Tag: River Run

Betty Weaver Elementary

  • Old Stomping Grounds

    2 of the RiverRun regulars and 1 PAX familiar with the territory out set out to do some work on the hills this morning.

    The route was the typical one, Riverton Ridge into Tarrington, Ashwell Loop up to Robious and down Twin Team lane with a lap around the school to finish.  +/- 5 miles

    MOLESKIN:

    Splinter rolled in the morning to his old stomping grounds of James River High School.  Splinter was part of the first graduating class when the school was opened.  There were some mud trails back then but no smooth neighborhood roads like there are now.

    It was nice to catch up with Splinter during the run, talks revolved around upcoming reunions for James River and Midlothian.  Also a little BRR talk as Splinter assured YHC he would enjoy the legs that TYA has hand selected for him.  I don’t know if that’s good or bad.

    Lugnut plans to run this evening at 7:30 from Bettie Weaver if any PAX want to join him.  YHC will not be able to make it.  Contact Lugnut if you are interested in meeting him out there.

    Buzzkill has signed up for his VQ tomorrow at NoToll and based on his effort at previous posts I expect an excellent beat down.

    See you in the gloom

  • Early Morning Hills

    3 swift and strong took on RiverRun this morning for a traditional run of the southside hills.

    Route:  Loop around the school, across Robious and back to Twin Team, up Twin Team to Powderham Road and cut back across Robious Road onto Ashwell.  Down Ashwell and right at the round about for the Ashwell Loop.  Right on Sherfield, Left on Welby Drive, right on Riverton Ridge back to James River Road and the school.  4.8 miles total

    NMS:

    YHC enjoyed the run with TYA this morning in his inaugural visit to experience RiverRun.   Coming down Ashwell before dropping into Tarrington we saw a great sunrise and reflected on some of the benefits of being up and out in the quiet mornings around RVA.  Lugnut continues to pound out the mileage but almost did his RiverRun late last night coming in from out of town.   Glad he thought better of it and rose early to meet us for some BRR miles.

    Reminder run tonight 7:30 pm at Bettie Weaver.  See the pre-blast for 2 of the route options or the starting point if you want to create your own route.  YHC will be trying to get the 9+ run in while Lugnut and possibly others will be working on the 6 miler.

    YHC is looking forward to a visit to Daville tomorrow and will try to bring another Southsider or two  along for the ride.

    Rosie out.

  • River Downs Roller Coaster Part Deux

    5 stalwarts escaped the fart sack this Monday morning and attacked the day with a roller coaster of a run.  It was great to get Aisle 5 out to River Run for the first time – we hope to see him back again soon as he continues to log the miles.

    YHC has been fartsacking and basking in the rays of the sun for the last two weeks on vacation – with a few workouts mixed in but certainly not maintaining my pre-vacation routine, so what better way to jump back into the saddle then to sign up to Q the first day back.  It was great to be back with the F3 brothers and enjoy a run in the August humidity.

    The route was an out and back of about 4.86 miles with two significant hills to provide the ups and downs of the roller coaster ride.  Per onthegomap.com, 440ft of gain and 437 feet of loss along the way — http://goo.gl/7aYd0y

    Though, I think Rosie probably got closer to 6 as he smoked the PAX out and doubled back a couple times.  And, Aisle 5 nearly took flight coming down the Queens Grant hill on the way back to the flag.

    COT and YHC took us out.

    Way to work this morning fellas.  Those hills aren’t easy and hitting the reverse button at the halfway point and attacking the steep hill is always difficult.  It was a pleasure to be back in the fold and an honor as always to lead such a fine group.

    No more Gumbo for you!

  • Add the Loop

    2 faithful River runners broke out into the early heat of the day to tackle a few hills for some BRR prep.

    Head into Tarringon on Riverton Ridge and turn left on Ashwell to take the full loop.  Left at the round-about to head up the hill to Robious.  Twin Team down and back to the start.  A little over 4 miles.  Add another Ashwell loop and double back on Twin Team for the 5+ mile route.

    The hills here are real and the light breeze felt coming up Ashwell was welcome, especially for Lugnut after he tried to burn himself up running in Pocahontas Park yesterday.  The Ashwell loop adds an extra hill and removes the flat loop around the school for the 4 mile route.  As Lugnut said this morning, I am really starting to look forward to this run.  We are considering meeting up for a late evening run from here on Mondays leading up to the BRR if anyone is interested.  We may map out some longer route options to add some miles for those with longer mileage desires.

