8 studs posted for a Wednesday evening jaunt on the hills The Thang: 3 big loops on Hillcrest, one counterclockwise, one clockwise and the last one counterclockwise. NMM What a treat.  Dreamliner and Screen door made the trip down from Hampton Roads for the Wednesday evening run.  Awesome to see those guys and enjoy their company on a run.  As usual, Dreamliner, slayed the run, Screen door kept pace with him the entire way and was really pushing himself.  To make the trip from Hampton Roads to RVA for a workout shows what type of heart and dedication these guys…

Seven stalwart posted for a Wednesday evening hill run. The Thang: 1 big loop, 1 small loop, 1 big loop and 1 small loop. NMM; Weather was a bit better than normal July/August weather.  90 and humid, but thats the best you can get this time of year. YHC got a new outfit.  Look for it at an AO near you. TYA Out

3 Regulars posted for a Sunday run.  Weather was 70 and sunny, beautiful day for a run. The Thang: North to south.  Over the T. Pottersfield bridge. NMM Started the day a little bit early today at 6:30.  Not sure if anyone else posted at 7, but I did not see any F3 stickers on the cars and didn’t see any Pax on the trail.  Given the likely weather for the next month, I am going to make the call and move the Sunday run to 6:15 until after the BRR. It was sticky out there today. YHC went through…

A pax of 1 met at Hillcrest Ave. off of Cary Street to lift one another’s spirits as they train for the BRR in da** near 100 degree temperatures. It appears that at least one of the 24 BRR participants knows he cannot rely on youth, natural speed, or good looks to carry him through the BRR. So there I was — north of the river (cue the classical music) — shuffling up and down hills. The fun thing about being unsupervised in TYA’s neighborhood is seeing the look on TYA’s neighbors’ faces when I tell them that I am…

A pax of 2 met at the top of Hillcrest on a Wed afternoon to tackle a few hills.  The temp was 96, and the humidity was fully “on.”. Yhc (Jville) completed two 1 mi loops before being joined by Shakedown.  The newly formed pax then completed three more. Shakedown had legs for more but wisely opted not to challenge the heat alone after yhc dropped.  Nearly the whole neighborhood was out looking for a missing Pug who resides at 200 Hillcrest.  We joined the effort, but the pug remained missing when we stopped.  Hopefully that has now been resolved.…

As a Sunny and 70 day brewed, 5 brave souls decided to be Thunderstruck by a Wednesday afternoon Storm for a Hill Run on the HillCrest Loops of various shapes and distances. NMS Shake Down was patiently waiting on the top of of the hill in high Truck, YHC arrived with 2.0’s, Theta and Pele in tow, The run commenced at 5:30 PM, during the first loop UpChuck joined the PAX and proceeded to run with Shake Down and Pele, leaving YHC in the dust, ( more like a wake.) At some point Pele, decided that he no longer wanted…

The PAX-9 (including 1 FNG and 3 Wed Hill newbies) What did we do-Ran up and down for 45-50 minutes NMS:  YHC loves the Wed Hill runs because there is no better way to sweat out some stress than running some hills after a day in the office.  YHC has had a particularly stressfull past couple of days and definitely needed a good run.  TYA has given up giving directions for these runs, as nobody follows the routes he plans.  The PAX just runs from hill to hill in whatever direction they decide.  All is good as the entire PAX…

Four brave posted for a Wednesday evening hill run. The Thang: Q declares root, and all PAX, except Shakedown, decide to do something else.  Shakedown and TYA do 2 big loops followed by 2 small loops. NMM: A complete mutiny when YHC tried to prescribe the root today.  Swirly and Circle K immediately either 1) began complaining or 2) stated they were not following the same route.  No problems.  Wednesday hill run is very mellow and the objective is clear.  Hit the hills for at least 45 minutes getting a good beatdown and some preparation for the BRR. Earlier in…

Four soldiers posted for a Wednesday afternoon run on Hillcrest, including one Wednesday run FNG (EF Hutton). The Thang: Mayhem ensued.  Circle K ran three small circles then a loop to Mary Mumford and back, Swirly did 9 small loops, and EF and TYA did 3 large and 1 small loop. NMM The story of the day was the weather.  An hour prior to the workout, a storm rolled in and the temperature dropped from the mid 90’s to the high 70’s.  Rain held off for a majority of Circle K’s jaunt, but the rain was in full force for…

Six gentlemen posted for a nomad run this evening, including 1 gear head FNG near and dear to Lab Rat’s heart.  Something transpired, here is a screen shot: Route:  Choose your own adventure of long loops and short loops, both of which held no reprieve from the hills of the Near West End.  3 big loops or 6 little ones bought you a 5 mile patch. NMS:  YHC and FNG Toro pulled up at 4:45 to find two familiar cars already parked and empty.  Lug and Bleeder got a super early start after their respective M’s put time constraints on…