Run with Ed

14th Annual New Year's Day Run

2011-12-10T21:05:00.002-05:00

It's time again for the New Year's Day Group Run from Boston Store. Sunday January 1st at 8:00 a.m., meet on the porch of the Boston Store and we will do a scenic loop taking in Brandywine Falls. Bring some leftover goodies from the holidays to share or something to drink for after the run and start the New Year off right with a run in our beautiful National Park. Spread the word - we are official this year! Enjoy the Holiday's and hope to see you there.

Happy Trails - Ed

2011 Zombie Pictures

2011-11-13T20:12:00.002-05:00

Here are a few shots of the 2011 Zombie Run. Thanks to all for coming out and running these great trails of the Summit County Metro Park system. Don't forget the Annual New Year's Day run. More info to come.

See you all soon - Ed

Zombie Run Update

2011-10-17T13:40:00.003-04:00

We are just under two weeks until the Zombie Run. Just a few updates, we will start at 8:00 a.m. on Sunday morning the 30th of october from Munroe Falls Metro Park in the back at the Indian Springs Trail Parking Lot. A large group is again expected this year - please do your part in trying to car pool. We fill up many parking lots just on our own, so car pooling is highly recommended. Also, dress up if you are in the Holloween Spirit! It makes the event a little more fun. One more thing, I will again be selling calendars for the CVNP (Cuyahoga Valley National Park) at just $8.00 each. As in years past, I sell them to help raise money for the park - ALL money goes back and for the park. Help support the park that is in our own backyard and where many of us run on a regular basis.

Thanks and see you all on the 30th!

Zombie Run No. 7 - Driving Directions

2011-09-25T17:36:00.001-04:00

Zombie Run No.7 – Driving Directions

• We will be starting at Munroe Falls Metro Park (521 S. River Rd.) in Munroe Falls. The entrance to the park is off of South River Rd., which runs east off Darrow Rd. (SR 91). You will turn into the park and travel on the park road towards the back to the trail entrance. We will be doing the Indian Spring Trail.
• Leaving the park turn left back onto South River Rd. and travel to Darrow Rd./North Ave. (SR 91). Turn left at stop sign heading south. At the light at Northmoreland turn left into the new park road for the Tallmadge Meadows Area (1088 North Ave.). Parking is at the top of the small hill, we will be doing the Meadows Trail.
• Leaving the park turn right back onto Darrow/North (SR 91) and continue to the light at Munroe Falls Ave. Turn left at light and continue on Munroe Fall Ave. into Cuyahoga Falls till Broad Blvd. At light, turn right, cross railroad tracks and go under SR 8 and go to light at Front St. and turn left. Continue on Front St. for approx. one mile and turn right into Gorge Metro Park (1160 Front St.) parking lot. We will be doing the Glens Trail.
• Leaving the park turn right back onto Front St. At light, turn right onto Cuyahoga Falls Ave. Continue till reaching Tallmadge Rd. turning right. At light, turn right onto Cuyahoga St. Continue on Cuyahoga St. until reaching Park entrance for Cascade Valley Chuckery Area (837 Cuyahoga St.). Follow park road to parking lot. We will be doing the Chuckery Trail.
• Leaving the park, turn right back onto Cuyahoga St. Continue on Cuyahoga St. until you reach Portage Trail Ext. Turn left and take Portage Path Ext. to bottom of the hill turning left at the light onto Portage Path. Continue south to Sand Run Parkway and turn right. Continue on Sand Run Pkwy. Following signs for trail (3rd parking lot in from Portage Path – 1400 Sand Run Pkwy.). We will be doing the Dogwood Trail.
• Leave the park the same way you came in. Follow Sand Run Pkwy. And turn left back onto Portage Path, continue north - where Portage Path changes into Akron Peninsula Rd. Continue on Akron-Peninsula Rd. and turn right into Hampton Hills Park (2925 Akron-Peninsula Rd.). We will be doing the Spring Hollow Trail.
• Leaving the park turn right back onto Akron-Peninsula Rd. Continue north till you reach Ira Rd. Turn left, stay on Ira and cross Riverview Rd. At bend in road turn left onto Martin Rd. and take Martin up the hill to the park entrance for O’Neil Woods Park (2550 Martin Rd.). We will be doing the Deer Run Trail.
• Leaving the park road turn right back onto Martin Rd. and continue down to Ira like you came. At Ira turn right and then at stop sign turn left onto Riverview Rd. and continue north till you reach the park entrance for Deep Lock Quarry (5779 Riverview Rd.). We will be doing the Quarry Trail.
• Congratulations! You have just completed the 2011 Zombie Run No. 7! We will then meet as a group for our lunch celebration at the Winking Lizard in Peninsula. Leaving the park, turn right back onto Riverview and continue north to light at SR 303. Turn right at light and the Winking Lizard is on your left just over the railroad tracks. See you there!

