.__________________________________Running LoCo in MoCo since 2014_________________________
*** POSTPONED – Tuesday Trail Run at Needwood ***
As most of you know the Parks Dept has closed all natural surface trails in Montgomery County until Friday. Due to that fact I am postponing our Tuesday evening run this week. Sadness. But, don’t want to get on the bad side of the parks folks and don’t want to damage the trails. We will resume next Tuesday!
Stay muddy, my friends!
Coach Phil
Our annual summer fatass race is upon us! Please check out the link below for details & RSVP if you are coming!
https://mymuddyshoes.org/event/the-3rd-annual-bobwhite-fatass-trail-run-cookout
So, the weekend is here once again. Seems to roll by about this time every week. Hmmm, whaddya think about that? Well, I think that means “LONG RUN”! Yessiree! We’ll be hittin’ the single track on Saturday like we always do. This week we’ll be slappin’ our feet on the awesome trails of Black Hill Regional Park. Park at the usual location. This is a loop course of roughly 5-ish miles or so. You can repeat as much as you’d like. For… MD HEAT training purposes three loops would fit in to the plan to get in around 15 miles. Do a fourth loop if you are training for something longer. Or, just come out and do a couple so you stay fit. Your choice.
OK, here are the details:
Location: Black Hill 
Regional Park14300 Black Hills Rd, Boyds, MD 20841
Coordinates: 39.2002932,-77.2942081
Time: 0730
Vibe: Meditative, relective, chill
Other Shit:
* HEY, Listen Up! Next weekend is the 3rd Annual Summer Bobwhite Fat Ass Trail Festival @ Seneca Lake on Saturday July 21st! We’ll have various distances and a whole bunch of great chow and bevs at the end. Its a pot luck so bring something to share that is chewable or sippable. We’ll provide burgers and hot dogs. Don’t miss it!
* Check out our Muddy Shoes merch! We got Hats ($15), Buffs ($10) and magnets ($1). They are going fast! Get yours from Robin (Hats), Phil (Hats, Buffs, Magnets) or Mike Chau (Buffs). US Dollars only!
* Check out the new Run Location list in the Files section that Robin put together. Gets you where you wanna be for getting and off of trails in MoCo. Contact us if there are any you want to add.
Well, this should just be a great day for hitting the trails of Lake Needwood. Might be a little warm but nothing like we withered through last week. None-the-less, hydrate like crazy today. We are into July and we will have more heat coming, for sure, so getting into the hydrating habit is worth while. Plus, the more you hydrate throughout the day, the more you have an excuse to get out of those boring meetings at work (‘Scuse me, …I gotta pee, Boss!) Win-Win for you!
OK, here are the details for this evening:
Location: 15679 Needwood Lake Cir, Derwood, MD
GPS Coordinates: 39.114637, -77.127564
Time: 6:30 (6:15 for warm-up)
Course: We will run around the lake counter-clockwise, hit the Blue Jay Loop, up and across the top of the lake out’n’back on Troll Trail, down the West Side Trail with a stop at Adie’s Hill for repeats and back to the parking lot.
Announcements:
* Mark Calendars for our 3rd Annual Summer Bobwhite Fat Ass Trail Festival @ Seneca Lake on Saturday July 21st! We’ll have various distances and a whole bunch of great chow and bevs at the end. Don’t miss it!
* Check out our Muddy Shoes merch! We got Hats ($15), Buffs ($10) and magnets ($1). They are going fast! Get yours from Robin (Hats), Phil (Hats, Buffs, Magnets) or Mike Chau (Buffs). US Dollars only!
* Check out the new Run Location list in the Files section that Robin put together. Gets you where you wanna be for getting and off of trails in MoCo. Contact us if there are any you want to add.
OK, C U TMFs at the Lake!
Cheers,
Muddy Shoes
Hey Trail Dogs,
Well, Glory Be! The heat wave is breaking! And just in time for our Saturday morning long run. How sweet is that? I wish I could take credit for it but…well, maybe its my karma! Either way, lets enjoy the cooler temps and lower humidity while we can!
This week we go about as far South in MoCo as we ever do . We’ll tag up at Pennyfield Lock and run North up the Muddy Branch Trail for an out’n’back total of 16 miles. Folks can go shorter if they want to. Just turn back at any point. I’ll put water out on the trail and we’ll have some water and other goodies back at the cars.
Here are the details:
Location: Pennyfield Lock – Muddy Branch, C & O Canal 12100-12226 Pennyfield Lock Rd, Potomac, MD 20854 NOTE: Park all the way down on your left.
Coords: 39.055337, -77.290634
Time: 0730
Vibe: Smooth groove, no pressure
Other Shit:
* Mark Calendars for our 3rd Annual Summer Bobwhite Fat Ass Trail Festival @ Seneca Lake on Saturday July 21st! We’ll have various distances and a whole bunch of great chow and bevs at the end. Don’t miss it!
