It’s not so unbearably hot in the morning. Anyone up for a wake-up jog? We’ll go for on a ~3 mile loop before the heat sets in for the day.
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Club Year-End Celebration @ Walnut Creek!
This trip is leaving at 4pm and will go out to Walnut. Bring any frisbees, footballs, swimming shorts, soccer balls — anything to play with. The club will provide burger, hot dogs, and veggie burgers. You will need to bring some sort of snack or drink. Sign up if you’re interested in leaving at 4pm!
Rocky Mountain Loop
Spring is here and if you still haven’t cured your cabin fever or itchy feet come out Saturday for an awesome hike. We’ll take Skyline drive to mile 77 and head in the woods. The Loop is 9 to 10 miles and goes around Rocky and Brown Mountain. We’ll get to see the tops of both mountains and the largest …
Nighttime Trail Run on O-Hill.
We’ll meet at Echols, and run on the trails of O-hill. I suspect we’ll go 3 miles. We’ll make a loop. We’ll start on the road, running past St. Thomas Aquinas, then Zehmer Hall. We’ll continue on that dirt road till we hit the Rivanna trail. We’ll take the Rivanna trail South till Fontain Ave, then head back, running past …
Amazing, Easy Runs, Part 2: Monticello (4 Miles)
Hey all, For anyone who enjoyed my Ridge Road trip on the weekend of Western Michigan, here’s another of a similar flavor. We’ll drive to the base of Monticello’s hill, then run up on dirt and boardwalk-type trails to the entrance to Monticello. The first 1.5 miles are up hill, but it is not a difficult hill. On the run …
Climbing Via Ferrata
This trip is designed for brave climbers and NON-climbers looking for a unique and fun adventure! The trip takes place at Nelson Rocks on the VA/WVA border. Nelson Rocks is defined by the two giant rock towers that crown a beautiful green mastiff. Some of the longest rock climbing pitches on the east coast can be found here. Along these …
Trail Run at Walnut Creek Park
Gotta love the spring forward time change. What better way to celebrate it by doing a nice after work/class trail run? I plan on doing a 5 mile loop at a moderate pace. You can join me, run the same loop at your own pace, or run a different section. We’ll group like-runners when we get there. We’ll meet for …
Friday Afternoon Run in the Country
I got a lot of interest back regarding running in some places outside of Charlottesville. Sorry for the delay in having the trip happen. We’ll meet at Bonnycastle Circle, and drive out to Ridge Road, which is about 10 miles west of town. It’s a packed-dirt road along farms and woods, with very little traffic. In addition to the feeling …
Muddy Buddy Trail Run
What could be more fun that running through O-Hill getting plastered with mud? I certainly can’t think of anything. So in tribute to all this glorious rain, let’s head over to O-hill Friday and reap all the benefits. We’ll meet at Echols at 3:30pm, run up to the Observatory and hit the mud from there. I was thinking a 45 …
Day Hike: North Mountain
After posting two movie nights in just a matter of days; I thought it necessary to make up for such sedentary events by offering a grueling day hike. This hike is on the VA/ WVA border. (IT is not to be confused with Great North Mountain) The hike will begin on top of a ridge that has a very exposed …
Movie Night: the Eiger Sanction
IF you missed “Touching the Void” Tuesday because you mistakingly assumed that you had something better to do, then here is your chance to redeem yourself. All are welcome to Come and watch a cinematic climbing classic: “The Eiger Sanction”, starring and directed by Clint Eastwood. This movie has some inspiring shots of big wall climbing- including, of course, the …
Firepower Trail Run!!
You like running? How about trail running? How about at night with headlamps? Yeah that’s right, you know you’re interested. Come on out and meet me at Echols dorm Friday at 8pm for some insanely fun running through the trails at O-Hill. We’ll take a little warmup run up the hill to the observatory and hit it from there. If …
Trail Running at Jones Run
I want to go run the Jones Run / Doyle River loop this Saturday. It’s about 7 miles. I’m not too into speed, and parts of it are steep, so it’ll probably be a slow pace or walking at times (gasp). Plus, it’s a really nice area and I might want to enjoy a little bit (there’s a swimming hole …