Tag: Spider Run

The Hateful 8 descended upon UR Commons and its signature goose-poop. Since it is all about personal choice, varying routes and distances were had.

Announcements:

• TYA is officially sick of running

Saab abides

Twelve Tuesday regulars socially distanced themselves using goose droppings as markings. Instructions were given to head up by the football stadium, left on Campus, cross College and through the woods via the immaculate path, then huddle up for today’s festivities.

Interval time. Gardiner was the first challenge. 1 minute up at about 80% and 1:45 recovery back down. After the first interval we collected the 4 milers that got lost and continued with 2 additional reps up Gardiner. One opted to bypass intervals and just run near us.

Continue up Gardiner then left on Chandler and collect at the base. 3 more intervals up Chandler with the final at about 90% effort.

Mosey back down Ridge Top paying homage to Toga then settle at the bottom of Waveny for 3 more intervals. Final interval at max effort, whatever was left.

Take the most direct route back to the VSF via fraternity row and the baseball field. Circle up for numbers, names, and YHC took us out with the maintenance crew offering respect.

Moleskin
Classic late June morning with 98% humidity and foggy. Apologies to the 4 milers as my instructions to the rallying point were not as clear as necessary. Thanks to Garbage Plate who performed his scout duties today and collected the lost goslings.

Highlights of the morning included the individual at the bottom at Gardiner who must have known intervals were on the docket as he joined us in walking up and down Gardiner while we stormed the path.

The second set of intervals saw Garbage Plate make it all the way to the end and Hitchhiker find his second, third, fourth, and fifth gears to motor all the way to the top. Kudos to those guys for pushing it hard on a not so easy day.

The final set of intervals commenced with what can best described as “Bodo’s Rallying Cry”. Make sure you ask him to reproduce that experience next time you see him.

Glad to hear that Hitchhiker’s family survived the storm yesterday evening. Hopefully your car can be salvaged.

There was a Saab sighting by many this AM. Perhaps he got lost on the way to the commons or just decided to do his own intervals elsewhere.

Great job today fellas.

Twelve Spider Run regulars + 1 Q visitor gathered early around the commons for today’s rendition. Bleeder arrived after just missing an albino deer on Cary, then perfectly clear instructions were disclosed.

The Route
Head west young men!!! Everyone head west, across the bridge and through the woods. 4s & 5s head up University, 6s head up Lakewood to Westham to University. Continue on University until you reach Ziontown. Don’t take Ziontown, take the driveway straight ahead. Admire the perfectly clean cars in the driveway and continue through the park. Right out of the park and up Roslyn Hills. Left on September.

4s take a left on Melwood then left on Roslyn Hills and back through the park and home.

5s & 6s continue on September which turns to Countryside. 6s take a right on Higginbotham then left on Running Cedar then left on Ruggles. 5s continue on Countryside then take a left on Ruggles. Left on Roslyn Hills and back through the park the way you came.

Digits and salutations and YHC took us out.

Moleskin
What a beautiful morning to be alive. Running at dawn always brings me peace. It’s no secret that Marv and YHC have been meeting up the past few weeks to try to get some fellowship while running. Solo runs are fine for a while but individual motivation quickly dissipates. YHC is thankful for the opportunity to lead and to be a part of this ever-entertaining group of gentlemen.

Announcements
Prayers for Profit and his recovery down at Duke. He’ll be back at RAMMGears before you know it.

¡Hasta mañana mi amigos!

Dirty Dozen descended upon UR for the often used, but newly anointed “El Duderino” route. (See instructions from prior week below….)

Like Choking a Goose

Announcements: Thoughts go to out to EF Hutton’s dad who is undergoing abdominal surgery today.

Saab abides

Seven posted for YHC’s Run VQ, at least one that requires directions. 

The Route

All Runners:

• Batcave to Westham Station
• Westham Station to S. Ridge
• S. Ridge to River

4s:

• Turn around and go back

5s:

• Turn around at River and right on Cameron
• Left on Culpepper to the dead end
• Retrace steps back to start

6s:

• Turn around at River and right on Cameron
• Cameron to Thom
• Right on Culpepper
• Right on Ross to dead end
• Retrace steps back to start

Numberama, Nameorama, COT

MOLESKIN

YHC gave detailed, clear and concise directions, though according to TYA the most words spoken by YHC in 3 months.  Roughly 3 of the 7 PAX followed those directions.  All returned to the shovel flag on time.  Call it a win.  The theme of the morning was what’s next.  After a 5k, it’s a 10k, after a 10k, 10 miles, half marathon, or in TYA’s case Tennessee and possibly Virginia.  Whatever the next goal might be, once that’s done, just keep running, there really is no finish line.  Enjoyed discussing the Manning/ Brady charity golf match with Swirly along the way.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Bone 10k in August

Not mentioned this morning, but YHC’s dad is having fairly extensive surgery in a couple of weeks, prayers welcomed.

9 OGs took a page out of TYA’s workout manual for the Spider Run this morning.

Route – run up past the Robins School to Camps Drive up the hill of Towana, across Three Chopt to the access road. Left on Grove.

4s – Singer and Pucker turned just shy of Oak and return to point of beginning.

5s – Turn right on Oak up to Cary and return to point of beginning.

6s – continue past Oak to Mumford and return to point of beginning.

Where’s Saab? Oh he started at 3:00, he’s still running. I must say well played Swirly throwing the numberama ‘1’ out there without a Q on the page. TYA getting his extra in to Malvern. Bleeder working through some back pain. Hitch burning it up. Hutton your Q next week, I heard you call it.

Great morning for a run, barely a car in sight. Love the downhill ending, almost makes up for the uphill start!

-Singer

A strictly legal number of gents descended upon UR to get a run in on what turned out to be a perfect morning.

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)

Announcements:

Deep Run-Run on Friday (see Gomer)

Prayer and guidance for those who are having challenges on the home front during these difficult times…

Congratulations to TYA, Olivander and his M, on their completion of the inaugural Quarantine 50 miler from Richmond to W-Burg last Saturday.

Saab abides

10 rather regular road runners roused and reassembled for a riverside romp to recharge and revitalize as HIM on the last cool morning of the year.

Negative split if you got it.

NMS

Since we cant go to the eye doctor at the moment, Bodos suggested we do some simple screening.

This is Westhampton lake:

This is a profile of a rather prominent Swan Goose:

The swan goose (Anser cygnoides) is a large goose with a natural breeding range in inland Mongolia, northernmost China, and southeastern Russia. It is migratory and winters mainly in central and eastern China. for more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swan_goose

Fun Fact. According to Bodos, UR has a nesting pair of Swan Geese – rare outside of the far east.

This is a buoy:

Those that see the difference, Great Job! Score yourself 100%.

Everyone else, Hitchhiker will happily provide tips on getting to your next workout.