April 29, 2026
On Sunday, July 19, at 8:00 a.m., meet at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Meadow Lot, ready to run Eleanor's Great Escape. This course starts from the Meadow and makes a counterclockwise loop around the Rez. The longest distance manages to avoid most of the hills in the park save for two, but you have options […]
This Saturday, July 25, at 7:00 a.m., meet at the Grant Avenue entrance to Sylvan Glen, ready to run a loop around the park and head over to Granite Knolls. From there we can retrace our steps for a 6 mile run or follow a perimeter course around Granite Knolls for a little extra distance. […]
On Saturday, August 1, at 7:00 a.m., meet at the parking lot on Sarles Street and Bretton Ridge Road (415 Sarles St, Mt Kisco, NY 10549) when we run a loop in the Meyer Preserve. This small preserve offers a mix of terrain and we’ll make a side-trip to Byram Lake. Total distance should be […]
On Sunday, August 2, at 8:00 a.m., meet at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Michigan Road Lot for a very special run—The 7.5 mile Dancing Rockish Run. I know many of you are looking forward for December's annual running of the Dancing Rock run but what could be better than a preview in August? Don't worry, […]
On Saturday, August 8, at 5:30, 7:30 a.m., and 9:30 a.m., meet at the Depew Court lot at Blue Mountain and run the Fifth Annual Blue-Per Bowl run. Starting at 5:30 a.m., make one 7.5 mile loop and a second starting at 7:30 a.m. Join in for one or both loops or finish a third […]
On Sunday, August 9, at 8:00 a.m., meet at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation Meadow lot ready to run the Meadow to Armstrong course. This 7-mile course starts in the reservation, then crosses over to Richard’s Preserve and Armstrong before returning back. The entire course is 7 miles but if you want to cut it short, […]
On Saturday, August 15, at 7:00 a.m., meet at Mountain Lakes Park, Trailhead to Lookout Point, ready to run the Mountain Lakes and Adjacent course. We'll modify the map below to include a bushwhack or two before we head over to the Hearst-Mead and Halmi Preserves. Total distance will be about 7 miles. Print Map […]
On Sunday, August 16, at 8:00 a.m., meet at the Trailside Nature Museum lot ready to run the Trailside to Green loop. Options include distances of 5.5, 7.5 and 9 miles. There are still a lot of trees and branches down across the trails even on some of this course so you'll need to pick […]
On Saturday, August 22, at 7:00 a.m., meet at the Bradley Road lot of Trout Brook Valley in Weston, CT, when we run a perimeter loop. Distances range from 6 to 8.5 miles on varying terrain from rocky single-track to meadows and orchards. We'll take a side trail to get a view of the Saugatuck […]
On Sunday, August 23, at 8:00 a.m., meet at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Michigan Road Lot, ready to run the Michigan FH to Overlook loop. This time, we'll reverse the direction and get the Overlook first. Options include distances of 5, 6.5, and 8 miles. As usual, the early crews can start at 6:00 and […]
It looks like the weather won't cooperate for the scheduled run in the Catskills so let's run something closer to home. On Saturday, August 29, at 7:00 a.m., meet at Farringtons Woods Trailhead (see Google map) next to I-84 at the New York-Connecticut border. This park offers a variety of twisty trails throughout this 8-mile […]
On Sunday, August 30, at 8:00 a.m., meet at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Meadow Lot, ready to run a classic—the Fire Tower Summit Run. Before there was the Raven Rocks Race, there was The Fire Tower Run which follows some of the same trails but offers distances from 5 to 7.5 miles and includes the […]