Race website: https://www.stone-mill-50-mile.org/

We are hosting 4 preview training runs for the premier 50 mile race in Maryland!

Preview Run #1 – 9 October – Stedwick E.S. – The run will take you from the school onto Stedwick Rd. for a short bit then left on Watkins Road (yeah, its pavement, but only for a short bit) over to the Seneca Greenway trailhead where you get back on dirt heading South to Clopper Lake. Go around lake and back.

Distance – about 20 Miles

Address: 10631 Stedwick Rd, Montgomery Village, MD 20886

Preview Run #2 – 16 October – Pennyfield Lock – Start at Pennyfield Lock and head North up Muddy Branch Trail to Rt. 28 and back.

Distance – about 17 Miles

Address: 39.0537° N, 77.2889° W

Preview Run #3 – 23 October – Pennyfield Lock (again) – Start at Pennyfield Lock and head up C&O Canal to the start of Greenway Trail by the actual Stone Mill and head North up to Rt. 28 parking lot.

Distance – about 20 Miles

Address: 39.0537° N, 77.2889° W

Preview Run #4 – 30 October – Rt.28 Trail Head – Head North up Greenway and Seneca Ridge Trail to Quince Orchard Road. Down Rt. 28 (sidewalk to start of Muddy Branch trail.

Distance – about 22 Miles

Address: 39.128111, -77.332955B

***Note: Each of these runs is an out-n-back, so the distance is easily customized to your needs.