August 13, Trailside Museum

SUNDAY

This Sunday, August 13, at 8:00 a.m, meet at the Ward Pound Ridge Trailside Museum when we run the Trailside, CB, to Blue route. This 7-mile course starts with a bit of an uphill (that’s being kind) but once you head down the CB trail within the first mile, you can catch your breath and enjoy yourself. There might be another hill or two along the way but nothing to worry about. If you’re not feeling the love of the full distance, you can cut a couple miles from the run. If you’re looking for an early start, arrive at 5:00 a.m. for an 8-mile pre-run loop followed by 4 miles at 7:00 a.m. See the map here ››

SATURDAY

On Saturday, August 12, meet for a special run in the Catskills—the Slide Mountain/Burroughs Range Loop. This 14.5 mile loop offers 5,000 feet of elevation gain and crosses Slide Mountain—the highest peak in the Catskill range. Meet at the Woods Bridge commuter lot in Katonah at 6:00 a.m. for the 2-hour drive to the start or you can meet at the Slide Mountain West Trail Head, 2027 Oliverea Rd, Phoenicia, NY 12464 (see Google Maps ››). If you want a lift from the Carmel Home Depot, email me.  We will make a counterclockwise loop starting shortly after 8:00 a.m. and finishing around noon. You can see the course map here, complete with .gpx and .kml files.

Good luck to all those racing this weekend. You can follow Joe Mo at the Bigfoot200 and all of the runners at Eastern States 100.

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Meanwhile, enjoy the photo from this past run.