Thursday night group runs will meet at 7:00 PM on the back patio of Brightside Aleworks in Altoona. We have 3 regular routes that can be run. Route 1 is a simple 1 mile loop around the ponds behind Brightside. Route 2 is a 3 mile loop that starts towards the Campus, then past Lions Park softball fields and the down to 1st Avenue and back towards Hy-Vee and then finishing up at Brightside. Route 3 is a larger 6 mile loop that uses route 2 but continues over towards Sam Wise fields and through the Spring Creek Soccer fields and then finally over to 1st and back to Brightside.
We will focus these runs on being fully inclusive by having a slower pace and waiting at any turns for people. All paces and experience welcome.
After the run have a tasty beverage from Brightside and chat about running with the group. These runs happen every week, no matter the weather. We only cancel or move if we are at a different group run or if it is a holiday.
Route 1 – 1 mile
Route 2 – 3 miles
Route 3 – 6 miles
Monday Night Group Runs
We have started having Monday night group runs from the Altoona Dog Park. We meet earlier than on Thursday night, 5:30. Watch our Facebook group for where runs are located each week. Routes are usually around 3 miles and vary in difficulty based on location. We typically only do these runs during the warmer months.
Wednesday Morning Group Runs
If you aren't a night runner we have a group that meets on Wednesday mornings at 4:45AM at the Altoona Hy-Vee parking lot. Meet on the north side near Scooter's Coffee. Bring a light/light vest. Routes vary and are usually 3-4 miles at an easy pace. This group has a Messenger group to coordinate who is running the night before so that someone isn't left to run alone.