    Good run today.  Stay cool.

  • Hill Repeats and bonus work

    3 strong and faithful arrived on this warm and humid morning to see what YHC had in store for RiverRun and BRR training.  Here’s the work that was done:

    Easy jog around the school and back to the bottom of Twin Team Lane.  Mosey to a good starting point at the base of the hill for repeats.  Round 1 – push up the hill at about 80% for 1 minute and remember where you finish.  Easy mosey back down to starting point.  Rounds 2-7 1 minute push up the hill to try to reach the same point or further up the hill each time.  1:30 – 2 min between rounds.  Mosey back to the elementary school playground.  Time for a round or so of 4 corners around the short track.  Corner exercises were 5 pullups, 20 jump squats, 20 WWII, 20 merkins.  Mosey back to flag.

    COT

    NMS:

    YHC has been wanting to do this for a few weeks, both the repeats and exploring the AO, but haven’t been around to Q.  The hill repeats were a success, all PAX pushed through and came close to or reached the target each round.  Feedback was good on the timed repeats so this will certainly come up again.  7+ weeks until BRR, anyone wanting some good hill training should show up to #RiverRun to check it out.

    HDHH Wednesday starting at 6 at DK’s ending at Salisbury Lake.  See backblast for more info.  Rumor is the HDHH route could change to get one or more of the RiverRun hills for those that have yet to experience them.  Number of miles run this morning is not as relevant as work put in and all PAX definitely put in the work this morning.  Well done today men.

    It doesn’t matter how fast you go, as long as you do not stop.  – Confucius

    Rosie

  • Wildlife and Bleachers

    Hopeful that TYA would make an appearance on the southside but disappointed two strong moseyed out for a fox and hound style run by the river.

    The Thang
    Leave Bettie Weaver and make a left on James River Road, right on Riverton Ridge. At the circle the fox runs back and the hound finishes the “square” approx. 1/2 mile further then chases the fox back to James River Road and into the James River Park loop. Exit the park and run to the James River High School football field for home and away bleacher run followed by an extra lap for the hound to give the fox a little hope. Run back to Bettie Weaver for COT.

    Moleskin
    Today the fox (3.5) was caught by the hound (4.5) on multiple occasions. YHC understands that in itself is not unusual, the wildlife on today’s run however certainly were.

    First sighting of two deer was rather uneventful, 2nd sighting was a little different as the young buck stood just off the road to watch YHC jog by, 3rd sighting was the same young buck 1/2 mile away standing on the road looking at me as I jogged by no more than 10 feet away. YHC has seen “When Animals Attack” on TV and was a little weary of the strange occurrence. But it doesn’t end there…

    Nearing the finish of the run the YHC was caught and passed for the final time by Gumbo, a fox who must have been upset by this runs across the road carrying an object in its mouth. When the fox sees Gumbo he stops and drops a head of a deer in the road and runs off into the woods. But it doesn’t end there…

    After the COT and some casual discussion of current events YHC hops in the car and heads out of the neighborhood onto Robious Road. No less than a 1/2 mile away a sheep, yep a sheep, comes running out into the road. Fortunately, for all involved the Chevy SS has a great breaking system! It does make me wonder however, what was the sheep running from? Where was TYA?!?

    AO change for tomorrow, Robious Elementary School baseball field 0530.

  • Off to Blighty

    Tribute Ale

    4 Southside regulars posted on a cool June morning for a hill run. Here’s how it went up & down:

    THANG

    Run 3 mile loop up from Bettie Weaver, up into Tarrington, across Robious, down Twin Team.

    Hill repeats on Twin Team until time is up (1 full hill + 90 seconds up hill)

    Mosey back to Bettie Weaver.

    Total distance covered ~4.25 miles

    COT – Gumbo took us out with a great message of thanks for family, especially for his daughter Lucy who turns 8 today.

    Moleskin:

    Lugnut is disappointed his running pace has slowed from its peak last year. YHC suggested the hills were interfering with his PBs, but Lug blames some extra lbs.

    Rosie sandbagged the entire run until the 90 second hill and damn near made it to the top. Respect.

    Gumbo has an impressive pace on hills. Keep it up, buddy.

