Sunrise AGS
On this Sunday following the Richmond marathon, I figured the PAX would be skinny, plus I knew @Vasoline had some plantar issues and @Bleeder was out of town. So, when I moseyed up at 5:55 am, I wasn’t completely surprised to see the parking lot empty. And I mean completely empty. Not even the overnight cars of drunk soccer moms who took an Uber home from their kid’s big game. Nonetheless, I planted the flag anticipating that someone might roll in right at 6 am. No one. But I spied a headlamp over at the Ivan lot. Knowing we’ve had a bunch of FNGs lately, I started the run at 0600, heading toward the mysterious light, thinking I might intercept an FNG or at least a new F3 guy looking for the Sunday morning run. They had started their run and we passed each other on the back stretch of the turf fields. Well, that’s not an F3 guy. Or even an FNG. They were clearly on their own run.
So, now realizing this was gonna be a solo run, I headed toward my house to grab the dogs.
I had determined the route the night before and we took off. Down the greenway in the pitch black. Temperature was cool and it was very quiet. No frogs, no nothing. @Bubba wore his headlamp around his neck, so I could see him run ahead doing scout runs. When we got to the lake, I heard a runner approaching and hooked up Bubba. WebEx! Getting in his 5k around the lake with his dog. Nice.
It was now twilight and the dogs went for a swim. By the time we got around to the dam, it was late twilight but the sun had not broken the horizon yet. Wanting to catch the sunrise, we headed up the hills through Sugg Farm. Perfect timing. When we hit the meadow with the lone pine, the sun peeked through the clouds over the horizon. Life if good.
We headed back to Womble and the flag, which was still waving in the parking lot. Count-off, name-o-rama, announcements, were pretty quiet. I gathered my thoughts and posted the following post-blast:
AGS – 1.2 PAX 🐾 for 5.3 miles around Bass Lake with scout runs, squats, fire hydrants, and poop eaters along the way. The counts were a little ruff 😜 One way mumble chatter, but boy do I feel a lot better. 😀 Fantastic sunrise at Sugg with some romping in the meadow. The PAX pulled me up the hills when I got tired, and of course, we picked up the six. 💩 Missed you AGS regulars @Bleeder, @Full House, @Cupid, @Moose, @U.T.I., @Vasoline. Hope everyone has a fantastic Sunday! 
