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JOYFUL MOVEMENT RETURNS AT DA CREEK (Creekathon jog / hop / jump / swim!!)

Grace Gray

Hello helloo fellow nutty folks!!! Anyone else feeling super pumped for Creekathon?? More specifically, anyone else feeling so pumped that energy is bursting forth from their soul and they want to hop and jump and skip and swim and ramble through the woods in eternal celebration of such a momentous occasion??? I am!!!! (hehe). In an ode to this excitement, …

four hundred twentieth biannual CREEKATHON!!!

Cameron J Burke

IT’S CREEKATHON TIME WOOOO!! Come one, come all to Creekathon, A day of adventure, fun, and song. With a pavilion as our base camp, We’ll eat, hammock, slackline, and chill like champs. Trips will depart from our central ground, Paddle boarding, hiking, frisbeeing all around. Leaders, get wild, take charge of the day, Make memories that will forever stay. Food …

PISGAH mega trip (MAIN CARPOOL!!)

Marion Donald

pisgah peoples, **PLEASE REFER TO THE PISGAH CLUB EMAIL (sent 3/25) AND READ THIS ENTIRE DESCRIPTION. THEN, FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS** Another club megatrip?? PISGAH!!! This is NOT an actual PISGAH adventure. This is the CARPOOL for PISGAH. This is how the officers will keep track of drivers and attendees. So make our lives easier and follow instructions, please. DO NOT …

Run at Ragged…Again!!

Gabriela Dell’Anno

I had so much fun running last week so let’s do it again!! YAY! Join me for a beginner friendly 6ish mile loop at Ragged mountain reservoir! My pace will likely be 12ish (I learned this last week) – and I will definitely take a walking break or two (or more! I also learned this last week). If we’re feeling …

Queer/Trans Affinity 5k Trail Run

Ed Aten

LETS GO RUN ! I am not a super fast trail runner, but I do love suffering on our glorious O’Hill trails. I will probably be running 10:30 pace or slower. Join me this SUNDAY MORNING for a quick trail run. The extra cool thing is you can also sign up for a virtual 5k where the proceeds go to …

Wednesday Trail Run at Ragged! (TLDR: Too Lovely Destined to Run)

Gabriela Dell’Anno

Hello lovely people! I admittedly have been slacking off on my trail running, but had a lovely run recently that left me ~inspired~ to hit the trails once again. No early, early morning classes on Wednesday?? Join me for a beginner friendly 6ish mile loop at Ragged mountain reservoir! My pace will likely be 10ish – and I will definitely …

SUGAR HOLLAAA — extended foot-powered trail gallump!!

Grace Gray

Helloooo grags n griggs of da outdoors beyond!!!! Idk about you but this wondrous sunshine has put some jiggle in Max’s and my step, and we excitedly announce THE RETURN OF THE RIDGE RUNNING (long-distance foot-powered locomotion through da mountains!!!! Aka one of the purest, sheer awesome expressions of humanity). Anywho, we’re gonna keep this trip relatively local and bop …

RIVANNA TRAIL FULL PULL

Shannon Bittner

Hey y’all!! It is that magical time of year where the birds are singing, peepers are chirping, and the trees and plants are budding. What better way to celebrate spring than spend a morning running the whole Rivanna trail?? This has been a bucket list item for me for a while and I’d love to share the experience with anyone …

ultra-extreme aid station volunteering (volunteer at a 50 mile race!)

Carson Hopwood

First of all, if you didn’t look too closely at the trip times… you really, really should (Also the fact that this is technically during Spring Break). I was like “hm I should volunteer at some ultras, that’d be fun,” so I emailed the race organizers being like “u need help?” and before I knew it, I was assigned to …

Monday trail jog – BEG friendly

Max StClair

I’ve got way too much going on but hey there’s always time for a jog. Beginner friendly, planning to do around 4 miles on the Rivanna. Will take a chill pace and Rivanna is easy to drop off whenever so feel free to sign up regardless of experience. You should wear running shoes and weather-appropriate clothing, and don’t need to …

Start your Saturday off RIGHT with a ragged trail jog & YOGA!!

