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FLRC Newsletter - Jul 2003 |
| FLRC-ers share their Favorite Running Routes | |
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"My friend is training to run a marathon (really really slowly) and I'm sort of tagging along on her long weekend runs. We're up to about ten miles now. Does the FLRC have a list of good runs around here for this kind of training? We never know where to go or how long the routes are. I figured I'd go straight to the experts here. :)" - A recent request on the FLRC Listserv that prompted quite a response, so we thought we would share some suggestions with you. |
Here are just a few High Noon favorites, all starting from the Cornell campus. Directions may not be entirely accurate, but hopefully any mistakes can be cleared up with a glance at a map. Distances are approximate, mainly estimated by "feel" or High Noon vote.
Perhaps anyone that can describe "Triple Hump" can contribute a description. I'll add any and all contributions to the website for future reference.
Head out north campus to Thurston/Wyckoff
intersection. Follow Wyckoff north to Highland Rd and take Highland up to
end on Remington, just short of Rt 13. Left on Remington to Cayuga
Heights Rd, then right to actually cross over Rt 13. Continue north to
Beckett Way, entrance to "Shannon Park" neighborhood. Take a right into
the area, climbing a slight grade, and when the road ends in a "T", head
left to loop back all the way to the entrance. Take a left onto Cayuga
Heights Rd. Stay on Cayuga Heights Rd for several miles, enjoying gradual
downhill, all the way past Stewart and bridge over gorge. Take hard left
on hiking trail that parallels north side of University Ave. Exit at
Johnson Art Museum, stagger across Arts Quad, and head to Teagle.
"South Hill" - ~9 mi Head out through the Kite Hill
parking lot toward Hoy/Dryden Rd intersection. Cut through Humphrey
Service Building parking lot, heading to back side of Parking/Mail
services buildings. Somewhere a paved path begins that heads south,
crossing Mitchell and heading towards Honness Ln. Path ends at Honness
Ln, head right and then immediate left onto Terraceview Dr. Follow this
past condos and down to Rt 79. Follow Rt 79 out of town (eastish) to
Burns Rd. Left on Burns, down, then back up, to the start of the South
Hill Rec Trail. Take the trail back toward town, following lower spur
which should end on Hudson St. Follow Hudson right to the Giles and the
edge of another Ithaca gorge (6 Mile Creek). Choose your own way back,
either crossing gorge on footbridge and climbing into Collegetown, or
follow Giles right, cross Rt 79, and head in on Cornell St.
Head out past MVR, down to Forest Home and follow this
to the stone bridge across the entrance to Beebe Lake. Climb the steps to
Fuertes Observatory and follow Cradit Farm Rd to Pleasant Grove and
Hasbrouck Apts. Cut through the apts to the Cornell golf course, crossing
Warren and heading past the club house to the access road for the horse
farm. Turn right and follow this road until it ends at a flagpole and a
cluster of buildings. Head up a gravel road sometimes called "Blueberry
Ln" that leads due north to Hanshaw Rd. Cross Hanshaw to Salem Dr, snake
up to Winston Ct. Head west past Winston Ct apts to paved walking trail
that runs along south egde of BOCES. Cross Warren Rd, continuing past
DeWitt Middle School until it empties onto Winthrop at the elementary
school. Head right (west) on Winthrop to Triphammer. Take a left on
Triphammer (south) to Hanshaw. Right on Hanshaw (west) to Forest
Ln. South there to Highland, down a long, gradual downhill in Cayuga
Heights until you're back in north campus. Return to Teagle either via
East Ave bridge or pedestrian bridge from Thurston to Johnson Art Museum,
then crossing Arts Quad.
Cross Arts Quad, down Libe Slope to Stewart and
University. Take University down to Court St, head toward the inlet and
the 13A/79 intersection. Cross the inlet and take medium left up Elm
Street, a 2.25 mi climb to the top of the west side of the lake. Turn
left at stop sign at top, rolling down Culver Rd to some street, which
may be 13A. Follow this left again, running along the inlet to the Rt. 79
bridge, and head back into downtown. For variety, take Court St back to
the lower end of Cascadilla Gorge, and instead of heading up University,
scale the gorge up to College Ave and the Performing Arts
Center. Continue on the along the south side of the gorge to behind
Rhodes Hall, cross the gorge on a small wooden bridge, and climb to the
Cornell parking garage. Jog through the garage and exit at Schoellkopf
side.
Start at Barton, heading north on Garden Ave to
Tower. Follow Tower east, then around Vet School curve to Rt 366. Left on
366 to Game Farm. Right on Game Farm (south) to Stevenson. Left (east) on
Stevenson, past pheasants, to Dodge Rd. Right on Dodge to Ellis Hollow,
climbing a small incline. Follow Ellis Hollow east to small church and
intersection with Ellis Hollow Creek Rd. Left there, follow curve and
long stretch to Turkey Hill Rd. Right (north now) on Turkey Hill up
short, steep hill to Stevenson, where a left turn (west) will return you
to Game Farm. A right on Game Farm returns to Rt 366 and the Cornell
Plantations. The official race course re-enters campus at Tower Rd and
re-traces path to the front of Barton.
Similar to Skunk route, but once on Ellis Hollow, turn left on Genung instead of continuing to Ellis Hollow Creek Rd. Genung then intersects with Ellis Hollow Creek Rd; make a left and head to Turkey Hill, then follow directions as above.
We have the "Beast" here in T-burg, created by John Stiner for a group of us who were (and still are) training for longer distance events. We can start the Beast at 3 locations, but for convenience:
Start at T-burg High School. Run towards Not My Dad's ice cream shop (where you can get water) on Rt. 96; turn left on Cemetary Rd. (just before Fairgrounds), then right on Fall Rd., run all the way to end of Fall Rd,, turn left and run by the T creek straight up Jacksonville Rd to Rt. 96. Cross 96, and run to Hayts Rd. past golf course (Jville rd becomes Applegate midway). Turn rt. on Hayts and run that road until Podunk Rd. Turn right on Podunk and follow it all the way to South Street Ext. You're back in town. Take rt. turn at ext. Choose Penn Ave. at "Y"; run Penn Ave. to Elm, then Elm to Whig, and Whig back down to HS.
It's about 15.5 miles; and it's called the Beast for a reason.
Maybe in the fall, we can get a big group to tackle it.
If you go into Courtside and ask for running routes
(even if you aren't a member) they'll give you maps with directions and
very exact distances. I did my 20+ miler by doing 2 10+ mile loops there.
Start at the McDonald's and go up route 11. The miles may be marked in spray paint and you might run into a group training run...which are always fun! The do out and back there up to 20 miles. It's pretty darn flat too.
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