Coming to an End

There hasn't been a post to this blog since mid-February 2009 -- 18 months ago. Since I no longer live in the West End, I haven't posted. I've watched access stats and there hasn't even been anyone looking at the blog in the last several months. So, I think it's time to say Kwa heri ya kuonana. (Swahili: Go with blessings until we see each other again.)

I will leave the blog open in case anyone wants to get the routes from previous blogs -- use the labels to get routes for a particular length of run.

For all those running the Patrick Henry Half Marathon next weekend, 28 August ... hydrate well, have fun, and run well. I must say, I haven't missed the heat and humidity of Richmond -- Nairobi mornings have been in the 50's and occasionally in the 60's with the humidity ranging from 60-80%. Pretty nice. Of course, I do have to factor in the elevation (5700'), the hills, and the traffic (@4 million people).

Run well, y'all,
Bob Allen

Speedwork -- Tuesday, 17 February

Anyone interested in doing track intervals on Tuesday morning? Here's my plan:

Warm-up: easy 1.5 miles from John Rolfe Commons to Godwin HS
Intervals: 4 x 800 meters (fast)
Recovery: 1 x 400 meters between each interval (slow)
Cool-down: easy 1.5 miles back to John Rolfe Commons

Total: @5.75 miles

Let's leave at 5:20 am sharp. Weather prediction is 24°, clear, with a 4 mph breeze.

Hope to see you Tuesday.

Bob Allen

Saturday, 17 January: 18 Miles, Shady Grove Y

Hey gang, attached is the route and link for Saturdays run.  We are scheduled to run 18 miles and it will be very very cold (10 degrees)...so dress very warmly.  You will have options for bathrooms and water at the Shady Grove Y around mile 7 and then I will leave water at the entrance to Gayton Station on N. Gayton Rd. at mile 13ish.  If you chose to use the Shady Grove Y, be careful of extra cars due to the 10K training team starting that morning.  We may even see some extra faces on the road.  If anyone needs a route shorter then 18 send me an email and I can help you put one together.  We are leaving at 7am, no 5 minute rule due to the cold temperatures.  Please look over the route esp the parts about running through the mall.  Email me with questions.  I would also bring your cell phone in case the weather is too cold and you need to call a ride home. Have a great week. Kathy Boughton http://www.mapmyrun.com/route/us/va/richmond/385176717277

18 miles - Shady Grove Y Run

• Go out of shopping center down John Rolfe Pkwy
• LEFT on Ridgefield Pkwy (1 mile just past Eagles View Dr)
• LEFT on Glen Eagles Dr
• LEFT Doverton Rd
•  RIGHT Blandfield St
• LEFT Church Rd
• RIGHT Clary Preston Dr (2 miles at Wilpage Rd)
• LEFT Sunrise Rd
• RIGHT Waterford Way East
• RIGHT Rutgers Ln
• RIGHT Rutgers Dr (3 miles at Empress Ct.)
• RIGHT Park Terrace
• LEFT Three Chopt
• RIGHT Lauderdale Dr
• Cross Broad St into Mall Entrance veer right on main road (4 miles)
• RIGHT after Circuit City towards Regal Cinemas
• Immediate LEFT into parking lot towards Skate Nation
• RIGHT in front of strip mall with Mexican Restaurant (Gaudalajara) follow until Pouncey Tract
• LEFT Pouncey Tract over 64 (sidewalks on both sides)
• RIGHT Twin Hickory Lake Dr (5 miles) (6 miles after Old School Rd)
• RIGHT Twin Hickory Rd (7 miles Avery Green Dr)
• LEFT Nuckols Rd (Shady Grove Y on right for bathrooms and water)
• LEFT Shady Grove Road (8 miles) (narrow shoulder towards end, be careful) (9 miles Samson Lane)
• LEFT Twin Hickory Rd
• RIGHT Twin Hickory Lake Dr (10 miles after Old School Rd.)
• LEFT Pouncey Tract back over 64 (11 miles at 64)
• RIGHT at Old American Family follow into strip mall again
• LEFT Guadalajara Restaurant
• RIGHT at Regal Cinemas
• LEFT at mall entrance and follow road until Applebees (12 miles)
• LEFT at Applebees to exit mall
• Cross Broad St and Turn RIGHT onto sidewalk
• LEFT N. Gayton Rd.
• RIGHT Causeway (13 miles) (14 miles at Houndstooth Way)
• RIGHT Church Rd
• LEFT Wilde Lake Dr (15 miles at Northwind Dr)
• RIGHT Causeway
• RIGHT Lauderdale be careful on this road (16 miles)
• RIGHT Pleasant Run Dr (is your 3^rd right)
• LEFT Ridgefield Pkwy cross Gayton (17 miles) take this all the way home
• LEFT John Rolfe

