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

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

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

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.