Age is relative, sometimes you’re feeling young and sometimes you’re feeling old, and sometimes you’re old and then TYA shows up and then you’re young again. The PAX was greeted by the local RAMM gears biker gang. The Bloods and Crips have red and blue respectively, while this particular gang had their hi-vis yellow. As the bikes circled ominously the pax stood their ground. when it came to routes, there was none, no one had picked up the Q, but YHC was feeling inspired and wanted to do the route of our grandfather’s as I believe Marv had put it.…

With a ratio of 3 to 1, a nonsensical nine chose to walk:run around Mary’s outer quarter. With age and injury, running may be less of a thing. Despite that, a route was offered to the few who were willing and able. https://onthegomap.com/s/fhk6n1ne All: Head West. Take Seneca to Tuckahoe loop, then Paxton to Ampthill loop…. 4’s return on Grove after completing aforementioned…5’s :  Repeat Seneca/Tuckahoe loop then return on Grove.  Reverso is suggested.6’s: Also repeat Paxton/Ampthill loop before returning on Grove. Note early cutover before hitting bottom of Paxton Saab abides…

Nine Mary nincompoops gathered for a potential duel that was eagerly anticipated. After YHC signed up in a blank cell last night and created a route, Saab also signed up in a blank cell last night and created a route. After some threatening text messages back and forth, it was established that it would be figured out in the AM. Under a haze of disappointment, it turns out there was no duel. Bodos had studied YHCs route and was planning on running that. Saab wanted hills and was planning on running his route. So it was left to YHC, as…

All good things must come to an end. We’ve had a pretty good record in recent weeks doing the VCU Basketball Jericho Run around the Siegel Center. Quick refresher–If at all possible, I like to run around the arenas that the Rams are playing on my gameday runs. For home games in Richmond, that is the Siegel Center, which is about 3.3 miles, give or take from the Flag. With the influx of Friday night games, we’ve done it a few times this year…and Sippy has joined me on a Saturday or two for an un-authorized run. We also did…

Seven runners and ruckers went their own way after the pull of a Seigel Center run enticed folks to keep the winning streak alive. Others did recon elsewhere in the city, but we can’t talk about that.

A mix of runners and walkers took to the streets of the Near West End and the Fan for this week’s edition of RAMM. Despite readings in our cars saying otherwise, conditions were sunny and 70. Routes 4s: https://onthegomap.com/s/0caeo22f5s: https://onthegomap.com/s/0fr5ag4r6s: https://onthegomap.com/s/k65hv5g6 Numbers, Names and YHC took us out. NMS: YHC always walks away from a morning run happy that he got out of the fartsack and showed up. Today was no exception. All were in good spirits before, during and and after. Thank you to each of you for showing up and making it a good morning.

Happy Valentine’s Day, boys! The 6ers and one 5 did YHC’s Windsor to Hillcrest route. It wasn’t the same without Bodos taking a wrong turn and then grousing a bit that the directions weren’t “run this straight line to this point then run back.” The tough part about the run is making that cut through from Dover, over Lock to Pocohontas…to be sure, if you aren’t looking for the two pieces of wood that separate Lock from Pocohontas it’s not easy to find. Once you are on Pocohontas you head to Hillcrest, do a couple of loops around that bad…

A nautical 9 showed up to Mary for a moist and chilly morning of running, walking, and burpees. Routes are posted below…. Moleskin: The tomatoes overtook the pavillion, so those completing their burpee challenge were relegated to the gazebo…a structure that had been deemed unnecessary – until today. Props to those who finished their month of burpees – much respect.Saab abides 6 Mile: https://onthegomap.com/s/coi0h7r15 Mile: https://onthegomap.com/s/eivfv02t4 Mile: https://onthegomap.com/s/eueucs29

Six stallions emerged from the gloom to observe that the Ghost Flag appeared at RAMM today and interrupted a week of SOJ takeovers. In place of what must have been an intricately well planned route making strategic use of Grove Avenue by Oyster the following was provided by YHC: All distances: West on Grove / Left on Tuckahoe / Cross Cary to Paxton / Follow Paxton around as it becomes Ampthill and loops back to Cary / Cross Cary and follow Stratford Crescent around to Cary / Cross Cary to Hillcrest 4’s – do a loop on Hillcrest and return…