The humidity came back for the start of the work week and the 5 men at River Run.  5 miles route for all, or so we thought.  The route is into Tarrington and up the hill to Robious, back down the hill and do the Ashwell loop. When YHC and Olivander decided to add an extra turn we thought we saw Singer starting around the loop, apparently this was not him.  Ran into Gumbo and Honeymoon who thought Singer was behind them so YHC and Olivander circled back to find Singer.  After a couple hills and no Singer we turned…

YHC arrived, first on scene, wondering who would appear and my, still raining!! YHC was on vacation last week with sunny skies and one 10 minute rain shower! Really…….the PAX immediately started to roll in. Good to see the PAX members arrive and few training for the BRR and one FNG awaiting Shakedown, last in! YHC explained the route with 2 groups-4 and 5 milers. The route=up Twin Team and R on Brigstock. 4 milers run to Helmsley and back to AO. 5 milers run to the end of Brigstock and back to the AO. Bam, 0530===3 PAX members turning…

7 veterans, but one Twin Team virgin, posted to River Run to log some miles.  Several folks are putting in the miles in preparation of BRR.  Others are checking off a box  on their way to completing the Summer Challenge.  Either way, it was a great group this morning to pound the pavement. We took off out of BWES and turned right…yep, that means we are going up Twin Team.  Up Twin Team to the second right onto Cawood and into Powderham.  First right onto Drakewood.  First left onto Glendower.  Glendower becomes Bosham and then Drakewood again (unless you are…

3 SOJ regulars showed up to Twin Team this morning. 2 to log miles and 1 getting ready for BRR. 4, 5, and 6 mile route planned but only 5 mile route needed. YHC showed up right behind Honeymoon and Gumbo was not far behind. 0530…..3 F3 warriors started their Monday on a glorious note. Pretty simple….Up Twin Team and R on Brigstock til Brigstock changed to Netherfield and back to the flag. Roughly 5.2 according Honeymoon and Gumbo. Numer-ama, Name-r-ama, Announcements: HDHH at Kuba Kuba 2 Wednesday. Convergance Labor Day, somewhere in Da-ville so see Spit. Gumbo and Honeymoon,…

A fearless 5 PAX showed up for a rainy Monday morning at RiverRun – there was no shortage of rain or hills. The route – Queen’s Grant Hill to Gumbo’s house and back. Turn around at 23 minutes and try and get back in 22. Rosie, Honeymoon, and Swiper stayed as a group the majority of the time and finished the full route for a little over 5 miles. YHC took the medium pace and finished at 4.5 miles (just enough distance to get to the bottom of the second hill and turn around and climb back up 🙁 ).…

2 strong waited in the car witnessing torrential downpours and sharp lightning strikes.  As 5:30 approaches we step out of the cars, the rain stops and YHC gives the command and we’re off. Loop around the school, right on Riverton Ridge, right on Welby, left on Edmonton, left on Ashwell down and around the long loop and back for a solid 4 miles. Fun run with EF Hutton as he knocks another AO off of his summer tour.  Being the kind gentleman that Hutton is he offered to run with YHC.  YHC, never being the fastest member of the PAX…

According to Big Data, YHC had not been to River Run since 2017. Needing a good group run for BRR preparation, he headed down to Bettie Weaver school. 5:30 came and went and no other cars turned into the parking lot. Route was one mile out and back up Twin Team hill 5 times. Need to take watch in for repairs because surely the pace wasn’t that slow.

A magnificent 7 opted for some running as a way to enjoy this unseasonably cooler weather. We headed down to Robious Park where we picked up the trail for the next 30 minutes and then headed back up to the VSF. Sugar Sock took us out. NMS With this crew there is always a fair amount of mumble chatter.  We stayed together as a group until a few made some diversions along the way.  Ample discussion of upcoming brewing opportunities as well as progress on the summer tour. The first few minutes on the trails reminded YHC of Ragnar.  Trails…

Four PAX braved the muggy weather to put in some miles at River Run this morning – all four thinking they may be solo with the regulars (Gumbo and Rosie) on hiatus. All four chose the 4 mile route – through Tarrington, across Robious, down Twin Team hill, around the school loop. Rosco, Sugar Sock, and YHC ran as a group and discussed the finer points of fashion and housing in the late 80’s and early 90’s – the consensus (by at least two) was to keep the cargo shorts and ditch the Colonials. Great running with you all this…

3 SOJ natives (1 expat) and 1 Sheriff to keep order (although LIFO) started out the morning with some miles.  For the 3 natives, it was a flat out and back 2-mile loop down to the River and back to the Flag – do 20 SSHs and 20 LBC at the Flag and the REPEAT as many times as possible for 45 minutes.  YHC had to pull into pit-row after the first lap, but managed 2.5 for 5 miles.  I believe Splinter and Rosie may have gotten in a full 3…I lost sight of them. Rosco was not deterred when…