June 16, It’s Just What Dad Wants!

SUNDAY: MICHIGAN ROAD LOT

On Sunday, June 16, at 8:00 a.m., in honor of Father’s Day, we’ll meet at the Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Michigan Road Lot, and run a course that dads are sure to love—the Fox Hill to Overlook Loop. We’ll start up Fox Hill (always a favorite), run part of the Rock Trail past Raven Rocks, and take a number of the lesser-used trails in the park to get over to the Overlook before returning. Options include the full 7.75 mile course or a shorter 5.25 miler. This is the last run before Manatou’s or the Backyard Ultra so come out for a last training run. As usual, insomniacs start at 5:00 and early birds start at 7:00.

SATURDAY: BLUE MOUNTAIN

On Saturday, June 15, at 7:00 a.m., meet at the Depew Court Parking Lot at Blue Mountain and run the Blue Mountain Perimeter Loop. This 7 mile course summits Blue Mountain and includes a combination of rocky single-track to wider Jeep trails. Once done, get a bite to eat at Peekskill Coffee House for coffee and a crepe.

Also on Saturday, June 15, at 5:00 a.m. (and after), meet at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Kimberly Bridge Lot, and join Joe Mo on even more Blue Hill Repeats. This approximately 1.2 mile round-trip run offers 400 feet of elevation. Joe Cloidt owns the all-time repeat record of 28 on the old, now closed, trail, and Joe Mo set the new course repeat record of 23 just last weekend. He’s looking to run for 7 hours so he’ll plan to be there for a while. Start time is 5:00 a.m. but join in whenever.

Next Sunday we’ll be at Mountain Lakes Park for a run and to check on  anyone still running the Backyard Ultra. Hope to see you out there this weekend.
Lee Willett