Hey Folks, So, the MoCo trails are supposed to open at Noon today after being closed all week (DO NOT get me started on this!). Even though rain is gone I want to stay out of that jurisdiction this weekend. Sooooooo, we will hit some state trails which have been open all week! This weeks… Continue reading Saturday ‘Muddy Is As Muddy Does’ Trail Run

*Bring headlamp or handheld light* Time to move to Winter quarters, Folks! We’ll also celebrate the end of summer (and good riddance to it!) after the run at the Outta the Way Cafe for a beer/burger. Join us! So as the law has it we can’t be at Needwood after dark and it gets dark… Continue reading Tuesday Night Light Run @ Redland M.S. (New Location!)

Well, Muddy Shoozers, looks like MoCo trails are still still closed this weekend so we will not have an organized run. Sadness, I know, but as good trail stewards we have to abide by the Maryland National Parks and Planning Commission directives whether we agree with them or not. Many races and events have been… Continue reading No Saturday Run – Trails Closed Cuz Mud – Other Options Below

(From Coach Phil) As many of you are aware the MNPPC has issued a closure of all natural surface trails in Montgomery County until further notice. The blanket county-wide trail closures we are experiencing are a policy that I have personally only seen instituted this year, specifically, this summer. I have to believe, and I… Continue reading My thoughts on MNPPC county-wide, comprehensive natural surface trail closures.

Hey there, Folks! Well, even if it doesn’t rain today (and it might) Lake Needwood will be breaching its banks this evening. In fact, it already has in some places. We’ll probably have to do some bushwacking around some of the flood zones along Mudcat Trail and maybe by the boat houise but the rest… Continue reading Tuesday Evening Trails @ Lake Needwood

OK, Nutcakes, its Paw-Paw season! Ya’ll know what a Paw-Paw is dontcha? Also known as the Hillbilly Mango, its one of the best fruits you’ve never eaten. Check it out here is the link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asimina_triloba . So anyway, these suckers grow wild around here in these parts and they get ripe this time of year… Continue reading Paw-Paw Celebration Saturday Long Run

Ya’ll heard of that hot bikram yoga they do? Well, tonight will be the trail running version of that. But, there will be no yoga mats, no Lululemon yoga pants, no down dog or sleeping lotus flower poses ( I made that lotus flower one up!) and no Namaste! Just dirt, roots and rocks. What… Continue reading Tuesday Bikram Trail Run @ Needwood