Zombie Run No. 7 - Sunday, October 30th

2011-09-18T16:51:00.002-04:00

It's that time of year to start planning for this year's edition of the Zombie Run. This year will be year seven and as in the past, we will be doing the Summit County Metro Parks Hiking Spree in one day! Eight different trails, at eight different parks, totalling approximately 15 miles. We will start at 8:00 a.m. on Sunday October 30th, car pool from trail to trail and afterwards meet as a group for a post run lunch celebration. Costumes are encouraged - it makes the event even better! This is a group run, not a race, so please come out and enjoy the Metro Parks with a morning of trail running! More info to follow. Check back soon for this years list of trails and driving directions. Mark your calendars now - hope to see you there!

Happy Trails - Ed

NEW YEAR'S DAY UPDATE

2010-12-30T17:41:00.002-05:00

********************************LAST MINUTE UPDATE******************************

Sorry for the confusion, but due to circumstances beyond my control, the regular non-event run will be moved to a new location. We will NOT BE meeting at Boston Store at 8:00 am. Instead we will be meeting at Sand Run Park at Portage Path and Sand Run Parkway at 8:00 am. Same plan as usual, we will take a group picture and then head out for an out and back on the trail. After the run, we will meet in the pavilion behind the restrooms for drinks and snacks. Hope everyone can still make it. It will be a great way to start the New Year!

Happy Trails - Ed

13th Annual New Years Day Run

2010-12-04T20:10:00.002-05:00

Please join in for the 13th Annual 'Run with Ed' New Years Day Run from Boston Store @ 8:00 a.m. Start the New Year out right, with a run in our beautiful National Park. The run is approximately seven miles and will take in a great view of Brandywine Falls. Stay after to talk to your friends and enjoy drinks and whatever else you want to bring to share on the porch of the store. Don't be late - you will not want to miss the group picture before we start. Happy Holidays!

Ed

PS - Just a few more CVNP calendars remain at $8 each. Once they are gone - they are gone!

Zombie Run a Sucess!

2010-10-31T20:04:00.002-04:00

Great day for the sixth annual Zombie Run! We had another great turnout and a nice cool and dry day to run. Thanks for coming out and getting to know your Summit County Metro Parks. The runners really seem to enjoy this run and is the reason why I continue to do it. Fun and challenging - hope you all had a great time. Many of the runners will be travelling to Columbus next weekend for the Ohio State High School XC Championships either with thier own children or the teams they help coach. Best of luck to all the teams - we have a great representation from NE Ohio. I will post pictures as soon as I can get a spare few minutes. Check back soon.

And don't forget - mark you calendars - the Annual New Year's Day run will again take place from Boston Store at 8:00 a.m. We run a nice seven mile loop to Brandywine Falls and enjoy conversation and food after on the porch of the store. Bring down your leftover cookies and start the New Year off right - with a run! See you all soon.

Ed

Zombie Run After Party!

2010-10-05T11:03:00.002-04:00

Once we have completed the Zombie Run No. 6 we will depart the parking lot For Bellacino's Restaraunt for a post run celebration. Turn right onto Darrow Rd. (SR 91) and head north to Kent Rd. (SR 59). Turn right at the light heading east. Take Kent Rd. past the shopping areas and turn left at the light onto Fishcreek Rd.. You will turn right a few hundred feet from the intersection into Bellacino's Restaurant. They have awesome Grinder Sandwiches, Pizza, Salads and pasta. Oh yeah, they will also be serving ice cold beer after 12:00! Hope to see you there for the post run celebration. We always have a hungry crowd when we are done, so plan on joining your fellow Zombie's! Also, I will have some of the new 2011 CVNP calendars for sale and once again at the discount price of only $8.00 compared to the $12.95 list price. All money goes to our National Park in which we all love to run.

