This weekend will be dedicated to the First ever Bobcat Trail Marathon at Burr Oak State Park. The weather looks great for November and the course will give 26.2 miles of new trails to run. good luck to all those running this weekend. More to come on future weekend runs.
Happy Trails! Ed
Friday, November 6, 2009
Friday, October 23, 2009
Zombie Run - November 1st - Driving Directions
We will start at 8:00 a.m. Sunday, November 1st. Don't forget DST ends the night before so you do get an extra hour of sleep. CVNP Calendars will also be available at $8.00 each. Support the National Park! See you all then. Happy Trails! Ed
Directions:
· Starting at Cascade Valley Park (1601 Cuyahoga St.), Oxbow Area (directly across from Valley View Golf Course) at the back parking lot by the sledding hill. Entrance to the park is off of Cuyahoga Street.
· Leaving the park, turn right onto Cuyahoga St. (turns into Northampton Rd.). Travel North for about a mile and you will turn left into parking lot for Schumacher Valley. We will do three trails from this location! Schumacher, Towpath and the Sand Run Parcours. These trails all join by using the Valley Connector Trail.
· Leaving the park, turn left onto Northampton Rd., at the light turn right onto Portage Trail Extension. At State Rd. turn left and travel north for approx. 5 miles until you get to Kendall Park/Barlow Rd. You will turn right at the flashing light; travel under S.R. 8 and about a half a mile on the left will be the Hike & Bike parking lot. This trail is out and back on the Hike & Bike Starting heading south.
· Leaving the Parking Lot, turn right heading back the same way you came in. At State Rd. continue straight across onto Kendall Park Rd. (turns into Truxell Rd.). Continue all the way to Akron-Peninsula Rd. Turn left on to Akron-Peninsula and travel south for about four miles. Hampton Hills Park will be on your left.
· Leaving the park turn right onto Akron-Peninsula Rd. heading north. Turn left onto Ira Rd. (about 1.5 miles). Cross over Riverview Rd. & Railroad tracks and turn a slight left onto Martin Rd. Continue on Martin Rd. until you come to park entrance on your left.
· Leaving the park turn right back onto Martin Rd. travel down to Riverview Rd. Turn left onto Riverview Rd. and continue North for about three miles and you will turn right into Deep Lock Quarry parking lot.
· Leaving the park turn right onto Riverview Rd. Travel north for about one mile. Turn right at light onto S.R. 303. Continue downhill and turn left into Winking Lizard parking lot (directly past the Railroad tracks). You have arrived and survived Zombie Run No.5! Congratulations!
Directions:
· Starting at Cascade Valley Park (1601 Cuyahoga St.), Oxbow Area (directly across from Valley View Golf Course) at the back parking lot by the sledding hill. Entrance to the park is off of Cuyahoga Street.
· Leaving the park, turn right onto Cuyahoga St. (turns into Northampton Rd.). Travel North for about a mile and you will turn left into parking lot for Schumacher Valley. We will do three trails from this location! Schumacher, Towpath and the Sand Run Parcours. These trails all join by using the Valley Connector Trail.
· Leaving the park, turn left onto Northampton Rd., at the light turn right onto Portage Trail Extension. At State Rd. turn left and travel north for approx. 5 miles until you get to Kendall Park/Barlow Rd. You will turn right at the flashing light; travel under S.R. 8 and about a half a mile on the left will be the Hike & Bike parking lot. This trail is out and back on the Hike & Bike Starting heading south.
· Leaving the Parking Lot, turn right heading back the same way you came in. At State Rd. continue straight across onto Kendall Park Rd. (turns into Truxell Rd.). Continue all the way to Akron-Peninsula Rd. Turn left on to Akron-Peninsula and travel south for about four miles. Hampton Hills Park will be on your left.
· Leaving the park turn right onto Akron-Peninsula Rd. heading north. Turn left onto Ira Rd. (about 1.5 miles). Cross over Riverview Rd. & Railroad tracks and turn a slight left onto Martin Rd. Continue on Martin Rd. until you come to park entrance on your left.
· Leaving the park turn right back onto Martin Rd. travel down to Riverview Rd. Turn left onto Riverview Rd. and continue North for about three miles and you will turn right into Deep Lock Quarry parking lot.
· Leaving the park turn right onto Riverview Rd. Travel north for about one mile. Turn right at light onto S.R. 303. Continue downhill and turn left into Winking Lizard parking lot (directly past the Railroad tracks). You have arrived and survived Zombie Run No.5! Congratulations!
