Tag: Tomato Run

  • The Cat’s Meow

    4 Davillians found their way through the fog to make it out to enjoy a great morning for arun.

    This is how it went down!

    ROUTES

    Mudface/No Idea – Head out down the service road though the trails and back up to the front of the school for their 5k run/walk

    Grabber/YHC: Head down the service road, Through the Honey Meadow Estates, cut through to KCD Rd. and headed right down to the lake then back to Atlee HS for a 5 mile run.

    MOLESKIN

    Great morning for a run (or run/walk). The fog didn’t seem to bother the PAX much as we got our normal mileage.

    YHC has decided that he will need need to bring his old Laser Quest guns out next week. Will have to use the back Mudface’s and No Idea’s head lamps as target practice. You can see that bright red light from a mile away!

    Grabber and YHC did have a surprise Shortly after getting onto KCD Rd we noticed an object in the middle of the road. Was it a large rock? Not it was a cat! The cat jump up as so as we ran by it. Luckily no cats were injury i the making of this run today.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    • Hampton roads anniversary on the 11th, Cville 4 milers on the 12th.

    SPIT ON THAT!!   

  • Warm-up

    Two of the slowest runners in DaVille and Spit showed up on a rainy morning to get in some miles. No Idea and YHC hit the woods for some run/walk and put in about 3.5 miles. Spit ran laps of the school and got in his 4. Good work this morning

    Thanks for letting me lead

    “Movement is momentum, and the enemy of momentum is timing”

     

  • Just the Regulars

    Three Davillians climbed out of their fart sacks on this cooler first Monday in October. Running routes were set and this is how it went down:

    MudFace and No Idea: Showed up early and headed out their normal run/walk route up and down the cross country course

    Spit (being the lone longer distance runner): Headed down the access route into Honey Meadows. Up the hill  Meadow Pond Dr to the Kings Charter fire road. Turn right until KCD and loop around at Altee Station back to the fire road. Head down Meadow Pond Dr and loop around the town homes before heading back to the AHS access road and parking lot. Complete a complete cool down laps around the parking lot. Total miles a little over 5.

    MOLESKIN

    YHC arrived  at the AO around 5:25 to find MudFace and No Ideas cars in the lot but they had headed out early. YHC did stay around till a little after 5:30 just in case any LIFO decided to show up. Seems like he would be only longer distance runner today.

    While heading out and heading back, YHC never ran into the two others posting (You fellas can add your highlights in the comments).

    SPIT ON THAT!!

  • Fart(lek)ing Tomatos

    Four regulars and one visitor greeted each other in the Atlee parking lot just prior to today’s Tomato Run.  Mudface and No Idea went along their merry way leaving Spit and Grabber to have to deal with Splinter’s Q.  The route was pretty straightforward:

    • Atlee service road to the neighborhood
    • Wander around until we hit the fire road
    • Wander some more until we got to Kings Charter
    • Out a good ways and then return the same way we came

    YHC took us out.

    Moleskin
    YHC was trying to conceive a unique workout for his first Q during TT week but was unable to come up with new with the unfamiliar roads around Tomato Run.  Therefore, YHC decided to Fartlek.  I mean, who doesn’t love a good Fartlek.  Fartleks are good when you wake up, before you go to bed, after a good meal… there is never a bad time for a strong Fartlek.

    Once the PAX made it about a mile we started Fartleking.  Some were short, only lasting about 50 yards, some were much longer, up to a couple blocks.  YHC even shared the Fartlek honors with Spit and Grabber at the end.  Each of them respectfully Fartlek’ed for the first time and didn’t disappoint.

    In the end, at least 8-10 Fartleks were had, each one better than the previous.  One mile cool down sans Fartleks prepared us for the rest of the day.

    YHC learned something new about the Mechanicsville PAX this morning.  Some of them choose to wear gloves while running due to fear of spiders.

    The only announcement was a prayer for EF Hutton’s family.  Let us all keep his family in our prayers.