Thanks and see you on Halloween day!

Don't forget to dress accordinly - costumes that is!

Zombie Run Driving Directions

2010-09-18T05:59:00.002-04:00

Here are the driving directions for this year's Zombie Run, Stay tuned for additional information. Hope to see you then. Ed

Zombie Run No.6 Driving Directions

· We will be starting at Furnace Run Metro Park (4955 Townsend Rd.) in Richfield Township. The entrance to the park is off of Townsend Rd., which runs northwest off Brecksville Rd. (SR 21).
· Leaving the park turn left heading back to Brecksville Rd. (SR 21). Turn right onto Brecksville and then turn left at the light at Streetsboro Rd. (SR 303). Head east into Peninsula and at the light at Riverview Rd. turn right. Continue on Riverview for approx one mile and at bottom of small hill turn left into parking lot for Deep Lock Quarry (5779 Riverview Rd.).
· Leaving the park, turn left back onto Riverview Rd. Continue south on Riverview Rd. to Ira Rd. Turn right onto Ira, cross Railroad tracks and veer to the left onto Martin Rd. (be sure to yield to traffic on Ira). Continue on Martin up the hill and at bend in road at the top turn left into the drive for O’Neil Woods (2550 Martin Rd.)
· Leaving the park, turn right onto Martin Rd. and continue back the way you came down to Ira Rd. At Ira Rd. turn right, cross railroad tracks and go straight at stop sign at Riverview Rd. Ira dead ends at Akron-Peninsula Rd., turn right heading south. Take Akron-Peninsula Rd. to light at Portage Trail Extension. Turn left and go up hill on Portage Trail until you reach the light at Northampton Rd. (gas station on the left). Turn right onto Northampton Rd. Northampton turns into Cuyahoga St. in Akron. Continue on Cuyahoga until you come to Valley View Golf Course (on right). Cascade Valley Oxbow area (1061 Cuyahoga St.) is directly across from the golf course on the left. Follow the drive to the sledding hill (veers to left) and park at the end of the drive.
· Leaving the park, turn right onto Cuyahoga St. Head north, at top of hill, turn right onto Sackett Rd. at blinking light. Continue on Sackett until it merges into Chestnut Rd. Veering to right take Chestnut until you reach Second St. At light, turn right and head south where Second merges into Front St. Continue on Front for about a half a mile and turn right at light into parking lot for Gorge Park (1160 Front St.) We will be doing two trails from this park, the Gorge trail and the Glenn’s trail.
· Leaving the park turn left at the light exiting the park and head north on Front St. Take Front St. to Broad Blvd. (by the Sheraton Suites). Turn right at light, travel under SR 8 and turn left at light at Newberry St. Stay on Newberry going straight across Portage Trail. Newberry changes name to Munroe Falls Ave. Continue on Munroe Falls Ave. all the way into Munroe Falls at light at Main St (SR 91) in Munroe Falls. Turn right at light and then turn left onto South River Rd. Continue on South River Rd. until you come to Munroe Falls Park (521 S. River Rd.) entrance on the right. Take park road to the back of park to trail entrance.
· Leaving the park turn left onto South River Rd. and go back the way you came in. At Main St. (SR 91), turn right and head north across railroad tracks and bridge at Cuyahoga River. Turn right into Hike and Bike parking lot (130 N. Main St.) on north side of river. Congratulations, this is our last trail of the day! Please join us for lunch afterwards for a post run celebration. (Place TBD)

Zombie Run No. 6 - October 31st

2010-08-19T10:29:00.002-04:00

Get ready for the Zombie Run No. 6 to be held Halloween Day, Sunday October 31st. This is one of the most unique and well attended runs of the year and this year will be no different. Please join us as we complete the Metro Parks Hiking Spree - all in one morning. Total distance for this years edition will be fifteen miles. Exact details will be forth coming including starting time and place and order of trails to be run. Don't forget, afterwards we will be doing a group lunch at a place TBD. Put it on your calendars and keep watching for updates. Also, check out some of the pictures from last year posted on the site.

