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If you’d like to get out of town for a trail run come out to Walnut Creek Park and enjoy a relaxing run along its large network of trails. I’m thinking of running the 3 mile loop that’s used for 5K races, as best as I can remember it, but we can run a little further if everyone’s up for …

If you like running on a quiet country road through the woods this might be the adventure for you! We will drive 3 miles or so out to the Ragged Mountain Nature Area trailhead parking lot and then run for about 40 minutes out to the dam and then out and back along the gravel road we came in on …

Come out and clear your head with a run in the fresh air and woods starting at Ragged Mountain Nature Area. We can’t run on the trails but can run along the gravel road up to the dam and then out and back along Resevoir Road for a total of approximately 4 miles. We should be finished before it gets …

Come out and run the trails at Walnut Creek Park before the Creekathon! We will more or less follow the course of the 5k(3.1 mi.) race held here in October that winds through woods with creek crossings, twists and turns, etc. The loop finishes near the picnic shelter, so if anyone wants to run an additional loop on the far …

Hey everyone! Who doesn’t love to play in the mud?? We’re talking about the Marine Corps Mud Run (5K) on Sat. Sept. 19th. We can enter the race as a team of 5 (or more!) people…the only catch is that we have to finish the race holding hands with all of our teammates. It’d be a fun way to get …

trail run

If you’re training for a spring distance race, come do your long run this Sunday! Ridge Road is a simple out and back on gravel (7 or 8 miles). There is a Millington Loop that’s easy to follow, about half on paved roads, half on gravel that’s 14 miles long, and a modification of that route that I’ll be running …

This week I’d heading to Dick Woods Road to do a 16 mile run. If you car to join me, there are easy markers to get in a 7.5, 8.5, 13 or 15 mile run as well. Dick Woods Road is largely gravel, and largely free of traffic. It’s a simple out and back, so you don’t need to worry …

This week we’re heading back out to Ridge Road, and I’ll be checking out a new 14 mile run (new for me, anyway). The best part is, if you’re not ready for a 14 mile commitment in your life, you can just run Ridge (7-8 miles total) or even add on a couple of miles on Decca (+ 2 or …

Ridge Road is a simple 8 mile out and back on a gravel road about 15 minutes away on Barracks/Garth Road. There’s a very obvious turning point if you’re only interested in doing 7 miles (it also avoids the biggest hill on the run, which happens right after you turn around at 4 miles). This one is a little closer …

Due to an overwhelming response from people who are interested, or might be interested, I decided to make it a trip. So here’s the deal: 7 mile loop in Keene, VA. I’m going to run it twice, so if you’re only interested in doing one loop, I’ll try and find someone who can drive and return early. Otherwise, plan on …

We’ll head out to Walnut Creek early and go over the basics of preparing a menu for the backcountry. This will include some ideas as to how many calories you need, how to spread out food throughout the day, how to use a whisperlite, and preparing a few dinner dishes. None of this is professional advice, but will be rather …

Worried about not being hungry enough to eat all of the amazing food that will be at the Creek-a-Thon? Come out beforehand for a little bit of exercise as we’ll go on a short trail run around all of the amazing trails that Walnut has to offer. We’ll run for 45 minutes or so (not very fast, I promise we …

Take a break between classes and show up to your next one smelly! Come scope out the Rivanna and Ohill trails – we’ll go for about an hour at a pace that’s between 8 and 8:30 min/mile. Bring extra water for after the run, and show up hydrated. We can leave backpacks and extra stuff in the gear room while …

Since some of the bike trails are starting to get washed out because of all the rain that we’ve had, I’m going to go ahead and lead a trail run on monday to try and get out and be active. We’ll run up O-Hill and do some trails around there and go for about an hour or maybe more depending …

Starting to feel stressed out about all the tests/papers you have? I’ll be leading a trail run up O-Hill monday afternoon that would be a good way to relieve stress. We’ll go for about an hour or so, bring water if you think you’ll need it, I’ll have my small backpack with me to carry wallets or anything, but otherwise …

Come explore the trails on O-hill! We’ll go at whatever pace seems to suit the group and cruise through the woods for about an hour. Be prepared for hills! Wear appropriate layers for the weather. Bring water! We can store any extra bags/clothes/water bottles in the gear room while we run. Cheers!

Let’s go and run a beautiful portion of the Rivanna Trail off of Brandywine road! The people who run faster can go farther, and the people who run slower (me) can run less. I would like to make the run about 40 minutes, so we will go out for about 20 minutes and turn around.