A runner friend recently asked me to look up some local races and send her links so she can arrange a visit and a run at the same time. This seemed like something that might be useful for others too so here are the coming race links that I sent her. I used to run and I’ll include some pictures from past races where I have them. Continue reading Local Races for 2020
Category: Running
Another Roger Carroll Mural and the Great Goblin Gallop 5K
While looking up information on muralist Roger Carroll, I found a link to an archived WDBJ 7 article about how he had also painted murals at Druid Hills Elementary School. I immediately recalled a mural that I saw there when I ran in the 2014 Great Goblin Gallop 5K. The article said that “he tried to make the indoors appear like they’re outdoors. The theory behind that is if the children feel less confined, feel good about where they’re at, they’ll just naturally do better.”
Druid Hills is the name of one of the neighborhoods in Martinsville that, along with its neighboring community of Forest Park is known for relatively pricier homes surrounding a private community lake called Lake Lanier. The annual Great Goblin Gallop is put on by Henry County Parks and the run really is beautiful. Continue reading Another Roger Carroll Mural and the Great Goblin Gallop 5K
Stuart’s Rail Trail & Apple Dumpling Festival
Who knew that rail trails would eventually become a thing? Just recently, we went out to bicycle down the Virginia Creeper Rail Trail in Damascus and I’ve blogged about a 5K/10K on the Dick & Willie Rail Trail in Martinsville. This weekend was the annual Apple Dumpling Festival in downtown Stuart and this year it was kicked off by a 5K on Stuart’s rail trail, the Mayo River Rail Trail. Continue reading Stuart’s Rail Trail & Apple Dumpling Festival
Life In & Around Martinsville-Henry County 