See you all then!
Ed

Post Spring Marathon Wrap-Up

2010-05-18T12:13:00.004-04:00

All the hard training through the long winter paid off for me as I ran my fastest marathon since the Fall of 2005 at Boston in 2:58:10. As I near my 48th Birthday in June, I am most pleased with getting back under the 3:00 mark. It was Boston that robbed me of my sub 3:00 streak in 2007 and it is back at Boston that I begin a new streak! Miles have been much higher than years past and I am feeling well and recharged. Plans for the rest of the year include the Eighth Akron Marathon of my resume along with my tune-up half, The Buckeye Half one month prior. The Saturday runs in the Valley were a huge part of my success and I plan to keep doing them going. Great group of runners and great terrain to train. My goal for the fall is to better my Boston time and to hopefully run sub 2:55. My fastest days may be behind me, but I do have a renewed excitement to run well again. Hope to see you all out there. Don' forget the date - Halloween Day - Sunday, October 31st - Zombie Run No.6! More details will be coming. hope to see you all out there.

Ed

Shamrock Sunday

2010-03-07T18:34:00.003-05:00

What a great day to run the Shamrock races in the CVNP! We were treated to a beautiful day of sunshine and mild temp's. Congrat's to all of you (Many runner's out there today) who took part.
Hope to see you all out there soon.

Ed

Saturday Run's & Shamrock 15K

2010-02-11T11:20:00.002-05:00

The big group run has been scheduled for Saturday's as of late. Many options for distance and pace, as there are many runner's meeting here. See you all at 7:30 a.m. SHARP! Don't forget the Summit Athletic Running Club's Shamrock 15 K to be held Sunday March 7th at Noon. Challenging course - you won't want to miss it!

Stay Warm - Run Hard!

Ed

New Year's Day 2010

2010-01-08T16:01:00.001-05:00

Zombie Run & New Year's Day Pictures

2010-01-08T15:13:00.004-05:00

Sorry for the delay, group pictures for the Zombie Run are finally being posted. I am trying to get used to all this high tech stuff! Thanks for participating in this event and look forward to seeing you all out there next year on Halloween Sunday, October 31st!

ED

12th Annual New Year's Morning Run

2009-12-14T14:10:00.002-05:00

Don't forget the 12th annual New Year's morning run from the Boston Store at 8:00 a.m. Friday the 1st day of 2010. We will again be doing our regular loop heading up to Brandywine Falls and back via Brandywine Rd. and the Hike & Bike trail over to Boston Mills Rd.. Bring something to eat or drink afterwards for the 'social' part of the event. Start the New Year out right with a run in our beautiful National Park and with your fellow runners. I was able to get a few more CVNP Calendars that I will be selling for just $8.00 each (please try to have exact amount). All money goes right back to the CVNP Association. Hope to see you then. Happy Holidays!

Ed

Sunday December 6th

2009-12-05T16:34:00.001-05:00

We will be running from the Cuyahoga Falls Nat at 7:00 a.m. A one hour loop is planned, more after if you would like. Hope to see you there.

Ed

Bocat Trail Marathon this weekend!

2009-11-06T13:20:00.002-05:00

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

Zombie Run - November 1st - Driving Directions

2009-10-23T13:02:00.003-04:00

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!

Columbus Sunday / Zombie in 2 Weeks!

2009-10-14T07:38:00.002-04:00

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!

7th Annual Road Runner Akron Marathon

2009-09-13T14:59:00.003-04:00

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

CVNP Calenders

2009-09-13T14:51:00.004-04:00

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

Zombie Run No. 5

2009-09-05T11:55:00.001-04:00

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

Sunday Run @ Akron Starting Line

2009-09-02T07:03:00.002-04:00

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.

Weekend Run's (Roads or Trails)

2009-08-14T07:37:00.004-04:00

Choices for this weekend. Saturday will be another VR run from Lock 29. this will be a road run with plenty of hills. Sixteen miles is the estimated mileage. Tis run will start at 6:30 a.m. On Sunday, a different VR run will be taking place from Happy Days and this will be a trail run of around two hours. This run will start at 7:00 a.m. Looks like it's going to be a warm one so plan accordingly.

