Tag: Spider Run

9 strong posted this morning for Spider Run and here is how it went down.

4 milers – out of campus across the bridge and back.

5 milers – out of campus across bridge to rock falls and back

6 milers – out of campus across the bridge to rock falls up the hill and back.

Nice humid morning for a run. We were missing some of our regulars because of last nights game – Congrats to all our UVA alum and fans !

Send positive thoughts Toto’s way as he goes through his review today and his mom looks for employment.

Great work today guys – enjoyed it !

Wedding Singer took us out !

See y’all in the gloom..

There’s a first time for everything… first Q, and first time the PAX did more burpees than miles on a Spider Run day. Spirits were high for the mystery workout in memory of a dear friend (and Handshake’s old roommate!), on what would have been his 35th birthday. To learn more about the inspiration for today’s festivities, see here for the link. Here is how it all went down.

The PAX moseyed on over to the rally point near the bottom of the biggest hill Spider Run has to offer. YHC previously marked out 12 spots on the Bostwick hill, each with their own mystery exercise. The magic number was 35, as in The Hogan would have been 35 years old today. Run up the hill to the first point, read mystery exercise, come back down to the rally point complete 35 reps of said exercise, then run back up the hill to the next mystery exercise, and get to as many as you can. Bro Code was in place for the first hill, and the PAX ran up to the number 1 spot together, and there it was, 35 Merkins.

After that it was, 2.) LBCs, 3.) Squats, 4.) Burpees, 5.) Flutter Kicks, 6.) World War Twos, 7.) Mountain Climbers, 8.) Side Straddle Hops, 9.) Lunges, 10.) American Hammers, 11.) Burpees, and 12.) Burpees.

It was a best effort day so as the PAX neared the end time YHC moseyed everyone back to the COT.

COT: Numberama and Namearama. Prayer requests go out to a family close to Shakedown for tragic accident in the Outer Banks.

Great job today everyone, it was a good time remembering a good friend.

16 able-bodied men posted for some miles (15 remained so). Instructions were given, street name pronunciations were corrected and damnit, YHC still can’t find the correct exit off the trail onto the road. In any event, it was Sunny and 70, perfect conditions for some miles and some fellowship.

The routes were as follows:

• 6 Milers – head up by the baseball field and past the Robbins Center and jump onto Bandy Rd to Three Chopt. Take Three Chopt to Patterson. Patterson to WestHAM Pkwy. Left on WestHAM Pkwy and follow that all the way across River Rd (cross either on WestHAM or Country Squire depending on your running lane) and link up to S. Ridge, the Westham Station up to the River Road Shopping Center and back to the flag via UR Drive.
• 5 Milers – cross the lake and take the trail out to College Rd (eventually). Crossover to University. Take University up to Wood Rd – Right on Wood up to Lakewood – Left on Lakewood then Right back onto Wood (gotta love the West End grid system). Follow Wood up to its end and bear left onto Waveny. Take Waveny up to WestHAM Pkwy and follow the back-half of the 6 mile route back to the Flag.
• 4 Milers – follow 5-mile route across the lake and up University. Don’t turn on Wood Rd but continue up University to Old Oak Rd. Right on Old Oak up to Hillsdale Dr. Left on Hillsdale Dr. over to WestHAM Pkwy and follow the back-half of the 6 mile route back to the Flag.

COT, Number-rama and Name-a-rama and YHC took us out.

Two quick announcements:

• Faceplant declared next Tuesday’s Spider Run to be his VQ and the crowd gave him a golf clap for his efforts…In any event lookout for Faceplant’s VQ coming soon…and, he may even lead Spider Run next week.
• Saab let the PAX know of the recent and unexpected passing of one of his neighbors – a mid-40s husband and father of 3 (?). A shock to many, including some other PAX who knew him. Life is precious and we never know when our time is up. Grab each day by the horns and live it with all the energy you can. Prayers and condolences for the family.

NMS:

There is something peaceful about running in the darkness (especially of Country Squire and S. Ridge/Westham Station) and sharing some conversation between inhales and exhales. This morning was no different. Thanks to Gomer Pyle, Swiper and EF Hutton for the company at various times. I enjoyed it greatly.

As we were reminded by Saab, each day is a blessing. Make the most of it and try to focus on the things that really matter. Always great but often difficult to get that reminder.

Tclaps to BT for gutting this one out through calf pain and to Swirly and others for sticking with him and bringing him back to the flag. Hope it loosens up quickly and feels better BT.

An absolutely perfect morning for a run and the company equaled the conditions. Thanks men!

No More Gumbo For You!

13 rambunctious warriors bolted out of the fartsack this morning to take a quick jog.

Route was up the hill to the main entrance, right up the hill to Cary, back down the hill to the main entrance, up Boatright to three chopt. Repeat as many times as possible.

Traffic was heavy this morning. Especially on Boatright. YHC had to bail out to the woods a couple of times. The route was great as it had good elevation change and was a mile end to end. Last week during spring break would have been the time to hit this route.

Epic “fight” between Marv and Hardywood post workout. Hardywood started it out by mocking game announcers. Marv hit back hard with a whining rendition of Hardywood talking about selling shoes. It was classic, but as Flatline says, only those who post can understand.

Late crowd today. 4 people in the lot with two minutes to launch. But the crowd did post.

TYA OUT

Thirteen brave soles emerged from their car’s, some expecting a Lockjaw Q. Alas, they received a Splinter Q tribute to Lockjaw but in reverse/inverted/backwards order. It went something like this:

Reverse Pitchfork
4 miles – Out river road exit, through RR shopping center, down Westham Station, up S. Ridge to the light. Return to the start.

