GONADS/SweetSix--A Rock and a Fast Pace

Aye, we planted the ShovelFlag and the Faithful gathered in the 79-degree Gloom:

MMOB
BlackSperm
MacDeuce
Pomfret (joined after the start)
Dredd
Famous Shoes
OBT
DarkWarrior
SixMike
Kit Carson
BlackBird
Iron Mike
DoD (Dee O'Dell; FNG)
Tango Delta
The Rock (FNG)
Hitman
Affirmation Jones (joined after the start; DNF)

The Thang:

The MMOB City Loop, 6.4 miles

Lead pack was MacDeuce, MMOB, BlackSperm and Pomfret, who jumped in at some point on the run up Providence. Dredd was at the front of the chase pack followed by Famous Shoes, OBT (48:57), then a group of SixMike, DarkWarrior and Kit. Then BlackBird, Iron Mike and DoD, followed by Tango Delta, The Rock and Hitman. Affirmation jumped in after the start, ran most of the way with KW, then peeled off at Morehead and Queens on the way back in.

Spreadsheets from the Gloom:

_ 3xclaps to the FNGs who debuted on the SweetSix this AM: IronMike; The Rock; DoD (overall Qrusade/F3 FNG as well; credit for the Emotional Headlock goes to Hitman). It's hard, but it will make you stronger.

_ 3x claps also to Hitman and Affirmation, who made the SweetSix part of their taper for Sunday's Escape from Alcatraz triathlon in San Francisco. Also out there with them will be Heat Mizer, another SweetSix regular. Watch out for the Nazi Shark:



_ Man Down! Report. None. Affirmation peeled off before the CoT, so there was no opportunity to check how the Mark of MaxiDeuce is healing.

_ Kangaroo PitStop Report: None. PBo in the fartsack.

_ Other Jars of Flies: Rulebook (rumored to make an appearance; did not show); Nino/Boy Marlo (ducked the anticipated Smoke-Off with Rulebook; offered an Epstein's Mother having to do with MILFs and a 5th-grade trip to Charleston, but the SweetSix QIC ain't buying -- that's a Jar of Flies, Boy Marlo).

_ It Gets Late Early Out There: In tribute to the famous Yogi Berra line, we have the young woman in a black dress and spiked heels who was stationed next to the light rail trestle as the pack passed by just before reaching the Uptown Hilton. Dressed as she was, one could only surmise that she was hoping to turn one more table for the evening -- which raises the question of exactly how much street activity (other than runners and bikers) there is in downtown Charlotte at 0535.

_ Shirtless in Charlotte: Even before the sun started coming up it was pretty toasty out there, making me question my commitment to my anti-shirtless running position as I made my sweat-soaked way back toward Christ Church (my general principle is that people want to see dudes running with no shirts on about as much as they want to see Twitter pictures of Anthony Weiner's boxer-covered Weiner). On this morning, at least, wisdom was on the side of Dredd, SixMike and TangoDelta, who all went topless.

OBT