Happy Trails - Ed

8/8 Saturday Run from Canal Park

2009-08-07T09:12:00.003-04:00

There will be a VR group run starting at Canal Park in Downtown Akron at 6:30 a.m. running the last 15 miles of the Akron course tomorrow morning. Add on, cut off options are numerous. Hope to see you all out there.

Burning River Results

2009-08-05T17:03:00.002-04:00

Great job to Jim Chaney over the past weekend in the 3rd Annual Burning River 100 mile Endurance race. He finished seventh overall and was 1st Master runner in a time of 19:52. Rest up and we'll see you out there soon! Many others from the area also ran great times including Overall winner Mark Godale and Overall Female Connie Gardner.

See you on the trails!

Ed

Famous Photos

2009-07-11T16:37:00.005-04:00

Triplet Tracy Run

Tour de Joey

Baby Stroller Smack Down

Porta-Ed

Rich's Doctorate Work

Saturday June 6th / Sunday June 7th

2009-06-01T20:40:00.002-04:00

Saturday June 6th - Race for the Parks!
A great way to come off of your marathon training. A 15K this year on a flat to slight rolling course. Check out www.verticalrunner.com for more information

Sunday June 7th
Meet at Oak Grove for a run of the Buckeye Trail 50K course. We will hook up with the Vertical Runner group. Most will be going to Snowville and back for 12 miles. Some will go longer. See you there.

Sunday May 24th

2009-05-20T14:01:00.003-04:00

We will be joining the Vertical Runner group starting at 7am. The run will start at Jaite (near Riverview and Snowville Rd) and will hit the Buckeye Trail to Ottawa Point. Hope to see many of you there.

2009-04-27T12:03:00.002-04:00

Pittsburgh Marathon this Sunday, May 3rd. Good luck to all running. For me I just want to finish...........standing up. See you all soon. Looking forward to hitting the trails in preparation
for the Summer Buckeye 50K.

Special Saturday Run - Revised

2009-04-08T12:47:00.003-04:00

Easter weekend. We are moving our run to Saturday - 7am - Brugers Bagels on Riverview Road. Goal is 22 easy miles. The first 10 will be out and back....so if you only want to cut it short....here is your chance. The rest of the run will be a 10 mile loop. See you there.

Sunday April 5th

2009-03-31T14:35:00.002-04:00

There are a few races going on this weekend, so the run on Sunday is tentative at best. We are scheduled to run from Sand Run Parkway at 7am. If you are the only person there at 7....then just get started! No one else will be there!

Good luck to everyone who is racing.

Next scheduled run is SATURDAY April 11th.

Sunday March 29th

2009-03-22T10:07:00.001-04:00

We will hook up with the Vertical Runner training group for the Boston Marathon Preview Run. All of the details are here: http://www.verticalrunner.com/bostonpreview.asp

Sunday March 22nd

2009-03-18T11:38:00.002-04:00

Join us for a nice relaxed run on the trails of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. We will start at 7am. The Pine Hollow parking lot will be our starting location. This is also known as the sledding hill at Virginia Kendell, on Quick Road.

March 15th

2009-03-11T16:47:00.001-04:00

Meet at Sand Run Parkway and Portage Path parking lot. Some going 22 miles. Places to cut it shorter along the way.

Sunday March 8th

2009-03-05T23:24:00.001-05:00

Everyone should be running the Shamrock 15K at Woodridge High School. Noon starting time. Check out www.summitathletic.com for details.

Small group run starting at the Natatorium at 7:30am for those not racing.

Sunday March 1st

2009-02-23T10:33:00.001-05:00

Meet at Sand Run Parkway for our weekly run starting at 7am. Hope to see many of you there.

2009-02-15T16:11:00.002-05:00

Temporary roadblock for me. Hope to be out there next week for the Shamrock preview. Rehabing a little Achilles issue. Hope your running is going well. Happy Trails! Ed

Winter Buckeye 50K

2009-01-17T10:15:00.002-05:00

Sunday morning is the annual Winter 50K Trail Run. Good luck to those running and stay warm!
Look forward to picking up the long weekend runs starting Super Bowl Sunday!

