May 5, Off the Reservation

SUNDAY: Zofnass Family Preserve

This Sunday, May 5, at 8:00 a.m., meet at the Zofnass Family Preserve in Pound Ridge (259 Upper Shad Road, see Google Map) when we run everyone’s favorite labyrinthian preserve with a network of trails noted for its crags and rock outcrops. Meet at the main entrance and follow a 6-mile perimeter loop counterclockwise making all right turns except for exiting the park, and excluding the orange, western loop. See the map page here. Those looking to start early can arrive at 7:00 a.m. which should give us enough time to run the Southern and Central Roundabout loops. Note: park on the north side of Upper Shad Road. If you park on the south side, you may be ticketed.

SATURDAY: Bear Mountain / Meadow Lot

This Saturday is the North Face Endurance Challenge at Bear Mountain. Distances on Saturday include marathon, 50k, and 50 mile while shorter distances are on Sunday. A lot of runners in the group will be out either running or supporting and if you can fit it into your schedule, come to the finish or cheer everyone on as they pass through the Anthony Wayne aid station. We’ll have a tent near the finish so plan to hang out after the run and wait for the last of the finishers to cross the line.

For those of you looking to get a run in closer to home, meet at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Meadow lot at 7:00 a.m. to run the Fire Tower Summit Course. Before there was Raven Rocks Run and the addition of more trails in the Rez, there was this course. Its six miles of fun and includes climbs to Fox Hill and the Fire Tower Summit. If you miss it, don’t worry, I’ll be reviving this route in a few weeks on a Sunday.

Hope to see you out there this weekend.
Lee Willett

Great seeing so many of you out at last week’s Loop. If you haven’t seen the final results, check out LeathermansLoop.org. Check out the photographer uploads at SmugMug.