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SEABISCUIT · TUE OCT 20 Balmy 40 degrees at liftoff Q: Jason Mills · 7 PAX WARMUP: Sat in warm cars until launch THE THANG: Mosey through the neighborhood over to Catawba for a lap around the high school then head down White street to Peacan ridge, down and back. Extra jug handle loop at… SEABISCUIT · TUE OCT 6 Small loops , bigs speeds Q: Rolloff · 8 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: laps around 7/11 and blue, one lap on one lap off, rinse repeat MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: SEABISCUIT · TUE SEP 22 We all made it back Q: Peach Stand · 8 PAX WARMUP: a few of us had 3 ish miles of pre-run fun to warm up, the rest of us showed up as warm as we were prepared to get THE THANG: left the parking lot and cut through the dominion bridge neighborhood - taking the… SEABISCUIT · TUE SEP 15 The Forest, Forest, Forest Q: Pauly D · 7 PAX WARMUP: OYO THE THANG: Run to The Forest and do 1-3 laps. Totals of 3-5 miles were had MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: SEABISCUIT · TUE SEP 8 Seabiscuit Yog Q: Warning Track · 7 PAX Showed up, ran and then stopped. Practiced gratitude, prayed and left. SEABISCUIT · TUE SEP 1 Waterside Q: Grout · 11 PAX · +2 FNG WARMUP: THE THANG: Ran through Waterside MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: SEABISCUIT · TUE AUG 25 Where’s Vuvu Q: Time Machine · 5 PAX WARMUP: Looked around for our scheduled Q, couldn’t find him in the gloom THE THANG: Called reverse Whitehall route, because that’s what Vuvu would have wanted us to do. MARY: One last look for our Q ANNOUNCEMENTS: Vuvu… SEABISCUIT · TUE AUG 18 Hunting for hill$$$$ Q: Badlands · 9 PAX WARMUP: not even a chance THE THANG: run to the end of trinity ridge - dream about what people must do to live in such big houses MARY: never met her ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter COT: yup SEABISCUIT · TUE AUG 11 Soggy Sea Biscuits Q: Cake Boss · 13 PAX WARMUP: Broga THE THANG: Run through Massey to Forest neighborhood for loops and run back 3-5 mi was completed MARY: Broga ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read newsletter COT: don’t believe the false identities placed on you but rather… SEABISCUIT · TUE JUL 21 Running Q: Tiller · 11 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: running, starting at Blue Smokehouse down North Dobys, Left on Fairway, Left on Banks, Left on Wolfpack trail, Right on Fort Mill Parkway (4.8 miles) back to COT MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: 5:30 tonight… SEABISCUIT · TUE JUL 14 shaq-a-roni ..late back blast Q: Shaq · 7 PAX WARMUP: already warm and wet THE THANG: roughly 5 miles in roughly a straight shot down Whites Rd. but others led more than me. COT: good words shared, all doing what we can to be there for family and all the things SEABISCUIT · TUE JUL 7 Round and round Q: Double D · 12 PAX THE THANG: Ran out to Whites Rd then down to Waterside through 1, 2, or 3 roundabouts and back. COT: yes, we circled and we trusted SEABISCUIT · TUE JUN 30 Figure 8’s Q: Pauly D · 8 PAX WARMUP: No THE THANG: Neff Left on Dudley Left on Suffolk Right on Charlton Straight on Nelles Left on Dudley Repeat Finish right on Dudley Right on Neff COT MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: SEABISCUIT · TUE JUN 23 Holbrook Out & Back Q: Damien Croft · 5 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: Holbrook Out & Back MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: SEABISCUIT · TUE JUN 16 Nothing else to do but run Q: Stagecoach · 6 PAX WARMUP: hope you stretched before THE THANG: run to white rd and around the high school into Nims village. Hop on trail to white grove and back to cot on Dobys MARY: run ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter COT: SEABISCUIT · TUE JUN 9 Swimming Doby’s Q: Time Machine · 5 PAX Ran Dudley, Red Forest then along Doby’s until sidewalk ends. Some ran further into Oxford and then back. SEABISCUIT · TUE MAY 26 Waterside Q: Grout · 7 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: Dominion Bridge to Whites Rd. - into Waterside, right on Bryson Gap, Right on Sparkling Brook. Turned around at the ball fields. MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: SEABISCUIT · TUE MAY 19 7 Runners and a Rucker Q: Goose · 8 PAX THE THANG: I gave a route, Neff to Dudley across Dobys Bridge to circle around Monteray Oaks a coupe times and back to COT. Announcements were made. COT: we shared and prayed SEABISCUIT · TUE MAY 12 Legion loop Q: Peach Stand · 11 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: dobys to Williams to legion to FM parkway to Hensley to dobys, back to cot. 4.2 as laid out - individual mileage varied MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: SEABISCUIT · TUE APR 28 Sea biscuit Q: Tiller · 8 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: read slack COT: prayer SEABISCUIT · TUE APR 21 We ran Q: Liberty Bibberty · 10 PAX Ran and Rucked ANNOUNCEMENTS: Cannoli Run Ruck COT: Mental abd physical health SEABISCUIT · THU APR 2 Loop or no loop! Q: Vuvuzela · 13 PAX WARMUP: NA THE THANG: run Dobbys Bridge towards downtown, left on Fairway, if you are over 20 minutes when you get to the end of Fairway, just turn back the same way. If 20 minutes or less, left on Banks, left on FM… SEABISCUIT · TUE MAR 24 Seabiscuit - Holbrook Bypass Q: Hershey · 13 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: SEABISCUIT · TUE MAR 10 Backblast! Waterside Run for Uhaul Q: Pocahontas · 17 PAX WARMUP: Light Jog THE THANG: Lots of hills and trails throughout waterside with a pitstop for Uhaul MARY: None ANNOUNCEMENTS: Jager, newsletter COT: