Tag: Spider Run

Eight of the area’s finest gathered in the light mist for today’s Spider Run. With no one reviewing routes prior to launch, one round of instructions didn’t suffice. YHC had enough and off we went, offering traveling instructions for the sixes. Today was the middle section of the turkey trot route, everything up through going south on Westham. Here are the instructions, typed out as complicated as possible.

The Route

Left out of parking lot and left in front of the Commons. Veer right around the lake and take your first left up the hill. Right at the top of the hill, behind the Greek Theatre, then right at the tennis courts, down the hill, dumping you out at the lake bridge. Left through the path, right on College, left on Lakewood then left on Westham. That’s mile 1 folks, and the end of this week’s turkey trot preview.

Everyone turn right on Sunset (aka the fake university according to Wedding Singer). Left on Ridge, right on Holmes to Ziontown. 6s go right on Ziontown to Ridge then turn around and head back, following these directions. Ziontown to University, right on Ralston. 6s continue on Ralston and do a loop around Windsor on the James before heading back on Ralston. Turn onto Rose Hill, right on Kingston, left on Gaymont, right on University. Back University, through the path, left across the bridge and BTTVSF.

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4s did 4. 6s did 6. YHC was the only 5 so mother goose it was.

Apologies for the number of turns this morning. There was good intent.

Announcements

• Turkey Trot 11/21 @ Spider Run. Launch whenever needed to finish a 10k by 6:15. Full route will be posted soon

Be safe out there today everyone.

Splinter out.

14 roadrunners with various training goals came out for prime running weather. The stars were out. The air was crisp. What more could you want?

Around the lake and up past the baseball field and up Boatwright. A left on Sassafras to Bandy and Three Chopt to Patterson.

Right on Patterson, left on Register, right on Franklin. 4s turn on Charles. 5s on Bevridge. 6s take a detour with Bevridge to pick up Frankli again.

4s/5s take Patterson west to Ridge Top and cut through the trail in the woods home. 6s take Franklin to Maple to Grove and come down Towana.

Saab did an excellent job taking us out.

Seventeen or so young lads gathered to discuss what a non Lockjaw Q may look like. We waited for Lockjaw to appear but he never did. The only directions this morning were that we were tackling the first third of the turkey trot route. Off we went, ready for some intervals.

The Route

Warm up run by the lake, veering right up the first hill. Pause for brief instructions. Two intervals up the first hill with the first treated as a warm up and the second continuing up the hill and out Campus.

Continue up Campus then u-turn down Towana. 1 mile marker is right at the u-turn. Collect ourselves at the intersection of Towana & Roselawn. Two intervals up Towana and two up Roselawn. Recover uphill after the second interval on Roselawn to a right on Ridgeway.

Continue down Roselawn, briefly disturbing the peace, earmuffs for “shit, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit”, then collect ourselves at the corner of Ridgeway and Fairway. Two intervals back up Ridgeway plus a bonus interval for Bodos to try to prove himself.

Recover back to the VSF for numbers, names, and YHC took us out.

Moleskin

Great turnout for the first non-Lockjaw run in these parts since August. The thirteen or so runners today shouldn’t have any difficulty remembering the first 2.25 miles of the Turkey Trot on 11/21.

Prayers out to our PAX members that are dealing with difficult times, whether work, personal, or physical.

Good luck to Bone Thugs as he tackles his first half marathon this weekend. You will crush it!

Peace out fellas.

Splinter

Wait? Another Lockjaw Q?

Today’s route was a non-hilly as possible considering the abundance of hills last week. Off we went around the lake, through the trail and to College. Up Lakewood to Wood to Waveny to Westham. Ascend the hill to Patterson and head east.

4s turn on Ridgetop, 5s on St Chris, and 6s on Libbie. Routes were a little short today. You are welcome.

YHC took us out.

Up the hill and through the country club we went. A quick bounce down Three Chopt to explore the darkness and hills south of Cary St. Down and up, down and up, and down and up. 4s/5s returned the way they came and 6s took Maple to Patterson to Honaker and back.

TYA took us out.

There once was TYA from Nantucket….

A lucky 13 came out for this week’s edition of Spider Run. Though the routes were a little light, the mumble chatter afterwards was not. Various assortment of topics of value and range.

The route exited the bat cave and across the river. 4s headed upstream and retraced their route around Butte. 5s/6s headed downstream and worked some elevation up and then back down to Riverside; exploring some new roads in the process.

YHC took us out.

A sweet 16 count of runners came out for prime running weather. Some with long sleeve, some with short sleeve, as the cooler temps require some adjustment.

A classic route around the lake, through the woods and up the hill. Down Ziontown and various routes back to the AO.

Fun was had by all, including extensive talk around fires, firewood, and the various means for storing firewood.

Marv took us out.

Announcements: Convergence this weekend. See slack for details.

After YHC called the route, Upchuck commented that it was essentially a reverse of the route I called in a prior week. About a mile in, I realized he was correct. After a while, these routes blur together. Apologies!

Up the big hill and then up the bigger hill to cut through the dark trail that smells like fruit loops. Pick up Three Chopt to Patterson and head south on your respective turns coming down Towana through campus.

Great conversation in my group. I am sure the others ran in silence.

A cool dozen failed to find cool weather as they embarked up the hills and through the woods.

TYA took us out with v2.0 of his COT regarding context. Thank you TYA for your pursuit of perfection!

Seventeen Oyster-50th-beatdown dodgers gathered in the sludge to see what sort of shadows could be cast. Even though warning shots were fired, no one took the bait. A different kind of intervals were called this morning.

The Route

Slow mosey in front of the commons, up by the chapel, across the slick bridge to the multi-purpose field. one quick lap so everyone knew what we were doing then instructions were called.

Partner up with someone of equal ability. One partner runs around the field hard (80-90%) while the other recovers. Tag team for about 28 minutes before slow moseying back to the flag.

3 minutes of light stretching as the street lamps cast light that glistened off the pooling sweat.

Numbers, names, Bone Thugs tooks us out.

Moleskin

YHC remembers this being a good change of pace from typical routes and intervals. Good thing UR replaced that barely worn activity field with fresh turf. It was lush.

The recovery period offers time for mumblechatter. Discussion of gas chambers, nascar drivers, pouring milk before cereal, and friday night UR parties dominated the discussions YHC heard.

Somehow EF Hutton had a dime sized spot in the middle of his shirt that was still dry. I’ll give him the opportunity to explain how that could be possible.

Happy 50th Oyster!

Announcements

• Labor day convergence 7am Dogpile

Enjoy the Tuesday everyone!