* Check out our Muddy Shoes merch! We got Hats ($15), Buffs ($10) and magnets ($1). They are going fast! Get yours from Robin (Hats), Phil (Hats, Buffs, Magnets) or Mike Chau (Buffs). US Dollars only!
* Check out the new Run Location list in the Files section that Robin put together. Gets you where you wanna be for getting and off of trails in MoCo. Contact us if there are any you want to add.
Well, Trailies, it’s gonna be a scorcher out there today. High heat. High humidity. No surprise here in the DC metro area but also nothing to be messed with. If you plan on running today you should be chugging water right now. Also keep your electrolytes on the intake all day as well. Keep the effort down. You can still exercise but don’t do anything crazy…well, I forget I’m talking to an odiferous bunch of rock kickers who routi…nely do ‘crazy’ stuff. That being said…be smart. We will do a run around Needwood this evening. Here are the details:
Location: 15679 Needwood Lake Cir, Derwood, MD
GPS Coordinates: 39.114637, -77.127564
Time: 6:30 (6:15 for warm-up)
Course: We will run around the lake clockwise across the dam, out’n’back on Beaver Tale Trail, then back to parking lot. Hill repeats on Potty Hill if you need them.
Announcements:
* Mark Calendars for our 3rd Annual Summer Bobwhite Fat Ass Trail Festival @ Seneca Lake on Saturday July 21st! We’ll have various distances and a whole bunch of great chow and bevs at the end. Don’t miss it!
* Check out our Muddy Shoes merch! We got Hats ($15), Buffs ($10) and magnets ($1). They are going fast! Get yours from Robin (Hats), Phil (Hats, Buffs, Magnets) or Mike Chau (Buffs). US Dollars only!
* Check out the new Run Location list in the Files section that Robin put together. Gets you where you wanna be for getting and off of trails in MoCo. Contact us if there are any you want to add.
OK, C U TMFs at the Lake!
Cheers,
Muddy Shoes
Well, Citizens. It’s election day! I am voting for running trails in the woods this afternoon. Either I can go home, sit on the couch, TV remote in hand, with a big ol’ jgreasy cheezburger and fries in front of me or I can slap my stinkin’ trailies on my gnarly feet and pound dirt. Hmmm, choice is obvious. Trails win!!! So perform your civic duty. Vote for Muddy Shoes and then come out and hit the trails with us at Needwood! Its the right cho…ice.
Here are the details:
Location: 15679 Needwood Lake Cir, Derwood, MD GPS Coordinates: 39.114637, -77.127564
Time: 6:30 (6:15 for warm-up)
Course: We will run around the lake counter-clockwise doing Blue Jay Loop and out’n’back on Troll Trail, then hill repeats on Adie’s Hill.
Announcements:
* Mark Calendars for our 3rd Annual Summer Bobwhite Fat Ass Trail Festival @ Seneca Lake on Saturday July 21st! We’ll have various distances and a whole bunch of great chow and bevs at the end. Don’t miss it!
* Check out our Muddy Shoes merch! We got Hats ($15), Buffs ($10) and magnets ($1). They are going fast! Get yours from Robin (Hats), Phil (Hats, Buffs, Magnets) or Mike Chau (Buffs). US Dollars only!
* Check out the new Run Location list in the Files section that Robin put together. Gets you where you wanna be for getting and off of trails in MoCo. Contact us if there are any you want to add.
OK, C U TMFs at the Lake!
Cheers,
Muddy Shoes
Hey there MyMuddyShoes people!
Phil will not be at our run this weekend so I’ll be your leader (from the rear) again. We will do a loop from Riley’s Lock Northbound on the Seneca Greenway Trail to the Rt 28 Trailhead, turn Right on Rt 28 and run the 1500 ft along the side of Rt 28 itself over to the Seneca Bluffs Trailhead on the left southbound. AT the end of the Bluffs Trail, turn left, run past Poole’s store and back to the Greenway Trail across River Rd. It will be about 14 miles total. We will mark from the end of the Greenway Trail, out to the road and to the Seneca Bluffs Trail. The trails are well marked otherwise. I’ll have a cooler with water and some other fruits like last week as well as some other goodies available at the finish.
**Weather Note: The forecast is calling for scattered thunderstorms tomorrow morning. Our policy is that if there is any lighting, to please turn around and get back to your car. It is possible that you will be miles away from your car, and if it gets really bad, find the best cover you can and wait the storm out. We will discuss any weather that is in the area before we start the run.
Where: 13015 Rileys Lock Rd, Poolesville, MD 20837
When: 7:30AM
What: 14 miles (if you are doing more please sign out & let us know before)
See you all out there tomorrow morning