TUESDAY TRAILS WITH MUDDY SHOES

TUESDAY TRAILS WITH MUDDY SHOES

Hey Forest Joggers!

We are back to Tuesday! Seems to happen same day every week! Love that kind of consistency.

Runtime weather should be precip free after a wet morning but humidity will be up. Good weather for getting acclimated to the DMV Summer (which is inevitable). So come join us – we might smell bad and mumble an occasional irreverent word or two but we’re generally friendly! 😊

OK, announcements, then run details:

• Muddy Shoes swag is still available! We got Hats ($15), Buffs ($10) and Re-usable Cups ($5). See Coach Phil.
• Mark your calendars! The 8th Annual Muddy Shoes Summer Fatass is on the books! Join us Saturday July 12th in Seneca Creek State Park for a great trail event and pot-luck after-party hosted by Coach Mike Chau. Muddy Shoes will be supplying beverages, proteins and condiments. It’s free (maybe shove a couple of bucks in the donation box if you can). Please sign up here so we can plan accordingly: https://www.facebook.com/events/1442752650470959/?notif_id=1748314199437866&notif_t=plan_admin_added&ref=notif](https://www.facebook.com/events/1442752650470959/?notif_id=1748314199437866&notif_t=plan_admin_added&ref=notif
• Another ‘mark your calendar’ event coming next Saturday when Rob and Shannon will be hosting our weekend run from their home right over the DC/Moco border adjacent to the Lower Rock Creek Park trails. Muddy Shoes will be supplying some of the goodies as usual but it will also be a pot-luck so feel free to make-bake-and-bring! Stay tuned! Heard there might be some adult beverages after to wash things down.

Now for the run details…

Location: Lake Needwood

Address: 15679 Needwood Lake Cir, Derwood, MD 20855

What3words address (IYKYK): milk.keys.flute

Date: 17 June 2025

Time: Warm up at 6 p.m. Run starts at 6:15

Course: Clockwise across dam and up onto Parilla. Left on Westside Trail up to Needwood Road. Go across causeway to park entrance but go left and cross road (carefully) and do out-n-back on Beaver Tale (aka Upper Rock Creek). Cross back over Needwood road and into park. Take right onto Mudcat Trail at top of hill and follow to Needwood Trail intersection and take right. Follow Needwood Trail back to Parking lot.

Caltopo: https://caltopo.com/m/0NFMC

Distance: 5.75-ish miles with warm-up (feel free to do shorter or longer)

Pace: Fast, slow and in-between

Vibe: Chill…very chill but getting warmer!

Hope to C U there cuz THESE TRAILS AIN’T GONNA RUN THEMSELVES!

Namaste,

Muddy Shoes