Life Center Plus Adventure Running Club

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.