outdoorscalendar Calendar for December 2 - 10, 2009 Algebra Al Fresco • SU (12/6), 10am-1pm - Beginning at Pritchard Park, participants will walk in the directions stipulated by rolls of the dice at every street corner. We’ll keep track of recurrence, logging how often we pass certain streets and return to certain corners. Info: pbahls@unca.edu. Asheville Track Club The club provides information, education, training, social and sporting events for runners and walkers of any age. Please see the group Web site for weekly events and news. Info: www.ashevilletrackclub.org or 253-8781. • TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS, 5:30pm - Carrier Park Runners. Meet at the Carrier Park Pavilion. Leader: Dick Duccini, 645-8887. Pace: slowmoderate —- 6pm - Beginning Runner’s Program. Meet at the Carrier Park Pavilion. Leader: Tom Kilsbury, burytom@charter.net —- 6pm - ATC Walkers Club. Meet at the Carrier Park Pavilion. Leader: Larry Fincher, HawCreekLarry@aol.com. • SATURDAYS, 8am - Carrier Park Runners. Meet at Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary. Leader: Dick Duccini, 645-8887 —- 8am - Beginning Runner’s Program. Meet at Carrier Park Pavilion. Leader: Tom Kilsbury, burytom@charter.net —- 8am - ATC Walkers Club. Meet at Fletcher Park. Leader: Sherry Best-Kai, 595-4148 or bestmsrd@mchsi.com. Call ahead to confirm. • SUNDAYS, 8am - Carrier Park Runners. Park at NC Arboretum Greenhouse. Leader: Dick Duccini, 645-8887. Long, slow distance on trails —- 8:30am - ATC Trail Run. Park at NC Arboretum Greenhouse. Leaders: Bryan Trantham, 648-9336, and Rick Taylor, 776-3853. Pace: 8:30-9:30mpm. Blue Ridge Bicycle Club Encourages safe and responsible recreational bicycling in the WNC area. To find out more about the club and its ongoing advocacy efforts, or to see a complete club calendar, visit www.blueridgebicycleclub.org. • THURSDAYS - Fletcher Blue Sky Road Ride. Departs promptly at 9:15am. Route and meeting place vary. No one will be left behind. Email for details or if weather is questionable: JohnL9@MorrisBB.net.
• SATURDAYS - Gary Arthur Ledges Park Road Ride. Departs in the a.m. from Ledges Park, located 6.5 miles off UNCA exit on I-26. Ride north along the French Broad River to Marshall for coffee, then return via Ivy Hill. Email for departure time: jbyrdlaw@charter.net. • SUNDAYS - Folk Art Center Road Ride. Departs in the p.m. from the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway. This is a show-n-go ride, meaning there may not be a ride leader. Call or email for departure time: 713-8504 or billcrownover@bellsouth.net. Carolina Mountain Club CMC fosters the enjoyment of the mountains of WNC and adjoining regions and encourages the conservation of our natural resources, through an extensive schedule of hikes and a program of trail building and maintenance. $20 per year, family memberships $30 per year. Newcomers must call the leader before the hike. Info: www.carolinamtnclub.org. • WE (12/2), 8:30am - East Fork Pigeon River. Info: 738-3395 or bcmorg@hughes.net. • SU (12/6), 8:30am - Palmetto Trail: Poinsett Passage and Blue Wall Preserve. Info: 625-2677 or ccf108@gmail.com/859-9387 or gleason.ann@gmail.com —- 8:30am - Kitsuma Peak. Info: 236-0192 or danny@hikertohiker.com —- Noon - DuPont Forest: Corn Mill Shoals Parking Lot #2. Info: 749-1886 or belston@cytechusa.com. • WE (12/9), 8:30am - Cookie Hike to Bent Creek Ramble. Info: 2814530 or cnkdeal@charter.net —- 10am - Cookie Hike, shorter version. Info: 254-1736. Healthy Parks, Healthy You 5K Fun Run • SA (12/5), 10am - Buncombe County Parks, Greenways and Recreation Services will host the first annual Healthy Parks, Healthy You 5K Fun Run at Buncombe County Sports Park in Candler. Both runners & walkers welcome. Info: 250-4260 or jaynelson@buncombecounty.org. Jingle Bell 5K Run/Walk for Arthritis • SA (12/5), 9am - Registration —- 10am - The Arthritis Foundation is hosting its first 5K run/walk at the Montford Recreation Center. Choose from a 5K timed run, 5K walk or a 1-mile walk. $25/$30 day of race.
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To register: 2009jinglebellrunasheville.kintera.org. Info: (704) 529-0626 or mpalmer@arthritis.org. Land of Sky Trout Unlimited To conserve, protect and restore coldwater fisheries and their watersheds on a local and national level by fostering a passion for fishing, community service, fellowship and education. Everyone is welcome. Membership not required. Info: 274-3471 or www.landoskytu.com. • 2nd TUESDAYS, 6:30pm - Dinner followed by a program titled “Gear Swap & Year in Review” at 7:30pm at TGI Fridays. Pigeon Valley Bassmasters All interested anglers in the community in WNC, Upstate S.C., East Tennessee and NE Georgia are invited to attend and share fishing ideas. Invitational tournaments are held throughout the area. Info: 884-2846 or middlefork2846@gmail.com. • 2nd MONDAYS, 7pm - Meeting at the Canton Library. Reindeer 5K and Fun Run • SU (12/6), 2pm - Held at Fletcher Park, 85 Howard Gap Road. Race packets may be picked up at Hands On!, 318 North Main Street in Hendersonville through Dec. 4. $30 for the 5K/$15 for the Fun Run. Register by Dec. 4. Holiday colors, antlers and red noses encouraged. Info: 697-8333 or www.handsonwnc.org.
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