Cameron J Burke

I love Ragged Mountain Reservoir. I also love going on jogs and then stretching for a nice long while after, but I rarely take the time to do that. On this trail run I am very purposefully building that time in by planning to do some yoga afterwards!! We can run around for a bit, then when we’re feeling nice …

Pre-Partayyy O’Hill Run

Carson Hopwood

An O’Hill trail run is precisely what I’m going to need post-exam and pre- ODC x Swap party, and you should join me (on the run, at the party, both, take ur pick the world is your oyster). Here’s the plan: Meet at SRC at 5:15PM (We’ll wait like 5-8 min for any folks who r late and then we …

Saturday ADV? Sugar Hollow mountain run

Max StClair

Haven’t seen a lot of trail runs posted in the last year or so – we gotta bring that back. What’s not to love about a good mountain run? I put the level as ADV? cause I’m really not a particularly advanced trail runner. I tend to find myself walking up much anything more than a slight incline. But, at …

Beginner O’Hill run!

Carson Hopwood

Howdy folks! Let’s go on a little chill run on the O’Hill trails. Here’s the plan: Meet at 2:15 outside of Slaughter, run/jaunt for roughly 3 miles (but people r welcome to do more or less as they please), and then be on our merry ways! Its supposed to be like 50 deg, so it’s going to be perfect trail …

TRAIL JOGGING, MAYBE RUNNING @ KEMPER PARK OF MONTICELLO + CATCHING SUNSET AFTER

Shihe Wang

Hi y’all Christmas is upon us and there will be nothing but fooding, I need to do some cardio before the winter starts, come join me for a chill 3 mile run at Kemper park, all trial link: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/virginia/hartman-orchard-and-mountain-trail-loop it will be very chill, you can even walk if you want, I am hoping for a slow pace, chitchatting run …

Monday Funday (trail) Runday

Christie Blonkvist

Wake up and run out your finals feelings in the Ohill trails with me! The plan is to run 3-5 miles and I am good with going at any pace, so we can gauge with the group. It’s fairly hilly terrain so I imagine it will be on the slow end of an easy, conversational pace. I may even go …

MOAB 2024: THE CALL of THE GNAR

Ed Aten

Shredders, senders, and aspiring desert sand frolickers, welcome to the last week of fall classes. Your reward: the glorious emergence of the most LEGENDARY, only ONCE an earth revolution, GNAR JOURNEY. We begin preparing now to rise from east coast hibernation and mass migrate to the land of canyons, red rocks, ultimate gritty-ness and cryptobiotic crust: MOAB, UTAH. Approximately 44 …

morning ohill trail run

ben lepsch

last friday morning trail run of the semester?? the loop I have in mind is around 3 miles, but we will go slow and probably stop to walk a few times so don’t feel like you need to be a great runner to sign up. you bring: – yourself – water (optional) – weather appropriate clothing (gloves) — its supposed …

Trail jogging, maybe running @ Kemper Park of Monticello

Shihe Wang

Hi y’all Thanksgiving is upon us and I am dating a person whose family run 5k on Thanksgiving, to keep my dating status, I need to train for 5k, come join me for a chill 3 mile run at Kemper park, all trial link: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/virginia/hartman-orchard-and-mountain-trail-loop it will be very chill, you can even walk if you want, I am hoping …

beginner o’hill trail jaunt (mostly hiking, a tiny bit of jogging)

Carson Hopwood

PSA: This is going to be more hiking than running… I’m vaguely injured and should not run, but really want to so I might do a barely jog for a mile ish. If you want a longer/faster run, this is prob not the trip for you! I plan on jogging for like 10-15 mins max but mostly just having a …

Election Day Morning Ragged Trail Run!

Jade Devriendt

Hello outdoorsy friends! Do you want to enjoy the wonderful outdoors tomorrow with our day off of classes and beautiful weather? Do you like to make yourself moderately suffer by pushing the limits of your cardiovascular abilities? Then join us for a trail run tomorrow morning at Ragged Reservoir!! Ragged is just 10 minutes away from UVA, has a bunch …

more ohill trail running yippee

ben lepsch

what’s up gamers come trail running this wednesday! we will be running a loop around ohill that’s somewhere between 3-4 miles long, but we will likely stop and walk for part of it so do not be intimidated to sign up. you should bring: – running shoes – water (if you want) – gloves? its supposed to be really cold …

Wednesday Morning OHill Trail Run

Owen Himmel

Gonna do a bit of running this wednesday morning around ohill. I plan on going for about 45 minutes with no particular route just kinda choose some trails as we go. I’m not too fast but do plan on running the whole time and will go up and down alot of hills so just keep that in mind. There is …

Frolic Around the Rivanna!

Christie Blonkvist

Hey y’all! Last week’s Ohill trail run was super fun and it made me want to lead another! The plan is to run 3-4 miles on the Rivanna, a stunning trail loop that goes all around Charlottesville. We will probably stay near the Ohill/JPA area of the trail and I am down for any pace, so we can gauge with …

Ragged run… and worms?

