Tag: Spider Run

14 road/bridge warriors (including 5 men worthy of our RESPECT given LugNut’s recent induction) posted to SpiderRun this morning. Some posted early only to find the “facilities” unavailable…cruel! Everyone knows Gumbo loves the bridge so it is out Westhampton Way and UR Drive across the bridge and down Riverside Drive as far as you can in 23 minutes…back in 22. GO!

The PAX set out in a mass and stuck largely together for a while, but Saab moved up to the front as we exited campus and lit a fire under the sandbagging 6-milers.

Swirly was laser focused and setting a blazing pace this morning…taking the focus off of the inner turtle yearning to be released. Will power!

YHC enjoyed the run and chat with Splinter. We haven’t caught up in a while and don’t get many opportunities to run together. Thanks for staying with me and pulling me along. No way I go 5.4 without trying to keep up with you. Now, this is where the 1:10 ratio comes in – I swear it was 1 Splinter stride for 10 Gumbo steps.

Great morning for a run fellas. Thanks for posting.

Announcements:

• F3RVA Field Day – May 11 – get ready and HC to your Team Leaders – Any SOJers who will be there, drop Gumbo a text or let me know this week at a workout. I have the Q at SOT and Timberwolf so you know where to find me.
• Prayers for a friend of BT’s whose M recently passed away at the young age of 47. Every day is precious men. Believe it!

No More Gumbo For You!

A sweet sixteen of RVA’s Pax came out to experience a flat run around a lake. Instead it was uphill both ways.

YHC called the Kingpin route and off we went.

Take the secret trail up Roselawn to Towana and hang a right on the access road in front of Three Chopt. Take a left on Grove and a right on Granite to Cary. A quick left and immediate right on Tempsford. Begin running down the hill.

4s turn around at the Y. 5s do both legs. 6s do both legs twice.

Retrace your steps home.

TYA took us out to redeem himself for opening remarks and put the world back in balance.

Announcements:

• Puppy Pile – This Saturday @ 7:05. 2.0 friendly workout.
• Convergence Camp Out – September 21 – Not a 2.0 or FNG friendly event.

ABT,

Lockjaw

Fourteen noble steeds emerged from their chariots eagerly awaiting a Splinter Q. Everyone huddled around before YHC asked, “who has the Q”. Upon realization of YHCs negligence, we settled upon Mount Henrico. Off we went with little instructions and only the simple question, “do you know where you are going?”

4s, 5s, and 6s were bountiful. Huddle up for numbers, names and TYA insisted on taking us out with his recommendation not to rely on GPS. Good thing it wasn’t designed for military use where precision is important. Saab appropriately interjected with his support for high priced athletic tracking gear.

Moleskin
Apologies to the group for not having something more elaborate planned. YHC takes pride in proper preparation and for some reason did not look at the Q sheet yesterday. Had there been even a few minutes more, something else could have been called. I wonder what that could have been? Be forewarned, next time there will be ample planning.

I am just glad that everyone loves my running routes. They may not be in Lockjaw territory, but the grin on Saab’s face when he hopped out of the car in anticipation of directions (which never came) gave me solace that I must be doing something right.

Announcements

• Awesome news but prayers continue for Toto’s family
• PuppyPile will make is re-emergence Saturday 4/27 at 7:05AM. Marv has the Q. If you see him, be sure to remind him of this fact.
• Congrats to TYA on his recent accomplishments and PR with the 50k.

Big Data wasn’t watching very well today.

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