New Years Day Run Photos

2009-01-08T19:02:00.002-05:00

New Years Day Run

2008-12-30T11:12:00.001-05:00

Join us for our annual New Years Day run, beginning at Boston Store - 8am. It is an easy hour run with lots of goodies at the end. Please bring something to share (cookies, brownies, Gatorade, etc). See you there.

Sunday Dec 7th - Panera Bread Run

2008-12-03T10:17:00.001-05:00

We will be meeting at the Panara in Montrose for a 7am run on Sunday 12/07. This has become an annual tradition and it would be great to see you there. The run will be 1 hour easy around Bath / Montrose. We will gather at Panara after the run for hot coffee and great food! I know many of you have other Sunday am run groups, but it would be great to see you there. Invite your friends!

Sunday Nov 30th

2008-11-29T12:57:00.000-05:00

We will meet at Sand Run Parkway for our run beginning at 7am.

Zombie Run Photos / Sun Nov 16th

2008-11-11T13:15:00.002-05:00

Here are the photos from the Zombie Run. Great job to everyone who got through it!

Sunday Run Change - Meet at Sand Run Parkway.

Zombie Run is Here

2008-10-27T12:10:00.002-04:00

This year will be the fourth edition of the famed Zombie Run. This years run will take place on Sunday November 2nd at 7:30 a.m. (This is the first day of post DST, so you will get an extra hour of sleep). My family and I did a walk through on Sept. 1st (The Zombie Walk!) and I can honestly say, running all eight trails is easier than hiking them - it's faster! We will be starting at Furnace Run park in Richfield and strategically working our way back from that point. Next is Deep Lock Quarry, then O'Neil Woods, over to the Nature Realm, to Sand Run (third parking area from Portage Path) and finally to the Gorge parking lot where we can hit three trails from one location (Highbridge, Gorge and Glenns). After that the run moves over to the Original Rockne's on Hudson Drive in Cuyahoga Falls. Total mileage is estimated at 13.6. We have had great turnouts in the past and with Vince's support this has become a must do run for many. By the way doing all eight trails qualifies you for the Summit Metro Parks hiking spree program. First year hikers get a stick and a shield and veteran hikers get a new shield. Non Summit County residents are welcome also, but will have a small fee if you would like to get your stick and shield. Hope you all can make it.

Oct 26th

2008-10-24T15:18:00.001-04:00

Meet at Sand Run Parkway. 7am start. See you there.

Zombie Run Next Week!!

Sunday Oct 5th

2008-10-02T09:12:00.001-04:00

Change of plans. Let's meet at Sand Run Parkway. Many options from there. See you at 7am.

Also don't forget that we are one month away from the Zombie Run!
Details Here!

Sun Sept 21st

2008-09-15T11:18:00.002-04:00

The Falls Natatorium 5K is this Sunday. It is a great race if you are not running Akron the week before!

For those not running the Nat 5K, we will still meet at the Nat for our 7am run.

Sat Sept 13 / Sun Sept 14

2008-09-12T08:20:00.002-04:00

The Akron Marathon will soon be here! Saturday there is VR group run starting at Lock 29 (6:30am start) going for 16.5 miles. Should be an easy taper run. There will be no official Sunday morning run. A Sunday option is to join a few folks at Mustill Store for an easy 12 miler starting at 7am.

Races
Saturday Morning - 4 Miler 4 Kids - Northhampton Town Hall. Cash awards. 7am start.
Sunday Afternoon - Run for the Schools - Hudson Middle School. 1:30pm start.

Buckeye Half Maraton & 5K

2008-09-04T10:13:00.003-04:00

Buckeye Half Marathon & 5K
Hope to see many of you at the Buckeye Half this weekend. No group run scheduled. We will have a new schedule starting on Monday. Remember to sign up for the Akron Marathon!

