CERF Wellness & CERFers on the Run

CERFers on the Run is an informal running club that gets together to run and exercise throughout the cities that the CERF Biennial Conference visits. This year, the CERFers on the Run will be meeting at 6:00 AM and 6:50 AM to run at 6:15 am and 7:00 am, respectively, before the oral sessions start, Monday through Thursday.

Each day, there will be two different group runs, consisting of a long (about 3 miles) and short (about 1 mile) run. CERFers on the Run will meet at the Wellness table within the Greater Richmond Convention Center (GRCC) near the registration desk. Sign-in each morning, as the top participant for each running time will win a prize! Meet, Greet, and stretch with your fellow runners and group yourselves for your run of interest and go for a run!

All of the runs below include park site and historic landmarks in Richmond, as well as the infamous view of the James River.

Check out the running routes below, get stretched out, and let's go for a run!

Running routes are below and small print outs will be available at the CERF Wellness table each morning.

Not a runner, but need some AM exercise? We got you!

Swimming

  • YMCA Swimming Pool
  • 6 min drive, 41 min walk 

Studios & Gyms 

  • Hour Cycle Studio (0.1 mi, 4 minute walk from GRCC)
    • 6 and 7 am options, 1st time rider= $17single or 45 3-classes, drop-in $25 afterwards
  • Richmond City Yoga (36 ft, 0 minute walk from GRCC)
    • 6-8 am Mysore Class, $25 per class, $60 unlimited week, students $20 per class
    • Mysore classes are semi-private introductory lessons, tailored to their unique abilities and limitations
  • Niche Pilates (1.4 mi, 34 minute walk, 6 min car ride from GRCC)
    • "reformer" - $34 1st time drop-in, $38 drop-in afterwards (7 am+ avail)
    • "Mat\Pilates Gym" - $17 first time, $22 afterwards (7 am+ avail)
  • Cherry Bomb Fitness 
  • Square Code Fitness (0.9 mi, 17 minute walk, 5 minute car ride from GRCC) Gym-like studio hour long classes 
  • YMCA (0.7 mi, 15 minute walk, 4 minute car from GRCC) Gym, workout classes

CERFers on the Run Maps & Routes

1.2 Mile & 1.6 Mile Virginia's State Capitol Run

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Brown's Island 2 Mile, Lollipop Run

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Brown's Island and T.Tyler Potter Memorial Bridge 3 Mile Run

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Capitol District Run of 5.39 Miles, Out and Back Run

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Other Routes

Forest Hill Park Trail - 3.3 Miles

North Bank Trail - 2.8 Miles

Richmond Trails

Buttermilk Trail - From the Nickel Bridge, it loops under the bridge and continues down along Riverside Dr. The trail runs about 3 miles.

Forest Hill Park Trail Loop - The trail loop is about 3 miles.

Belle Isle - By parking at the Belle Isle Parking Lot, you can cross the Belle Isle Pedestrian Bridge and hop on a wide hard packed trail that loops around the isle. The loop itself is a little less than a mile.