5 miles – Same as 4 but on the way back hit Old Bridge to Highland

6 miles – Same as 5 but also add on the other section of Old Bridge and add Panorama. There were a few 5+ folks that skipped the second Old Bridge but added Panorama.

YHC took us out.

Moleskin
Great turnout today on a fabulous morning for a run. There was great admiration and excitement when YHC suggested that he had a route planned as a backup for Lockjaw today. One can only take that level of excitement as a compliment.

Swirly secured the AO this morning, which included a brief discussion with a security guard about the need to corral a fox on the other side of the lake. Fox, not rabbit. Either way, we stayed away from that side of the lake and enjoyed the sights and sounds of Westham Station.

Great to be back out there, even in limited capacity. See everyone in the gloom.

Announcements
Earth day is soon. Support your local earth by getting yet another free tshirt.

Mark your calendar for the fall retreat.

Splinter out

A loquacious eleven presented themselves for a classic multi-fingered spider run. Each finger represented a hill-route up toward Three-chopt road. Those involved chose the number they were comfortable with, but everyone got at least 3 in. Sippy introduced YHC to an additional finger. It was tough to take in the tail-end of the run, but it will definitely be added to the repetoire…it was a real burner.

YHC found today how the pax continues to develop and improve. Everyone completed the legs in a faster time than they had before. I will need to add more mileage to such routes…much respect fellas.

Announcements:

• Bootleg will be running the Bel Monte 50k this weekend. Much luck and RESPECT buddy…you will do well.
• Shakes is leading an early 1 hour ruck at this Friday’s RAMM starting at 5:15
• Wedding Singer’s M has an Earth-day event coming up. Please see Singer for a t-shirt commemorating the event.

Saab abides

14 Proven Road Warriors showed up to Spider Run to move our legs and start the day off in the most awesome way.

0527-Route explained. Run through UR back to the entrance on River Road and across River Road Shopping Center. Cross Huguenot Bridge, Southbound, and exit onto Riverside Drive. L on Riverside and R on Southampton and R on Riverside again. 4 milers, about face at this point. Now original route was Riverside Dr into Hickory to Old Gun for 5 milers and 6 milers took Hickory all the way to Elm.

However, within 1/4 mile on Riverside…..ROAD CLOSED, due to flooding. Oops, poor intel and planning by Q! Audible for 5 and 6 milers. Sippy Cup and Saab headed back and blazed there own route. YHC, EF Hutton, BT, Gomer Pyle, Faceplant, and Stumpjumper (Davidson F3) moseyed back to Riverside and headed east to Rock Falls and back to UR.

Number-ama, Name-r-ama, Announcements: 1 man needed for 12 man BRR team but spot filled quickly after COT!

YHC took us out!

NMS: Title of backblast comes from TYA and Bleeder……first question of the morning….”Where is Big Blue?” Legend has it Swirly is headed to Puerta Vallarta and has NEVER BEEN OUTSIDE THE US!! Bleeder provided intel that a passport would be needed!! Do whaaaattttt………

The group rolls with the punches and makes a run or workout happen. Great work this morning men. Poor route given the recent rain and YHC should have known better!

Gomer Pyle, great run this morning. And welcome to F3 RVA, Stumpjumper! Glad you found the PAX and hope RVA treats you well!

Only those who post understand.

Loud and Proud,

Flatline

A lucky 13 came out for a full moon run. The Kanawha route was called and off we went with 5 and 6 mile options. A 4 mile option was invoked by several as well.

Swirly took us out.

The Moleskin

A lot of double takes this morning. First, BT came in with Sippy to the start of the run prompting TYA to state how much Bootleg has changed in the last week. TYA and Saab dressed alike with only the glasses differentiating them. Finally, there was a Keymaster sighting in the darkest of roads. However, it cannot be confirmed since he did not provide his signature laugh.

A few lost Pax, but this one is a classic.

Time to Taper,

Lockjaw

9 warriors posted on a warm sunny Tuesday morning for a run. Route was Mount Henrico for all except Sippy. Sippy’s route was out and back on Grove.

NMM

Swirly got lost before he left the Robins center parking lot. He has done the route nearly 20 times and has only executed the actual route once. I don’t know what the confusion is, it is the same overtime. I was running without glasses this morning (due to the sun’s glare) so I couldn’t identify when Singer and Vinny started to follow Swirly and Bootleg. We corrected quickly and got back on path. Bleeder pulled a Fudd somewhere along the route, maybe on the loop, only one way to find out exactly where.

This morning was a fine example of why F3 works. Given the sun and the heat, YHC was looking for every excuse to not post. Despite my best efforts, I decided I couldn’t think of a good reason and posted anyways. Once the run was started, all was well, and the misery from the sun and heat was gone within a mile. So, thanks everyone for posting, it definitely motivated me to keep driving towards the start line and get out of my car.

TYA OUT

15 Soldiers posted on a lovely February morning.  Weather was beautiful for a run.  Route was up the main hill over to Grove, 5 milers turn around at West Locke, six milers turn around at Malvern.

NMM

Sippy loves the routes that use Grove avenue.  He is always so happy when YHC announces those routes. He postulated the maybe I liked them because it is well let and older people do not see as well.  Maybe he’s right.

Bootleg is cranking in the miles in preparations of the Belmonte 50K.  He put in a marathon plus on the trails this weekend.

Vinny was flying today.  He ran his fasted five miles to date on the run.

Best dressed of the day goes to Wedding Singer.YHC has a policy not to wear the jersey of another man, but it I were to break that policy it would be with the jersey singer had on today.

TYA Out