Carson Hopwood

Hi all- I want to get out to Ragged next week, so figured I’d post a little trail running trip. For reference, this will be a v chill “party pace” run (meaning, I’m going to be going whatever pace feels fun and good for myself and others. I’m usually a 12 ish min mile type of person, but I also …

Cranberry Wilderness – Sunday NRGE INT trail run

Max StClair

**NRGE has reached capacity at the moment, so this trip is primarily for those already on NRGE looking for a trip on Sunday (waitlist will prioritize those already on trips/main carpool, but if people drop from nrge there is potentially still space) What better way to end a wild and wonderful (& wet) West Virginia weekend than scenic trail run? …

Another trail jogging @ Walnut Creek

Shihe Wang

HI YALL I climb normally but I just eat trail mix majority of the time when I am at a crag, I am so out of shape, and I have decided to run to prepare for winter bulking season. Come join me for a *VERY CHILL* jog at Walnut Creek park, all trails link: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/virginia/the-blue-wheel, it is a 2mile loop, …

Ohill Trail Run

ben lepsch

howdy outdoors club folks do you find yourself bored on friday mornings and wish you were doing something exciting like trail running on ohill? come join me friday at 7:30 for a 3 mile ish run around the ohill trails! I don’t have a route planned so we will likely take breaks to look at the maps and decide where …

NRGE Int. Trail Run!!

Shannon Bittner

Hey everyone, Nothing better to start a day than a morning jog. Especially when the morning jog is at NRGE and the autumnal vibes are at their peak and you are so excited for the day’s adventures !!! also sunrise? okay enough said, just sign up already. Disclaimer: this is a NRGE TRIP, so you need to sign up for …

JOGGING @ WALNUT CREEK *very chill*

Shihe Wang

HI YALL I climb normally but I just eat trail mix majority of the time when I am at a crag, I am so out of shape, and I have decided to run to prepare for winter bulking season. Come join me for a *VERY CHILL* jog at Walnut Creek park, all trails link: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/virginia/the-blue-wheel, it is a 2mile loop, …

Jiggity Jog @ Ohill

Christie Blonkvist

Hey y’all! This fall weather makes me want to crunch some leaves in rapid succession, and the best way to do that is running the trails behind Observatory Hill. The plan is to run 3-4 miles and I am good with going at any pace, so we can gauge with the group. It’s fairly hilly terrain so I imagine it …

Afternoon Ohill Trail Run

Riley Immel

Do you like running? Do you like ohill trails? Do you struggle to wake up in the morning? If you answered yes to any, then this trip is for you. Come with me to run ohill trails on a cool sunday evening. Plan: 5 Pm Meet outside slaughter and depart for the ohill trails Run for as long as you/we …

Trail JOG, just jogging, I am out of shape

Shihe Wang

HI YALL I climb normally but I just eat trail mix majority of the time when I am at a crag, I am so out of shape, and I have decided to run to prepare for winter bulking season. Come join me for a *VERY CHILL* jog at Walnut Creek park, all trails link:https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/virginia/the-blue-wheel, it is a 2mile loop I …

Weekly Ohill Trail Run

JJ Mirkovich

Hello to all of the lovely ODC members! I hope everyone had an enjoyable fall break. I am starting the weekly friday ohill runs back up after a 1 week hiatus due to fall break. The plan: meet at slaughter at 7:30 friday morning and run for about 3-5 miles with us finishing between 8:30 and 9ish. These runs are …

Run in the AM (Friday edition)

JJ Mirkovich

Here we are, back at the weekly friday trail run (woop woop)! Super stoked to get running Friday morning before classes so we can enjoy Charlottesville’s fall weather before it flies right by. The game plan: Meet at slaughter at 7:30 and run for about 5 miles. The plan is to be done around 9ish for this run. We are …

Monday Round Top INT trail run/hike

Hannah Bardei

Heyyyyyyy!!! Have you wanted to run your stresses off because some how we already have exams??? Or wanted to run for some other reason? Either way this is the trip for you. We are planning on meeting at the AFC clocktower and running to foxhaven farm. Then we’ll run down the trails and probably slow down to a hike for …

CREEKATHON Trail Cruise

Shannon Bittner

*You have to be off the waitlist for the Creekathon main trip to join!!* What better way to start an epic creekathon day than to jog through Walnut Creek’s extensive and very awesome trail network!!? I’m certainly NOT a fast runner, so this should be a pretty chill, absolutely no-drop run that takes us on a tour of everything the …

