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Tuesday Evening Trails in 2020 @ Redland M.S.

Tuesday Evening Trails in 2020 @ Redland M.S.
Hey There Trail Pups (He called us Pups?! Are you ‘kitten’ me?)
Welcome back Tuesday Nighters! Happy New Year and all that! Blah, blah, blah. Time to slap those muddy shoes back on yer feet and come out in the dark woods and pound some single track. Starting out a new decade of MoCo trail running and you can be a part of it. Hope to see you there.
Some details for ya:
Location: Redland Middle School 6505 Muncaster Mill Road Derwood MD 20855 (Park around back on the right side)
Coords: 39.140424, -77.133438
Headlamp: YES!
Time: 6:30 (warm up at 6:15)
Distance: ~ 5 with warm up
Course: We’ll go Clock-wise-Upper Trail first.
Pace: All, we have walkers, really fast runners and everything in between.
Hope to C U all there!
Cheers,
Muddy Shoes
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New Year’s Day Run

Ok… so you asked for a New Year’s Day Run. Here it is! As requested, I have made the start time a little later but I put in a 15 min warm-up for all y’all who are antsy to get going! Bring a snack to share if you want or don’t if you don’t ðŸ˜‰

Location: Lake Needwood hiker biker trail parking lot Coords: 39.114922, -77.127945

Time: 8:30 a.m. (warm up 8:15)

Route: Anti-Clockwise Blue Jay Loop and Troll Trail; repeats on Addie’s Hill.

Distance: 6ish miles (7ish w warm-up) As always, you can run longer or shorter!!

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Last Tuesday Evening Trail Run of 2019 & Outta the Way Cafe!

Last Tuesday Evening Trail Run of 2019 & Outta the Way Cafe!
Yo Trail Reindeer!
Even though the weather Tuesday evening might be frightful, the beer, food and camaraderie at the Outta the Way Café after the run will be delightful! It will be a wet one (that’s what she … nevermind!). But I’ll harp on this again: If you are training for an event such as an ultra you better get yer sorry ass out running when things are nasty. Never know what Mother Nature will throw at us on race day. The more crap you run through now, the less crap will affect you then! Remember that.

Anyway, this is the last official Tuesday Muddy Shoes run of 2019. Next Tuesday is Xmas eve and the one after that is New Years eve. So we will convene on the trails and then re-convene for our last Outta the Way visit until 2020.
Howsabout some details:
Location: Redland Middle School 6505 Muncaster Mill Road Derwood MD 20855 (Park around back on the right side)
Coords: 39.140424, -77.133438
Headlamp: YES!
Time: 6:30 (warm up at 6:15)
Distance: ~ 5 with warm up Course: We’ll go Counter-Clock-wise-Lower Trail first.
Pace: All, we have walkers to really fast and everything in between.
Hope to C U all there!
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Tuesday Evening Trails @ Redland M.S.

Tuesday Evening Trails @ Redland M.S.
Well, Folks,
Tuesday is as Tuesday does, as the saying goes…I think! Doesn’t matter. Trails are waiting. The trails ain’t gonna run themselves! So we gotta do it. Most of you know the drill. Great opportunity to get a trail run in during the week with a bunch of other nutcakes. Maybe see some Winter Trails peeps out for a spin in the dark. Rain or Shine! Bring a headlamp!
Here are the details:
Location: Redland Middle School 6505 Muncaster Mill Road Derwood MD 20855 (Park around back on the right side)
Coords: 39.140424, -77.133438
Headlamp: YES!
Time: 6:30 (warm up at 6:15)
Distance: ~ 5 with warm up
Course: We’ll go Clock-wise-Upper Trail first.
Pace: All, we have walkers to really fast and everything in between.
C U There!
Muddy Shoes
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Tuesday Evening Trails @ Redland-Official Muffin Top Burn Off

Tuesday Evening Trails @ Redland-Official Muffin Top Burn Off
Well, phew! That was pretty decadent in the calorie, sugar and fat departments last week. I’ve seen all the giblets and sweet potatoes to last me untillll….oo! Mmmmm, Leftovers! No matter how it turned out for you in the decadence arena but its still time to get out into the trusty woods of Derwood and hit the Redland Trails. My God! Its December! You need to be out there with the other Muddy Shoes Kooks for some Winter Night Time Trail running! Show your fiends and neighbors just how bad-ass you are, night runner! I mean, just wearing a head lamp makes you at least look a little bad-ass.
Any-hoo… Pay attention!
Here are the details:
Location: Redland Middle School 6505 Muncaster Mill Road Derwood MD 20855 (Park around back on the right side)
Coords: 39.140424, -77.133438
Headlamp: YES!
Time: 6:30 (warm up at 6:15)
Distance: ~ 5 with warm up. Come early for extra miles. 
Course: We’ll go Counter-Clock-wise-Lower Trail first.
C U There!
Muddy Shoes
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Tuesday Trails – Pre-Thanksgiving Calorie Burn @ Redland

