Off to the lake and cut up next to the baseball field, beyond the Robins Center and stadium. Take a left on the illuminated trail and a left on Wheeler. A right on Ridgetop where the early morning’s air was abuzz with the sound of generators. A nice long climb to the top and a right on Patterson. 4s turn on Pepper to bounce down Toanna to the shovel flag. 5s turn on Libbie to Grove to the access road to Toanna. 6s take a right on Harlan and a left on Roslyn to pick up Grove, the access road…

A strong twenty of the area’s finest gathered in the bowl for today’s Spider Run. Plenty of quiet suppositions prior to launch, with many questioning when there would be instructions. 0530 arrived and off we went. Everyone head west along the lake, across the bridge, right through the (now dark) path, and huddle up at the base of University and College. Intervals were next. All were 1 minute up hill followed by 1:45 recovery back down. First round of intervals were up University. On the third interval up we took a right on Wood and slow moseyed to Lakewood. Continue…

It had been a decent spell since we traversed the difficult terrain of Mt. Henrico (or “Henricus” as they called it in the ancient times). Nevertheless, with the humidity pulsating and the heat rising, 16 men decided to grab our inner-sherpas, forget the debate between Wordpress and Slack for 45 minutes and trundle to the peak of this wonderful county of ours. Here’s how you get to Mt. Henrico from the parking lot… A left. A right. A left. A left. A right. A Right. A left. A right. A left. A left. A right (5s, jump down to then…

A half dozen gents were presented with copious hill-climbs…the general feeling of disappointment was palpable. Despite the discontent all pushed through solidly. Announcements: There’s a retreat in September. What participants will be retreating from has yet to be determined. Saab abides

Fourteen men came out to see if Marv’s prediction was correct. Winner, winner, chicken dinner. Here’s the route: 4s/5s: Up UR DriveL on Campus 6s: Up UR DriveBear Right up Roselawn to CampusAdd a trip up BostwickContinue on Campus All: Take Path and L on WheelerR on Horsepen 4s: L on PattersonL on WesthamL on UniversityPath to backside of LakeCircle Lake and back to the Flag 5s/6s: L on NormandyL on W Durwood CrescentCross Patterson to WesthamL on Club Vista LaneL on CollegeR on Westhampton WayR on CrenshawL on UR Drive back to the Flag Numberama, Nameorama, COT MOLESKIN Apparently,…

Sixteen of the mightiest dudes tried to hide from Anthrax but he found us anyway. YHC wasn’t taking suggestions for routes but there was one proclaimed, which was immediately dismissed. After that was out of the way, YHC called out these routes: Routes Head west, around the lake, over the gravel hill and up UniversityContinue on University to a right on Ralston then quick left on UniversityContinue through the driveway, down through the park to a right on Roslyn HillsLeft on September4s: Left on Melwood, left on Roslyn Hills, right into the park5s: Left on Ruggles, left on Rosyln Hills,…

Thirteen men posted for a humid run during the infamous SOJ takeover week. Details: Everyone: bat cave, across bridge, head east. 4 miles – take trail entrance to Huguenot Flatwater Park, loop back under bridge and out the parking area on Riverside. Take the bridge and bat cave back to the point of beginning. 5 miles – continue downriver to Shirley, stop and return to trail entrance, take trail and then back to point of beginning. 6 miles – continue downriver past Rock Falls Rd around bend to mansion overlooking lake. Return to trail entrance, take trail and return to…

19 men and a 2.0 gathered on a perfect Tuesday morning by the lake of the University of Richmond expecting a casual jog through campus and beyond. What they got was a DaVille Takeover with Alternating Partner 400s on the turf fields. The PAX started with a Brocode run to the fields and then took a lap around them. The Pax then partnered up with runner of similar ability and for 28 minutes rotated running 400s around one of the fields. At the end, the PAX moseyed back to the VSF. COT – Name-O-Rama, Numberarama, Announcements, YHC took us out.…

A sweaty dozen runners basked in the early morning light leaving headlamps behind. Two Pax wore red sleeveless tank tops and matching shorts as they looked prepared to run a relay. Swirly tested the strength of his truck’s bumper with some warm up dips and determined that shirts were optional. No sleeves, no shirt, no problem! Off we went taking the bat cave to Westham Station for a nice climb up Ridge. Take a left on River and a right on Ralston in the early morning light. Tackle another ascent up Ralston with 4s then taking a right on University…

A cool, hard rain didn’t stop a half a dozen from making the best of it. Since the Q bagged out, YHC called an out and back on Grooooooove. Saab abides