Group Runs

Hate to Run Alone?

The Asheville Track Club, as well as several other local training groups, meet regularly for group runs, both trail and road. If the ATC is familiar with the pace of the group that is running we will list it with the run.

Times and locations are subject to change, so please verify the information before you head out to join the group. The ATC is not responsible for any missed runs!

ATC Group Runs

Walking Group - Fletcher Park

Saturday Mornings - Time to be determined. If you would be interested in joining a walking group on Saturday mornings Sherri Best- Kai has volunteered to be the leader/co-ordinator of this group. Please contact Sherri by phone at 828-595-4148 or by email at bestmsrd@mchsi.com

Foot RX Wednesday morning (6am) group run

We meet in the lobby of the Reuter YMCA. Runners/walkers are invited to run/walk at whatever distance/pace you choose and to record your estimated mileage. As you reach benchmark mileage distances (100 miles, 200 miles etc) you will achieve prizes from the store. Mileage accumulates for two years before the mileage starts at zero once again. Aaron Saft

, owner of Foot RX is the contact for the race but each run is lead by someone from the store.

North Carolina Arboretum, Bent Creek

Sunday Mornings - 8:30 a.m. Trail running through Asheville's very own Bent Creek Experimental Forest. Anywhere from sixty to ninety minutes. Meet at NC Arboretum in the Greenhouse parking lot. A day or season pass to the NC Arboretum is required for access to parking. Call Bryan Trantham at (828)648-9336 or Rick Taylor at (828) 681-0310 for more information.

This group normally breaks into three groups of Advanced (8:00 min pace), Moderate (9:00 min pace), and Beginner (10:00 min pace).

Jus' Running, North Asheville

Wednesday Evenings - 6:15 p.m. Road running through Asheville city proper. About an hour at a usually quicker pace. Meet at the Jus' Running store at 523 Merrimon Ave. Call (828)252-7867 or go to www.jusrunning.com for more information.

Reuter (Biltmore Park) YMCA Parking Lot

Meet in the parking lot at the Reuter Family YMCA at 615PM on Thursdays. This is a challenging run in the seven minute mile pace. Run length is 50 - 70 minutes led by Stuart Moran.

Fletcher Community Park - every wednesday at 0700PM

Organized by Diamond Brand the running group meets every Wednesday at 7 pm and offering a beginner's group that runs about 3 miles, and an intermediate group that runs about 7 miles. The first two runs of each month are at Fletcher Community park and we meet by the park shelter, and the last two runs of the month are TBA (determined by feedback from group members on where they want to run for the last 2 runs of the month).

Carrier Park Runners

Carrier Park Pavilion, Asheville

Starting May 6, 2008 Tuesday and Thursday Evenings - 5:00 p.m. These workouts are for all levels and include tempo runs, hill repeats and speed workouts. All are welcome from beginner to marathoner. Email Dick Duccini at blue356@juno.com for more information.

Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary, North Asheville

Saturday Mornings - 8:00 a.m. These workouts are for all levels and include tempo runs, hill repeats and speed workouts. All are welcome from beginner to marathoner. Email Dick Duccini at blue356@juno.com for more information.

Beginning Runners Program, Class of 2006
Beginning Runners Program, Class of 2006

Norm's Maggots Track Workouts

Jus' Running, North Asheville

Tuesday Evenings - 6:30 p.m. Track workouts designed by Jus' Running owner Norm Blair. About an hour and half at a usually quicker pace. Meet at the Jus' Running store at 523 Merrimon Ave. to run to the UNC Asheville outdoor track. Call (828)252-7867 or go to www.jusrunning.com for more information.