Tag: Sunday Funday

10 dudes, sporting 20 working legs and 2 failing legs, ran (or rode) into the “GLORIOUS” morning for the latest edition of Sunday Funday. Temperatures remained stable at precisely 70 and sunny. According to the same young lady running with her dog, the following disparate routes might have happened:

Sunday Funday often starts with a question: “What time does the 7 o’clock run start?” Yep, time to mosey.

The main pack did the Bridge (not THAT Bridge, but nonetheless a bridge) across to Buttermilk, then east to Belle Isle. Roll over the river. Back on The North Bank. 6.6 miles.

YHC turned tail prior to Belle Isle and, like the Three Wise Men of lore, returned home by another route, that being the service road along the railroad tracks.

Swiper swiped a route that started earlier and ended later.

TYA rode around in circles.

Somewhere in France, Saab (not pictured) ran at least 10 miles on French roads.

Pita ran further on 4 legs than most of the PAX ran on 2.

Numbers, names, and YHC took us out.

NMS: Discussion today centered on a key topic for many parents of juniors / seniors in high school: how to make the “right” college selection for each kid based on academic interests, acceptances, financing, and individual preferences. All the best to those facing such choices this week.

Announcements:

Overnight 2nd Inaugural, Semi-Decennial Century Classic is Friday night starting at 6:00 p.m. Most teams will run until 9:30 / 10:00 a.m. Saturday, except Hutton’s team, which expects to finish prior to dawn Saturday.

The Bridge had a solid re-opening this weekend. Look for the Backblast from Corned Beef shortly.

Hermes has the Q at The Bridge on May 10. Let’s go!

Three emerged at the strike of 7 and off we went on our respective run and ruck routes. Plenty of animals out early and the first of the flowers are in bloom. The sunrise around the river is spectacular!

5 started together, another on his own, and another on his own in the latest edition of Sunday Funday. Temperatures were 70 and sunny. According to the lady walking her dog down by the canal, the following might have happened.

Route (to keep from damaging trails): North Bank to the stairs. Up to the top. Reverso. Back down the hill, stairs, and slides…back across North Bank to the parking lot…up Love Hill…curl left around The Amphitheater…to the pull up bars…down the Pipeloop…across the road…across the bridge…hard right…to the end of the trail…reverso…back to the Pipeloop, pull up bars, Amphitheater, Love Hill, and the parking lot. That’s one. 3.5 miles.

YHC did just under 5 total. Other guys did 2 or 3 loops (TBD).

Anthrax did 14 miles in Forest Hill, but only the ones after daylight count.

Numbers, names, and there you have it.

YHC roped in a couple of FNGs (Friendly New Guys) for this morning’s trail run: one was fresh meat to the F3 workout crew, and the other, a transplant from Raleigh, NC, was new to the F3RVA scene. Six trailblazers, including three seasoned vets, kicked off their Sunday with a brisk morning run. The PAX tackled the Buttermilk/North Bank loop, crossing the legendary T. Pot Bridge for a total of 7 miles.

After a deep dive into the naming pool, the FNG new to F3 was christened EV (a nod to Eddie Vedder), while the Raleigh newbie was rebranded as Kashmir.

Six guys in groups of 1, or 5, or 1, set forth only to come back as groups of 1, 4, 1, and 2. Even if the math does work, these guys did. Temperatures held steady at 70 and sunny. According to the 3 people dudes running faster than YHC on the opposing loop, the following might have happened.

North bank, some did the flood wall, then south bank (Buttermilk), then home. Others did T-Pottersfield. At least one did Belle Isle. That guy ran terribly, but completed the loop. 6.5 or so.

Numbers, names, and everyone took off for coffee.

Announcements:

10 Year is on Saturday. Who remembers what they were doing when F3RVA was founded?

NMS: YHC has been buzzing all over lately. BRR, some overseas travel, and then the wall might have hit temporarily Sunday morning. Weather was great. Company was great. YHC’s legs just didn’t want to do it. No matter – find a horse, and get back on it. Push yourself, don’t hurt yourself.

6 ran their tails off in the latest edition of Sunday Funday. Temperatures were 70 and sunny. According to the Chairperson of the VCO Data Science Department, the following exercises were pre-planned and might have happened.

North bank, Belle Isle, South Bank, Buttermilk, Bridge, Home. Roughly 6 miles. Six slogging miles of heavy, wet air.

Numbers, names, and we all went out.

Ellwood’s to celebrate. Good to have some other dudes join us.

NMS: Sunday Funday is a different sort of AO. Ten cuidado. 95% of the time, there is no Q. There is a very limited COT. Not one anyone would think of as a COT, but it’s there, if you know what to look for. If you sign up to Q it, you had better do it – and not half way, or a mile or two, or some other way, or make up some new thing and call it this thing. This is a running AO – if you can’t do it or don’t want to do it, don’t Q it. ‘Cause, it’s hard as it is. This PAX earns this. There are unspoken rules (like, don’t tell the PAX what to do, don’t wait for certain PAX, or don’t not wait for the other PAX). It’s intricate, it’s delicate, and it’s not to be trifled with. Surely, don’t show up to do something that’s not Sunday Funday. That’s very much not Sunday Funday. That’s some other thing. And, if someone wants to do that, then do that. But, don’t try to do this. It’s different. It’s not your average F3 workout. It’s different.

And, like this weekend, Ollivander is on these trails. He has a wicked sense of humor.

All else equal, it’s great to have Sippy and Offshore back on the trails. Our best to Offshore. Sorry to hear about your dad. The PAX send their best.

3 hitting the trails of Richmond. Let’s Go!

Oyster