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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/ …

Sunday trail run

Max StClair

Beginner friendly trail run, planning to do around 4 miles on the Rivanna. Planning on taking 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 bring anything else. We plan on starting around 540pm at the AFC …

Trail run + Runk? – Beginner friendly

Max StClair

Beginner friendly trail run, planning to do around 4 miles on the Rivanna. Rivanna is easy to drop off whenever or trail behind without getting lost so feel free to sign up regardless of experience. You should wear running shoes and weather-appropriate clothing, and don’t need to bring anything else. I plan on starting around 1230pm at the AFC clocktower, …

Tuesday trail run – Beginner Friendly

Max StClair

Beginner friendly trail run, planning to do 4-5 miles on the Rivanna. Rivanna is easy to drop off whenever or trail behind without getting lost so feel free to sign up regardless of experience. You should wear running shoes and weather-appropriate clothing, and don’t need to bring anything else. I plan on starting around 5pm at the AFC clocktower, and …

tues run ’round ragged!

Marion Donald

Thinking I’ll be going on a little woodsy trail run loop around Ragged on Tuesday afternoon since it looks like it will be nice, warm& sunny again here in Charlottesville. And would love some friends to join! The loop itself is ~6mi and while paces at ragged are always a lot slower because of the more technical nature of the …

Trail Run – Beginner Friendly

Max StClair

Beginner friendly trail run, planning to do 4-5 miles on the Rivanna. Rivanna is easy to drop off whenever or trail behind without getting lost so feel free to sign up regardless of experience. You should wear running shoes and weather-appropriate clothing, and don’t need to bring anything else. I plan on starting around 5pm at the AFC clocktower, and …

Trail run – Beginner friendly

Max StClair

80 degrees in February is a great reason to get outside. Beginner friendly trail run, planning to do 4-5 miles on the Rivanna. Rivanna is easy to drop off whenever or trail behind without getting lost so feel free to sign up regardless of experience.

chill trail run… with obscured vision!?!

Melun Tershark

bink bonk I recently purchased a new headlamp and am reeling in excitement to test it out. I am also doing a lot of trail running right now and have never gone on a night run, so why not put it all together? Join me for a chill 3-4 mile run around Ohill in the evening! I’m not the fastest …

DTF (Down To Frolick) in Dick Woods

Christie Blonkvist

Want to trot through a magical, erotically-named trail filled with cows and great views?!! Well, I have the perfect Sunday trip for you! I’m looking to do any length run from 5-8 miles at a pace of your choosing. Generally, I stick to somewhere around 8 minute pace, but we can go faster or slower as need be. The trail …

Rockathlon. rockClimb, rockLift, rockRun,

Owen Himmel

I realized my typical Tuesday afternoons revolved around 3 activities with rocks and thought it would be fun to title it a rockathlon. So, to start we climb. Get to slaughter around when it opens, climb for about an hour. Next we’ll run up and around ohill. I know this isn’t strictly touching rock at all times but im counting …

Afternoon trail run – beginner friendly

Max StClair

Beginner friendly trail run, planning to do 4-5 miles on the Rivanna. Probably not too fast as I’m still sore from Grace’s trip this weekend. Rivanna is easy to drop off whenever or trail behind without getting lost so feel free to sign up regardless of experience.

RIDGE RUNNIN — the return of long-distance human movement!

Grace Gray

Oh HELLOO FRIENDS!! Who wants to get jiggy in the mountains and go show em our love?? Maybe specifically by speed-walking up hills and running down em and slurping periodic apple sauce as we move??? Imma be harking to Shenandoah this Saturday for a very cheellll mountain run, so here ye all runners / movement enthusiasts! This is a trip …

RAGGED WOG/JALK (Jog/walk)

Anusha Jain

Join me on a very chill walk/jog around ragged on this relatively very warm Sunday morning! I have an injured knee that hurts whenever I run more than a mile, so I’m trying a new method of easing back into running via intervals. The plan with this trip is to run for 5ish minute intervals and walk in between for …

Fido Field Trip (Dog walking?? Running?? On a trail)

Hannah Bardei

I (like i am sure many of you) have been missing my dog at home. My recent way of dealing with assignment stress (and missing dogs) is by taking a dog from the spca on a field trip and running/walking part of the rivanna trails. This combination of running/walking will depend on my and the dogs athletic ability on that …

Heads or Trails Pt. 2! OHILL TRAIL JOG

Taylor Wilson

Seasons greetings! I really would like to enjoy jogging a little more, and I love trails, so I’ll be doing a VERY low intensity trail jog at OHill next Monday as a nice way to de-stress after the worst of my finals. We’ll start at Echols and use our walk up to the OHill trailhead as our warmup. From there, …

>>>MOAB 2023<<<

Phillip Reeves

MOAB, UTAH 2023 We’ve got an extra special gift for all of you this last day of class: without a doubt the most legendary adventure of the year. ALL ABOARD THE GNAR TRAIN May we all blossom from this fake wintry East Coast of ours and emerge as sun children in the soft red sands of the Utah desert. There …

Fido Field Trip (DOG WALKING ON A TRAILLLL)

Hannah Bardei

Hi! My recent way of dealing with assignment stress (and now finals stress) is by taking a dog from the spca on a field trip and running/walking part of the rivanna trails. This combination of running/walking will depend on my and the dogs athletic ability on that day so I can guarantee that while it is a 4-5 mile loop, …

10 miles at Biscuit Run

Connor Bryan

Whaddup people, Happy end of classes! Come join us for a long trail run at Biscuit Run for our post-LDOC reading day. Biscuit Run is a fairly flat trail system extending south from 5th Street out of Charlottesville. The plan is ten miles but we’re going to run slow enough to keep the pace easy for anyone up for the …