On my biking misadventures down by the river, I’m always seeing worn signs pointing to where the “X-Treme Scramble” route is. Running has never much interested me. The world goes by too quickly, it hurts, and “shin splints” does not sound like anything I’d ever want.

But if you’re the kind of person who finds enjoyment in running, then know that tonight at 6pm, the X-Treme Scramble starts at riverfront plaza and goes on trails by the Connecticut River. There’s only a little more than a month before the Hartford Marathon.