On Monday, December 26, at 7:30 a.m., meet at the Hessian Lake Parking Lot, near the ice rink, at Bear Mountain, and come prepared to run a special 9-mile loop at Harriman State Park. Depending on the conditions, it might be longer or shorter. No worries, the group will stay together sharing holiday cheer up […]

Are you looking to amp up your running? Add hill repeats and speed work on Wednesdays at 5:30 a.m. This week, meet at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Meadow Lot, at 5:30 a.m. for 90 minutes of FH Hill repeats. That's 1 mile of distance and 275 feet of elevation gain per repeat.

On Saturday, December 31, at 7:00 a.m., meet at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Trailside Museum Lot, when we run the classic Trailside to Tower course. This course starts off up the gradual slope of the Orange Trail before splitting into one of four distances from 5 to 9 miles. But as the name suggests, all […]

On Sunday, January 1, at 8:00 a.m., meet at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Michigan Road Lot ready to run the Michigan to Kimberly v3 loop. This version of the classic course offers distances from 5 to 7.5 miles but you can visit the Overlook as well to add even more. There's no better way to […]

Are you looking to amp up your running? Add hill repeats and speed work on Wednesdays at 5:30 a.m. This week, meet at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Kimberly Bridge, at 5:30 a.m. for 90 minutes of fartleks on blue. We'll warm up with a climb up blue then run fartleks on the flatter blue trail, […]

On Sunday, January 8, at 8:00 a.m., meet at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Kimberly Bridge Lot, ready to run the Kimberly Expedition. This course offers two loops—first head north and complete a 2.7-mile loop, then once back at Kimberly Bridge, choose one of three distances for the southern loop. Note I've indicated an optional bushwhack […]

Are you looking to amp up your running? Add hill repeats and speed work on Wednesdays at 5:30 a.m. This week, meet at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Michigan Road Lot, at 5:30 a.m. for 90 minutes of Green Hill repeats. We'll run over to intersection 53 and start our repeats to the crest of the […]

On Saturday, January 14, at 7:00 a.m., meet at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Michigan Road Lot, ready to run a classic—The Blue Moon Loop. This course, courtesy of one of the Loop founders, Dave Cope, revives an old trail below the Leatherman's Cave that is on the old Stroller’s Map but absent from more recent […]

On Sunday, January 15, at 8:00 a.m., meet at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Meadow Lot, ready to run the Meadow to Armstrong Loop. This course offers distances of 5, 7, and 8.5 miles and takes us off the reservation into two small preserves to the west of the park. The out-and-back nature of this gives […]

Are you looking to amp up your running? Add hill repeats and speed work on Wednesdays at 5:30 a.m. This week, meet at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Michigan Road Lot, at 5:30 a.m., for 90 minutes of Lars's Hill Repeats. After a warmup, we'll hit 16 repeats from the lower lot through the upper lot, […]

On Saturday, January 21, at 7:00 a.m., meet at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Trailside Museum Lot, when we run a very special course—the Beast Loop. This course includes six bushwhacks through parts of the Rez most never visit so come prepared for some off-trail adventure. Early Risers start at 6:00 for an additional 4-mile loop […]

On Sunday, January 22, at 8:00 a.m., meet at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Michigan Road Lot, ready to run a classic—The Blue Moon Loop. This course, courtesy of one of the Loop founders, Dave Cope, revives an old trail below the Leatherman's Cave that is on the old Stroller’s Map but absent from more recent […]

Are you looking to amp up your running? Add hill repeats and speed work on Wednesdays at 5:30 a.m. This week, meet at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Trailside Museum Lot, at 5:30 a.m., for 90 minutes of Hill Repeats. After a warmup run, we'll run a series of loops up Pell Hill (on the road) […]

On Saturday, January 28, at 7:00 a.m., meet at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Michigan Road Lot, ready to run the Michigan to Clark course. This 7.5 out-and-back takes us out of the Rez to the adjoining Clark preserve on the southern part of the park where we'll make a perimeter loop before heading back. Early […]

On Sunday, January 29, at 8:00 a.m., meet at Lewisboro Town Park, Upper Lot, ready to run the Town to Tower Loop. This course offers distances of 5, 7, and 8 miles and takes us on a variety of terrain from single-track technical to double-wide flat trails. Cobweb Crew starts at 5:00; Early Risers at […]