Williamsburg Running Workouts for week of October 28-November 3

Tuesday, October 29 - Williamsburg - Warhill Trail Distance Run/Tempo Run Workout, 4:00 p.m. (note the return to the regular starting time this week), meet at parking lot in front of WISC (Williamsburg Indoor Sports Complex), nearest soccer fields, of the Warhill Sports Complex (off Longhill Road, just past Lafayette High School). Course is totally soft-surface of hard-packed gravel and dirt Warhill Nature Trail, shaded scenic route. Distance options of 4 to 9 miles. Rick Platt (757-229-7375, 757-345-1431, rickplatt1@juno.com).

Wednesday, October 30, Williamsburg - Colonial Road Runners weekly interval workout, 5:30 p.m., Walsingham Academy track. Speed workout of up to 4 miles worth of repeats, each repeat starting and finishing on the Walsingham track. Surface is mostly grass athletic fields, or crushed gravel running path, before finishing on track. Post-workout cool-down run of up to 2 miles. Rick Platt (757-229-7375, 757-345-1431, rickplatt1@juno.com). Note that in two weeks, starting on Wednesday, November 6th, the fall/winter starting time of 4:30 p.m. will begin, due to the end of Daylight Savings Time.

Thursday, October 31 – Happy Halloween!

Saturday, November 2, Williamsburg – “Enterprisers” distance run, 6:00 a.m., Merchants Square of Colonial Williamsburg. Meet in parking lot between the Baskin-Robbins ice cream shop and the Trellis Restaurant. Distance runs of as much as 16 miles, including optional 3 mile add-on, starting at 5:30 a.m. Workouts are announced each week on Thursday or Friday. Lisa Osterhoudt email: lisaann0714@yahoo.com or Bob Fairbairn email: refairbairn@gmail.com.
See more about courses and workouts at http://www.facebook.com/groups/enterprisers/

There are also smaller “Enterprisers” group runs Mondays through Fridays, and Sundays at 6:00 a.m. in Williamsburg , with further details on the Enterprisers “about” page. To be added to the “Enterprisers” email list for the specific weekly Saturday workouts, email Lisa Osterhoudt at lisaann0714@yahoo.com

Sunday, November 3, Williamsburg – Sunday Morning Distance Runs at Warhill Trail, 9:00 a.m., same starting location as Tuesday runs (WISC parking lot). Louise and Bill Sharer ( las4452@hotmail.com).


This weekend’s Williamsburg/Yorktown area race

Saturday, November 2 – Peninsula Track Club race – Yorktown Battlefield Runs: 10 mile run, 10:00 a.m.; 5K run, 8:45 a.m., York High School, Route 17.

Race day registration from 7:45 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. in the school cafeteria at York High School , approximately ¼ mile from the race start and finish line (start at Surrender Field, finish underneath the Route 17 overpass). Entire course is on the beautiful, traffic-free Yorktown Battlefield tour roads. Race day fee $25. USATF-certified course (VA-16039-RT). A Peninsula Track Club Grand Prix event.  Contact Brock Robertson: email: brobert164@aol.com. Website: www.yorkcountylionsclub.org. Enter online at www.active.com

*** This is the fall event for the ongoing age-graded competition between the combined Peninsula Track Club-Colonial Road Runners team vs. the Tidewater Striders team. To be included on the CRR-PTC team, email Rick Platt at rickplatt1@juno.com. The scoring is by the top 10 runners age-graded, male and female combined, with as many as 25 allowed on each team***

Questions or comments should be sent to -

Rick Platt, President
Colonial Road Runners
113 Anthony Wayne Rd.
Williamsburg , VA 23185
Phone 757-229-7375
Cell 757-345-1431
rickplatt1@juno.com