Wilde Lake - Waterford 8 Miles, Wednesday, 14 January

Wednesday, 14 January, 5:10 am from John Rolfe Commons (ABC Store)

Wilde Lake-Waterford Way -- 8 miles

• Go out of shopping center down John Rolfe Pkwy
• RIGHT on Ridgefield Pkwy (get to left side on sidewalk)
• LEFT on Cambridge Dr (1 mile – Shady Branch Trail
• RIGHT on Poplar Forest Dr
• Cross Ridgefield (be careful!!  2 miles – Warren View Rd)
• RIGHT on Fox Meadow Dr
• LEFT on Poplar Forest Dr
• Quick RIGHT on Kleindale Dr
• Cross Lauderdale (just over 3 miles)
• Run into aparment complex and go right
• LEFT on Church Rd
• Cross Causeway (Just over 4 miles)
• LEFT on Wilde Lake Dr (5 miles – Winchester Pointe Dr)
• RIGHT on Church Rd
• Cross Lauderdale (bathrooms at Fire Station and Food Lion)
• LEFT on Glen Gary Dr
• RIGHT on Dalkeith Dr (6 miles)
• RIGHT on Beaver Creek Dr
• RIGHT on West Waterford Way
• RIGHT on East Waterford Way
• LEFT on Church Rd
• Immediate RIGHT on Copperas Ln (7 miles – Ashley Glen Dr)
• LEFT on Ridgefield Pkwy
• LEFT on John Rolfe Pkwy
• back in the way we came out. 

Speedwork -- Track Intervals

OK, I know this is late notice, but I'm sending it out as an extra
motivation for me to get out of bed and out the door for the running
workout I dislike the most -- track intervals. I'm going to run (at a
warm-up pace) up to Godwin, do 3 x 800 m intervals with a recovery 400
m between each, then run (at a cool down pact) back home. Anyone
interested in joining me?

It's about 1.5 miles from John Rolfe Commons (the ABC store) to the
Godwin track, so the total mileage would be about 5 miles, so I'd like
to leave the shopping center at 5:20 -- it's supposed to be 30°, so
let's try not to invoke the 5 minute rule.

• John Rolfe Parkway
• Left on Ridgefield
• Right on Glen Eagles
• Left on Old Prescott
• Right on Pump -- cross to the sidewalk
• Left into Godwin HS
• Right into the parking lot (beside the track/stadium)
• Around the track 5 times
• Back the way we came

Don't worry if you can't come (or don't want to) -- just the chance
that some other crazy person might show up will get me out the door. :-D

Bob Allen

Saturday Run: 10 Miles

Attached is the route for 10 miles this weekend. Finally a run under 13 miles for some of us. Remember to print out your route and with it getting colder we will leave as close to 7am as possible. Getting too cold for the 5 minute rule.
Hope everyone is having a great week.

Happy Running.
Kathy Boughton

1-10 (10 miles)

