Weekend Races
Hardbody 5k – Bethlehem - race day registration available
Krista Griesacker Memorial Adventure Race – Hawk Mountain – see below for more info
River to Sea Relay – New Jersey – 7 person/team relay event
Meelard Shuffle - Elverson – benefits scholarship fund
Grings Mill 5k/10k – Reading – race day registration available
4th LVRR Summer Series 5k (Wednesday 8/4) – Lehigh Parkway- $5 (cheap!) and potluck picnic afterward

Krista Griesacker Memorial Hawk Mountain Adventure Race -Knowing this race wouldn’t work well with my schedule I didn’t look at the details too closely. However, this morning I decided to learn more about this race and WOW! I definitely want to keep this one in mind for next year. The race venue is Hawk Mountain – if you haven’t visited this amazing nature preserve yet then you need to add it to your list of things to do. You participate in teams of 2 or 3 people and complete a series of adventures and challenges while doing the following: 20 miles of running, trekking and orienteering, 5 miles of paved biking, 14 miles of mountain biking, 7 miles of canoe paddling, Rappelling and fun team challenges. Read the Information and Rules for more great info. PS – I’ll be looking for teammates for 2011.

Upcoming Events

Lehigh Valley Trails Summit
Thursday, September 30 & Friday, October 1, 2010
DeSales University, Center Valley, PA

This project is part of the Lehigh Valley Greenways Conservation Landscape Initiative, a partnership working to conserve and connect people to greenways across the Lehigh Valley. All who are involved in planning, designing, constructing, maintaining and promoting multi-use trails in the greater Lehigh Valley are invited to attend this two-day seminar.

Network – Learn sustainable practices – Share Information – Understand how greenways & trails connect to larger landscapes
Reduce maintenance costs – Market and promote your trail and your communities – Provide a connection to healthier lifestyles – Input data & upload your trail information to Pa. DCNR’s Explore PA trails web site – Participate in a mobile workshop of a local trail system

Registration: $30 (includes lunch, refreshments and materials)

For more information, contact Sherry Acevedo at 610.923.3548, ext. 226 or email sherry@delawareandlehigh.org

Contest
Enter to win a free race entry to the Lehigh Valley Zoo 5k! I am giving away a free entry to one male and one female. Proceeds benefit the Lehigh Valley Zoo. If you haven’t run this race before you may want to work this one into your schedule. The scenery is absolutely gorgeous! The race begins and ends at the zoo and follows through the Trexler Nature Preserve. You’ll run through Geiger’s Bridge, a 150 year old covered bridge – one of seven in the area.

Geiger’s Bridge

Group Runs

Tuesdays
>> The Finish Line – 6:00 pm, meet at store
>> Making Strides – 5:30 pm in Lehigh Parkway. Contact Ingrid Gerber for more details

Saturdays
>> Breakfast Club Runners – 7:30 am, see their Facebook Group Page for details and locations
>> Easy Run, Upper Bucks YMCA (California Rd.), 8:00 am, contact: Jerry Washcalus or Tom Daugherty
>> Perkiomen Trail, Crusher Road entrance, 8:00 am, contact: Bill Blair
>> Steel City Striders, runners of all paces/abilities, Main St. Bethlehem in front of Aardvark Sports Shop, 9:00 am, contact: Kacie
>> Steel Fitness Riverport, Bethlehem – 9:00 am. Running will take place at Sand Island and the Lehigh University track. For more information contact John Stefanowicz at 610-625-2717.
>> Lehigh Valley Hash House Harriers – group fun runs on the 3rd Saturday of every month. If you haven’t done a Hash Run yet you’re missing out! Check out their website: www.lvh3.com or their Yahoo group

Sundays
>> Lehigh Valley Parkway, Loops from 6.65-21+ miles, 7:00 / 7:30 / 8:00 AM, contact: Gene Lund
>> Steel City Striders, runners of all paces/abilities, Main St., Bethlehem in front of Aardvark Sports Shop, 9:00 am, contact: Kacie

From the PA State Parks

August 28: Geocacheing at Big Pocono
September 11: Hiking at French Creek
September 18: Hiking at Tobyhanna

August 22: The second annual Accessibility Adventure Day will take place at French Creek State Park on Sunday, August 22nd, from 11am-3pm. This event is being coordinated as a joint effort by DCNR’s Bureaus of Forestry and State Parks, PA Fish and Boat Commission, MossRehab, and Drexel University College of Medicine. Instruction will be provided by experienced staff and volunteers, and adaptive equipment will be available for a variety of activities, such as kayaking, swimming, fishing, and a wheelchair-friendly guided hike. Participation is free, and wheelchair-friendly transportation will be available free of charge from the Philadelphia area on a first-registered-first-served basis. Pick-ups will take place at 9:30am at MossRehab at Tabor Rd. and Carousel House. Participants may register at the event, but we will not be able to provide transportation or guarantee t-shirt availability. Please see the attached flyer and press release for all pertinent information (though the contact information on the flyer is incorrect).