I want to run tomorrow and this is a good way to hold myself accountable. The plan is to just run for as long as we’re chill with, but not more than an hour (so maybe like 6-8 miles, but it’ll be a chill pace), and then either snag the ohill or head home to get ready for class. Priority …
Here’s the deal: This is a choose-your-own-adventure type of trip 🙂 I want to run a 10 mile loop in James River State Park, but people are welcome to do anything they’d like (hiking, running, birdwatching, just hanging out, visiting the gift shop,,,, the possibilities are endless, go wild) We’ll meet at 6:30 on Saturday, drive about an hour and …
Howdy folks Last time we were in the NRG for Gauley fest I led this sunrise run. As the adventure picture shows, we didn’t get much of a sunrise so I wanna run it back. This was a super chill 2.5 mile out and back with what I imagine is an awesome view when not socked in. This is a …
All my NRGE dirtbags, **PLEASE REFER TO THE NRGE CLUB EMAIL (Sent shortly after this post) AND READ THIS ENTIRE DESCRIPTION. THEN, FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS** New River Gorge Extravaganza 2022 This is NOT an actual NRGE adventure. This is the CARPOOL for NRGE. This is how the officers will keep track of drivers and attendees. So make our lives easier …
Whaddup ODC, It’s great to have seen so many trail runs posted this fall! Let’s keep the momentum going with an early morning jog around Ragged Mountain Reservoir, one of the best trail running spots in the Charlottesville area. The loop around the lake is about 5.5 to 6 miles and is hilly and somewhat technical. This is a beginner …
Do you like the forest, but are too impatient for hiking? Do you like to speed through the trees with the birds and the bees? Maybe you should come run trails with me! AT CREEKATHON! I’ve never explored the trails at walnut creek, so I’m excited to hit the dirt with a couple of ODC’s most enthusiastic trail runners! We …
I don’t know how it came to be but it seems like most rivanna jogs start from the AFC clock tower. This was ideal for me last year cause I learned all the sections of the rivanna that could be easily run from dorms. But now I live behind the corner, and turns out there are some gorgeous sections of …
Looking to get strapped, jacked, yoked, shredded, succulent, and or peeled? Tired of the artificial, commercial, repetitive nature of gyms? Would you rather have the powerful physique of an Icelandic shepherd than the “all show no go” muscle of bodybuilders? Want to spend a chill morning in the woods? If you answered yes to any of those or are at …
LISTEN UP FOLKS! It’s that time of year again. Time to make the winding journey down country (Albermarle county) roads to the place where dreams come true, where the sun shines forever, and where the Virginia red clay squelches abundantly. CREEK – A – THON definition: the most creeked, creeking creek-a-licious, creektastic, creek hangout, cookout, shredout, and headout of the …
what is upppppp friends. spend your fine saturday morning running/hiking/moving in the woods with me! i havent done rip rap or turk mountain before so why not attempt to squish em together into one! i know its early but getting up and doing the damn thing feels so good. heres the strava for the route! its ~16 miles with 4,000 …
Hey guys, The rivanna trail is one of Charlottesville’s coolest feature. The full trail does a 22 mile lap around the whole city, but we’re just doing a 4 ish mile loop around the dorm area. If you’ve had trouble getting off waitlists so far and wanna get outside, this trip doesn’t require drivers so it is a great one …
Howdy The plan is to go run a 4ish mile loop on the Rivanna trail tomorrow afternoon. It will be a chill pace but covers a fairly hilly part of the trail, so keep that in mind. This is a great trip for you if you’ve had troubles getting off waitlists and want to get a sense for how trips …
Tuesday morning trail runnin’ I feel like the title might say it all! We are going to go for a nice woodsy run Tuesday morning. I was thinking we could be slightly more creative and get a little more mileage than just running the 5.5 mile loop around the res, so this run is gonna start from the lovely Creekside …
Hey y’all!! I wanted to get out to Ragged sometime soon, so this is a trip for that. **We need drivers. Drivers get priority off the waitlist (but do not get reimbursed for gas because it’s only a 10 min drive) Personally, I’m going to run the loop (which is approx. 6 miles), but if you’d like to hike it …
What better way to start a Friday than a Rivanna jog? This trip is open to beginners and we will not be banging out 6 min miles. I’m going for more of a still buzzed from a ripping Thursday night vibe. That being said, the route is probably like 4.5-6 miles (I really should Strava it at some point) so …
Huuuuump dayyyy Trail run. Rivanna. 4-6mi. Beginners welcome.
