Tag: The Pub (Page 3 of 19)

Arriving at the PUB I noticed two cars in the lot.  Breaker Breaker along with Serena and Defib were moseying around the area.  In comes Waterboy on foot and then Sarento, Oompa Loompa, and then JJ comes running in as usual.  It was in the 50’s this morning and JJ was without his normal UNC beanie but he did have on long pants and long sleeve shirt.  We need to discuss his Steve at a later date.

Waterboy was wearing all black and it was very foggy this morning.  He explained that it is “reflective”.  When a car sees him at the last minute and swerves, he “reflects” upon his life.

The route was called out as the Robinwood to Greenway and back route which allows for only one main street crossing and all sidewalks.  #safetyfirst

Some modified the route due to multiple Dam to Dam participants running in less than 48 hours.  Defib brought out the “bands” and we stretched a little waiting for the PAX to return.  As usual, the fellowship was strong.

Announcements:  D2D Saturday,  The Nation’s Nantan, will bring it Downtown to Q.  Bet on a Slaughter Starter on March 18th.

Prayer Requests:

Our Country, Ukraine, Waterboy’s friend just passed away, Breaker Breaker’s Uncle with Dementia, Round Up and Family,  YHC’s M and FIL, Stroganoff with Bronchitis

Always a great day to Q a workout and the Pub is a weekly workout that is a guardrail to get the mileage in and keep pushing the rock.  We are fortunate as a region to have so many great Thursday morning options.  The Goat, the Diablo Sammich, Folsom, and the afternoon Midoriyama has something for everyone.  I hope if you are reading this you are contemplating which AO you will attend next Thursday.  Better yet, get after it tomorrow downtown with JJ as your Q.

Aye!

Roscoe

For about the last six months, I’ve joined Waterboy on the journey down Gaston Day for EC prior to the mosey at The Pub. It’s helpful when you live exactly a mile from an AO. As YHC closed in on my run goal for the year, YHC was met with a surprise at the end of my driveway before the EC mosey. Flintstone and Whoopee were there waiting on me to run the mile that would get me one mile closer to my yearly goal. I want to thank them and all of the other PAX that have offered encouragement over the last couple of weeks as my goal got that much closer to a reality. It was greatly appreciated.

It was a very mild December morning so there was a good crowd gathered. Time to go…

The Pledge

The plan for the route was to run out of 2021 the way we ran into it. When Stroganoff Q’ed on 1/7/21, we ran:

Right out of The Pub onto Gaston Day School Rd til it turns into Armstrong Park Rd
Left on EAST Perry St
Right on Lee St
Left on S New Hope Rd
Right on Armstrong Park Dr
Right onto Armstrong Park Rd til is turns into Gaston Day School Rd

We ran the same route on 12/30/21.

Annoucements
Convergence @ Midoriyama (Oops)
Half Marathon – End of January
EC at Coconut Horse building up to Half Marathon

Prayer Requests
Sarlacc
Stroganoff – Co-worker had stroke
Termite – brother with cancer
Folks dealing with covid

Prayer to take us out

Until sometime in 2022…

After last week’s fiasco, Dr. Seuss allowed me to take the Pub Q as I think he was excited to run a “new route” that was promised.  I don’t know if he liked it because he was already gone when I returned for COT.

Defib texted me last night to see if I needed a wake up call.  I sent him the appropriate one finger emoji.  I arrived six hours early and shortly thereafter found EZ Rider getting his two miles of EC in to keep him on pace for his 50 mile week.  It was about 42 and drizzling rain…perfect running weather.  Olson pulled in next along with Stroganoff, Virus, Defib, Dr. Seuss, then JJ and Waterboy arrived on foot.  Sargento came in with a minute or two to spare as is his culture.  Disclaimer given and then the “new route” described.

Here is the route:

Gaston Day School Road

Left on E. Perry Street

Right on Lee

Left on New Hope

Left at Times Turnaround at Dixon

Run to Burtonwood and run back.

The pack stayed together for the most part for the first 1/4 mile and then the lead dogs took off.  JJ, Stroganoff, and YHC were the six for the first half and then Stroganoff ate his spinach and picked up the pace by about two minutes per mile on Perry Street.  JJ had mercy on the Q and returned to help push me home.  The Chad 1000 training means I haven’t been putting in the road miles recently and it showed today but the leg felt pretty good so there is that!  There is no need to feel sorry for yourself when stricken by injury or you have a setback.  Just do what you can do and carry on.  Once you are in shape it is easier to get back in shape, you just have to do the work.

Speaking of doing the work, I hope everyone participating in the 40 Day Challenge is staying in the game.  Tomorrow you will be halfway done.  Keep being disciplined with what you eat and drink and make a positive difference in your health.

