April 21: One Week to the Loop

SUNDAY: MEADOW LOT

On Sunday, April 21, at 8:00 a.m., meet at the Ward Pound Ridge Reservation Meadow Parking lot when we run a course that combines some serious hills with some wide-open trails to stretch your legs. The Meadow, Museum, Fire Tower to Michigan run is 6 miles of awesome that will give you a combination of steep slopes and gentle hills (pretty much in that order). There are some unexpected turns on this course so you’ll want to keep a map handy so you’re sure to stay on-course. This is the final training run before the Loop and a great course to check out the trails before race day. For those who want to get an early start on the day, arrive at 5:00 a.m. for an 8-mile loop or 7:00 a.m. for an additional 4.

SATURDAY: MICHIGAN ROAD

This Saturday, April 20, at 7:00 a.m., meet at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Michigan Road Lot, when we do a little exploring. There’s a small preserve south of the Reservation—the Clark Preserve—and we’re going to find it. This is going to involve finding a BRLA trail that might not exist and just a hint of a rumor of what might be a trail into the preserve itself. What could possibly go wrong?

Hope to see you out there this weekend,
Lee Willett

Great running with this big group on Sunday. I really enjoyed the Strava Flyby from the run. When there’s no set course, you really get creative.