What better way to leave your mark on Charlottesville than to leave your footprints ALL THE WAY AROUND IT??? Slip on your trail shoes, pack your electrolytes, and pray to the blister gods because we’re sending the crown jewel of Cville trail running. The Everest of Albemarle County. The El Cap of Old Dominion. Okay, maybe that’s too far, but …
Do you love trail running!??!? Are you not that great at it?!?!?!? Me too, so let’s do it together! This is a beginner friendly trail run at Ragged Mountain Reservoir. I’m looking to run majority of it, but definitely OK with walking some hills, taking breaks, etc. I’ve never run Ragged before so I honestly don’t really know how long …
Let the record show that this is the second attempt at this trip after Conor wasn’t feeling the wakeup the first time. Hopefully he’ll come around for the 2pm version. The plan is to drive to Ragged and run the main loop, which is around 7 miles. We’ll keep a pretty chill pace but running the whole time, the loop …
I somehow have never been to Ragged so I’m stoked Conor offered to drive. Thanks dude The plan is to drive to Ragged and run the main loop, which is around 7 miles. We’ll keep a pretty chill pace but running the whole time, the loop is supposedly fairly hilly. Building in a good amount of extra time, we should …
Hello all! I haven’t been getting outside much recently, so join me next Thursday on a trail run around Ragged! This is a 6 – 7 mile loop (the info booth at Ragged and Strava disagree on this point), so it is not for the faint of heart. I would like to run a decent pace, nothing too fast, but …
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Picture this: You run the 5.9mi ragged mountain reservoir loop counterclockwise. Your palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy. There’s dirt on your sweater already. Sophia Benmhend and Lila Fenner show up to ragged with their polar plunge crew. You join them. The sweat is gone now, you probably shouldn’t use it as a substitute for a shower but …
Hey everyone! Ragged Mountain Reservoir is one of Charlottesville’s finest spots. It’s a nature area with a lake and several miles of trails just a few miles from Grounds. let’s get after it with an early morning run. The plan will be to meet at the brick wall by Echols dorm at 7:15am. If you don’t know where this is, …
*Driver needed and gets priority off waitlist!* Hello! My classes don’t start until 11am on Monday so I thought it’d be nice to hit the trails beforehand. I’m a pretty slow runner (fast walker??) and I’d like to jog continuously, but at an easy pace . The loop is ~5 miles though so make sure you can do that comfortably. …
MOAB, UTAH 2022 ALL ABOARD THE GNAR TRAIN May we all blossom from this snow and ice ridden East Coast of ours and emerge as sun children in the soft red sands of the Utah desert. There is but one ODC trip worthy of such transition and namesake, and it is our annual pilgrimage the arid paradise of MOAB, UTAH. …
By Monday we will be almost a week into finals and I’m thinking everyone will be ready to take a little time away from clem, and as the leaves have started to clear up on the Rivanna this seems like the perfect place to do it! also the weather is supposed to get a little warmer again (~60°)! The plan …
Wednesday is a reading day which means we all have more schedule flexibility and can go running together! It also is going to be very cold and maybe raining (snowing) on Wednesday according to my apple weather so it seems like running is the only activity that might be manageable outside. Let’s meet up at the shred shack at 3:30 …
**DRIVER NEEDED Hi everyone I’m planning on taking myself and a few others on ANOTHER! ✨ easy, breezy✨ trail run through ragged mountain nature area. I rarely run more than a few miles and I’m also not the speediest, so this is definitely going to be for people looking to get some exercise but also aren’t up for a ton …
**DRIVER NEEDED Hi everyone I’m planning on taking myself and a few others on an ✨easy, breezy✨ trail run through ragged mountain nature area. I rarely run more than a few miles and I’m also not the speediest, so this is definitely going to be for people looking to get some exercise but also aren’t up for a ton of …
Day-tripping is an art form, but also a science. It can be learned in minutes, but takes a lifetime to master. The reward? Achieving the fullest of sends while still having the luxury of sleeping in your own bed that night. Ok that was a pretty dramatic intro for a 9 or so mile hike but you get the point. …
Just got done with a rough week of tests and have decided not to put in the effort to write some fun intro. Sorry to disappoint. This is a very routine trip. We meet at the ohill clocktower at 8, run trails for whats probably 5 or 6 miles, and are back before 9. Optional ohill breakfast follows (and I …
My baby arms can’t climb three days in a row, so I’m gonna run on Friday!! Someone posted a trip to Glade Creek Trail a few years back and rumors have it theres a rope swing at the swimming hole pictured above! I think the swing is a mile out from the car so it would be awesome to stop …
Sunrise + Trail Running? Mmm I think yes! I’m running a road race on the 7th but I still wanna see sunrise and hit the trails on Saturday so I’m doing this trip to be a pretty easy 2-mile shakeout to go see the sunrise at Diamond Point before a full day of sending. I’m not a particularly fast runner, …