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Columbus Sunday / Zombie in 2 Weeks!
Good Luck to all running Columbus this weekend! Great fast course in great town! Hope everyone meets their goals. Don't forget the Zombie Run No.5 is just two weeks away. More to come on that including the driving direction route for the morning. This year's total is just 13 miles so come out and run some great trails!
Sunday, September 13, 2009
7th Annual Road Runner Akron Marathon
Time is fast approaching for the 7th annual Road Runner Akron Marathon to be held Saturday September 26th. I will again be running the marathon this year as I have every year of it's existence. If you are looking for a great well run race - look no further than this 'jewel' that we have right in our backyard. Where else can you go and see people that you know all along the course? Besides, you can sleep in your own bed and get home within an hour of the finish. There may be faster race courses out there but this truly is an outstanding event with a very scenic course. Hope to see a lot of my fellow Northeast Ohio runners out there. Good Luck with your training no matter where you will run.
Ed
Ed
CVNP Calenders
I again have calenders for sale in which all money benefits the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. They again have beautiful pictures of the park that we all love to run in. Show your support by purchasing one for yourself or as a gift for the upcoming Holidays. They are $8.00 each. You can pay by cash or a check made out to CVNP Association. E-mail me at egoubeaux@neo.rr.com if you are interested. I will have them at upcoming 'Run With Ed' runs, including the Zombie Run No. 5 and the Annual Run With Ed New Year's Day Run.
Thanks- Ed
Thanks- Ed
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Zombie Run No. 5
Zombie run number 5
November 1st, 2009
Starting time: 8:00 a.m.
Cascade valley, oxbow trail
This will be the Fifth Edition of the Annual ‘Run with Ed’ Zombie Run. We will again be doing the required eight trails to complete the Summit County Metro Parks Hiking Spree all in one morning. I will have hiking spree forms available to those who need them and will be supplying a brief run down of directions in the order that we will run. The eight trails that we will be doing are as follows and starting with (Official order and directions will follow):
Cascade Valley – Oxbow Trail (Off Cuyahoga Street – Across from Valley View Golf Course)
Cascade Valley – Schumacher Trail (North up the street from the starting trail)
Towpath Trail (Big Bend to Portage Path)
Sand Run – Parcours Trail (via connector trail)
(These three trails will be run together without the need to drive in between!)
O’Neil Woods – Deer Run Trail (Off Martin Road)
Hampton Hills – Spring Hollow Trail (Off Akron-Peninsula Road)
Bike and Hike Trail – Barlow Road Trailhead (Off Barlow Rd.)
Deep Lock Quarry – Quarry Trail (Off Riverview Rd.)
Total Trail Running Distance is approx. 13 miles.
After the run we will be heading over to the Winking Lizard in peninsula on S.R. 303 for a post run lunch celebration. This has been a well attended ‘fun’ run in the past and this year looks to be another. Hope you can make it. See you soon and Happy Trails!
Ed
November 1st, 2009
Starting time: 8:00 a.m.
Cascade valley, oxbow trail
This will be the Fifth Edition of the Annual ‘Run with Ed’ Zombie Run. We will again be doing the required eight trails to complete the Summit County Metro Parks Hiking Spree all in one morning. I will have hiking spree forms available to those who need them and will be supplying a brief run down of directions in the order that we will run. The eight trails that we will be doing are as follows and starting with (Official order and directions will follow):
Cascade Valley – Oxbow Trail (Off Cuyahoga Street – Across from Valley View Golf Course)
Cascade Valley – Schumacher Trail (North up the street from the starting trail)
Towpath Trail (Big Bend to Portage Path)
Sand Run – Parcours Trail (via connector trail)
(These three trails will be run together without the need to drive in between!)
O’Neil Woods – Deer Run Trail (Off Martin Road)
Hampton Hills – Spring Hollow Trail (Off Akron-Peninsula Road)
Bike and Hike Trail – Barlow Road Trailhead (Off Barlow Rd.)
Deep Lock Quarry – Quarry Trail (Off Riverview Rd.)
Total Trail Running Distance is approx. 13 miles.
After the run we will be heading over to the Winking Lizard in peninsula on S.R. 303 for a post run lunch celebration. This has been a well attended ‘fun’ run in the past and this year looks to be another. Hope you can make it. See you soon and Happy Trails!
Ed
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Sunday Run @ Akron Starting Line
We will be running from the Starting line of the Akron Marathon course this Sunday at 6:45 a.m. We will be doing the entire Half-Marathon course with an additional 7 miles at the end to get in the twenty. Hope to see you there.
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