Tag: Spider Run

YHC spent time last night working on a custom 4.5 mile route that could be downloaded by the PAX. I could not get this to work and realized quickly that trying to explain the route would be futile. So remembering the recent run(Lockjaw Shout out) across the Huguenot Bridge to Riverside Drive and running East towards Pony Pasture…downstream. I started to explain this route and Shakedown smartly pointed out that we turn around at the 1/2 way point for each distance of 4, 5 or 6 miles respectively.

This route shows the 5 mile route, the 6 milers kept going towards Pony Pasture and then returned. Four milers turned earlier and returned to start area. We left out of the UR entrance to River Road and returned to the start via the Bat Cave route.

Beautiful morning for a run, cool and misty along the river with the sunrise made for an awesome workout.

COT

We circle up stretching and waiting for the longer distance runners. Once they arrived we Numberama, namerama, announcements and YHC took us out in prayer.

Announcements – BRR – please get your application fees to TYA asap as he has applied and paid for the F3RVA team to participate. Tomato Run this Saturday in DaVille. Contact Spit if interested in participating…or coming by to run a leg. You can swing by for some 2nd F too.

Prayer Requests – Boberry’s father is undergoing surgery today, EF Hutton a speedy recovery from his recent accident with a grease fire, Double Mint on the recent loss of his sister.

Moleskin

Announcements – YHC had his FNG – Josh Hodges aka F3 name (now confirmed) Peel and Stick join the PAX for a run this morning to see a more fully involved F3 attendance vs 3 at DogPile (Double Mint and Corned Beef) earlier this winter during an ice storm. We were able to run together this morning and see alot of the Pax similar to the YoYo run on the Friday Ramm run.

Keep Crushing it brothers as it was an honor to lead this morning, SYITG…CB

Eighteen thoroughbreds hit the streets of Tuckahoe for a mini-convergence at SpiderRun. Here’s where they went: 

All

• Out around the Baseball stadium onto College
• Right on University
• Left on Ralston
• Right on River
• Right on E. Glenbrooke
• Left on W. Glenbrooke

4s

• Turn around at Summit and reverso the route

5s

• Ascend and descend Summit
• Continue loop on W. Glenbrooke to E. Glenbrooke to River
• Reverso the rest of the route

6s

• 5s plus loop of Hellaire to Twin Lake

Back to flag

Numberama, Nameorama, COT

MOLESKIN

No shortage of hills and no shortage of pollen in the air to chew on, but the temp was perfect for a run.  Half the 5s chose to run the loop in reverse and missed the pleasure of Summit, but the others made up for it.  Great to see huge numbers out at SpiderRun.  Not sure what the other groups mumblechattered about, but YHC’s group discussed the dynamics of youth sports, notably “elite elite” travel soccer and baseball, and their impact on high school sports.  Bootleg subscribes to the adage “Suns Out, Guns Out” and nips too.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Freed to Bleed

BRR

An even 12 rose to take on the hills of Westham. YHC surprised them with a relatively flat course today.

Out the River Road exit and hang a left to cut in front of the shopping center, across the bridge and head east/downstream on Riverside. 4s turn around at Oxford, 5s at Rockfall, and 6s at the quarry. Return via the Bat Cave.

YHC took us out.

Announcements:

4/24 Tomato Relay – See Spit for details.

BRR – Still a few spots remaining and plenty of time to train and taper for the September 10-11 race. See TYA for details.

A (recent) record of 20 titans and road scholars descended upon UR for a run in near perfect conditions with a full moon lighting the way….

4’s and 6’s: Ball stadium to Robbins parking lot out to College. College to University.

4’s take a left on Pinetree to Westham Pkwy. Head south toward river.

6’s take right on Wood. Wood all the way to Waveny to Westham. Take Westham south toward River

5’s take Lakewood to Wood, to Baldwin. Take Westham south toward River

All (Back-end): Taking Westham to River. Cross at Country Squire, to South Ridge Rd. Take down to Westham Station.

Take first left on Old Bridge to Hillside. Turn around when you reach River back down to Westham Station. Take to shopping center then bat cave to Commons.

NMS: YHC can’t decide which was better, the route or how well the directions were administered…

Announcements: BRR!….and Hitch could use some moving boxes.

Saab Abides

Ten gents turned up for cool yet dry weather to take in a route with a fair amount of elevation…. (see link below for route).

Becoming your Parents (f3rva.org)

Announcements:

• Thoughts to Marv as he battles COVID and will now be watching his RAMS on television with the rest of us.

• One kind act, every day, is all it takes to make the world a little better

• BRR: If you don’t know what that is, see TYA

Saab abides

An illustrious 18 came forward today to determine if spring or winter weather would prevail. It turned out to be a little of both.

The routes had 4s, 5s, and 6s launching in all directions only to convene on Westham Parkway to finish with the Westham Station and Bat Cave approach. 4s started with the “path in the woods” (lakewood, wood, beechwood), 5s to the main entrance and picked up the wooded trail and up Ridge Top, and 6s took the Boatwright hill, Honaker, Patterson route.

Saab took us out.

Thirteen budding scholars slipped and slode their way to the Commons for today’s Spider Run. Directions were once again impeccable, listening on the other hand could use a little work. Activate launch mode for:

The Route
– Around the baseball field then left on College
– Right on Lakewood then right on Westham
– Left on Lindsay to a right on Forest
– Left on University Boulevard
– Left on Arlington Circle
– 4s return back via University & Forest
– 5s and 6s take a left on Sawmill
– Sawmill turns into Shelley
– Right on Keats which intersects University after a name change to Sharon
– 5s take a right on University and return via Forest
– 6s take a left on University to a right on Henrico to the top before returning via University and Forest

Numbers, names, YHC took us out.

Moleskin
Ample confusion this morning as apparently Pucker doesn’t know the difference between the two Universities and EF Hutton and Bodos had their fill of British Lit after Shelley. Regardless, there appeared to be general positivity towards this route today. Enough so that we may try it again when the sun slowly emerges from her winter slumber to kiss our cheeks with the dawn of the new day.

Who knew we had so many English majors. No time for stopping by woods on a snowy evening, this PAX yearns for early 1800s British prose.

No announcements today.

Cheerio!

Fifteen fearless facing wet darkness slogged through Tuckahoe. Here’s where they went: 

All

• Out the Batcave across the shopping center onto Westham Station
• Up South Ridge
• Bear right onto Westham

4s

• Right on Baldwin
• Through Fraternity Row (Audible – Backtrack to Wood and Left on Lakewood)
• Back to Flag

5s/6s

• Right on Devon
• Right on Horsepen
• Audible and continue on Hampshire
• Left on Wood
• Left on Lakewood
• Left on College
• Back to Flag

6s

• Add Old Bridge to Highland and backdown while on Westham Station

Numberama, Nameorama, COT

MOLESKIN

Apologies to all for YHC’s failure to anticipate Fraternity Row being impassable.  Rumor has it, all but Saabski took the alternate route around.  YHC is grateful no one was injured.  The 6s were supposed to be about a tenth short on the original route. At least they finished in full, so there’s that.  No shortage of big hills and Westham is a long grind, but this twisted group seems to enjoy that sort of thing.  Good to see Marv again and Flatline don’t be a stranger either.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Happy Sweet 16 to Little Tennessee

Congrats to Saabette and her Dude on their new house