Tag: Sunday Funday

7 gents posted a variety of distances, be it on the trails or roads covering north and south bank of the James. Yes Sunday Funday is alive and well…

Saab abides (and bothers with BB’s) where possible…

5, later 6, assembled in the full daylight that is Sunday Funday. Conditions were 70 and sunny. According to the 30-and-under crowd struggling to communicate verbally, the following might have happened:

Route: Bridge, Buttermilk, Belle Isle loop, bridge, North Bank. Just over 7 miles. Nice work, fellas.

Back at the parking lot, Ollivander joined us. Nice to catch up.

Names, numbers, YHC took us out.

Announcements:

Blue Ridge Relay. Team has about 10-11 guys so far. Reach out to TYA to join. Leave September 5. Run is September 6-7. Homecoming is September 8. This is a 210 mile relay. Candidly, it’s not for everyone, but we have been doing this for about a decade. If you are interested in learning to put “push yourself; don’t hurt yourself” into action, please consider joining us.

Grow Ruck. Already happened. Twice. See Faceplant for a summary.

ReeseStrong 5k. “The Hard Way.” Already happened. More than twice.

Something new in a place called, “Chester” starts in June. Something similar, but not the same, that is also new (or maybe a resurrection of something else?) has started in a place called, ”Amelia.” No Bachelor’s Degree in Outdoor Recreation or Supply Chain Management for Exercise Shoes required. Just show up.

Summer Tour. On-going, again, but different. Run the numbers and make a plan. Learn where Chester is. Amelia is a different thing.

Offshore is hosting some kind of corporate 5k on Thursday, June 6, designed to show who the fastest person is in his office. Invite your work colleagues, smoke them, and earn the right to remind them ad nauseum that they lost for the next year. Jerks. Also, remember to mention winning this in your annual performance appraisal under “Strengths.”

NMS: It’s summer. So, watch for wayward traffic cameras / speed zones that are set for school day speed limits. See Faceplant for details or to test drive a Rivian.

If you know what the ReeseStrong 5k is and you did it The Hard Way, you are Old School. T-Claps.

YHC was feeling spry and suggested we do the Omega Hill run. Route: behind Maymont, up stairway to heaven, back to parking lot, up love hill, down pipe, across canal to western point dead end, back up pipe, down love hill to parking lot. 3.5 miles per lap. Most folks completed 2 laps. I’m not sure if you can pack more trail elevation in such a short span in the James River system. We all left with tired legs. The route is named because it is in the shape of the named Greek letter Ω (kind of).

Moleskin. This run has some sentimental value for me, because YHC was doing a variation of it the day he was introduced to F3 in Feb of 2015. YHC ran into a bunch of F3 guys working out near the amphitheater. So grateful for the fond memories and friendships that have ensued from that encounter.

One of the best things about F3 is that someone will always show up to workout. Today was no exception.

One trail runner and two trail ruckers launched on time. After conversing with someone who had just finished a trail run and was inquiring about rucking, off we went.

Word of advice: Watch the slick and icy parts of the trail. With a ruck on, the center of gravity is higher and can result in a nose dive into the trail.

Coffee afterwards was awesome and the discussion was excellent!

Seven saw the dawn at the latest edition of Sunday Funday. Temperatures were 70 and sunny. According to the wave-less dog walker, the following might have happened.

TYA – launch early, train hard, make progress.

Saab – 6 or 9 on the roads

Sippy, Offshore, Helix – full loop, Buttermilk to North Bank and back.

UpChuck – out and back for four.

Mr. Furley also made an appearance. Chest attire, per usual.

Numbers, names, and general agreement on the beauty of the morning.

ET’s continues to provide lessons in life and friendship as well as a living case study in how to run down a business slowly.

Four young men assembled at the Pump House for a stroll through the woods – Anthrax, Helix, Shakedown, and YHC. On the way in this morning Anthrax got yelled at by his EZ Pass. The car in front of him made a last minute decision to move from an EZ Pass only lane to one where he could pay with change. This maneuver irked the EZ Pass in Anthrax’s vehicle so it made an audible alarm. I did not know they did that.

Today’s route was Northbank to Buttermilk via Potterfield bridge for 6.8 trail miles. Shakedown started feeling under the weather and had to head back early. Anthrax is nursing an injury and took a conservative approach to his first foray. He successfully completed about 4 miles cutting across at Belle Isle.

Conversation on the run and a few minutes catching up at Ellwood Thompson’s after, was the excellent week ending/beginning I always count on it to be.

7 with 2 feet and 2 with 4 feet embarked on a journey of sorts. Whether running, walking, or running, trails were covered with great conversation!

YHC took us out in an expedited manner and off to ETs we went where life was pondered.

5 dudes, some shirted, some shirtless, took on the post-dawn Gloom. Temperatures were 70 and sunny with a dash of humidity. According to the goddess running with her pooch, the following might have happened:

Route: North Bank to T-Pottersfield to Buttermilk. Some dudes did Belle Isle to railroad road.

Numbers, names, and announcements at ETs.

Announcements:

Not many announcements except Pickleball and Convergence.

NMS: Oral arguments focused on the Supreme Court. The panel was divided, with each party writing their own Opinions. Some lady showed up talking in country music song lyrics. She made the most sense of anyone.