February 15th, 2016 By The Nanny

6 pax for a cold weather running of #TheDistance.

The Thang:

1. Gather @ HCES to access the pro’s & con’s of each persons winter weather clothing choices and then head for Skybrook.
2. Out and back route w/ a slight mod to ensure a 9 mi round trip for the long group and 3 mi out and back for the less long group for a 6 mi trip.
3. One Palmetto man put in an extra to get his 10.

The Naked Moleskin:

1. 6:30 roll call showed us two HC’s short of a full house.  Where is Ryan?  Here he comes.  Where is Bling?  Bling?
2. Each week that we head into the recesses of Skybrook we make it a bit further.  This time we picked what we hoped was the “flat” choice.  It wasn’t.  And it petered out early on us.  No worries, a little ad hoc route modification on the way home and we were good to go.
3. Ironhide’s trick Achilles was acting up and Snare’s mileage base called for a 6 miler, so those two guys made a good pair.  Filibuster wanted 10, YHC wanted 9, Goldfinger was probably good for 12, and Chowder will run as far as anyone else.  So we ended up with a 4.5 out and back + 1 mi firehouse loop for Fili.
4. Lots of full face gear this morning.  YHC took some verbal abuse when I ditched the fleece and shivered my way to the start line in a tee + LS tee.  I think all apparel choices worked out.  I know my body heats up like a furnace after about 0.5 mi so I was good.  We all agreed that wind would have made for a very different experience.
5. Ryan Medas had his 2 1/2 post this morning so he earned his nickname.  Medas –> Midas –> Midas touch –> Goldfinger.  Welcome to the Highlands Pax my friend.

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