* Go out of shopping center down John Rolfe Pkwy
* RIGHT on Ridgefield Pkwy (get to left side on sidewalk)
* LEFT on Cambridge DR
* 1st RIGHT on Shady Branch Trail (1 mile Stanberry Dr)
* RIGHT on Cambridge Dr
* 1st RIGHT on Poplar Forest Dr
* Cross Ridgefield Pkwy (be careful!! / 2 miles Brewer Rd)
* RIGHT on Fox Meadow Dr
* LEFT on Poplar Forest Dr (3 miles Kleindale Dr)
* RIGHT on Glenkirk Rd
* RIGHT on Fox Meadow Dr
* RIGHT on Gayton Rd (be careful, narrow shoulders!!)
* Cross Lauderdale Dr (be careful!!)
* Gayton turns into Causeway
* RIGHT on Wilde Lake Dr (4 miles)
* RIGHT on Church Rd
* Cross Lauderdale (be careful!!)
* After crossing, Food Lion LEFT, Fire Station on RIGHT for bathrooms
* 1st LEFT on Glen Gary Dr (5 miles Glen Gary Circle)
* RIGHT on Park Terrace Dr
* 1st RIGHT on Rutgers Dr
* LEFT on Dalkeith Dr
* LEFT on Beaver Creek Dr (6 miles)
* LEFT on West Waterford Way
* Turns into East Waterford Way
* LEFT on Sunrise Rd
* RIGHT on Clary Preston Dr (7 miles)
* LEFT on Church Rd
* 1st RIGHT on Blandfield St
* LEFT on Doverton Rd
* RIGHT on Glen Eagles Dr
* LEFT on Brightwater Ln (8 miles)
* RIGHT on Summerwood Dr
* RIGHT on Burnside Lane
* RIGHT on Bridgehaven Terrace
* LEFT on Glen Eagles Dr
* LEFT on Eagles View Dr (9 miles Eagles View Terrace)
* RIGHT on Ridgefield Pkwy
* RIGHT on John Rolfe Pkwy
* back in the way we came out.

Hill Training Begins, Thursday, 15 December

Some of us are starting some hill workouts on Thursday morning. We will meet at the Arbor Hill Assisted Living facility at Flintwood / Ridgefield Pkwy intersection. This is the facility just west of the Deep Run Park Entrance and right across the road from Turtle Creek Apts, we always run thru there during HMT.  Park in the corner of the parking light nearest the Flintwood/Ridgefield stop light, where we will meet.  We will meet at 5:30AM w/ the 5 min rule in effect.  This is the routine:

Warm-up: Left on Flintwood out of parking lot, Left on Falconbridge, Right on Idlebrook, Uturn right before you get back to Falconbridge, you then stop where Idlebrook crosses Falconbridge (Idlebrook is a big U) and Sorrento hill will be right in front of you.  We will do 4 repeats up and down Sorrento, and then head back to the assisted living facility.  If you are late, now you should know where to find us.

See you Thursday.

Todd Callis

 

Crank it up Posse

Looks like the time for R and R after the November races has passed.  Spring marathon training has kicked off and looks like most of the Posse runners are following a marathon schedule, at least for the short term. Schedule calls for 6 miles this week.  Giving a route that has both 5 and 6 mile options thru Waterford.  Directions are below

See you Wed .

Todd Callis

Waterford – 6miles

* Right on Ridgefield
* Right on Copperas
* Left on Church
* Immediate Right on East Waterford
* Immediate Left on West Waterford
* Left on Beaver Creek
* Left on Dalkeith
* Right on Glen Geary
* Right on Park Terrace
* Immediate Right on Rutgers
* Left on Dalkeith
* Immediate Left on Beaver Creek
* Right on West Waterford
* Left on East Waterford
* First Right on Sunrise
* Right on Cleary Preston
* Right on Church
* Left on Copperas
* Left on Ridgefield
* Left on John Rolfe

5mile Option

* Follow directions to the Right on Glen Geary
* Right on Windingdale
* Right on Rutgers
* Left on Dalkeith
* Left on Beaver Creek
* Right on West Waterford
* Right on East Waterford
* Left on Church
* Immediate Right on Copperas
* Left on Ridgefield
* Left on John Rolfe

Holiday Lights Run -- Runner Bill Sports -- Tuesday Night, 9 December

Anyone interested in doing the Holiday Lights Run from Runner Bill Sports (Midlothian Turnpike)? This is a 5-mile run -- not competitive -- and is a great way to see Christmas lights. Do dress so that you're visible - reflective gear, flashing lights, some have even rigged up Christmas lights to wear.

I'm running on Tuesday, 9 December, and would be very happy for folks to ride with me. I'll leave from John Rolfe Commons (our Wed/Sat meeting place) at 6:30 -- NO 5-MINUTE RULE. Leave a comment here or send me an e-mail at pobox dot com>.

Also, whether you're running Tuesday or Thursday night, send a note to Bill to let him know you'll be there. That way, you'll be entered in the drawing for free running gear -- I got a Nike bright yellow running shirt ($50 retail) last year.

