Tag: Spider Run

University of Richmond

  • Turkey Routes

    This Tuesday at Spider Run we will be running a 10k. The link to the route is below and I’ll also describe it for individuals that have not run this route previously. The trails are slightly modified from the official route but everything else is the same. Headlamps strongly recommended.

    It’s 6.2 miles with plenty of elevation. Ideally, we will all be finishing at the same time, right around 615. If you think you need an hour and 15 to finish a 10k, play your departure for around 5am. I’ll be there just before 5am to assist with any questions.

    Feel free to ping me for any questions.

    https://onthegomap.com/s/fmrolial

    spider run route

    Section 1 – Looping Around Towana

    This section starts by heading back towards the lake, taking a right, and then up behind the football stadium before exiting campus by taking a right on Campus. Continue up Campus until you hit Roselawn and then make a U-Turn to head back down Towana. When you get to the bottom, take a left and head up Roselawn. First right onto Ridgeway then back to the Commons.

    Section 2 – Trails Through Campus

    Once you pass the start, take a left at the commons and head across the lake, veering right onto the path around the lake. After you pass the cafeteria, take your first left up the path. At the top, take an immediate right on the path and head behind the Greek Theatre. Once you pass behind the Greek Theatre you will see tennis courts ahead of you. Take a hard right down the well lit path back to the lake. Don’t cross the bridge. Take a left, watching your step on the gravel and take the path over to College. Right on College.

    Section 3 – Westham

    This part is pretty easy (directions wise). Once on College take a left on Lakewood. Lakewood all the way to Westham. Left on Westham. Left on Club Vista (last road before River). Left on College and an immediate right on Westhampton Way.

    Section 4 – The Westhampton Campus

    Continue on Westhampton, straight across the first intersection onto Keller. Right on Westhampton Way then right on UR drive. First right onto Crenshaw. This next part is in my mind arbitrary but nevertheless part of the route. Go up Crenshaw until you get to the Modlin Center parking lot. It’s essentially at the top of the hill. Then turn around and come back to a left on UR drive.

    Section 5 – The Big Finish

    Continue on UR drive like you are heading back to the starting point. Except, you have to finish with the big loop. Up Gateway to the top, left to head back behind the football field and back down to the lake. Long downhill finish back to the parking lot.

    The END

    I’ll come up with some turn by turn directions that can be printed for those that may be completely confused at this point.

    UPDATE: Turn by Turn Directions available here!

    Turkey-Trot-Turn-by-Turn DirectionsDownload

    If 6.2 is too much there are two options for you. One is to eliminated the Roselawn/Ridgeway loop and just return back to the start via the path at the bottom of Towana. The second is to eliminate the Crenshaw out and back and just head back to the finish. The final is to cut off the hill loop at the end but I wouldn’t recommend that as it is a fantastic finish.

    Complaints will be taken from 9:00 – 9:01am on Tuesday. Yes, this is after the run.

    This should be fun. See everyone on Tuesday!

  • Loop de Loop

    YHC arrived with maps as navigation aides to accompany the route instructions. The routes were over familiar turf, but a few new roads for exploration. We expanded into Libbie, Matoaka, Seneca, and York today.

    Marv took us out.

    Announcements:

    • The Friday after Thanksgiving TYA will host his annual endurance event. Keep doing loops of the park until no one else remains, whether on foot or bike; road or trail. Open to family and non-F3.
    • First Friday of December, an evening ruck is in the works in the Tuckahoe nano-region. More details to come soon.
    • Next Tuesday Splinter has the Q. He will be posting routes in advance that will resemble the Turkey Trot. Feel free to pick a distance and start time based on your goals.

    It was great to meet Bad News and run with him this morning. He will be making his tour tomorrow at another AO.

