Edit (as of September 27th 2024)
Unfortunately, in late September 2024 hurricane Helene devastated Western North Carolina and, more specifically, Asheville’s very own River Arts District where we used to host the Wedge Run. Just as the surrounding communities of Western North Carolina, we are resilient. We chose to not let this catastrophic event spoil the spirit of this wonderful community. We opted to move our weekly Wedge Run to Wedge’s undamaged location in the Grove Arcade to not only to continue to provide a space for the wonderful athletes of Asheville, but to continue to support our original host the Wedge Brewing Company.
While the River Arts District recovers from the damage, we will be hosting the Wedge Run at Wedge’s Grove Arcade location downtown (1 Page Ave Suite 152) at the normal meetup time of 6:15pm every Thursday. Below is the temporary route details from the downtown location along with some additional details.
TEMPORARY WEDGE RUN SUMMARY
Start time 6:15 pm
Meet in front of the Grove Arcade building in front of Wedge’s corner location (corner of Page Ave and Battle Square).
Route is out-and-back from Wedge through the Montford neighborhoods with a little bit of the Reed Creek Greenway!
Just as before, run is self-guided and self-paced.
As always, new runners get a FREE beer (courtesy of the Asheville Running Collective).
ROUTE
TEMPORARY COURSE DIRECTIONS
Head North on Page Avenue from Wedge for 0.1 mi
Crossing over Haywood St Head North on Flint Street for 0.45 mi
Right on Magnolia Avenue for 0.1 miles
Left onto Reed Creek Greenway for 0.5 mi
Left onto Catawba Street (third road crossing while on Reed Creed Greenway) for 0.1 mi
Right onto Cumberland Avenue 0.25 mi
Left onto Penola Street (Cumberland goes around a curve and turns into Penola) for 0.2 mi
Right onto Montford Avenue for 0.25 mi
Left onto Santee Street for 0.1 mi
Left onto Pearson Drive for 0.8 mi
Left onto Courtland Avenue for 0.15 mi
Turn around at All Day Darlings (corner of Courtland Avenue and Montford Avenue)
NOTES ABOUT THE TEMPORARY COURSE
Please adhere to traffic laws when crossing intersections and running along the course. The roads will not be closed for this run.
Stay on sidewalks where possible
Be considerate of other pedestrians along the route
This course is not like the old Wedge Run route, there will be hills and there will be cars
Thursday Night Wedge Run
Join us every Thursday at 6:15 pm for our group run at Wedge Brewing Company’s Foundation location in Asheville's River Arts District (5 Foundy Street). Runners of all abilities are welcomed for this self-paced, self-guided jaunt along the French Broad River. The run follows a route that is 7.5 miles out-and-back, but feel free to turn around whenever you want for a shorter option.
While we are spoiled with an abundance of singletrack trails, fire roads, and dirt roads in and around Asheville, flat road runs are harder to find. The Wedge Run was started in the Spring of 2012 to put a flat run on the calendar every week on a no-brainer out-and-back route. Oh yeah - we like finishing the run at a brewery, too.
We realize that Wedge Run has had a reputation of being a hammerfest. There is some truth to that - for many runners it is a good opportunity to go fast with friends. However, every week there are athletes of all abilities running a variety of paces and distances. This run is a great venue for an easy short jog, a long run, or anything in-between.
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Where to Meet
Routes
Below are the routes for the weekly Wedge Run.
Weather Alternate: In the event of flooding or heavy rain impacting the southwest section of the typical route the group will instead run loops around the greenway on the east and west sections. Runners are encouraged to run as many laps as they choose for their desired mileage (one lap is ~3.6 miles).
Summary:
6:15 pm
Meet in the Wedge at Foundation parking lot.
Run is self-guided and self-paced.
Route is out-and-back from Wedge to the end of the Hominy Creek Greenway (7.5 miles). 3, 4, 6 mile options available by turning around early!
New runners get a FREE beer (courtesy of the Asheville Running Collective).
