My Muddy Shoes

TUESDAY TRAILS AT REDLAND – We’re ON!

Attention, Tree Slappers, Mud Chuckers and Other Assorted Trail Riff-Raff,

It’s been ages since we last convened for a Tuesday Trail run. In fact, it was back in January! So, here we are at the end of February, the Snow-crete is gone and the time has come to get our sorry trail-asses back out there! As the immortal W.C. Fields once said, “There comes a time when you must take the bull by the tail and face the situation.” Now, I’m not gonna un-wrap the whole meaning of that right here but suffice it to say, in trail-speak: “Time to lace ‘em up and hit the mud!’

We’ll give it a go this evening. Weather will be clear and cold-ish but runnable. Trail conditions? Well, we’ll see. They won’t be frozen. Will definitely be muddy, though with an occasional patch of snow. Some might say ideal! We’ll see!

OK, announcements first then details:

• Did you register already for Farm Park Challenge on Saturday, May 2, 2026? New this year, we have lower final pricing. We eliminated the final $10 price hike for all distances, BUT you must register by Saturday, April 18, 2026 (11:59 pm ET) to be guaranteed a shirt. YOU SAVE MONEY!

We have a challenge for everyone: Run a 5-mile course each hour for 3, 6, or 10 hours, or have a more leisurely lope with our traditionally timed marathon or 25K.

Register or volunteer at https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=134231.

Learn more about running around all day in the woods with great snacks at farmparkchallenge.com

Details:

Location: Redland Middle School

Address: 6505 Muncaster Mill Rd, Derwood, MD 20855 – Parking lot by ball field on the right side of school.

Date: 24 February 2026

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

Course: Clockwise. Lower trail first.

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Distance: 5-ish miles with warm-up (feel free to do shorter or longer)

Pace: Fast, slow and in-between

Vibe: Chill…very chill!

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

Namaste,

Muddy Shoes