3rd Annual Holiday Night-Light RUNS

Tuesday, December 9th and Thursday, December 11th at 7:00pm.

Please rsvp to Bill and let us know who will be joining us what night(s). Refreshments and random prizes will be provided both nights!

Run well, y'all,

Bob Allen

Run this Saturday 12-6 -- 10 Miles

Attached is the 10 mile route for Saturday. We will leave at 7am from
the ABC store at John Rolfe. The plan going forward is to start
training for spring marathons. Many of us are on the fence but are
starting the training and then going to see what we feel like in
January. Todd Crider and I are working on a training schedule that we
will get out to you all soon. If you are still only interested in half
marathons, the weekend runs will keep you in prime shape for those as
well. Remember to print out a copy of your route so no one gets lost!

Our Wed group is getting bigger. We leave at 5:20 or 5:30 AM from the
ABC Store. We have paces from 8-10 minutes per mile. Contact Todd
Callis if you want to be included on the Wed. distribution list. Bob
Kees also leads runs on Tuesdays and Thursdays from the same spot, so
contact him if you are interested in those runs...

So with so many options you have no excuse for getting lazy over this
holiday season! Hope to see you all Saturday.

Happy Running.
Kathy Boughton

HMT – 12-6 River Road Out-N-Back (10 miles)

• Go out of shopping center down John Rolfe Pkwy
• LEFT on Ridgefield Pkwy
• RIGHT on Glen Eagles Dr
• LEFT on Old Prescott Rd (1 mile at Old Prescott Ct)
• RIGHT on Pump Rd (Get to left side, to run on Sidewalk)
• RIGHT on Gayton Rd (2 miles)
• Immediate LEFT on Westcastle Dr (Turns into W. Monmouth)
• RIGHT on Pump Rd (be careful, narrow shoulders!!)
• 1st LEFT on Waltham Dr
• 1st RIGHT on Alsatia Dr
• RIGHT on Walbrook Dr (3 miles)
• LEFT on Pump Rd
• Cross Patterson Ave (Gas stations on Left and Right on Patterson
for bathrooms)
• LEFT on Castile Rd
• RIGHT on Gaskins Rd (Get to left side and run on sidewalk!!)
• 1st LEFT on Derbyshire Rd (4 miles, be careful, narrow shoulders!!)
• 3rd Right on Heathfield RD
• Once thru entry gate to pool, TAKE DIRT PATH TO LEFT and thru fence
on to BELFORT RD
• RIGHT on Gunby DR
• 2nd LEFT on Bramall Rd
• TURN AROUND at Tarrytown Dr (5 miles – going to return the way you
ran out)
• RIGHT on Gunby Dr
• LEFT on Belfort RD
• Thru fence on to dirt path and onto Heathfield RD
• LEFT on Derbyshire Rd
• RIGHT on N. Gaskins Rd - BE CAREFUL!! (6 miles)
• LEFT on Castile Rd
• RIGHT on Pump Rd
• Cross Patterson Ave (Gas stations on both sides for bathrooms)
• RIGHT on Walbrook Dr (7 miles)
• LEFT on Alsatia Dr
• LEFT on Walthan Dr
• RIGHT on Pump Rd
• LEFT on W. Monmouth Dr (turns into Westcastle Dr)
• RIGHT on Gayton Rd (8 miles)
• Immediate LEFT on Pump Rd (stay to left and use sidewalks!!)
• LEFT on Old Prescott Rd (across from entrance to Godwin) (9 miles)
• RIGHT on Glen Eagles Dr
• LEFT on Ridgefield Pkwy
• RIGHT on John Rolfe Pkwy
• back in the way we came out. (10 miles… Congratulations!!!)

Posse: Wednesday, 3 December, Wilde Lake 5/6

Sure we are... wouldnt be a Wed w/out an early morning run!!

I was thinking 5 miles at 5:20 AM.

