Dump Road.
This, of course, is not the real name of the road. Dump Road is actually Sals name for the extension of West Avenue that leads from the village to the Public Works department and out to Trimmer road.
There used to be a real dump in this area, the village dump that is now covered in clay, dirt and grass. The carnival people camp out on top of the small, grassy knoll once a year when they are in town.
Firemen use Dump Road for some competition once a year. They run and climb ladders, jump off of trucks and drink a lot in the bed of their pickup trucks cheering each team on.
Sals runners know this area as our long-time training grounds. It is marked at the 1/4 mile and 1/2 mile. The decade of the 1990's saw a few of us doing Yasso 800m repeats, up to 10 at a time, when training for Ironman competitions (Augie) and Boston marathon qualifying attempts. Our splits ranged from 2:45-3:05 with a 2 minute rest between.
Ten to fifteen years later our splits are slower, but at least we are still able, and want, to do it.
In the winter Dump road is the cleanest road in the village. The Public Works people take care of their road, as they should. There are no potholes on this road. It has a bit of a curve in the road, but that is okay. The wind usually comes out of the west, but that helps make up for the ever so slight downhill. It's also nice to have the wind at your back heading east. Lots of trees are helpful when nature calls. Traffic is light or non-existent.
Dump Road is still one of my favorite places to run in Spencerport.
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