Sixteen mostly suspecting gentlemen launched at various times for today’s special edition of Spider Run. A few unsuspecting individuals arrived expecting instructions but only received the brief version. In all, 16 people launched and 16 people came back. SUCCESS!!! The Route: https://f3rva.org/2021/11/21/turkey-routes/ Moleskin Today was different. Different is good. We all launched at various times to attempt to finish at the same time. I’ll declare success. Congrats to TYA who crushed the JFK this past weekend. Dude continues to be an inspiration (on the pavement). Will this be an annual tradition? We have plenty of happenings over Thanksgiving week but…

YHC arrived with maps as navigation aides to accompany the route instructions. The routes were over familiar turf, but a few new roads for exploration. We expanded into Libbie, Matoaka, Seneca, and York today. Marv took us out. Announcements: The Friday after Thanksgiving TYA will host his annual endurance event. Keep doing loops of the park until no one else remains, whether on foot or bike; road or trail. Open to family and non-F3.First Friday of December, an evening ruck is in the works in the Tuckahoe nano-region. More details to come soon.Next Tuesday Splinter has the Q. He will…

Fifteen for YHC’s newest route, 15 turns, 2 roads, more or less. Here’s the route: All Runners: UR Drive to Campus to Towana and reverso at Three ChoptContinue Campus to Boatwright and reverso at Three Chopt 4s: Continue Boatwright to CollegeL on Westhampton WayR on CrenshawL on UR Drive back to the Flag 5s/6s Take path from Campus to WheelerL on WheelerR on Ridgetop5s – Reverso at Devon6s – Reverso at PattersonPick up with 4s Route 6s Add Bostwick when reversing down Towana/Campus Numberama, Nameorama, COT MOLESKIN No parking form police out this morning, just the fashion police. Bone Thugs…

Fourteen gentlemen, all but one in generally a good mood, met in the recessed parking bowl for today’s Spider Run. YHC waited as long as possible to call the route, then disclaimed Mount Henrico. Short instructions and then off we went. We ran up the mountain and then back down. Absolutely marvelous morning for a run. Pre-launch, an older gentleman in a crown vic rolled up and asked where the polling place was located. After some brief instructions, off he went. Great reminder that with the luxuries we all enjoy and take for granted, many of our population are still…

We have had some veteran complicated routes on Spider Run lately. YHC did some recon on Monday afternoon to confirm some distances for the 4, 5 and 6 milers. TYA had mentioned that we need some Grove Avenue workouts and with the Hill up UR drive, this makes for a nice workout route so here is the Plan. Everyone starts up UR drive then a right on Campus Drive, this turns into Towana Road and becomes the access road after you cross Three Chopt. We all stay on this road until we reach Grove Ave and you run East on…

One Swirly shy of an even twenty this crisp fall morning. Here’s the route:  All Runners: Around baseball field to CollegeL on College 4s: R on Lakewood 5s/6s R on University All R on WesthamL on Baldwin 4s R on Patterson 5s/6s L on PattersonR on W ValleyR on Three ChoptR on HillsideL on Patterson All R on HollinsL on WoodberryR on HorsepenL on DevonR on Ridegtop (6s – L and touch Patterson before reversing back down)L on WheelerThrough lighted pathRight on CampusRight on UR DriveBack to flag Numberama, Nameorama, COT MOLESKIN Apologies a plenty, first to the 6s, YHC…

We had a nice route through Westham.

Just over half the normal number of Spiderlings gathered in the maintenance bowl for today’s route. At least 3-4 people were expecting intervals and I assume all the normal attendees that didn’t post also assumed the same. So when Pucker’s route was called, there was massive disappointment. Either way, we had fun while running in the thick humidity on the following route. The Route Through the cave, across the bridge, around the cloverleaf, and head downstream4s pass Rattlesnake Creek and turn around at Stratford5s take a right on Stratford then quick right on Stratford and continue up to Cherokee6s continue…

20 hombres formed a running posse this morning to patrol the mean streets of Westham and south Westham. Conditions remained steady at 70 and sunny. According to the security cameras in the River Road Shopping Center, the following may have occurred: Routes: Bat Cave to River, through the RR Shopping Center to South Ridge with the slight right onto South Westham to River Road. 4’s reverse at River and re-trace their route BTTF. 5’s continue on Westham to Lakewood (the Lakewood on the right), then reverse to South Westham, South Ridge, etc. and BTTF. 6’s continue on Westham to Baldwin…