Hello,
In order to include more people this time, we will be meeting this Saturday, July 28th at Life Center Plus Fitness Center.
Location: 5133 Darrow Road, Hudson, OH
Time: 6:00 am
Route: Out and back cource on the Bike and Hike trail
Distance: We will run for approximately one hour. If you want to run more, some of us will be going back out after we get done. If you want to run less, let me know and we will accommodate as best we can.
Hope to see you there,
Kyle Williams
The Adventure Running Club is a social running club that meets on the last Saturday of each month at 6:00 am for unique and creative social runs and a social time afterward. Please see the posts below for location and route information.
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Friday, June 1, 2012
June Meeting:
June 2nd 8:00 at Hampton Hills Metropark. There are several options for running different distances and we will meet up at the beginning and end of the runs. The address is 2925 Akron-Peninsula Rd., Akron.
In 1964 the City of Akron needed flat land on which to build a water tower. It leased 116 acres of woods and ravines to Metro Parks in exchange for land within Goodyear Heights Metro Park. Three years later, Rhea H. and E. Reginald Adam donated 162 acres of adjacent farm land to Metro Parks, and the 278-acre Hampton Hills Metro Park was born. In 2010, the park district signed a lease for the adjacent Hardy Road landfill, bringing the park to its current size of 655 acres.
More than 10,000 years ago, glaciers retreated from Northeast Ohio, carving ravines and valleys. The glacially-formed Adam Run Valley is home to an unusual plant called rush, which lines the banks of the stream. Along the trails, oak, elm, sycamore and black walnut trees provide habitat for a variety of birds and other wildlife. A grove of white pine, planted by Girl Scouts in the late 1960s, offers visitors a cool, scented respite.
Today, at the Top O' the World Area, open fields contain milkwort, ironweed, Queen Anne's lace, goldenrods and asters. Bluebird boxes, which are monitored by volunteers, rise above the meadow grasses. Each summer, bluebirds sit perched atop the nest boxes, watching for their insect prey. Other notable bird species include woodcocks, wild turkeys and large birds of prey like red-tailed hawks. The hawks can be seen soaring above the meadows as they hunt for small voles and mice.
One of the park district's most demanding hikes, Adam Run Trail forms a
sort of figure eight with Spring Hollow Trail, traveling through
ravines and over streams. 
Spring Hollow Trail, one of the park district's most demanding hikes,
forms a sort of figure eight with Adam Run Trail, travelling through
ravines and over streams. It includes a 30-foot bridge.
Looking Forward to seeing everyone there!
June 2nd 8:00 at Hampton Hills Metropark. There are several options for running different distances and we will meet up at the beginning and end of the runs. The address is 2925 Akron-Peninsula Rd., Akron.
In 1964 the City of Akron needed flat land on which to build a water tower. It leased 116 acres of woods and ravines to Metro Parks in exchange for land within Goodyear Heights Metro Park. Three years later, Rhea H. and E. Reginald Adam donated 162 acres of adjacent farm land to Metro Parks, and the 278-acre Hampton Hills Metro Park was born. In 2010, the park district signed a lease for the adjacent Hardy Road landfill, bringing the park to its current size of 655 acres.
More than 10,000 years ago, glaciers retreated from Northeast Ohio, carving ravines and valleys. The glacially-formed Adam Run Valley is home to an unusual plant called rush, which lines the banks of the stream. Along the trails, oak, elm, sycamore and black walnut trees provide habitat for a variety of birds and other wildlife. A grove of white pine, planted by Girl Scouts in the late 1960s, offers visitors a cool, scented respite.
Today, at the Top O' the World Area, open fields contain milkwort, ironweed, Queen Anne's lace, goldenrods and asters. Bluebird boxes, which are monitored by volunteers, rise above the meadow grasses. Each summer, bluebirds sit perched atop the nest boxes, watching for their insect prey. Other notable bird species include woodcocks, wild turkeys and large birds of prey like red-tailed hawks. The hawks can be seen soaring above the meadows as they hunt for small voles and mice.
Monday, April 30, 2012
Hi Everyone,
The first meeting of the Adventure Running Club is upon us! We will be meeting this Saturday (May 5th) at 8:00 am. Pleas arrive a little early, so we can get started on time. This event is open to anyone who wants to come.
The location this month is the Brecksville Reservation on Valley Parkway, at the parking lot next to the bridge over Chippewa Creek. In case you don't know exactly where this is, I am including a link to the map. Just plug in your location and out pops the directions!
May 5th Meeting Location
From the Brecksville Resevation Web Site:
From the oak-hickory forests on the ridge tops to the cottonwoods, willows and sycamores of Chippewa Creek's flat floodplain, Brecksville Reservation is a study of contrasts. The reservation is deeply cut by seven distinct gorges which have a wide variety of soil and sunlight conditions, fostering the growth of rare, unusual and endangered plants. Chippewa Creek, in the northern section of the reservation, flows through a remarkable gorge that was left behind by the glaciers that once covered this area.
The route that we will be running this time is Deer Lick Cave Loop Trail which is about 4 miles long. The unusual sandstone formation of Deer Lick Cave makes this long and rugged hike worth the trip. Bring your trail shoes and be prepared for some rugged terrain.
After we finish this loop, we will tackle the Salamander Loop Trail, which is 1.5 miles. Partly carpeted with mosses, this trail goes around a critical spring amphibian breeding pond. Time permitting, we may even go for some hill interval training up the daunting Valley Parkway bike trail.
As always, you are welcome to join us for as much or as little as you are comfortable with.
This is an unsupported event, so please bring WATER, appropriate shoes (you know, the ones that can get dirty), clothing for the unpredictable Cleveland weather (layer up people!), WATER, your favorite hat, and since I forgot to mention it, WATER.
The first meeting of the Adventure Running Club is upon us! We will be meeting this Saturday (May 5th) at 8:00 am. Pleas arrive a little early, so we can get started on time. This event is open to anyone who wants to come.
May 5th Meeting Location
From the Brecksville Resevation Web Site:
From the oak-hickory forests on the ridge tops to the cottonwoods, willows and sycamores of Chippewa Creek's flat floodplain, Brecksville Reservation is a study of contrasts. The reservation is deeply cut by seven distinct gorges which have a wide variety of soil and sunlight conditions, fostering the growth of rare, unusual and endangered plants. Chippewa Creek, in the northern section of the reservation, flows through a remarkable gorge that was left behind by the glaciers that once covered this area.
After we finish this loop, we will tackle the Salamander Loop Trail, which is 1.5 miles. Partly carpeted with mosses, this trail goes around a critical spring amphibian breeding pond. Time permitting, we may even go for some hill interval training up the daunting Valley Parkway bike trail.
As always, you are welcome to join us for as much or as little as you are comfortable with.
This is an unsupported event, so please bring WATER, appropriate shoes (you know, the ones that can get dirty), clothing for the unpredictable Cleveland weather (layer up people!), WATER, your favorite hat, and since I forgot to mention it, WATER.
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