So its become clear to me that sunrise on a Friday is an unideal time for this trip…. so let’s try it again! What’s up trail boppers!! You know the drill, it’s another early trail jaunt. This week our run will be ~extra special~ because we are going to venture out to the Biscuit Run trails! Not only are we …
With a 1230 football game, it’s unlikely I’ll make healthy decisions most of the day Saturday. And because life is all about balance, why not squeeze in a trail run to start to day? If that logic follows, keep reading. I was thinking we could do something like the loop off natural resources drive once or twice, or hit something …
HELLOOOO MY FELLOW CREATURES OF THE TRAILS!!!! CAMBC (Charlottesville Area Mountain Biking Club) has given me a bunch stickers to label the ohill trail markers, so I’m thinkin nothin like a Thursday morning to plop around the woods and STICKER!! THOSE!! TRAILS!!! SO we shall convene at the ohill trail entrance, pair up and walk/hike/jog the trails for a wee …
YOU ALL!!! I am so excited for this trip you don’t even know. Want to spend 2 nights in a cozy cabin just 0.1 miles from the AT and right off the skyline drive with 9 of your newest friends? WITH A WOOD STOVE?!?! Stoke is high!!!!!! The Potomac Appalachian Trail Club is a fantastic organization – they are a …
All my NRGE goons, **PLEASE REFER TO THE NRGE CLUB ANNOUNCEMENT (SENT OUT 10/3/21) AND READ THIS ENTIRE DESCRIPTION. THEN, FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS** I have it linked here as well for your viewing pleasure : https://outdoorsatuva.org/new-river-gorge-extravaganza-2021/ This is NOT an actual NRGE adventure. This is the CARPOOL for NRGE. This is how the officers will keep track of drivers and …
I don’t know about y’all, but I can’t imagine a better way to spend a fall morning than yoggin’ around some beautiful trails! Ragged Mountain Reservoir is the perfect place to do just that, and we’re going to be running the Lakefront trail, a 7 mile loop around the Reservoir. The trails at Ragged are well-maintained but still more technical …
What’s up trail boppers!! You know the drill, its another early Thursday trail jaunt. This week we’ll explore foxhaven trails! We’ll probably trot around for 6-7 miles, and this is not going to be a very hilly or technical route (okay maybe a tinyyy bit hilly). Here’s the plan: – Meet up at the AFC clocktower at 7am – Yog …
If you’re staying on Grounds for reading days, join me for some chill Sunday morning trail running on the Rivanna Trail! Very low key event, just show up with running shoes, maybe some water to stash at the AFC clocktower, and the radiant, joyful attitude of someone crazy enough to wake up early to run on the weekend (guilty 🙂 …
What’s up trail boppers!! You know the drill, its another early Thursday trail jaunt. This week we’ll explore the loop that circumnavigates the Fontaine Research Park and then maybe hop on Rivanna for an extra mile! The loop should be 4-5 miles and is only ~slightly~ hilly. To make this run extra fun and extra special everyone must come with …
**FOR CREEKATHON ATTENDEES ONLY – you need to be off the waitlist for the main carpool in order to attend this trip** It stands as an objective truth that Sunday’s were fundamentally created for people to do trail runs. Maybe you survived another crazy, busy week of class and saved your entire weekly mileage for Sunday. Maybe you did your …
I so so enjoyed my early morning trail run with you all last week, so let’s keep this thing going! This week we will stomp around the ohill trails, which offers a vast network trails with varying technicality. We’ll do one of my favorite loops, which I think is ~4 miles. Ohill is quite hilly (believe it or not), so …
Hey dirt loving friends! I know this is last minute, but hopefully some folks can still make it 🙂 Here’s the rundown: slow runners! runners who want to run slow! all runners! join me (a slow runner) on a chill evening romp around walnut creek park. we’ll take this SUPER easy. i’m talking walk the uphills if we need, take …
Hello! Inspired by fellow *old member of outdoors club* John Cooney, I would like to lead a trail run around Ragged this Thursday morning. This is a 6 – 7 mile loop (the info booth at Ragged and Strava disagree on this point), so it is not for the faint of heart. I would like to run a decent pace, …
Hear ye, hear ye, You are hereby invited to the illustrious Shred-festival, the Dirtbag’s-reunion, the much-revered biannual CREEKATHON!! This is a time to wallow in comradery, to fester in fun, to devour all things grilled (vegan and non vegan snackies to be found). For those who have never been, Creekathon is a laid-back social cookout for all you forest-children at …
Want to bask in the glory of as many Virginia peaks in one day as possible? Well look no further, for I present to you the Catawba Run Around (aka CRA) (aka Triple Crown)! This is a ~36 mile loop that hits 3 of Virginia’s premiere hikes all in one monumental loop. Together we will rest our eyes on Dragons …
Hey all, this is super late notice but since the weather Thursday looks nice, and I do not start class till 11am, I am planning to run at the Res, cville’s gem just ten minutes down the road. I did the same trip last week, and IT’S FUN to wake up early and go run with other people! So please …
Hello fellow rivanna devotees, Can you think of a better way to kick off your Tuesday morning than a nice morning run around our hallowed trail system? Me neither, so here’s the plan: – Meet up at the AFC clocktower at 6:30 sharp (just as the sun is coming up 😮 ) -Waddle over to the fontaine entrance of rivanna …