We have a regular Sunday Group Run that usually meets somewhere in or around the Reservation and runs the trails there. Occasionally we venture into other parks and take some weekends to run in local trail races. Check the information page for current news on where we are meeting next. Come out and join us – no one gets left behind!
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The Leatherman's Loop is a 10k trail race held annually each spring. In 2012 the Loop will be held on Earth Day: Sunday, April 22, 2012. The event is held at the Ward Pound Ridge Reservation in Cross River, NY. Loop starts at 9am. Please see FAQ for arrival time advice. More info Watch a brief video of the run to see what it's all about. Read about some Loop history from one of the Loop founders, Tony Godino. Read about the Legend of the Leatherman. Follow |
The Leatherman’s Loop Lottery results have been emailed out to all runners today (1/23/12). If you registered for the Leatherman’s Loop you will be notified whether or not you have won a spot through the lottery. If you haven’t gotten an email, use the search fields on this page to look up your registration: https://www.raceit.com/Register/registrantSearch.aspx?event=7698. If you search and find your name on this listing then you are registered for the 2012 Loop – you can even have the search page send you a new confirmation email.We are not sure why some emails did not reach runners (spam filters, corporate blocks, deleted accidentally, etc?) but if you search and find your name in the above link under “Leatherman’s Loop 2012″ then you are all set. Good Luck to everyone! We are looking forward to a great 26th Leatherman’s Loop on April 22, 2012. Note the text in the lottery winner email: “You should see a note in the next few days from RaceIt confirming your credit card was charged.” should have been removed — you will not see a second email from RaceIt. Sorry for any confusion this caused. If you have any questions check our FAQ page or please contact us. Some links that might be of interest:
The lottery was open for 8 days and accepted over 1,500 entrants into the lottery. We are planning to have 1,250 spots in the Loop. We will be doing the drawing for those spots over the weekend 1/20-1/21 and emailing the results on or just after 1/23/12. If you can’t make it to the Loop, please tell us before this Friday so we can remove your name from the lottery drawing so you won’t take up a spot and won’t get charged the non-refundable race fee. Check the prior post for information about the lottery or check the lottery FAQ here. If you have any questions, please contact us. (NOTE: we can’t accept any more entrants into the Loop Lottery.)
Sign up for the Loop Lottery here. Check the prior post for information about the lottery or check the lottery FAQ here. If you have any questions, please contact us.
UPDATE: 1/16 11:59pm – Loop Lottery 2012 has CLOSED to new registrations. The lottery was open for 8 days and accepted over 1,500 entrants. We are planning to have 1,250 spots in the Loop and will be doing the drawing on 1/23/12 and emailing the results on or just after then. If you can’t make it to the Loop, please tell us before this friday so we can remove your name from the lottery drawing so you won’t take up a spot and won’t get charged the non-refundable race fee. We have seen an increase in runners interest in trail running and trail races. As an example, Gail’s Trail Run in Redding CT tripled in size from 2010 to 2011 and still has room to grow in 2012. Some upcoming tri-state area races include:
If you know of any others we’d love to update this list. The Essex Running Club keeps an updated list of local trail runs on their website. Thanks to Chris Jaworski for keeping this up to date for the last few years. If you are interested in group runs in Pound Ridge Reservation, we meet most sunday mornings for a run on the trails. See you on the trails!