Announcements:  Extinction Run this Saturday

Prayer Requests for Queso’s knee, GSM Co-workers battling tragedy, Defib’s 2.1, my buddy Tim Jones with a recent cancer diagnosis, YHC’s FIL and M

Roscoe

That day being a few weeks ago because I just realized I never wrote the backblast.

PAX showed up.

The Pledge

We ran the Wells Fargo route backwards (sometimes referred to as the Wachovia route; you had to be there).

Gaston Day School Rd to Armstrong Park Rd to Armstrong Park Dr to New Hope Rd to Lee St to Perry St to Armstrong Park Rd to Gaston Day School Rd

Announcements (2 of the 3 are still relevant)
Extinction Run 11/6
Chad 1000 11/11

Prayer Requests
Roscoe’s Father-in-law
Linus’s Father
Family of Office Herrera

Prayer to take us out.

YHC apologies for the tardiness and begs forgiveness.

We ran Sister Act’s favorite route, The Wachovia Route, even though he was not there to enjoy it. Five miles uphill the entire way where you end up where you started (eventually).

The Pledge

Gaston Day School Rd til it turns into Armstrong Park Rd
Left onto Armstrong Park Dr
Left onto New Hope Rd
Right onto Lee St
Left onto E Perry St
Right onto Armstrong Park Rd til it turns into Gaston Day School Rd

Announcements (apologize for those that have already passed)
50 miler (good work on that men!)
Labor Day in McAdenville (also good work)
2nd F @ Primal on 9/2 (hope no one was waiting on this backblast for breaking news in F3 Gashouse Region)
JJ 5k (hey, that hasn’t happened yet)
September Extra Mile Challenge (get started now, Sept is going fast)

Prayer Requests
Barrel Racer
Covid Cases
Maria – young mother who had spinal stroke and is paralyzed

Prayer to take us out

Until next time…

5 PAX ran 5 miles in a little rain at the Pub this morning. We did the OG route to Martha’s and back and even saw a few Sammich eaters along the way. Good work men!

Announcements

Visit with Turtleman at his house this Friday at 5pm

Hand out water at Gaston Alive this Friday from 6pm – ???

Need a co-Q for F3 Dad’s on July 17th at Gashouse – Termite said he would help and will reach out to Mayor

Service project items this month – Gum/Mints/Cough Drops and Hairbrush/Comb

Prayer Request

Big Pappy and family

SA and family

Turtleman

Traveling PAX

Stroganoff

Termite’s sons

YHC took us out.

I’m Broke

So on the way to Pub Sargento was tailgating me and there was almost a road rage incident.  (However, he was early so credit is due!)

The Pub was muggy this morning, something Defib blamed on YHC (Q-Fail).

By popular demand we decided to run a different way and during the mostly non-existent disclaimer, it was a shorter route that you would have to add to if you wanted 5 miles.  Broke liked that it was shorter and signaled so by saying “Good” when I announced it would be different than most of our regular 5 mile routes.

The route was Gaston Day School Road, right on New Hope, left into the far Ashbrook HS parking lot (parallel to Dunkin Donut fence) and all the way to the back drive that leads to the Driver’s Ed track where YHC learned to take hot laps in a ‘Vette.  It was a Chevette.  I am not sure anyone knew that the secret driving track existed but now you know!  We learned there are cross country trails back there that have not been explored by F3 but maybe one day.   Hitting two miles on the single track driveway down the hill,  a few “hot laps” were in order to increase the mileage.  Some chose to run up the hill and go around the big parking lot.  Dr. Seuss was out front and thankfully remembered to turn at Dunkin so good job there, but he almost went the wrong way leaving the Pub.  Good grief!

The route had some hills and was a little different but everyone finished and seemed to enjoy it more than most Pub runs, or so it has been written here.

Announcements:  Turtleman Social tonight at 1830 at the Dairy Queen on Union Road.

Leadership Meeting at Lineberger Park on Sunday, June 13, at 1600 hours.

Prayer Requests:  Turtleman, Sargento safe travels, Big Pappy, Safe travels and a great half marathon for Termite out west.

I hope to see some more Pub regulars soon.  Looking at you Stroganoff and Gastone!

8 Pax came out and ran well in muggy weather. No one got lost; everyone finished.

Announcements:

Murph-Monday, 7a.m. Sandlot

June 16 Blood Drive

Sargento raising money for World Vision; $5000 by end of August is the goal. See him for details.

Prayer Requests:

Queso-Driving test

Turtleman

SA and family

Big Pappy

Roscoe Father-in_law staying at Hospice for weekend

Breaker Breaker daughter-in-law’s interview

Graduations

YHC took us out.

Nice work, guys!

Seuss