How about an oldie but a goodie, and one the ladies seem to like...
the Wilde Lake Loop:

• Right on Ridgefield

• Right on Poplar Forest

• Left on Fox Meadow

• Right on Gayton

• Cross Lauderdale

• Right on Cottage Cove

• Right on Church

• Right on Wilde Lake

• Left on Causeway

• Cross Lauderdale

• Left on Fox Meadow

• Right on Cutlers Ridge

• Left on Ridgefield

• Left on John Rolfe back to ABC store

If you want 6 miles then, go past Cottage Cove and make a Right on
Church, Right on Wild Lake, Left on Causeway, Left on Fox Meadow, Left
on Poplar Forest, Right on Fox Meadow, LEft on Cutlers Ridge, Left on
Ridgefield, Left on John Rolfe

See everyone Wed at 5:20.... oh and congrats to our newest soon to be
marathoner, Clair Norman... she is signed for the Spring Marathon Team
and registered for Shamrock!!!

Todd Callis

Saturday Run: 8 Miles, Backdoor School Route

Hey gang, I wanted to get this out a day early due to the
Thanksgiving holiday. For those of you joining us, we are running 8
miles at 7am from the ABC Store. I hope to see some of you at the
Turkey Trot on Thursday.

Happy Thanksgiving.
Kathy

HMT – 11/29 Backdoor School Route (8 miles)

• Go out of shopping center down John Rolfe Pkwy
• RIGHT on Ridgefield Pkwy (get to left side on sidewalk)
• LEFT on Poplar Forest Dr (1 mile)
• LEFT on Cambridge Dr
• First LEFT on Shady Branch Trail
• Cross Cambridge Dr (2 miles just prior to crossing)
• Turns into Stonequarter Dr
• LEFT on Cambridge Dr
• Second LEFT on Quail Covey RD (3 miles at Robins Nest Ct)
• LEFT on Gayton Rd
• RIGHT on John Rolfe Pkwy
• LEFT on Lauderdale Dr
• LEFT on Edenbury Dr
• RIGHT on Careybrook Dr (4 miles)
• LEFT on Westbriar Dr
• LEFT on Stoneycreek Dr
• LEFT on Blendon Lane
• RIGHT on Cloisters Dr (5 miles)
• LEFT on Brendonbridge Lane
• RIGHT on Ryandale Rd
• Cross Gayton Rd (be careful!!!)
• LEFT on Baypines Lane (6 miles)
• RIGHT on Cloisters Dr
• LEFT on Ryandale Rd
• Next LEFT on Timberly Way (follow thru Townhome complex)
• LEFT on Stanton Way (at a round-a-bout / 7 miles)
• Follow to end of Cul-de-sac and back out to John Rolfe Pkwy)
• RIGHT on John Rolfe Pkwy
• Cross Ridgefield Pkwy
• back in the way we came out.

Wednesday Posse: 5.15 Miles, Lauderdale

Wednesday morning, 5:15 am (5-minute rule strictly in place), from
ABC Store in John Rolfe Commons:

Lauderdale Run, 5.15 miles

• Right on Rigefield
• Cross Gayton then Lauderdale
• Right on Pleasant Run
• Left on Lauderdale (Dead End)
• Right on Francis Drake (apt complex)
• Left on Gayton (Dead End)
• Right on Fox Meadows
• Left on Poplar Forest
• Right on Fox Meadows
• Left on Cutlers Ridge
• Left on Ridgefield
• Left on John Rolfe and back to ABC store

Todd Callis

Saturday, 22 November -- 8 Miles -- Downtown Short Pump

Plans changed... no Blacksburg for Todd (anyone have ESPNU though, comcast doesnt have it!).   Anyhow, I planned on running 8 on Sat morning at 7:30AM from the ABC store.  I have attached an 8 mile route if u plan on running bring it w/ you and we will see you there, You can easily shaved a mile or so off the route if you want to.

If you are going to run Sat and you have any questions about the RRRC group that will be running from Dogwood Dell feel free to ask me on Sat.  The mileage really wont go up past 14 or 15 miles until sometime in Jan I believe... so it is a good and cheap ($10) way to start a marathon training program, and then you can easily scale back if its not working or you dont want to continue.  The benefit of this group is that you will get routes and there are lots of different paces out there, so should be someone you will find at your pace.  Also, as it the mileage gets up over 14 miles or so, it is tough to get those routes in the West End w/out being very repetitive each week.  I will plan on running some from John Rolfe too... but probably once a month or so.