    Splinter out.

  • Correr DaVille

    4 Davillians climbed out their fart sacks to enjoy a clear and less humid morning for a run

    This is how it when:

    THANG

    4 Milers – Take the Atlee service road down to the cross country trail, around Honey Meadows, back to the school

    5+ Milers – Take the Atlee service road to Honey Meadows to the Kings Charter fire road. Up KCD and across Atlee Station to the sidewalk. Run through chickahominy oaks and Summer duck neighborhoods. Cross Atlee Station back at Cool Spring ES. Take service road back to Atlee HS parking lot

    https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1984466921

    MOLESKIN

    Good to have Mudface and No Idea back out there this morning. Way to push it fellas getting in 4 miles!!

    Both Grabber and YHC were feeling a little sort after a few miles since both had longer run over the weekend but we pushed through to get our normal 5+ in.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    • Convergence on 9/30 –  come out at 6:00, stay until 8:00 if you can.  Second workout starts at 7:00 for late risers.  Bring a friend or two.
    • Next week will The Creek’s first anniversary – Start EHing now so we have our largest PAX ever!!

    SPIT ON THAT!!

  • Kings Hanging Out In The Meadows

    2 Davillians climbed out of their far sacks this morning to continue  their half-marathon training by taking a stroll through Mechanicsville Atlee district.

    Here is the route taken:

    Head down Atlee HS service road to Honey Meadows, turn right onto Honey Meadows Pond Dr to the fire road into Kings Charter. Turn right onto Kings Charter Drive. Head down KCD until total distance was around 2.5 miles and turn around at Seatoncroft ct. Head back to the fire road and turn left back onto HMP drive. Head down the hill and turn right onto the trails. Come off the trails onto Pollen Dr. Head back to the service road and HS parking lot

    Total distance: 5.67 miles

    https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1971511160

    MOLESKIN

    Here are some short observations from today:

    • Seems like some Davillians enjoy the first Sunday of NFL to much since only two of us made out this morning.
    • It was nice catching up with Grabber this morning.
    • Grabber some new kicks that were really bright yellow and somehow YHC didn’t notice till the end

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    • Reese Strong 5K 9/16 – We now have 49 signed up!! 1 more to hit our goal. You have until Wednesday to sign up online. Click this link to sign up: https://runsignup.com/RaceGroups/4045/Groups/386047
    • F3RVA Crab Fest 9/16 (right after Reese Strong) Circle K’s See Pre-Blast
    • Convergence on 9/30 –  come out at 6:00, stay until 800 if you can.  Second workout starts at 0700 for late risers.  Bring a friend or two.

    SPIT ON THAT!!

  • Labor Day Stroll

    3 Davillians climbed out of their fart sack to take on a little extra time to run on this labor day holiday. Since none of us had to be to work today hour long routes were put into action. This is how it when down:

    THANG

    MudFace’s Route: Mosey to the bus loop around the schools for his normal 5 minutes of running and 10 minutes of walking.

    Spit and Pavarotti’s Route: Mosey down the school loop road into Honey Meadows, take the cut through to Kings Charter. Turn left onto Kings Charter dr, loop back around from Atlee Station Rd down to Spring Ivy Rd, left back onto Kings Charter Dr down to the clubhouse, loop back to the cut through and back onto Meadow Pond Dr down to the pond trails, head back up to the school loop finish strong to the parking lot. Pavarotti total miles around 6.5, Spit around 6.85.

    MOLESKIN

    YHC decided to get a little extra Zzzz in so we didn’t get started until around 5:40 (sorry fellas I was on holiday time). When he arrived just after 5:30 he noticed MudFace and Pavarotti already walking around the parking lot. They came back then YHC and Pavarotti headed out.

    It was great to have Pavarotti join us for his first trip to the Monday run ground. Thanks for the mumble chatter this morning and way to push yourself today sir!