2008 Zombie Run
This year will be the fourth edition of the famed Zombie Run. This years run will take place on Sunday November 2nd at 7:30 a.m. (This is the first day of post DST, so you will get an extra hour of sleep). My family and I did a walk through yesterday Sept. 1st (The Zombie Walk!) and I can honestly say, running all eight trails is easier than hiking them - it's faster! We will be starting at Furnace Run park in Richfield and strategically working our way back from that point. Next is Deep Lock Quarry, then O'Neil Woods, over to the Nature Realm, to Sand Run (third parking area from Portage Path) and finally to the Gorge parking lot where we can hit three trails from one location (Highbridge, Gorge and Glenns). After that the run moves over to the Original Rockne's on Hudson Drive in Cuyahoga Falls. Total mileage is estimated at 13.6. We have had great turnouts in the past and with Vince's support this has become a must do run for many. By the way doing all eight trails qualifies you for the Summit Metro Parks hiking spree program. First year hikers get a stick and a shield and veteran hikers get a new shield. Non Summit County residents are welcome also, but will have a small fee if you would like to get your stick and shield. Hope you all can make it. Watch for more info here at RunWithEd.com. Until then Happy Trails!
Ed

Saturday August 30th / Sunday August 31st

2008-08-25T14:02:00.003-04:00

Saturday - The VR Training group will be going 20 miles on the RRAM course. Check out www.trainwithvr.com for more info.

Sunday - Our group will meet at 7am / Sand Run Parkway for a long run.

Sunday 24th

2008-08-18T09:06:00.000-04:00

Let's meet at Sand Run Parkway this week. See you there.

Sunday August 17th

2008-08-15T08:57:00.001-04:00

We are slated to run from the Natatorium in Cuyahoga Falls. Some will be running the Perfect 10 Miler...so turnout may be light to non-existant!

Burning River 100

2008-08-07T09:58:00.005-04:00

Great job to everyone who ran or volunteered at the Burning River 100. Here are a few photos of Rich during and after the race.

See you at Polsky's parking deck at 7am this Sunday.

August

2008-07-30T13:36:00.003-04:00

August means that it is time to buckle down and get ready for Fall marathons. We will focus on long marathon type runs this month. Here is the tentative schedule

8/3 - Burning River 100 - No Group Run
8/10 - Polsky's Parking Deck - RRAM mile 10-ish. Course run.
8/17 - Falls Natatorium
8/24 - TBD
8/31 - TBD

July Running

2008-07-08T09:01:00.003-04:00

July will conclude the bulk of our trail running. We will start to hit the road again in August. Here is our breakdown for July:

July 12th - Muddy Paws 5 / 10 mile
July 13th - Sand Run Parkway
July 19th - Buckeye Trail 50K Race
July 20th - No Scheduled Run
July 27th - Sand Run Parkway
July 31st - Bill Heideman XC Run

June Trails

2008-05-27T15:13:00.001-04:00

We will be hitting the trails for each of our Sunday runs in June. Most will be with the VR group as part of their familiarization runs of the Buckeye Trail course. See you there.

Trail Running - Sunday May 4th

2008-04-30T11:10:00.002-04:00

We will hit the trails this Sunday, meeting at the Pine Lane Trail Head on Route 303. The run will cover a section of the Burning River 100 course and will take us to Happy Days. We will return back to Pine Lane. Additional miles may be tacked on at the end. See you there.

Saturday April 20th

2008-04-15T10:10:00.005-04:00

For those not headed to Boston....we will hook up with the Vertical Runner group for the Saturday run at Lock 29. Check out www.verticalrunner.com for more info.

There will be no Sunday Run

For those headed to Boston....good luck!

Sunday April 6th Change

2008-04-05T12:13:00.001-04:00

We will be joining the FA50K people at Happy Days on Route 303 starting at 7am.

Next Run: March 30th

2008-03-18T13:45:00.002-04:00

We will not be running as a group on Easter. Our next run will be with the Vertical Runner group for their "Boston Preview" run. It is a 13 or 20 mile route....your choice. Here is the map for the run. More info can be found on the VR bulletin board.

March 16th - Natatorium Run

2008-03-12T13:17:00.001-04:00

We will meet at the Natatorium for our 7am run on Sunday. The route is still being discussed...but it will be outside! See you there.

Shamrock 15K / 5K

2008-03-03T12:01:00.005-05:00

The annual Shamrock race is up next. Join us for this hilly race on Sunday!

March 2nd

2008-02-25T13:04:00.002-05:00

We will meet at Woodridge High School and run the Shamrock course in reverse. See you there.