Tuesday Trails – Pre-Thanksgiving Calorie Burn @ Redland
Turkey time is almost here! Prepare for gluttony! Prepare for the Feast! Save your guilt for later! Better yet, come hit the trails with us Muddy Shoes turkeys on Tuesday and earn that slice of pumpkin pie or that extra heap’o’mashed potatoes and pre-empt the guilt! I mean, that’s part of why we run, so we can eat what we want, right? I know it figures in to my equation. But enough of da blah, blah. Just come run.
Here are the delicious details:
Location: Redland Middle School 6505 Muncaster Mill Road Derwood MD 20855 (Park around back on the right side)
Coords: 39.140424, -77.133438
Headlamp: YES!
Time: 6:30 (warm up at 6:15)
Distance: ~ 5 with warm up
Course: We’ll go Clock-wise-Upper Trail first.
C U There!
Muddy Shoes
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Smita’s Return Trail Run Saturday

Wild turkey cock and hen – Meleagris gallopavo

Welcome back, Smita! Or should I say G’Day, Sheila! She’s back for a visit! Fresh from the land down under! Smita has returned! To celebrate I let her choose the run this weekend. And her choice is….drum roll, please….Muddy Branch Trail! A fine choice that is. We’ll start at the top and work our way down for a bit before turning around and heading back. Distance is your choice since its an out’n’back. Here are the details: Location: Muddy Branch Trail Head off of Rt 28 (Darnestown Road Address: American Way, North Potomac, MD 20878 Coords: 39.106533, -77.234655 Time: 0730 Weather: Chilly cloudy…perfect for trail running OK, burn that fat off to make room for Turkey Day Feasts! NOM, NOM Chubby Shoes

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Tuesday Evening Trails @ Redland and Outta the Way Cafe

Howdy, Howdy, Trail Doggies (or perhaps a Trail Cat if you prefer) Looks like Tuesday is going to be a great evening to slap yer feet on some MoCo single-track. Better yet, after all that foot-slappin’ we’re heading over to Outta the Way Café for Burgers and Brews (Yeah, they got veggie and vegan options) to hear the tales from the recovered Stone Millers and Roasaryvillers. They should be back shakin’ that Lactic Acid outta their legs. Why would you stay home when you can be outside with us? Huh? That settles it then, C U there! But first a reminder: Don’t forget to sign up for Winter Trails before its too late. Its filling up fast. Here is the link https://mcrrc.org/training-programs/winter/winter-trail-program/ OK details for the run: Location: Redland Middle School 6505 Muncaster Mill Road Derwood MD 20855 (Park around back on the right side) Coords: 39.140424, -77.133438 Headlamp: YES! Time: 6:30 (warm up at 6:15) Distance: ~ 5 with warm up Course: We’ll go Counter-Clock-wise-Lower Trail first. C U There, M Muddy Shoes

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Saturday Trails with Muddy Shoes is Back!

Saturday Trails with Muddy Shoes is Back! Well, we’re back to normal runs on Saturday for a week or two until Winter Trails starts up in December. Yeah, Baby! This week we’re going back to one of old trails far from the Stone Mill course. Meadowside! It will be cold for sure (frightened turtle cold!) but don’t over-dress. Common mistake. Its easier to be cold for a small bit than have to drag around those extra garments. Just my two cents. So with out further adieu or blither-blather here are the details: Location: 5100 Meadowside Ln, Rockville, MD 20855 Coords: 39.1133694, -77.106480 Time: 0730 Course: Spring Trail past the Covered Bridge then out-n-back to Bowie Mill Rd and back on Kengla and North Branch Trails Wet Feet: Good chance Distance: Heck if I know! Prolly 10-14 miles – ish OK, C U there! Muddy Shoes

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Tuesday Evening Trails @ Redland

Tuesday Evening Trails @ Redland

YOWSA! What a difference a day makes! Ran in a short sleeve today but tomorrow I won’t have sleeves long enough! Mother Nature is spreading her generosity our way and slapping us with some rain/snow/sleet/cold/wet etc…even have to deal with all that in the darkness. But ya know what? These adverse condition runs tend to be epic. And I mean epic in a good way. And, heck, we haven’t lost a runner yet!

BTW, speaking of safety, don’t wear white this time of year in the woods. Hunters can easily mistake you for a deer and you don’t want to end up mounted over some dudes fireplace!

Hey, did I tell you we are resuming our Saturday Long Runs this weekend. We’ll be doing those until Winter Trails kicks in. Stay tuned!

OK, C U Truly Bad-Ass Trails Hounds tomorrow! Details:

Location: Redland Middle School 6505 Muncaster Mill Road Derwood MD 20855 (Park around back on the right side)

Coords: 39.140424, -77.133438

Headlamp: YES!

Time: 6:30 (warm up at 6:15)

Distance: ~ 5 with warm up Course: We’ll go Clock-wise-Upper Trail first.

C U There,

Muddy Shoes