Learn how to save life and limb in an > urban disaster (natural or terrorist) > rural area (not near a hospital) > wilderness area CHOOSE one set of dates/locations (2 days, 8:30am-6:30pm both days): > Sep. 21-22: Virginia Beach, VA* > Oct. 12-13: Richmond, VA* > Oct. 19-20: CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA* (at UVA med school Jordan Hall) > Nov. 9-10: …
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Cheat Fest (Whitwater Boat Riding, Music, Good Times)
Do your homework early, check/adjust your exam and/or work schedules, learn to kayak, etc.. This is going to be sweet! ACTIVITIES: The emphasis of this trip will be to enjoy whitewater. There is plenty of class III-V whitewater in the area including: The Cheat Canyon, Upper/Lower Yough, Big Sandy, etc. Priority will be given to those who are interested in …
Disaster + Wilderness First Aid Cert Course
Learn how to save life and limb in an > urban disaster (natural or terrorist) > rural area (not near a hospital) > wilderness area CHOOSE one set of dates/locations (2 days, 8:30am-6:30pm both days): > March 2 – 3: Knoxville, TN* > March 23-24: Richmond, VA* > April 6 – 7: Blacksburg, VA* > April 13-14: Princeton, NJ* > …
End of the World…Cancelled
Today is the END OF DAYS. THE ARMAGEDDON. THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE. THE MAYAN TIME LAPSE. Join us on this most epic of last adventures. This club was secretly founded for the purpose of finding the smartest, sexiest, and most adventurous people to survive the inevitable apocalypse. You have been selected to survive. In the early days of the club, the …
Disaster + Wilderness First Aid Cert Course
Learn how to save life and limb in an > urban disaster (natural or terrorist) > rural area (not near a hospital) > wilderness area Outdoors at UVAers: SAVE $25 off regular $175 WFA rate, many THANKS to Officer Lindsey for arranging a classroom location for us. Bonus if you’re a trip leader: Earn your course fee back by reimbursement! …
137th Semiannual Walnut Creekathon
Do you like WALNUTS and CREEKS? Well, it’s that time of the year again, so get PSYCHED! For members new to the club, the Creekathon is our kind-of-end-of-semester cookout/potluck/picnic at Walnut Creek Park in Albemarle County. It’s always a great time with good food and good people. We have reserved one of the shelters at the park, complete with grill …
Wilderness First Responder Certification Course
A rare find, this is the first time this course has been offered in Cville in several years. “Wilderness” can be: > a natural area (forest, sea, desert, etc.) > a rural area not near a hospital > an urban disaster zone (natural or terrorist) … any situation in which time of injury to time in hospital is more than …
Cheat Fest (Kayaking, Rafting, Racing, Music, Etc)
Do your homework early, check/adjust your exam and/or work schedules, etc.. This is going to be sweet! ACTIVITIES: The emphasis of this trip will be to enjoy whitewater. There is plenty of class III-V whitewater in the area including: The Cheat, Upper/Lower Yough, Big Sandy, etc. Priority will be given to those who are interested in paddling, but there are …
Saturday Run (Sorry About the Short Notice!)
I am going out to run 9 or 10 miles (out and back) this Saturday on Dick Woods Run. We will start at the same place as my previous Dick Woods Rd trip and go a bit further than the midpoint of this run. I am probably going to try to run pretty fast 8, maybe sub-8, minute mile pace, …
Sunday Afternoon Run 5
I propose this ~7 mile loop that we ended up not going to last week: http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/5058759 Or if we’re feeling less adventurous, we can do an 8 mile loop on Dick Woods Road (4 miles out and back): http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/5386599 Previously, we have been running around a 9 min/mile pace, but all are welcome. It is supposed to be a lovely …
Sunday Run 4
Sunday Run continues! I have not decided the destination, although I am returning to a noon start. I am thinking about this 7 mile loop near Scottsville: http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/5058759 That would be a bit further of a drive, ~ 30 minutes each way. I would love to get out in some country meadows for some real cross country if anyone knows …
Sunday Run 3!
