Hey Trail Doggies,

Just to put this out there before I get to the running part, today is Outta-The-Way Tuesday! Time for our monthly sojourn to our favorite post-run watering hole and carb-reload facility, The Outta The Way Café. As many of you know, whenever we go, we get the best service (Thanks, Catherine!), great food and a most awesome vibe. As sweaty and muddy as we are, they still let us in. It is a Muddy Shoes home away from home.

OK, what was I here to talk about? Oh, trail running. Of course.

So, we got some splendid conditions. Temps are not expected to break 80! Maybe a small shower but well-below average heat we usually are suffering through in August. Take advantage of it!

Announcement – End of Summer into Fall Saturday schedule will be published this week. Got a couple of new runs on there. Keep your eyes peeled!

OK, details, details for tonight:

Location: Lake Needwood

Address: 15700 Needwood Lake Circle (parking lot by the Hiker-Biker Trail head)

Coords: 39.114925, -77.127917

Date: 16 August 2022

Time: Warm Up Mile 6 p.m. Main run 6:15

Course: Counter-Clockwise; Up East side of lake to Blue Jay Loop, crossover lake on Needwood Rd. then out-n-back on Troll Trail and back down West side of lake, hill repeats on Adie’s Hill and then back to parking lot.

Distance: 6-6.5-ish miles with warm-up (feel free to do shorter or longer)

Pace: Slow, Fast and In-between; all are welcome!

Vibe: Chill

Hope to C U there cuz these trails ain’t gonna run themselves!

Cheers,

Muddy Shoes