Charlottesville 10-Miler

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Run 025, Sat March 28, 7:15am, my 14th Charlottesville 10 Miler (my 13th fastest), 1:43:55, 10:24 pace, 2nd of 6 in M75-79, 150th of 216 M50-99. Shown with FARC teammates Jeff Haber, Karen Hawkins, and LJ Darcy. Mostly clear, 37°F, 3°C, Humidity 54%, Wind NNW 4mph, UV 1, AT 39°F, Activity Feel 35°F, 2°C. Two other FARC members took age group 2nd place awards, Sarah Gilliam and Duane Williamson. Photo by Duane Williamson.

Big oak down

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It crushed a section of our back fence and blocked the back path. I got my chain saw stuck within seconds of starting work, but our neighbor Jack came with his big boy chain saw and saved the day, even giving me a fresh bit of wire fence.

How big? Inspection, two weeks later:

Sunrise running

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Sunrises on the Pre-Hyperion run (the run before the 8am Saturday run from Hyperion Espresso):

Atop Hospital Hill, 6:35am April 18th: LJ Darcy, Edwin Ridout, Karen Hawkins, John Ashburn, LaTonya Miller, Cat Norvell. Joining us a mile later: Nancy Pcsolyar.

On the Higgins Bridge, 4/4/26 7:30am

About 7:15am daylight savings time (said to be sunrise time), at about mile 5 on the group run course, clockwise: me, John Ashburn, Karen Hawkins, Cat Norvell.
Edwin, Jeff H, Cat N at Howison Hill, 6:57am 2/28/2026. Just a hint of a snowbank left over from early January.

Above, sunrise on Howison Hill, mile 4, 7:30am Sat Feb 14th: Edwin, John Ashburn, Cat Norvell.

Looking into the sunrise this time, mile 5, Feb 14th 2026, 7:40am, with the terraced National Cemetery behind us (Civil War, 15,000 Federal soldiers). Me, LJ, Cat, Jeff, John.

John A, Cat N, LJ D, LaTonya M, Edwin R, at Cossey Park 1/17/26. Photo by fisherman Steve (?).
Dec 27th in Pratt Park about 7:40am: Edwin R, John A, LJ D, Cat N.
Departing Lee Drive about 7:15am, Dec 20th: Edwin R, John A, Jeff H, LJ D.
Photo by Karen on the UMW Shell Path about 7am, 10/18/2025: Karen H, LJ D, Edwin R, Brian M.

Below, from Ingleside Drive, 7:15am, October 4th. Running with tall people: LJ Darcy, Jeff Haber, and me, with Falmouth Bridge in the distance.

Below, from Ingleside Drive, 7:05am, Sept 13th, also showing Falmouth Bridge.

Below, Sept 13th, Ingleside Drive

Below, Sept 6th, Fredericksburg National Cemetery:

Below, August 30, UMW athletic fields:

Below, Aug 23rd on the Chatham Bridge:

Below, with Megan McDonald, July 4th on the Chatham Bridge before we went over to JMHS for the race.

Snow Day

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Big snow (for us) was 4½”, falling much of the day Sunday 1/25/2026, ending with another 1″ of sleet after I’d snow-blown the driveway.

Then that white ice lasted almost three weeks. We found we could drive over it, but walking was very difficult. Eventually I levered-up a shovelfull at a time to make a single path the length of the driveway. And on a friend’s advice, I spread pelletized limestone hoping to add traction. After the ice melted this week, the lime remained on the asphalt. Photo Feb 14th 2026.

Cold morning run

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Almost 7am, Saturday 1/24/2026, St Clair Brooks Park, at about our third mile. Edwin, Cat, John, LJ, Josh. Only the camera noticed the first signs of a sunrise. I was trying to catch the sparkle of Fredericksburg city lights, here barely seen through the trees. It was cold — the app said “12°F, -11°C, Humidity 31%, Wind N 10mph…” It was cold when the wind was blowing, but mostly it wasn’t. Our first big winter snowfall didn’t start until later, at almost midnight. I finished 9 miles at about an 11:30 pace.