    Link to our route below:

    https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1957757632

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

     

  • Daenerys is his aunt?!?!?

    4 Davillans (some struggling more than others) to take advantage of the cooler weather for a little morning run.

    ROUTES

    Mudface and No Idea took their normal hour walk/run through the cross country trails and around the schools

    YHC and Lab Rat took the Honey Meadows/Kings Charter loop. YHC adding Honey Meadows trails/doubling back to find Lab Rat who took a different route unbeknownst to YHC. This added an extra five minutes to the run from YHC clocking in 5.5 miles . Lab Rat was came in around 4.5 miles(?)

    MOLESKIN

    What an amazing day to run. YHC would have enjoyed in more if it wasn’t for the lack of rest from the busy weekend for him. Lab Rat was also struggling with lack of sleep and still recovering from the trail run the day before.

    Mumble Chatter focused around the COT season finale last night. Lab Rat noted that John Snow is going to feel pretty bad when he finds out he is screwing his sister. YHC quickly correct to note that John his Daenery’s nephew. Lab Rat’s response his today’s title.

    The rest of the run was spend discussing some upcoming races and training schedules.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    SPIT ON THAT!!

  • Valhalla! It’s a good day to die

    http://blog.walkjogrun.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/tips-for-running-in-the-dark.jpg

    5 runners met in the GLOOM, four of which had not a stitch of anything that could be considered reflective, or luminescent.

    Route:  Schools laps (reverse).  Head out across the front of the school to the bus parking lot, cut across the grass to Honey Meadow.  Hang a right and run down to the AHS cut thru road, hang a right and head back to the cars.  Each loop = 1.6 miles.

    NMS:  On the way to the AO this morning, Lab Rat ate a Cliff Bar, drank a cup of coffee, and changed the pandora station off that stupid crap my kids like into something with a little more soul. (Pro tip:  take a bite of cliff bar then a drink of coffee and blend it together in your mouth.)  This is probably what the average driver is doing that we would run into during a run at 0600.  Why in hell would you play “hide and seek” with them on a road?!?  I mean, I am all for risking your life, but do it for something more fun or meaningful than getting a few miles in.  Get lights, get a vest, get something and wear it!  Do it for me.  Do it for your wife.  Do it for your kids.

     

    Apology of the week goes out to Daenarys Targaryen.  Lab Rat and John Snow are sooo sorry.

     

    Lab Rat apologizes.

  • Guess who’s back, back again

    7 Davillians show up for the official relaunch for the Tomato Run

    This how it went down:

    ROUTES (THANG)

    3ish milers: Cross country route then back to parking lot

    4 to 5.6 milers: Back route around the schools to Honey Meadows, hit the cut through to Kings Charter to the main road, turn around at Atlee Station, hit the short cut road through neighborhood back to the main road, back through the cut through road to Honey Meadows. 4ish milers turn right back to the school the rest turn left down the back end of the neighborhood to the trails. 5 milers cut back after the first cul-de-sac the 5.6 continue through the trails about 1/2 mile then back to parking lot.

    MOLESKIN

    What an awesome showing this morning! YHC and No Idea were both coming off their vaca hangout while The Carpenter is officially back today from his 12ish week sabbatical. YHC was shock last night to hear some many PAX members planning to post this morning. Even LabRat broke his traditional day off to be apart of the relaunch.

    T-Claps to Opus this morning for pushing yourself! YHC would like to thank Phonics for pushing the pace at the end so some extra miles could get in.

    Great job to MudFace and No Idea who continue to become stronger runners.

    Announcements:

    • Reesestrong 5k September 16th 8:30am. Phonics has created a “F3RVA” team. Cost is $25 if register before the 18th. Kid’s Fun Run is only $15. Here is the link to sign up: https://runsignup.com/RaceGroups/4045/Groups/386047
    • F3 RVA Crab Fest (right after the Reesestrong) – For details and RSVP for the event see Circle K’s pre-blast

    SPIT ON THAT!!