Feb 24th

2008-02-22T11:21:00.001-05:00

Hopefully the weather will be better than last week. Meet at Sand Run Parkway. See you there.

Feb 17th

2008-02-14T10:35:00.003-05:00

We will meet at the Kendall Hills parking lot on Quick Road. Our run will be a reverse Shamrock 15K loop. See you there.

Feb 2nd and 3rd

2008-01-28T15:25:00.001-05:00

The frostbite prediction run is this Saturday at Water Works park in Cuyahoga Falls. The run starts at 9am. Get there early to register and submit your prediction.

Sunday we will meet at Sand Run Parkway for our 7am run.

Sunday Jan 27th

2008-01-22T13:22:00.000-05:00

Our run will start at Lock 29 in Peninsula. Some of you are running the Buckeye Trail 50K the day before, so we will put together a short loop for everyone to run. Those going longer can just keep looping!

Sun Jan 20th CANCELLED

2008-01-16T09:44:00.000-05:00

Due to the anticipated temps, we are going to cancel our Sunday run this week. Saturday options include the Vertical Runner group from Lock 29 @ 7:30am...going 7+ miles, or the more challenging speedy group from Fishers / Winking Lizard....going 14+ @ 7:30am.
Track workout group from Tuesday night.

Sunday Jan 13th

2008-01-07T11:31:00.000-05:00

Sunday Run - We will be meeting at the Kendall Sleding hills / Pine Hollow on Quick road at the restrooms. We will run the Shamrock 15K course and add on at the end for those who want to go farther.

Track workouts - will begin at the Kent State Fieldhouse on January 15th. Vince from Vertical Runner will organize the workouts. The cost is $3 to use the facility. This is a great way to keep your speed sharp during the Winter months.

Car pool - We will have a car pool available for the track workouts. Meet at the Natatorium in Cuyahoga Falls by 5pm. We want to get there before 5:30pm in order to start the workout.

Special Edition Saturday Run

2007-12-17T12:56:00.000-05:00

As the holidays creep towards us, we will be altering our schedule a bit. Here it is:
Saturday Dec 22nd - 7am at Lock 29 with the Vertical Runner group
Monday Dec 24th - 8am from Vertical Runner
Saturday Dec 29th - 7am at Lock 29 with the Vertical Runner group
Monday Dec 31st - 4pm - Great New Years Eve 5K at Stow-Munroe Falls High School
Tuesday Jan 1st - 8am at Boston Store - Annual New Years Day fun run

We will switch back to our normal Sunday morning format after the 1st of the year.

Mogadore Resevoir Run

2007-12-10T14:18:00.000-05:00

We only do this once a year. It is a little farther than most of our runs, but it is well worth it. Hope to see many of you their as we run the closed access roads around the resevoir. Here is a link to the map.

November 25th Info

2007-11-26T16:42:00.001-05:00

Here is the data from our run

Random Web Sites

2007-11-26T09:38:00.000-05:00

Here are links to some of the websites we talked about on our Sunday run.

House of LeBron - http://www.aerialaspectphoto.com/Proofs/290/index.htm#5

Indoor Track Schedule - www.directathletics.com

November 25th Run

2007-11-19T13:48:00.000-05:00

Our annual Panera Bread run is fast approaching. End the Thanksgiving weekend by coming out for this run. We will meet at Panera Bread in Montrose (map) for our 7am run through the Bath / Fairlawn area. Hang around after for warm drinks and good food. Hope to see many of you there.

November 11th Run

2007-11-06T15:04:00.000-05:00

We will meet at the Sand Run Parkway parking lot - 1st lot off of Portage Path - for our 7am run. See you then.

Great job to those who ran the NYC Marathon.

Good luck to Vince Rucci and Al Casagranda at the Richmond SunTrust Marathon.

November 4th Run

2007-10-30T16:24:00.000-04:00

We will meet at the Bolanz Road parking lot and run at 7:00 am sharp. This will be a trail run, hitting the Perkins Trail and maybe O'Neil Woods. Come join the fun! Don't forget about the time change.

Zombie Run

2007-10-30T16:19:00.000-04:00

Over 50 runners got together on Sunday to sample the trails in our area. What a nice day to run. Thanks to everyone who participated!