September 17, Where the Pavement Ends

On Sunday, September 17, 8:00 a.m., run Where the Pavement Ends, a fun and challenging 4-plus miles of sometimes narrow, sometimes hilly, always beautiful trails. It is a great mix of fire road, single track, flats, hills, and one fast downhill section right towards the end. Meet at the Ridgebury School, South Shore Drive, Ridgefield, CT and be ready to run at 8:00 a.m. This is another in the Trail Mix Series of races. Those looking to start early can arrive at 5:00 a.m. with their headlamps and test the trail in the dark. Or arrive at 6:00 a.m. for the last course check before the race. The course is marked with flags but you might want to bring a map of the course. I’ll be at the race but not the pre-runs. And after the run, hang out for a while and if anyone wants to run the course again, I’m sure Geoff would appreciate you picking up flags.

Next week we’ll be at Mountain Lakes Park for the Fifth Annual Sarah Bishop Bushwhack. Register today!

And don’t forget to register for the upcoming fall races:
Sarah Bishop Bushwhack, Sunday, September 24
Run The Farm, Sunday, October 23
Raven Rocks Run, Sunday, November 12

Kudos this week to Paul Fost who completed the Pine Creek 100 mile race in 26:55 and to Peeter Mursepp who finished the Harricana Du Canada 125k in 20:05. I finished the same in 22:56, just making the cutoff. As nice as it is running different trails, I’m looking forward to seeing you all this weekend and catching up.

Hope to see you out there this weekend.
Lee Willett