. Left on Wythe Ave.

    4’s – Wythe to left on Chantilly then left on Grove and back to the flag

    5’s – Wythe to left on Willow Lawn Drive, left on Patterson, Right on Harlan Cir, left on Roslyn, left on Grove and back to the flag.

    6’s – Wythe to a left on Willow Lawn Drive, right on Patterson, left on Libbie, left on Grove and back to the flag

    Numberama, Namerama, Announcements (do something on June 4th – either the blood drive or travel to the Hill) and YHC took us out. TYA graciously provided waters for all, much appreciated. Until next time, GP

  • Intermitent Fasting?

    No Q on the sheet today. Most runners ran the serpentine route, bikers biked, good cardio was had by all.

    Make a good one guys.

  • Level 8 of Nintendo

    Ten Ganymede ganderers gathered to admire the skies prior to YHC declaring north and south routes for the day. Pucker wasn’t awake yet but somehow he still found his way. Here’s how it went, more or less:

    The Route

    • North on Westmoreland to a right on Fitz-Hugh
    • Right on Commonwealth and continue south to a left on Grove
    • Left on Woodlawn and continue north to a right on Fitz-Hugh
    • Right on Sauer and continue south back to Grove
    • 4s take a right on Grove and head home
    • 5s/6s take a left on Grove and north on Antrim
    • 5s take a right on Patterson to a right on Malvern
    • 6s take a right on Grace to a right on Malvern
    • 5s/6s continue south on Malvern to a right on Grove and head home

    Numbers, names, YHC took us out.

    Moleskin

    Lighter crew for this last Friday in April. After Profit asked Google (apparently a him) about the bright star beside Venus was, off we went to what YHC thought was perfectly clear instructions. Pucker clearly didn’t understand so extra time was taken pre-launch to get it all straight. In the end he made it. To be fair, Bone Thugs made it too and he completely missed the instructions.

    Ample conversation post COP about some of the stereotypical things we as men do. Some watch Melrose (sic) Place while others make friends with neighbors who don’t even know who you are. You have to post to understand!

    Prayers to all those in our PAX who are dealing with life’s speed bumps. Slow down, take a breath, pass the hazard, then accelerate through the rest of life.

    Splinter