Some of you have sent an email w/ interest, so make sure you do that so we can start talking about what marathons are out there and which one might interest you... may have to tweak the schedule a bit to get it to work.

Hope to see some on Sat.

Todd Callis

HMT – 7/4 Downtown Short Pump Route (8 miles)

 

• Go out of shopping center down John Rolfe Pkwy
• LEFT on Ridgefield Pkwy (stay on sidewalk!!!)
• LEFT on Glen Eagles DR (1 mile @ Eagles View Dr)
• LEFT on Doverton RD
• RIGHT on Blandfield ST
• LEFT on Church RD
• First RIGHT on Clary Preston DR (2 miles)
• LEFT on Sunrise RD
• RIGHT on East Waterford Way
• RIGHT on Rutgers LN
• LEFT on Rutgers DR (3 miles at Ormond)
• RIGHT on Glen Gary DR
• LEFT on Park Terrace DR (SAG #1)
• Cross Lauderdale (4 miles)
• 1^st LEFT on Ridgemere
• RIGHT on N Gayton
• 1^st LEFT on Hardings Trace WAY
• Bear RIGHT on Hardings Trace LN
• LEFT on Wilde Lake DR (5 miles @ Pleasant Lake Dr)
• LEFT on Causeway Dr
• Cross Lauderdale turns into Gayton (be careful!!!!)
• Second LEFT on Fox Meadow DR
• LEFT on Poplar Forest DR (6 miles)
• RIGHT on Fox Meadow DR
• LEFT on Cutler Ridge DR (7 miles, just before Cutlers Ridge)
• LEFT on Ridgefield Pkwy (be careful, no sidewalks)
• LEFT on John Rolfe Pkwy
• back in the way we came out.

Saturday Runs

Hey gang!  Hope everyone enjoyed the humid and windy race on Saturday!  If you are receiving this email, you have asked to be kept in the loop regarding our Saturday runs.  The plan for now is to run 6-10 miles through December and then come January ramp up for half and full marathons.  Todd Callis also mentioned the spring training group from downtown, info can be found at www.rrrc.org.  I am not sure how many of us will take that route.  I prefer the West End with some downtown runs thrown in vs. driving downtown each Saturday.  But if you want more organized runs with coaches and water stops guaranteed that is your best bet. I vote for taking this Saturday on our own and picking back up the 29th after Thanksgiving.  Hopefully I will see some of you at the Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving day. Take care and happy running. Kathy

Wednesday, 19 November, 5 Miles

Hey all. Todd Crider and I are going to meet at 5:20 tomorrow morning for a very slow and easy 5 miles. Here is the route if anyone wants to join us for a freezing run :) Congrats to you marathon finishers!

Kathy Boughton

5/13 Run - Waterford Route (5 miles)

• Leave Shopping Center down John Rolfe Pkwy
• RIGHT on Ridgefield (stay on Sidewalk!!)
• RIGHT on Copperas Lane
• LEFT on Church Rd
• Immediate RIGHT (almost diagonal) on Waterford Way East
• LEFT on Waterford Way West
• LEFT on Beaver Creek Dr
• LEFT on Dalkeith Dr
• RIGHT on Glen Gary Dr
• RIGHT on Windingdale Dr
• RIGHT on Rutgers Dr
• LEFT on Dalkeith Dr
• LEFT on Beaver Creek Dr
• RIGHT on Waterford Way West
• RIGHT on Waterford Way East
• LEFT on Church Rd
• Immediate RIGHT (almost diagonal) on Copperas Lane
• LEFT on Ridgefield Pkwy (stay on Sidewalk!!!)
• LEFT on John Rolfe Pkwy
• Back in the parking lot the way we left

