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9 showed today for another Lockjaw Friday run. No 4 milers today. 5s and 6s headed West on Grove and rambled the neighborhoods around CCV and into UR. A nice hill workout on the way home. 6s did a loop around the lake. This may be a new classic for the portfolio based on mumble chatter. Toga took us out.
17 strong showed up for some running and biking through our fine city’s streets. There was a chill in the air. If only there was an app to predict the weather…. The routes – Carillon routes backwards (Nollirac) in 4, 5, and 6 mile distances. YHC A Pax favorite in a forward route, this reverse routing satisfied all. 6 milers found the need to commit to 6 early on which was a new dynamic. There was academic debate among the Pax to determine which route was hillier. Personally, I think the reverse route was hillier. One thing for certain, the reverse…
11 runners and 2 bikers came out for another installment of Friday’s RAMM Number off by 1s and 2s and form two columns as we mosey as a group into Windsor Farms. Upon entering the greens, partner up and perform the following: 4 partner burpees (each) run 8 Boo-Yah Merkins run Elbow Plank The Pax converges and goes deeper into Windsor Farms. When we got to the Civil War earthworks, we stormed up and over into the trench, performed 5 burpees, and bear crawl/crawl bear out the other side of the trench. A nice Mosey down Sulgrave to Queen Charlotte…
With hours of hard work, miles of roads driven, mounds of paper destroyed, Hundreds of thousands of emails deleted (no wait that was something else), many words used incorrectly and a few dozen packets of sugar. The F3RVA podcast is now here: Hosted by TYA, Swirly, Bleeder and Saab, also, (with the occasional special guest) All the F3RVA Podcast First Podcast..one at a time Second Podcast..one at a time You get the idea…one at a time You get the idea…one at a time You get the idea…one at a time If you like what you hear, you are welcome…… if…
Fifteen strong showed up for spring time in January. Fourteen by foot and one on two wheels. Commonwealth to Cary and head East. Take a left on Hamilton and take to Westwood. 4 and 5 milers take a left on Westwood coming back on Malvern to Grove with 5 milers taking a victory lap around the school block when they get back. 6+ milers take a right on Westwood to the Boulevard and back on Grove. Marv took us out today offering a special prayer for the treasonous Aaron Burr. NMS YHC has been reading Chernow’s biography of Alexander Hamilton…
“If you don’t know where you’re going, you might not get there.” Yogi Berra This morning 17 pax comprised of 16 regulars and 1 FNG arrived to sunny and 70 weather for a little runnerama. The thang: This is a trifecta workout. Each group ran the same loop 3 times. The goal of this workout is to run each loop faster. The objective is to learn pacing, discipline and grit. 4 milers completed 3 loops of the following- L on Grove, L on Maxwell, L on Cary, L on Commonwealth. Loop was approximately 1.34 miles 5 milers completed 3 loops…
17 strong came out this morning for perfect running weather. 4 Milers – East on Grove, Left on Boulevard, Left on Monument, Left on Westmoreland 5 Milers – East on Grove, Left on Meadow, Left on Monument, Left on Westmoreland 6 Milers – East on Grove, Left on Harrison, Left on Monument, Left on Commonwealth YHC took us out. NMS There was great turn out today with some regulars, a few visitors, and 2 FNGs, all with the purpose of covering some end-of-year miles. YHC planned routes with the intent of bringing everyone down Monument to take in the holiday…
10 strong young souls posted this morning for a Friday morning shakedown run. Here’s what’s up: -Carillon Route: 6 Milers: Grove to Boulevard to….run whatever you want, you know what’s up. 5 Milers: Grove to Boulevard up the steps of the Carillon and return via Douglasdale over 195, then skirt Windsor Farms on Portland, finally making your way back to Grove and home to MMES. GPS should have you at 5.25 miles, give or take. 4 Milers follow same out route to the tennis courts, make a loop around courts and bring Shepard back to Cary, then choose your own…
Mid 30s and sunny for the start of a friday morning jog from MM. The Thang: St. Christopher’s loop: 6 miles down grove to Roseneath to Patterson to St. Chris Lane to 3 Chopt to Grove and back to the flag. 5 miles down grove to malvern to Patterson and back. 4.5 miles down commonwealth to Patterson and back. NMM The fast boys are fast. They let the horses out of the barn today and easily made the 6+ miles in the 45 miles that were allocated. Group included Sippy and Marv (the bronchitis crew), Saab and L O L…
5 RVA regulars and 1 from CLT – Huntersville posted to RAMM on a foggy and warm morning to jog of some of the Thanksgiving excess. Temps were 50 degrees at the start. Same route as last week. 5 Milers – Commonwealth to Monument, Right on Davis, Right on Cary back to MM. 6 Milers – Comm to Monument, Right on Allen, Cary back to MM NMS – So YHC took Q again at RAMM hoping to put in some extra miles in preparation for Bear Creek. Unfortunately YHC’s legs were not in agreement with this plan and neither were…