Tag: Spider Run

Twelve PAX traveled north into the Sterlingwood neighborhood of near west end RVA. Here’s the route: 

All Runners:

• Around baseball field to College
• Right on University
• Right on Westham
• Left on Baldwin

4s:

• Right on Patterson
• Right on Hollins
• Left on Woodberry
• Right on Horsepen
• Through the Fraternity Row fence and Robin’s Center parking lot
• Back to flag

5s:

• Left on Patterson
• Right on Valley
• Right on Hillview (Pass Profit’s house)
• Left on Ware (Pass EF’s old house)
• Right on Granger
• Right on Hillside
• Left on Patterson
• Right on Hollins
• Left on Woodberry
• Right on Horsepen through Fraternity Row
• Left on College Rd
• Right on Campus
• Right on UR Drive
• Back to flag

6s:

• Left on Patterson
• Right on Valley
• Right on Three Chopt
• Right on Hillside
• Left on Patterson
• Right on Hollins
• Left on Woodberry
• Left on Horsepen
• Reverso at Patterson down Horsepen through Fraternity Row
• Left on College
• Right on Campus
• Right on UR Drive
• Back to flag

Numberama, Nameorama, COT

MOLESKIN

Set out to make the route simpler than YHC’s last couple of attempts to Q SpiderRun.  On paper it looks like a heck of a lot of turns but it really was a very straight forward route except the 5’s quick trip through YHC’s old neighborhood.  No reports of lost PAX, so apparently it worked out.  Plenty of hills and plenty of downhill.  Horsepen is much better to go up than down.    

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Congrats to TYA, Saab, Gomer Pyle, Circle K, and Swiper for completing a heck of a CSAUP.

Lift up Offshore and family as his MIL passed away

9 gents arrived to take a running route from a negligent Q. The route included a long climb up Horsepen and then a run around the perimeter of Bandy field on an extremely dark and foggy morning. Suffice to say, it was ill-advised and no one could see or find the proper path…picture every pax member going in different directions.

CSAUP this weekend. See TYA for details.

Saab abides

Ten tenacious titans settled in for a slow jog around the flat terrain of Westham.

Route:

All: Run to Robbins Parking Lot and spill out onto College

4’s: Take University up to Westham Parkway. Head south towards River Rd

5’s: Take Lakewood to Wood to Baldwin. Take left onto Westham Parkway from Baldwin…head South toward River Road

6’s: Take Lakewood to Wood to Waveny. Turn left onto Westham Parkway. Take to River Road. (Follow instructions below, however add the Ross-Road jug-handle then add an up-and-down on Panorama after climbing Highland)

All: Take Westham Parkway to River. Cross at River to Country Squire then left onto South Ridge. Take down to Westham Station. Take first left up Old Bridge then turn a quick right onto Highland and keep climbing. Turn around when you reach River Rd and head back down to Westham Station. Head toward shopping center and then take the bat cave home.

Saab abides

A lucky eleven showed for a cool early morning run.

Route:

From Commons, take the Eco-Corridor (aka Batcave) to RR Shopping Center, the Westham Station along the canal, up Ridge Rd. to River.

Dog-leg left to Gaymont. Take to the end until it intersects with University.

4 Milers: Take right on University, cross Ridge to Westham Pkwy. Left on Pkwy then right on Lakewood. Lakewood down to College (near lake). Run up to Robins Center parking lot then down to lake. Cross bridge then counterclockwise to Commons

5 and 6 Milers: Left on University to end, quick right then left back onto University which turns into Ziontown.

5 Milers: Take right on Holmes avenue to Ridge. Cross Ridge to Sunset. Sunset to Westham Parkway. Go straight (right) to University. Take University to College (near lake). Up to Robins center then down to lake (see 4-miler finish)

6 Milers: Ziontown to Ridge, then cutover near shopping center to Forest. Forest to Lindsay. Lindsay to Westham Pkwy. Head north to Waveny. Waveny to Wood. Wood to Lakewood. (see 4-miler for finish)

NMS:

Thanks to Lockjaw for taking us out, and thanks to his new puppy for waking him up in the first place and getting him out to a spider run.

Great to run with Sippy, it has been too long.

Saab Abides

13 warriors braved the last humid day of 2020 to take a little jaunt to the published top of Henrico Shire according to: https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=23150

4 milers: around baseball field, College, Lakewood, Wood, Baldwin, Rock Creek, Forest, University, Sawmill, Coleridge, Ridge, Sunset, Westham, Glen, Keller – or just go do what you want.

5 milers: 4 mile route but stay on University to Henrico (not Glendale), Ridge, Lakewood, Westham, Glen, Keller

6 milers: 5 mile route with no charge extras: add Arlington off University, add Glendale + Julian (instead of Henrico). add Lindsey off Ridge (instead of Lakewood), then Crenshaw + UR Drive (instead of Keller)

NMS –

Prayers for healing and recovery today.