Pittsburgh Marathon, 3 May 2009

(I hope Paul doesn't mind my posting this on the blog. --Bob Allen--) Thanks, Todd.  Can always count on you to make sure we get some good pre-race hills into our workout!!  Love those hills...they are my friends...   Speaking of hills...I heard during a recent Saturday morning Sportsbackers training session that, after several years of non-existence due to the local sponsor pulling out, the Pittsburgh Marathon is back in 2009 thanks to Dick's Sporting Goods sponsorship.  It will be run on May 3, 2009 and if I get the green light from my better half, which I fully expect I will, I will be signing up to run it.  They will also have a Half Marathon, or you can form a 4-person relay (leg distances are 7.9 + 5.2 + 7.8 + 5.3 miles).  Pittsburgh is a hilly area, but I checked the elevation chart on their website and it looks like you start down at the river, work your way up the hills, stay up at that level for about half the race and then come back down to river level.  Registration for the marathon is $75 until January 10th.  Half marathon is $60.  Maybe several of us (or more) can put this on our calendars and visit this nice city.  Anyway, thought I'd let you know.  And spread the word.   Best of luck to everyone this Saturday.  It is an exciting time.  Todd, I owe you lots for your role in getting me back to running. Thanks.   Paul Harvey

Race Week Posse Run -- 12 November, 4 miles

Sorry I missed you guys on Sat, but I was fighting the Rainbow Station stomach flu that my daughter was kind enough to pass to me at the end of last week.

I think everyone wants to do 4 miles this week, so here is a fun 4 mile route from HMT.

We will leave the ABC store a 5:30am sharp.... shorter distance so we get a 10 min break.

Hope everyone has a great race day on Sat and I hope to see some of you as i am going to try and get out on the course for some viewing.

HMT – 12 November, Deep Run/Raintree Route (4 miles)

• Go out of shopping center down John Rolfe Pkwy
• LEFT on Ridgefield Pkwy (stay on sidewalk!!!)
• (1 mile just after Eagles View Dr)
• CROSS Pump RD (YOU MUST RUN SINGLE FILE after crossing Pump)
• RIGHT on Raintree Dr (2 miles @ Windbluff Dr)
• RIGHT on Falconbridge DR
• RIGHT on Pump RD
• Run on sidewalk on right side of road, when u cross be very careful!!
• (3 miles @ First entry into Godwin parking lot)
• LEFT on Old Prescott RD (this road is across from the MAiN entrance to Godwin HS) 
• RIGHT on Glen Eagles DR
• Immediate LEFT on Ridgefield Pkwy
• RIGHT on John Rolfe Pkwy
• back in the way we came out.

Todd C

Saturday, 8 November, Wilde Lake/Waterford, 8.2 miles

Hey gang,

Last training run before the big event. I hope you all enjoyed your 13 mile field trip with Todd, sounds like it was a nice change of scenery! Attached is the 8 miler route for both groups this weekend, remember we are in taper so nice and slow. As for what is next??? Send me an email if you are interested in continuing a group from John Rolfe. I am not sure who will lead or what will be next for this group, but I want to compile a new email list for those interested.

Here are some races through the winter in case you need extra motivation to keep running.

11/27- Turkey Trot 10K at UR

12/14 Blue and Gray half marathon in Fburg

12/14 Toys for Tots 5K West End

1/1- New Years Day 10K

1/25 Frostbite 15K VCU

2/22 Colonial Williamsburg Half Marathon (great race if you have never done it, beer at the finish :)

3/22 Shamrock Full or Half Marathon VA Beach

Most of these races are through Richmond Roadrunners, so head to their website for more information.

See you at 7am Saturday.

Happy Running.

Kathy

11-8 Wilde Lake Route/Waterford (8.2 miles)

• Go out of shopping center down John Rolfe Pkwy
• RIGHT on Ridgefield Pkwy (get to left side on sidewalk)
• RIGHT on Poplar Forest Dr (will have to cross Ridgefield)
• LEFT on Kleindale Dr
• Cross Lauderdale (BE CAREFUL!!!)
• Go into Apartment complex and take immediate RIGHT
• Follow thru complex until it dead ends on Church Rd
• LEFT on Church RD
• Follow Church until it dead ends at Wilde Lake Dr
• LEFT on Wilde Lake Dr (cross over Church Rd.)
• RIGHT Hardings Trace Ln
• LEFT Hardings Trace Way
• RIGHT North Gayton (Very narrow shoulder)
• LEFT Ridgemere Dr
• RIGHT Park Terrace Dr
• RIGHT Rutgers Dr
• LEFT Rutgers Ln
• LEFT East Waterford Way
• LEFT Church Rd
• RIGHT Blandfield St
• LEFT Doverton Rd
• RIGHT Glen Eagles Dr
• RIGHT Ridgefield Pkwy
• RIGHT John Rolfe