Spencerport & Town of Ogden Running Secrets

There are many advantages to living in the Spencerport area when it comes to running, biking and swimming. I'm going to divulge the secrets over time, in no particular order of preference.

The 10k Kick race course. The older runners and those who have been privileged to run with us know this course well. It is one of my favorite courses. It can be a timed tempo workout or a great hill workout. I count 9 decent uphills on this course and a couple of inclines.

Originally the 10k Kick was run as part of Spencerport Canal Days, but traffic concerns and lack of real support with the Canal Days people made continuing this race difficult. Bill Kehoe was the race director. The course was modified to finish at Pineway Ponds and later changed again to a 5 mile loop.

Here is the original 10k Kick Course. Begin at what is now Hi-Qual Heating on Amity Street, across from the Post Office. Head west to the end of Amity, turn left up Evergreen, left onto West Avenue, to Union Street. Turn right, then left onto Old Lyell road. Run to Bernabi Hill, turning right up the hill, then right at the top until you get to the sidewalk heading towards Coolidge Ave, turn right up the hill, left onto Maplewood, quick left onto Coleman, right onto rt31, quick right onto Prospect, left onto Hillcrest which changes for bizarre reasons to Parkhurst, and continue till you get back to Prospect, turning left. Another left takes you to Maplewood down the hill, then back up. Left onto Union, right onto Brockport Road, right onto Village Walk Circle, right to Village Walk, left at Village Trail. Turn left at Martha Street, left at West Avenue, right at Evergreen and right at Amity back to Hi-Qual.

As you can see, lots of turns and if you aren't going up or down a hill you probably went the wrong way.

This is a great route to use after running a 12-15 miler on the canal when preparing for a marathon that may have a few hills in the later stages. Watch for traffic. The exact measurement may not be a 10k, but it is close depending on how often you are on sidewalks instead of the road, take tangents on curves and run on the left or right side of the road.
Here is the MapMyRun link to the route.