Tag: RAMM

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 others were either walking or had no clue what was going on. 0530 arrived and after some studder stepping in each direction, YHC’s route was chosen. Off we went, for a flat, somewhat of a double lollipop kind of route. Turns out Bodos didn’t study it enough.

The Route

• East on Grove
• North on Nansemond
• West on Patterson
• North on Spokane (who knows why there is a Spokane in RVA)
• Jog over to east on Monument
• 4s turn at Commonwealth, 5s at Hamilton, 6s at Tilden
• West on Grove

Numbers, names, YHC took us out.

Saab hasn’t yet signed up for 3/21 but promised he would. Someone needs to check their internet connection b/c one of us was wrong last night.

Title was stolen from Saab’s comment that the route apparently passed by each of his youngin’s homes.

Splinter out.

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 it a few weeks ago around the Robins Center prior to the Rams road games at UofR.

All runs have been fruitful as VCU hadn’t lost a home game all season.

That came to an end on Friday as later that night a Max Shulga 3ptr clanked off the back iron and the Rams fell to Dayton by 3. Tough way to end the season as it quelled the momentum VCU had getting an at large bid. Nevertheless….a terrific season.

A bunch of walkers headed out to do what they normally do. It’s good seeing those guys.

The 5s and 6s headed towards the Stu, kind of meandering our way through the fan…ending up on Ryland and dumping out across the street from 1200 West Broad. A lap around the arena (we’ve been doing two laps…maybe that was the issue) and back from Broad to Lombardy to Monument. Then weaving our way through the boucolic streets of the nearer west end.

Hope everyone pulls for the Rams in DC this weekend.

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/0caeo22f
5s: https://onthegomap.com/s/0fr5ag4r
6s: 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 boy then head north to Patterson…east to Commonwealth then back to the flag.

There is some concern that we lost Boberry as he was the only 5 and we 6s, admittedly, didn’t do a good job of keeping an eye on him. Our bad, Boberry…I do hope you made it out of the southside of Cary St ok. In all seriousness, I’ll take the heat on that one, I wasn’t prepared for only one 5 to show up and should’ve done a better job explaining the route.

Anyway, I hope everyone had a special February 14th with their loved ones, whoever they may be.

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/coi0h7r1
5 Mile: https://onthegomap.com/s/eivfv02t
4 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 via Oak Lane to Grove

5’s and 6’s – start down the west side / right turn on Hillcrest, around the bottom of the loop and take the second right up the steep side of Charmian / Follow Charmian as it sharply turns left and take a left on Pocahontas / Return to Hillcrest and finish the loop

5’s – Return via Oak Lane to Grove

6’s – Do another loop around Hillcrest and return via Oak Lane to Grove

What actually happened:

YHC ran most of the 4 mile route, curtailing to manage injury recovery

2 of the PAX rucked their own route which I understand involved Grove Avenue

1 of the PAX was obligated to make his prescribed offering to the basketball spirits by circumnavigating the Siegel Center pulling in the two remaining PAX members to witness the ritual

It was a great morning to run.