Good to be back at Spider Run after a IPC sabbatical – YHC realized its been quite some time. Swipers beard is so full, we had to do a double take – its like a mine is missing its forty niner. TYA then rolled up saving the planet with his pedal powered conveyance, Saab, BT and Swiper ran in – Gents the Lorax thanks you. We would love to see the extra credit route that Singer and Shakedown took – is ten minutes the extra credit record?

YHC was curious if Mount Henrico really was – top researchers confirm that the highest point in Henrico is 340′ in a few places around the county, with hill 341 shown on ridge in the pic above. There is something about the little slog up Henrico Ave that takes it out of you on a humid day, then you turn left on Ridge and there is just a little more. We came, we saw, we conquered.

Gitty up!

No Q as of 10pm Monday, YHC stepped up with something simple.  Here’s the route: 

All Runners:

• Richmond Way to Westhampton Way
• Right to stay on Westhampton Way
• Continue on Crenshaw Way
• Right on UR Dr
• Left on River Rd
• Left into Batcave
• Right on Ridgeway Rd

4s:

• Right on Roselawn Rd
• Left on Towana Rd
• Left on College
• Through the Robin’s Center parking lot
• Back to flag

5s:

• Right on Fairway View Rd
• Left on Topoan Rd
• Left on Towana Rd
• Continue on Campus Dr
• Quick diversion up Bostwick Ln
• Continue on Campus Dr
• Left on College Rd
• Through the Robin’s Center parking lot
• Around the Lake
• Back to flag

6s:

• Same as 5s but stay on College Rd
• Left on Westhampton Way
• Right on Crenshaw Way
• Left on UR Dr
• Left on Richmond Way
• Back to flag

Numberama, Nameorama, COT

MOLESKIN

When EF Hutton speaks, people listen, except when there’s too many words.  Sometimes a little goes a long way.  Today’s directions included too many details, like run past the amphitheater and tennis courts and zig-zag across Three Chopt, or make a loop around the dogwalker on Crenshaw.  Next week 23 minutes out, 22 minutes back.  Great to see a couple of familiar faces back out and to have a newbie join the ranks.  Welcome Wacker, weeds, moles, other things, whatever it takes. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Retreat 10/3

Cornhole sign up – https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-L8e9W24ygnU0suaGyKxzi1PgPqY1CBd57hLrKTZI-g/edit#gid=1886940921

CSAUP 10/23-10/24 Preblast coming

Cooler weather prevailed today. Pre-run talks of F3 camaraderie and what it means to be a part of this group and taking care of each other. Swirly needs a bike too.

Off we went hitting three local AOs. It was dark, somewhat hilly, but it felt like Fall.

It was great running with Upchuck – pushing the pace and conversation. I liked your theory on the early morning Volvo rendezvous better than our other Ziontown runner’s more factual statement.

Great to see everyone again, despite no longer having my pet raccoon in tow.

Marv took us out.

No anarchy this week, YHC was ready to lead.  Here’s how: 

The Route

All Runners:

• Around baseball field
• Through fraternity row fence
• Up Hampshire/ Horsepen
• Left on Normandy
• Dogleg across to Sweetbriar
• Left on Baldwin

4s:

• Dogleg across Westham stay on Baldwin
• Right on Wood
• Left on Lakewood
• Left on College
• Around baseball field
• Back to flag

5s:

• Right on Westham
• Left on Sunset/University
• Left on College
• Right on Campus
• Right on Gateway
• Back to flag

6s:

• Same as 5s but stay on Campus
• Right on Roselawn
• Left on Ridgeway
• Back to flag

Numberama, Nameorama, COT

MOLESKIN

YHC shared a friendly reminder not to judge too harshly, lest you turn out to be the a$$hole yourself.  YHC’s neighbor has mowed his lawn probably twice all summer.  YHC thought he was a real jerk.  After finally doing so again on Sunday YHC snarkily said to his neighbor, “bet you’re glad that’s done.”  The neighbor replied, “yeah it’s really hard for me.  I’m not well with my cancer treatments.  I guess I’m lucky to have lived this long though after being shot, stabbed, breaking my neck, and now cancer twice.”  Turns out YHC’s neighbor is also a veteran.  YHC will mow his neighbor’s lawn from now on.  Last lesson of the day, if you complain about launching at 0531 instead of 0530, you might just be the a$$hole.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Retreat 10/3

Cornhole sign up here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-L8e9W24ygnU0suaGyKxzi1PgPqY1CBd57hLrKTZI-g/edit#gid=1886940921

8 men got after it this morning at Spider run. Run through the bat cave, over the river, take riverside east. Turn around at 23 and make it back by 45.

NMM

Little sticky for the run today. It was raining a little bit, but not enough to call you off. Saab and Faceplant took the six mile route. The rest of the PAX did between 4.5 and 5.5.

TYA Out