Tag: Spider Run

13 runners converged for this week’s Spider Run.

Everyone turn left in front of the commons and then around the lake. Up University to Westham Parkway and then right on Durwood Crescent to Ridge Top. Left on Ridge Top and right on Patterson.

4s: Right on Three Chopt, Right on Bandy, Left on Edgehill, Right on Boatright, Left on Campus, Right on Gateway BTTVSF.
5s: Right on St. Christopher’s, Left on access road at Three Chopt, Right on Iris, pick up Fairway View, Left on Ridgeway and BTTVSF.
6s: Right on Westview, Right on Grove, Right on access road, Left on Iris, pick up Fairway View, Left on Ridgeway and BTTVSF.

            4s: https://onthegomap.com/s/7fg18ub4

            5s: https://onthegomap.com/s/oboefhmv

            6s: https://onthegomap.com/s/6bvg51em

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Announcements

• Happy news that Splinter’s Mom’s cancer is in remission!
• Labor Day convergence at new AO in the Far West.
• 10 Year Anniversary Celebration 9/21.

YHC took us out.

Batcave to cross the river, head upstream, and come back the way you came.

YHC took us out.

Ump-teen runners/walkers/ruckers gathered in our favorite Tuesday morning spot for today’s route. To alleviate any anxiety amongst the PAX, YHC stated our intended route at 525. There was a shit-eating grin on Saab’s face for some reason. I can never tell if he is happy or sad when intervals aren’t called. Regardless, we launched at 530 with a reminder of today’s route. Mount Henrico. Some didn’t hear the first time it was called and thus were relieved that we weren’t doing intervals. Welcome Sippy Cup back and then off we went.

The Route

It’s been well documented throughout the years so I’ll summarize here.

Right, left, left, right, right, left, right/left, left, left, (ruckers return here), right, left (4s & 6s), left (6s), right, left. Return and come home at your appropriate points following these directions.

Right, left, right/right (6s), left, right, right, right/left, right, left, left, right, right, left.

Numbers, names, more numbers, more names, departures, announcements, more departures, more arrivals, YHC took us out.

Announcements

• Pickleball tourney this Saturday. See Hitch to register. There will be prizes.
• Ruckhenge with Q source on Wednesday’s at 0500 at Stony Point Einsteins.

Moleskin

We may start on time at F3 but Spider Run tends to end at various times depending on your pace/desires. No worries, any time you are slugging the miles with your buds, it’s all good.

Ample discussion this morning in my group consisted of slacking (not the good kind) college students, office space (lower case, not upper case), upcoming babies (not mine), random half marathon training (possibly mine), olympic highs and lows, followed by Garbage Plate finally remembering the name of his daughter’s y-princess tribe. How-how!!!

Great to have Sippy Cup back out in the gloom. Glad to hear he is on the up-and-up. We almost lost Faceplant when Sippy started describing his procedure. He’s used to parking lot paint, not blood.

Great to see all the faces out there today. Perfect running weather is on the horizon.

Splinter out.

11 or so ran/walked/skipped through various distances ranging from 4 to 6 miles….

NMS: Pickleball is still a thing. Apparently it is possible to have never picked up a pickle-paddle and still participate in the end of season tournament. Run – don’t walk – to Batteau for a Richmond-esque version of olympic-level competition.

Swirly gets an anal-probe and gives the cologuard box spokesperson a deserved day off….

Saab abides

14 runners took about a dozen different routes around my beloved UR campus. Route started up Richmond Way past Wood Hall where Gomer and I lived in 89/90. Then we ran by the football Stadium that did not exist back then and wrapped around the Stadium & went past the Robins Center where we saw us beat Kenny Anderson and Georgia Tech back in Dec 1990. A downed power line/tree work on College Road put some of us on the trail to the Greek Theatre while others ignored safety instructions from the police and squeezed by. I think I saw the Connells in the Greek Theatre back then but that is hazy. More hazy than the Beast Light we drank. Many of us ended up back on the intended route down Crenshaw, past the great Apartment 1205 (numbered something else now), and then down to River Road and back up the bat cave (which also did not exist back then). From there, some went left through the female side of campus (not true anymore), some went straight to the Commons, many did a lap or two around the lake and everyone made it back on time. Campus looked great as usual. More hilly then I remember.

Prayers for Sippy and his surgery next Monday.

Westhoe takeover continues. Remember to set your alarms! Homegrown Half/10K/5K this Saturday. Order your shirts and/or hats for the 10K. And we need more Pickleball Tourney signups.

9 runners (plus a wayward cyclist checking on BRR training) showed up for this week’s Spider Run. Conditions were sunny and 70, with plenty of humidity.

The Route:
Everyone head out to Boatwright passing the baseball field and right towards Three Chopt. Turn Left on Edgehill, right at Bandy field, and then left on Three Chopt to Patterson. Everyone heads east on Patterson.
4s turn right on St Christopher’s to Tapoan to Fairway View to Ridgeway and return to the flag.
5s turn right on Westview and 6s on Lexington and Albermarle. Both take Grove to the Three Chopt service road. Then, pick up Tapoan to Fairway View to Ridgeway and return to the flag.

Numberama / Namerama / Announcements

YHC took us out.

A lucky 13 covered routes of 4, 5, and 6 miles all with one thing in common – heat, hills, and humidity.

OBT took us out.

Announcements:

• Wednesday evening hill workouts are resuming tomorrow. Bootleg to post details on slack.
• Thursday paddle trips on the river are in full effect. Meet at Huguenot Flatwater at 630 pm. Let Upchuck, Honey Do, or Lockjaw know so we can keep a look out for you or bring an extra boat.
• August 17 – Pickleball tournament. Sign up now per Hitchhiker.
• September 12 @5pm ET – Richard Reeves will speak to the F3 Nation. More details will be forthcoming.

13 super excited men wanting to hear more about the Pickleball Tournament on 8/17/24. There was also a run with a bit of Humidity. Let’s Go!!!

The Thang:
Go through the Bat Cave, past the Starbucks, over the bridge, Turn right on Riverside Drive. Keep going until 5:53am. Then run it Back.

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Announcements: See Slack
YHC: Took us out!

NMS: Thank you for letting me run my most favorite route. It’s no Grove Ave but nothing beats the view of the river. Have a great day boys!

Oyster

Nine runners of different paces and distances explored new and familiar territory around UR. TYA took us out with a reminder about perspective and happiness.

Five runners and one walker convened for this week’s Spider Run. YHC reiterated the directions posted the day before and off we went.

Everyone head out the batcave and turn right on River to Westham Station. Go up South Ridge to River and then turn around.

• 4s return to the flag
• 5s back down South Ridge and right on Ross to the bottom and then back up and return to the flag
• 6s same as 5s plus up Highland and back down to Westham Station and return to the flag

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Announcements

• Congrats to Hitchhiker and his family on their new addition!
• Summer Track Series at UR. See Faceplant or Phonics for details.

YHC took us out.