  • Time For A Shirt

    Fifteen for YHC’s newest route, 15 turns, 2 roads, more or less.  Here’s the route: 

    All Runners:

    • UR Drive to Campus to Towana and reverso at Three Chopt
    • Continue Campus to Boatwright and reverso at Three Chopt

    4s:

    • Continue Boatwright to College
    • L on Westhampton Way
    • R on Crenshaw
    • L on UR Drive back to the Flag

    5s/6s

    • Take path from Campus to Wheeler
    • L on Wheeler
    • R on Ridgetop
    • 5s – Reverso at Devon
    • 6s – Reverso at Patterson
    • Pick up with 4s Route

    6s

    • Add Bostwick when reversing down Towana/Campus

    Numberama, Nameorama, COT

    MOLESKIN

    No parking form police out this morning, just the fashion police.  Bone Thugs was ridiculed for his choice of attire then missed the route instructions while changing.  He found his own guiding lights.  TYA supports women’s rights, but also might burn for it.  He can tell you all about it.  YHC also learned that TYA only wears a shirt after DST, like Searsucker after Labor Day or the other way around.  All routes were precise when mapped out, all who fell short can call the hotline, but YHC imagines coming up a little short is par for the course for many of us.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    Black Friday Loops – 7am Forest Hill Park

    Congrats to Swiper, Anthrax, and Seymour on their recent races

  • Parking Form Patrol

    Fourteen gentlemen, all but one in generally a good mood, met in the recessed parking bowl for today’s Spider Run. YHC waited as long as possible to call the route, then disclaimed Mount Henrico. Short instructions and then off we went.

    We ran up the mountain and then back down. Absolutely marvelous morning for a run. Pre-launch, an older gentleman in a crown vic rolled up and asked where the polling place was located. After some brief instructions, off he went. Great reminder that with the luxuries we all enjoy and take for granted, many of our population are still luddites and rely on the kindness of our fellow man to make it through the day.

    Announcements

    • See Shakedown or Gomer about a Friday escapade down to HR for their 5 year celebration

    Post workout, YHC witnessed Lockjaw’s stellar parking job at the Hoedown parking lot. There wasn’t anyone around to inspect, but by all accounts he was centered all around.

    Enjoy the day. Go vote.

    Splinter

  • Groooove 55

    We have had some veteran complicated routes on Spider Run lately. YHC did some recon on Monday afternoon to confirm some distances for the 4, 5 and 6 milers. TYA had mentioned that we need some Grove Avenue workouts and with the Hill up UR drive, this makes for a nice workout route so here is the Plan.

    Everyone starts up UR drive then a right on Campus Drive, this turns into Towana Road and becomes the access road after you cross Three Chopt. We all stay on this road until we reach Grove Ave and you run East on Grove.

    4 milers get to Oak Lane and return to start.

    5 Milers get to Westmoreland(Stop Light) and return start. This was actually 5.45 miles according to my GPS so YHC was pushing the limit with this group of the PAX

    6 milers get to Malvern (Stop light) and return to start.

    Numberama, namerama, YHC took us out in prayer.

    Moleskin

    We all returned safely on this out and back route. With the 1 mile climb at the start, this makes for a strong finish for all runners when they are returning back to the parking lot where we began.

    Great run this morning gents as it was an honor to run with you gents.

    Have a great day…Cheers…CB.

  • Not Groooooove

    One Swirly shy of an even twenty this crisp fall morning. Here’s the route: 

    All Runners:

    • Around baseball field to College
    • L on College

    4s:

    • R on Lakewood

    5s/6s

    • R on University

    All

    • R on Westham
    • L on Baldwin

    4s

    • R on Patterson

    5s/6s

    • L on Patterson
    • R on W Valley
    • R on Three Chopt
    • R on Hillside
    • L on Patterson

    All

    • R on Hollins
    • L on Woodberry
    • R on Horsepen
    • L on Devon
    • R on Ridegtop (6s – L and touch Patterson before reversing back down)
    • L on Wheeler
    • Through lighted path
    • Right on Campus
    • Right on UR Drive
    • Back to flag

    Numberama, Nameorama, COT

    MOLESKIN

    Apologies a plenty, first to the 6s, YHC knew your route would be 2-3 tenths short, maybe a hair more. Figured there was enough intelligence among that crew to find the extra distance. Next, to all PAX for getting TYA lost. Woodberry was way too close and easy to see once turning on Hollins. TYA guarantees to Q the next 3 weeks with a healthy helping of Groooooove. Last apology to Bone for jumping the gun on the COT, should have known GPS would follow YHC’s directions to a T and bring you back on time.  For anyone else needing an apology, call the hotline.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    Good luck Seymour at Spartan

    Few spots left to donate blood tomorrow – See Pigskin

    Christmas Day Breaking Bread Q needed

  • 10/12 Big Data

    We had a nice route through Westham.