This Sunday I am going to run an 8 mile Albemarle classic, Ridge Road, a 4 mile dirt road out-and-back between Garth Rd and Free Union Rd. I need to meet a little later than the previous two Sundays at 2:30 PM. It is relatively flat (a relaxed stroll compared to Fox Mountain Rd), and overlooks some gorgeous horse farms …
Sunday Run 2
I am going out to run 10 miles (a five mile out and back) this Sunday on Fox Mountain Run in beautiful Albemarle horse country. I have not been here before. http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/27575134 I run at a sub 9 minute pace, although all are welcome. It is an out-and-back, so you can shorten it if you would like. It should be …
Sunday Run
I am going out to run 7 or 8 miles (the first four miles out and back) this Sunday on Dick Woods Run. I have not been here before, but there have been club trips here before. http://www.mapmyrun.com/route/us/va/brownsville/146641744160 The impression I gather is that it is a nice quiet gravel road. I run at a moderate 9-10 minute mile pace. …
Learn to Be a Trip Leader Workshop #3
Hoping to lead some AWESOME trips this year? Come to our trip leader workshop and learn the ropes!!! We’ll cover a variety of important points about leading trips, including: – How to plan your trips – Tips for making sure adventures run smoothly – What expenses the club will reimburse you for – Benefits of being a trip leader, including …
Learn to Be a Trip Leader Workshop #2
Hoping to lead some AWESOME trips this year? Come to our trip leader workshop and learn the ropes!!! We’ll cover a variety of important points about leading trips, including: – How to plan your trips – Tips for making sure adventures run smoothly – What expenses the club will reimburse you for – Benefits of being a trip leader, including …
Learn to Be a Trip Leader Workshop #1
Hoping to lead some AWESOME trips this year? Come to our trip leader workshop and learn the ropes!!! We’ll cover a variety of important points about leading trips, including: – How to plan your trips – Tips for making sure adventures run smoothly – What expenses the club will reimburse you for – Benefits of being a trip leader, including …
Cheat River Festival!
Whitewater, music, gear, and great folks – could it get any better? Let’s go to the 16th Annual Cheat River Festival! Cheat Fest has been described as “the biggest little river festival in the country”. For more details out the following sites: http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/Article/view/articleid/30719/display/full/ http://cheat.org/festival Activities: The emphasis of this trip will be to enjoy whitewater.There is plenty of class III-V …
Brms Discount Night #2
Hello fellow gearheads, Our discount night at Blue Ridge Mountain Sports is coming up fast! Mon April 12th from 8:15-9:15pm you’ll be part of an exclusive 20% sale to Outdoors at UVa members only. **Don’t forget: If you plan on buying gear that you’ll need to get fitted for (e.g. shoes, packs, etc.) you must go in this week prior …
Saturday Morning Run, Take 2
The weather’s looking good again for this weekend, so let’s get away from grounds for a couple of hours and go for a run! Ridge Road is a beautiful, winding dirt road (just 20 minutes away) that goes out and back, for a grand total of 8 miles–a great long run before the Charlottesville 10-miler! If you would like to …
Come Play at Walnut Creek Park!
This Saturday there is a high of 73. I just want to go outside and enjoy the beautiful weather! Walnut Creek Park is a nice park just outside of Charlottesville with a lake and 15 miles of biking trails. You can come have a picnic, sunbathe, play frisbee, slackline, or trail run. It will be a great way to meet …
Saturday Morning Road Run!
It’s about that time to really start getting ready for the Charlottesville 10-miler, or if you just want to go for a run on a beautiful day, let’s go to Ridge Road! It’s a simple out and back run for a total of about 8 miles on a, mostly shady, gravel road winding through scenic farms. Bring your running gear, …
Run + Swim
The plan is to run on ridge road and then do the following at a swiming hole that should be close by. Depending on time / preferences we could do one or the other or both. A driver is needed so I´ll waitlist people.
Run!
We will run on Ridge Road this saturday morning. This is a 4 mile road that goes across beautiful farms. You can run as much or as little as you like. Aside from myself a driver is already coming so we have room for 3 people, and more can come if other drivers sign up. I can adjust the starting …
Jog to the Downtown Mall
The Charlottesville Farmers market has begun! It happens every Saturday starting at 7 AM. We jogged down last Saturday and it was super fun, so lets do it again! I am not a fast runner, so this is not really your chance for an intense workout. The farmers market sports all sorts of fun things from flowers and baked goods …
Saturday Morning Run
Let’s go running this saturday!!! We’ll be going to Ridge Road, about a 20 min. away from Charlottesville. This is a beautiful dirt road and you’ll enjoy running across farms, horses and trees. You can run as slow or fast as you want, for as long as you want, upto 8 miles. I’ll waitlist everyone until drivers sign up.
Sunday Late-Morning Run
If you’re looking for a way to motivate yourself and get some exercise Sunday morning (instead of the yeah-ill-run-later-but-then-don’t) come out to Ridge Road with me! Ridge Road is a beautiful, 4 mile dirt road that winds through horse farms and evergreen trees and is about a 20 minute drive from grounds. We can run as much as we like …
1st Annual Recreational Alleghany Highlands Triathlon
Do you like to run, road bike, and paddle? Perfect! Join me at the Alleghany Highlands Triathalon! This is my first-ever triathalon; I am not an expert trainer, and I am more excited about doing my three favorite sports than winning first place. The main purpose of this trip (for me) is to carpool and camp together, and to HAVE …
Outdoors Style Beach Week for Free!
Outdoors style beach week for FREE! Want to go to Beach Week? Don’t want to spend loads of money? Gotta see mommy for Mothers Day? Monday the 12th we are going to travel down to Oregon Inlet, NC. This is a SWEET campground right on the beach in the Outer Banks. There is a layer of awesome dunes between us …
Camping, Biking, Hiking, Fishing- Whitetop Laurel
canceled due to lack of drivers and interest of enough people for this weekend…
Trip Leader Workshop 2
Want to learn how to lead trips or how to lead better trips? We will be going over all the basics of trip leading in the club, reimbursements, trip descriptions, basic logistics and info, activities, etc. Also, we will go over several common problems and go over how not to lead trips (mostly by examining all of the situations Ive …
New River Gorgathon
TRIP CANCELLED, sorry
Longboarding!
