17 men were almost rudderless with Lockjaw not manning the Q.  A few jumped on their bikes with the remaining (15?) taking off toward the Carillon or thereabouts… Welcome to Hitchhiker on his virgin RAMM.  According to Goose, he really enjoyed it…but apparently not enough to stick around for the COT Shakedown wants to join the ranks of the hairless for a very worth cause.  Let’s show him both our love, and our desire for him to stop having to ask:    https://www.stbaldricks.org/participants/mypage/984556/2018 See BT on how to properly apply a merkin (not the exercise, but the device used to cover one’s dong)…

Twelve smugglers attempted the Kessel Run today.  Three more runners opted for extended distance pre-workout and another four were on bike. Here is how we celebrated this “May the Force” edition of RAMM. As a group, run a warmup through Windsor Farms for about 2.5 miles.  The route roughly resembles the Millennium Falcon in shape. As we return to the VSF, the Kessel Run commences from the corner of Commonwealth and Grove. 4 milers – Head north on Commonwealth to Augusta and back for 1.7 miles.  Target a 11:20 pace or better. 5 milers – Head east on Grove to…

Haiku run for all Upchuck is Cali dreaming Workout on the beach Shakedown feels better Going to Beck – Odelay! Got Devil’s Haircut Labrat saw Flipper He said he has hinging ribs Is that possible? YHC took us out. Announcements: May 18 – Wilson’s golf tournament – for a good cause.  See him for details. May 19 – Puppy Pile for 2.0s – see pre-blast or Upchuck June 18 – Shakedown is raising money for a good cause and will throw in a haircut. Time to Taper, Lockjaw

Eleven relatively on-time steeds plus three early birds convened post-run to celebrate this week’s RAMM.  Routes were given to a small group while others filtered in: The Route Everyone work their way over to Monument.  West on Monument to Willow Lawn. Left on Willow Lawn then right on Patterson.  Left on Libbie then left on Grove.  Back to the VSF. 4 milers went up Commonwealth to Monument. 5 milers went east on Grove to Hamilton to Monument. 6 milers went east on Grove to Cleveland to Monument. Numbers, names, announcements, and YHC took us out. Moleskin Chatter was lively in…

15 by foot and 1 by wheel descended upon the AO ready to roll.  YHC used a new tactic to lay the route; a map.  We did the Setauket route today in the 4 and 5 mile variations.  6 milers were all sunning themselves on a beach, college tour, or whereabouts unknown. Today’s pace was at a quick clip today.  I think Flatline and Spit were pushing the first pack and setting the tone for the rest of the 5s.  No one got permanently lost today and all returned to the AO.  YHC did see some take a slide down…

A score of runners converged today for the first Spring RAMM of 2018.  YHC called the Grayson Allen route (Grace and Allen) in 4 miler, 5 miler, and 6 miler variations and the Pax was off. Fudd did a fine job taking us out. NMS: YHC posts the Grayson Allen route around key Duke games as a rally against them.  The inaugural route was the day after Carolina’s victory and today’s was intended to give Syracuse a little extra edge.  This strategy worked somewhat, with the score within four points last night. The 5 milers started off as a great…

A mighty 16 woke up this morning, to be greeted with maps with squiggly lines representing this morning’s route.  This was Lab Rat’s 4th try to make the Serpentine route an instant classic. 4 Milers- follow 4 mile map 5 Milers- follow 5 mile map 6 milers- do what you like.  Just kidding, follow your map. NMS- All mileages were represented today, along with No Tools and Ricky Bobby on the bikes.  Great morning for a run, and it showed by the splits.  Nice to run with Singer and Pucker for a bit, then catching up with Swirly. Wedding Singer’s…