Weekly Fast Paced Stroll

JJ Mirkovich

Here is everyone’s most anticipated event of the week: Friday morning trail run (yayayayayay!!!!!) I am personally amped to get out to the trails and run with some fun ODC people again! The game plan: Meet at slaughter at 7:30, run for hopefully about 5 miles. The plan is to be done around 8:30-8:45 but if people need to leave …

Weekly Stroll in the O-hill Woods

JJ Mirkovich

Here’s the third friday trail run of the semester (woop woop)! Super stoked to get running Friday morning before classes so we can enjoy Charlottesville’s trails before it rains in the afternoon. The game plan: Meet at slaughter at 7:30, run for hopefully about 5 miles. The plan is to be done around 8:30-8:45 but if people need to leave …

Def not yet another Ohill Trail run trip…

Riley Immel

Okay listen I promise I’ll stop stealing other people’s trip ideas soon enough (be on the lookout later this sem.) but when they are such good ideas, can you blame me? Basically I love running and went trail running last friday with JJ and it was awesome so I want to do it again. We’re gonna do some ohill trails …

Friday Ohill Run! (beginner)

Carson Hopwood

Hey y’all! I loved getting an O’hill run in last Friday on JJ’s trip before work, so here it is again (except JJ posted his run for Wed so I’m also going to post one for Friday). Plz note, mtg time is 7AM (but if ur late ur welcome to attempt to find us on the O’hill trails). I personally …

Wednesday is for Trail Running and Food

Patrick Hanrahan Brown

Yo, I am so bored without morning classes so come run and eat food with me. The plan is to run from echols and do whatever pace we can for an hour end up near runk. Then, some first years will swipe us into the dining hall and we will have a lively meal and discussion about the implications of …

AM run in the sun

JJ Mirkovich

Here’s part two of the weekly trail run (but instead of Friday this week it’s Wednesday)! The plan is to meet outside slaughter at 7:30 in the morning so everyone can make it to their later morning classes. The goal is to run around 3-5 miles?? (this is totally up to the group when we start running). You can leave …

Friday Morning Trail RUN!!

JJ Mirkovich

Hello friends! I hope every single one of you had a fabulous summer and partook in the outdoors in some way or another. Personally I am so stoked to be back in cville to resume my regular college life, but am even more excited to go on as many rad odc trips as possible! I am hoping (and hoping is …

Wednesday Wun (like run but with alliteration)

Evelyn Needham

Hi!!!! I’m so excited to be back in the beautiful Charlottesville and enjoy all the wonderful places in our little town. One of those being…ragged reservoir! I know start time looks early and un-fun but I’m doing this so we avoid the heat (the only thing I’m not looking forward to back in da Ville). We are going to do …

Ever Wanted to Run a Never-Ending Race? (see how long you last…)

Carson Hopwood

Ever wanted to test just how far you could keep running? This is some serious (or silly) type 2 fun for you! Whether you’re a frequent runner or someone who likes a crazy challenge every once in a while, this is the running equivalent of a choose-your-own-challenge (in terms of distance). So, wtf is a backyard ultra? A backyard ultra …

JOYFUL MOVEMENT AT DA NUT — CREEKATHON!!

Grace Gray

Oh hellooooo my fellow nut-loving earth crunchers, if you find you also wanna run / jump / dance / get muddy / write a haiku all at the same time, DIS BE THE TRIP FOR YOU BABAY. We’re gonna find a 4ish mile loop around da nut, start our explorations as your classic jigger jog, but then do this game …

GET CREEKED! (creekathon MAIN TRIP)

Marion Donald

CALLING ALL LITTLE SHREDLINGS! Come one, come all to Creekathon, A day of adventure, fun, and song. With a pavilion as our base camp, We’ll eat, hammock, slackline, and chill like champs. Trips will depart from our central ground, Paddle boarding, hiking, frisbeeing all around. Leaders, get wild, take charge of the day, Make memories that will forever stay. Food …

A wonderful post-exam trail run – beginner

Max StClair

I’ve got an exam that’ll probably kick my ass 5-615 Thursday so feel free to join my subsequent brain fog jog. Beginner friendly, planning to do around 4 miles on the Rivanna. Will take a chill pace and Rivanna is easy to drop off whenever so feel free to sign up regardless of experience. You should wear running shoes and …

Tuesday Ragged Run!!!

Carson Hopwood

Howdy friends! I wanted to get a quick Ragged run in after classes on Tues, so this is that! The loop is about 6 miles, and I plan on running it in roughly an hour, maybe an hour and 10 mins, but no worries if you’re faster or slower than that, we’ll just coalesce at the cars afterward. Bring water/ …