Mary Munford Elementary
10 Pax launched at various times, with various distances, and from multiple locations; but they all converged at the end. Routes varied, but here is one used by the 530 crowd.
West on Grove, right on Libbie, right on Patterson, right on Malvern, right on Grove. aka the Zoolander route.
YHC took us out.
While everyone ran alone or in pairs, it was great to converge at the end to catch up and some levity (as always). YHC’s 2.0 enjoyed the run today and we hope to see him back out soon.
Ocho Pax undaunted by a little rain embarked on a stroll down Hanover to take in the light tour. East on Grove, cutting over to Hanover on Thompson. 4s turn on Shields and 5s on Vine heading south to Floyd. Return back on Floyd and pick up Grove.
YHC took us out.
A dozen plus additional bikers out on the road arrived for this week’s installment. Trying to find visual relief from the stadium lights, the Pax assembled in the shadows of the trees prior to launch.
East on Grove and north on Lafayette, and east on Monument. 4s turn right on Sheppard, 5s on Strawberry, and 6s on Lombardy. All pick up Hanover for the western return, jumping over to Grove at Thompson.
Bodos took us out.
Congratulations to Pigskin for a successful Fleed to Bleed. Well done!
We ran around Mary. Watch the traffic circles.
Perfect weather for a run or ride this morning. After some mild confusion on the new RAMM flag location we were off.
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 a left on Chantilly then left on Grove and back to the flag
5’s – Wythe to a 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 (about 17, apologies if I missed anyone), Announcements (beer mile tonight, one breaking bread spot remains for 2021 – Christmas night volunteer needed, and free to bleed blood drive – see Slack for details) and YHC took us out.
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A baker’s dozen and then some (18) stallions started the mile-a-day October challenge with success! North on Commonwealth, left on Broad.
4s take a left on Willow Lawn Dr to Patterson, head east to Commonwealth and back to the VSF.
5s take Broad to Libbie, take a left to Grove and back on Grove.
6s take a right on Staples Mill, left on Bethlehem, left on Libbie, and a left on Grove.
Marv took us out.
Moleskin: This route took us past Krispy Kreme where the air was full of the fragrance of doughnuts. Depending on the route, one may have consumed the smells of Panera or Westhampton Bakery too. I imagine quite a few families and offices were greeted with these favorite pastries this morning!
LockJaw didn’t show up on this day (August 27th) either to give us a route. Can’t really remember the routes taken by the group but I think it was pretty much a freestyle. Splinter, Faceplant and YHC ran the Bodos inspired Windsor Farm run.
And that’s all I have to say about that.
Sorry, sort of for waiting so long to post. For you Big Data people I know that it’s annoying.
Every now and then there’s a reference that is simply too good not to mention on the BackBlast. Yes, Chevy Chase is known for much, much more than his role in the very pedestrian movie “Funny Farm”. But he made it during at time when he was one of the biggest stars in Hollywood, coming off blockbusters like the Vacation franchises and Fletch.
So those of us who are a certain age all saw “Funny Farm.” From what I can remember, I was very underwhelmed. Needless to say, it’s not one that I’m dying to show my 14yo (unlike Fletch, Vacation and, at some point after he’s 16, the un-edited version of Caddyshack”.
I do remember one pretty funny part of the movie and that was the continual plot thread of the yellow dog just running around the Chase’s property. This morning, out of nowhere as the gloom was beginning to lift, Big Tennessee brought out the ultimate of late 80s references comparing Saab to “Yellow Dog from Funny Farm”. It was right on the mark and a truly classic line.
And classic lines should be written about in the bACKbLAST.
No LockJaw today so we were kind of on our own to make up a route. The group was leaning towards Reverse Carrilon, but instead decided to head north towards Monument Avenue.
4’s–Up Commonwealth, east on Monument, turn around at Boulevard, back to the flag.
5’s–same thing to Monument, turn around at Strawberry, back to the flag.
6’s–same thing to Monument, turn around at the circle where the Robert E. Lee statue was once located.
Saab–Just running around like Yellow Dog in Funny Farm.
You guys have a good weekend.
A dozen tolerated the resurgence of humidity for a stroll down the road. Grove to Woodlawn to Leonard to Wisteria to Patterson. West on Patterson turning on Maple for 4s, 5s go to Chanticler and then back to Maple, and 6s went all the way to Three Chopt and back to Maple. Maple to Grove to home.
Wheelie took us out.
Moleskin: Once again TYA is a fashion pioneer.
With the BRR Pax getting ready to start their adventure further west, a half dozen runners and a lone biker represented today.
East on Grove, rt on Thompson, left on Cary, left on Kennsenton. 4s turn left on Commonwealth, 5s on Lexington to Grove, and 6s on Harlan to Roslyn to Grove. Some opted for a slight detour to see the sights on Monument.
Marv took us out.
Several BRR memories resurfaced for the Pax after COT including a reenactment of Marv’s skunk tale. Ask him about it sometime.