Now that if feels like spring out, its time to get back a longboard and bomb some of the great hills around cville. Everyone is welcome to come even if you have never stood on a board. We’ll meet by Echols and chat for a few minutes to find out what level everyone rides before we set out for a …
Trip Leader Workshop
At this workshop, we’ll talk about how to lead different types of trips, what to do about gear, how to handle trip expenses, what types of trips are allowed, and how to set trips up online. As an incentive to lead, we’ll reimburse your dues after leading four adventures. I’ve only reserved the room for an hour, so that’s the …
Beautiful Monticello Run
Take a break from studying, or start your day off with a invigorating run. Distance: 3.2 miles Speed: Whatever works for you Difficulty: First 1.6 miles are a gradual uphill Weather: Sunny and high 30s, low 40s We’ll drive from Echols to the base of Carter Mountain/Monticello, just off Rt. 20. From there we’ll park and run up the Monticello …
Trip Leader Workshop 3!
I’ve heard from several of you that you can’t come to the Thursday workshop, so here’s another chance! We’ll learn about trip-leading from 5-6ish, and we’ll finish in plenty of time to attend the Monday Night Gathering at Newcomb. At this workshop, we’ll talk about how to lead different types of trips, what to do about gear, how to handle …
Trip Leader Workshop!
Everyone is encouraged to lead trips, and it’s easier than you think! At this workshop, we’ll talk about how to lead different types of trips, what to do about gear, how to handle trip expenses, what types of trips are allowed, and how to set trips up online. As an incentive to lead, we’ll reimburse your dues after leading four …
Outerbanks Beach Trip: Reading Holiday
In honor of the changing seasons and the coming of the delightful brisk fall air–I propose a camping trip to the outerbanks (an awesome area on the atlantic ocean, if you’ve never been) of North Carolina for some fresh ocean air and quality outdoor time in the fine company of fellow outdoors club members and a bountiful array of fall …
Trip Leader Workshop!
Everyone is encouraged to lead trips, and it’s easier than you think! At this workshop, we’ll talk about how to lead different types of trips, what to do about gear, how to handle trip expenses, what types of trips are allowed, and how to set trips up online. As an incentive to lead, we’ll reimburse your dues after leading four …
Rivanna Trail Run: Brandywine to Old Ivy
This four-and-a-half mile run is one of my favorite sections of the Rivanna Trail. We’ll start out at Echols, run up Old Ivy, onto the trail. We’ll cross Barracks, then 29, then 250, and end up in Greenbriar Park. We’ll then drive back. It is a pretty flat and easy section of the trail. For a trail description, see http://avenue.org/rivanna/trails.htm …
Morning Run
It’s not so unbearably hot in the morning. Anyone up for a wake-up jog? We’ll go for on a ~4 mile loop before the heat sets in for the day.
Morning Run
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.
Saturday Afternoon Run
It’s going to be a beautiful day! Join me for a run at Ridge Road. I plan on running the full 8-mile loop, but it is an out-and-back so go for as long (or short) as you like.
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 …
Awesome, Beautiful and Easy Run in the Country
You’ve got homework to do on Sunday afternoon? Not that much! Too hung over? It’s 4pm! Same old people to hang out with? You’ve got all year. I’ve got a better idea, come running in one of the most beautiful roads around Charlottesville AND meet cool new Outdoors Club people. This will be an easy (10 min/mile) run of 4 …
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 …
5K for American Heart Association
5K for American Heart Association sponsored by Phi Sigma Pi the co-ed honor fraternity. Prizes will be awarded to top male and female runners and grab bag prizes awarded at random. All runners will recieve a long sleeved t-shirt. If you want to sign up after the online sign up date has passed you can still come to the race …
5K for UVa Cancer Center
This 5K is sponsored by F.O.R.C.E.–Fighting, Overcoming, and Responding to Cancer Everywhere–a club dedicated to fighting cancer and promoting cancer awareness in the UVa and C’ville communities. All proceeds from this race will go directly to Patient and Support Services at the UVa Cancer Center. All entrants will receive a T-shirt that can be picked up at Ragged Mountain Running …
Run/Walk For Life 5K
Sponsored by the Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority. All proceeds go toward the Susan G. Komen Foundation and UVA Medical Center for Breast Cancer Research. Cost is $10 pre-registration, and $12 on race day and includes a t-shirt. Prizes are awarded for the top finishers in each age category, and there will also be an informational speaker and prize give away …
Charity Adventure-Relay for Life!
This is the first annual American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life event for UVA! Join students and the community for music and games as we walk/run for a cure. From 7pm Friday through 7am on Saturday, our team will have at least one person on the track. We would love for everyone to come camp out all night but it …