My Muddy Shoes

TUESDAY TRAILS AT NEEDWOOD

Hey Tail Joggers,

Well, we’re almost through July here in the DMV and Summer weather is in full swing. Heat. Humidity. Rain and more rain. We’ve had it all. But if you’ve been out there training then by now you should be somewhat heat tolerant or acclimated. The science of how we acclimate is pretty cool (no pun intended!). Did you know your body can add up to 2 liters of blood to your system to help regulate your temps? It’s true!

Anyway, enough blah, blah from me. Don’t forget to hydrate and c’mon out and sweat a bit with us tonight. Maybe run too! We have cooler temps by the weekend to look forward to.

OK, first, announcements:

Muddy Shoes swag is still available! We got Hats ($15), Buffs ($10) and Re-usable Cups ($5). See Coach Phil.

The Groovin’ Woodstock Trail 7k XC race! Coming up this Sunday August 3rd. This is a righteous race held at the beautiful Woodstock Equestrian Park brought to you by Coach Gretchen (RD) and Coach Phil (Asst. RD and Course designer – blame him!). Lots of space for racers AND volunteers! Wear your tie-dye! Check it out here – https://mcrrc.org/calendar…/groovin-woodstock-7k-xc-2025/

Also, looking way down the road, for folks doing Stone Mill this year we have the famous Muddy Shoes SM50 Course Preview Runs coming up on each weekend in October. Come out and get a preview of a different section of the actual course each Saturday in October. Come join us even if you aren’t doing Stone Mill. Lots of good trail fun.

Now for the run details…

Location: Lake Needwood

Address: 15679 Needwood Lake Cir, Derwood, MD 20855

What3words address (IYKYK): milk.keys.flute

Date: 29 July 2025

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

Course: Clockwise over dam onto Parilla Path and up Westside Trail to Needwood Road. Stay on Needwood Road across lake and then go left across road out and back on Beaver Tale. Back through park entrance and right on Mudcat. Take Mudcat to a right on Needwood Trail and back down East side of lake to Parking lot.

Distance: 5.5-ish miles with warm-up (feel free to do shorter or longer)

Pace: Fast, slow and in-between

Vibe: Chill…very chill but getting warmer!

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

Namaste,

Muddy Shoes