The Outsider: Outdoor calendar

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The Outsider is a calendar of outdoor recreation and sports activities. Find a new pursuit or publicize your group's events by emailing Bryan DeVasher, devasher@timesdispatch.com, at least...

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The Outsider is a calendar of outdoor recreation and sports activities. Find a new pursuit or publicize your group's events by emailing Bryan DeVasher, devasher@timesdispatch.com, at least a week before publication. Photos are welcome, too.

By: Times-Dispatch Staff | Times-Dispatch
Published: January 19, 2012

CYCLING

Team Nature's Path/3Sports Cycling Club: West End loop rides, 8:40 a.m.-noon each Saturday (except for rain or snow). Meet at 3Sports parking lot, Tuckahoe Shopping Center, 445 N. Ridge Road, Richmond. Details: (804) 288-4000.

KAYAKING/CANOEING

Coastal Canoeists: Paddles, 11:30 a.m. Sundays, James River, Richmond. For put-in locations: www.coastals.org/forum.

LACROSSE

Winter indoor league: Teams for players in first grade through high school are forming. $100 first- through fifth-graders; $150 middle school and high school students. Organized by Central Virginia Lacrosse League. Information: (804) 744-4600 or http://tinyurl.com/chatsgw.

ORIENTEERING

Orienteering at Point of Rocks Park: Saturday. Start anytime from noon to 2 p.m. Point of Rocks Park, 201 Enon Church Road, Chester. $5 per map. Dress for weather and travel on and off trail. Sponsored by Central Virginia Orienteering Club. Information: www.centralvaorienteering.com

PICKLEBALL

Pickleball: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8-11 a.m. and 6-8:30 p.m., Rockwood Park Tennis Complex, 3401 Courthouse Road. Sport combines tennis, badminton and ping pong and is played on a badminton-sized court. Players should meet at courts 7-9. Details: Linda Scott, (804) 683-8481, pickleball4all@aol.com or Judy Jones, (804) 751-4135.

RUGBY

Richmond Lions Rugby Club: Open practice, 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, Dorey Park, 7200 Dorey Park Drive, Henrico. Details: vp@richmondlions.com.

ROWING

River City Crew, a rowing program for 8th- to 12th-grade students in the Richmond area is accepting registrations for the spring season. Information: www.rivercitycrew.com or torourke.rcc@gmail.com.

RUNNING

Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10K presented by Martin's: March 31. $30. Kids run: $10. Details and to register: www.sportsbackers.org.

YMCA Monument Avenue 10K training team: Begins Saturday. $55. Details and to register: www.sportsbackers.org.

WATER POLO

Greater Richmond Water Polo is looking for new players. Practices are Sunday and Wednesday nights at the NOVA Aquatic Center, 12207 Gayton Road. All abilities welcome. Details: membership@grwp.org or www.grwp.org.