Leatherman’s Loop News: Volume 26, Issue 1
The 26th Running of the Leatherman’s Loop will be on Earth Day: Sunday, April 22, 2012 at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation in Cross River, NY. We are changing the registration process for the 2012 Leatherman’s Loop. All runner registration this year will be via Loop Lottery. The past five open registrations have closed in 3 months (2007), 34 days (2008), 16 hours (2009), 3 hours (2010), and 20 minutes (2011). We really really really wanted to maintain the traditional open registration, but our experience over the past 5 years has led us to the conclusion that a lottery is best for the runners, the organizers, and the Loop. We felt this change will minimize the problems and frustrations encountered in the past. Details about the Loop Lottery – Starts Monday, January 9thThe Loop Lottery will open Monday, January 9th, 2012 and close Monday, January 16, 2012 — 8 days total. There is no immediate rush to sign up — but don’t wait too long! Once the lottery is closed we won’t accept any new entrants. To sign up, visit the Leatherman’s Loop website during the lottery registration period and there will be links to theregistration site. Runners will enter their information into the lottery registration, including a credit card number. Your credit card will not be charged unless you are picked in the Loop Lottery. After the Loop Lottery entry closes on Monday, January 16th we will have the drawing for winners on or just after Monday, January 23rd. Lottery winners and losers will be notified via email and winners will be charged the race entry fee (and t-shirt cost if ordered). Everyone must realize that there are more runners than spots available so some folks are bound to be disappointed when they are unable to get in for 2012. We hope everyone understands the reasoning behind the lottery and the course limits. We have put together a list of frequently asked questions about the Loop Lottery. It addresses questions about registration for groups, multiple registrations, and other questions you might have. This is relatively new to us and we are interested in making it as fair and hassle-free as possible. We appreciate any feedback or thoughts you have and can share with us. If you have any questions not covered above or in the Loop FAQ or the Loop Lottery FAQ, please get in touch via our contact form, via our email address leathermansloop@gmail.com, or ask your question in the website comments for this note. Thanks! See you on the trails… -Mike, Tony, Rob, and the Leatherman Harriers
 January 2012 cover of Running Times Magazine featuring Roberto Caraciolo Mandje Roberto Caraciolo Mandje, the runner on the cover of the January 2012 issue of Running Times, is a Fox Lane grad who won the Leatherman’s Loop in 2002. His mother is originally from Equatorial Guinea and he currently competes using his mother’s last name. He competed in the 2004 Athens Olympics in the 1500 meter race for Equatorial Guinea. He ran in 3 Leatherman’s Loops with top 10 finishes in 1999 and 2000 while at Fox Lane. He won in 2002 when he denied Gerry Sullivan a third consecutive win.
We are gearing up for the Loop Lottery 2012. This will be the first time we are doing a full lottery for loop entry after a successful partial loop lottery in 2011. We are still working out details and trying to put together the simplest, most straightforward sign up, lottery, and winning entrant notification. More details will be sent out in the next month or so via email to everyone signed up with the Loop email list. (We’ll also post brief notes to Facebook and Twitter linking back here about the lottery if you are following the Loop those places.) If you are not sure whether your email is on the notification list, sign up again — we will automatically eliminate any dupes so you won’t get multiple copies (unless you sign up at more than one email address!). Some notes:
If you have a question, contact us using the contact form here. If you just want to add your email to the email list, fill in the boxes on the quick sign up to the right or go to our sign up form page. You can also friend us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter. So many choices!
…….See you on the trails!
 Trailside Museum The Trailside Museum has been very supportive of the Leatherman’s Loop over the past 25 years. It is a key part of the landscape and experience of the park. The 2012 Westchester County budget as it stands now will close the Trailside Museum and 5 other Westchester County Park museums and visitor centers. The entire county conservation department budget will be eliminated. If you want to speak out, contact County Executive Rob Astorino and Majority Leader Peter Harckham or your local county representative. Also, sign this online petition: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/save-pound-ridge-reservation-trailside-museum/ to lend your voice. There is an article in the Bedford-Katonah Patch here with some more details. We can make a difference for the museum, the department of conservation, and the parks. The budget that closes it is not yet final. Do your part if you want to keep this from happening! Below is a note circulating from concerned friends of the parks and museums:
UPDATE (Dec 2011): The Westchester Board of Legislators has restored the funding to the 2012 budget and the Trailside Museum and other county nature centers will remain open! Thank you for your support, calls, letters, and petitions. You were heard loud and clear! The complete set of 25 years of Leatherman’s Loop shirts are in this gallery. Thanks to Tony Godino, Glenn McCabe, and Bob Goldblatt for opening the vaults and filling in the hard-to-find years!  25 Years of Leatherman's Loop T-shirts 1987-2011 |
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