  • Pucker’s Route

    Just over half the normal number of Spiderlings gathered in the maintenance bowl for today’s route. At least 3-4 people were expecting intervals and I assume all the normal attendees that didn’t post also assumed the same. So when Pucker’s route was called, there was massive disappointment. Either way, we had fun while running in the thick humidity on the following route.

    The Route

    • Through the cave, across the bridge, around the cloverleaf, and head downstream
    • 4s pass Rattlesnake Creek and turn around at Stratford
    • 5s take a right on Stratford then quick right on Stratford and continue up to Cherokee
    • 6s continue on Riverside to a right on Rockfalls. Turn around at some strange spelling of cello.
    • Everyone reverse back the same course

    Numbers, names, YHC took us out.

    Moleskin

    It must have been because of the wonderful (sic) running weather this morning, as there was post-run coffeeteria (sans coffee) that continued until almost the top of the hour. Always great catching up with those that you do not run with on a regular basis.

    Apparently this route is Pucker’s namesake. It’s at least Corned Beef’s favorite Spider Run route. May have to dig through the annals to see who first called ‘downstream’.

    TClaps to TYA and Shakedown who doubled back to pick up Bone Thugs, only to find out Bone Thugs was not lost after all.

    All in all, a great morning.

    Announcements

    • Best of luck to Bone Thugs who is navigating his 3rd interview today. Crush it today!
    • See slack for Beer Mile
    • See slack for volunteering for blood drive on 10/20
    • See slack for other random notices that serve as comic distraction from the daily routine

  • What Color are They?

    20 hombres formed a running posse this morning to patrol the mean streets of Westham and south Westham. Conditions remained steady at 70 and sunny. According to the security cameras in the River Road Shopping Center, the following may have occurred:

    Routes:

    Bat Cave to River, through the RR Shopping Center to South Ridge with the slight right onto South Westham to River Road.

    4’s reverse at River and re-trace their route BTTF.

    5’s continue on Westham to Lakewood (the Lakewood on the right), then reverse to South Westham, South Ridge, etc. and BTTF.

    6’s continue on Westham to Baldwin (on the left), then reverse to South Westham, South Ridge, etc. and BTTF.

    Numbers, names, YHC took us out.

    Annoucements:

    Pigskin is running a Blood Drive on October 20 in Chesterfield. Full details are on Slack. Please sign up for 1-2 hours of volunteering to help out. It’s easy, and it might save a life, perhaps your’s.

    Faceplant kind of invited you, but sort of not really, to have a beer and run with him on October 16, then repeat 3x more to make an even mile and a certain upset stomach. He calls this a “Beer Mile” and says it’s about celebrating friends. Details on TikTok. What can YHC say? The younger generation just does their thing.

    Q School coming to your AO soon.

    Prayers for Tryhard, his family, and Chisel.

    Splinter and Hutton had an interesting discussion about black and dark blue baseball players. Yeah, you read that right. And, that’s all YHC has to say about that.

    Hats off to Fire Elf for pushing himself today and to Whitesnake for pushing hard. Nice work, fellas. Keep it up.

    And, yes, Bone Thugs was there.

    UpChuck spits the bit.

  • Turn the Other Cheek

    21 runners converged on the 21st day of September for a 21 gun salute to summer humidity and welcome cooler fall-like weather.

    By the lake, by the baseball field and past the Robbins Center. Climb Boatwright and pick up Honaker to Patterson and take a left. Take a left on Westham Parkway and cruise through the neighborhood.

    4s take a left on Lakewood and pick up the trail around the lake. 5s take a right on Lindsay and a left on Forest and then a left on Lakewood to pick up the trail around the lake. 6s cruise down to Westham Station and take the bat cave home.

    Handshake took us out.

    Announcements: Start collecting old, gently used shoes for delivery to those who need them. See Gypsy for details. Also, Corned Beef is looking for a cornhole partner for those interested for this weekend’s retreat.

    Moleskin: Backblast title refers to Flatline’s method for letting runners know he is there as he passes. Let’s just say don’t shake his hand immediately following a run.