    Lugnut is off to the Motherland shortly and is excited to test his driving abilities on the opposite side of the road. YHC explained the drifting factor that most foreign drivers experience on both sides of the pond, causing the car to drift off the road. In fact, the first day M Döner Kebab allowed YHC to drive on his own just outside of Henley-on-Thames, YHC drifted just off the road and he popped a tire (spelled “tyre”). M Döner Kebab not being as prepared as the Boy Scouts of America, YHC had to walk a mile into Henley to find a lugnut wrench (no lie). The only autoparts store in town informed YHC that in England the tool he sought is called a “wheel brace”.

    And Lugnut, Torquay is in Devon…not Cornwall…though they are neighbouring counties.

    Recommendations:
    – Don’t order American beer over there…and avoid the crap lagers like Carling. Try the room temperature ales on a hand pump. In particular, order a Tribute (pictured above). When in Rome…
    – England plays Slovakia in the Euro 2016 Football tournament on June 20. Find out if Torquay is showing the match in a public viewing area. Don’t support Slovakia…and don’t even joke about supporting Slovakia.
    – If you want to avoid boiled fish and potatoes, go to a curry house…and if you’re adventurous, order a Jalfrezi…it’ll blow the top off of your head
    – And while in London, you can never go wrong with the Yaki Udon from Wagamama

    Safe Travels!

    By the way, did anyone else catch Darrell Green on Sportsphone with Big Al this morning? The man!
    http://stationcaster.com/player_skinned.php?s=97&c=787&f=5503183

  • The Loops


    13 Faithful Posted at two AO’s with the weather 70 and Sunny.

    THE THANG

    At River Run

    3.7- 4.9 mile loops around Tarrington and Betty Weaver Elementary. Up Hill both ways.
    COT by Bleeder

    At Punisher

    Mosey to COP
    16X Don Quixote
    32X LBC
    8X Merkin

    Mosey to Bus Loop
    Curb Crawls Latter up and down to 8 Merkins

    Mosey to Corner of AO

    Four Corners around the AO for 30 Minutes
    1st Corner 32x Box Cutter
    2nd Corner 16x Merkin
    3rd Corner 32x LBC
    4th Corner 16 Lt. Dan’s

    Restrictor Plate if you lap someone, 10 burpees

    Mosey Shovel Flag
    16x American Hammer
    16x Rosalitas
    16x Alabama Prom Dates

    COT by FUDD

    Moleskin

    The similarities between River Run and Punisher, both are on Mondays, and center around a local Elementary School. The similarities pretty much stop there.

    As Bleeder was entering the AO at River Run, he was almost positive that he saw Swirly leaving the parking lot to head to Punisher. Both AO’s were secure, no Seal Team presence to be seen. Thanks Swirly!

    The discussion of Shark Week at River Run was a good start to upcoming interesting week. TYA’s muttle chatter—apparently lack thereof– at the Punisher was noticeable until after the COT when Fudd thanked those that helped on Saturday for the Amish(non-Amish) Shed raising Party, Special thanks to Toga for getting there early to help lift Fudd’s wood before everyone else. Apparently, early morning wood has the most ants.

    Bleeder’s run was interrupted by shoe tying competition which included a mid-run weight loss challenge; Bleeder finished first at both. It should be noted that the signs in Tarrington need have the words added “Leaves of three, let it be.”

    TYA reported that Punisher was in need of Grass Cutting services, Lab Rat, Hardywood, Honey Do; here’s your chance to show off the F3 mowing prowess.

    Despite the Clear instructions from the Q at Punisher, Fudd questioned the Q on the restrictor plate and it’s functionality. To quote SAAB, “It’s a Fricin’ Triangle People!”

    TYA and Bleeder out!

  • Twin Team Repeats

    Four of the faithful posted at 0700 for a southside hill workout. The weather was muggy and overcast, but the rain held off. The PAX warmed up by running from Bettie Weaver ES, by James River HS, around the loop by the James River HS football stadium and baseball fields, and up Robious Road to the bottom of Twin Team Lane. The workout began in earnest with hill repeats up Twin Team Lane, followed by a mosey back down, a brief rest, and a rinse and repeat. The workout ended with a mosey back to Bettie Weaver ES and a COT.

    Twin Team Lane is bear. Great job!

    Jville

  • River Run on Memorial Day to start at 7am

    The F3 RVA Southsiders are pushing back the start time of Monday’s River Run from 5:30am to 7am.
    Calling all Monday Double Dippers!