Run The Farm

We have a date set for “Run The Farm” — Sunday, October 21st, 2012. Hope to see you there!

The Loop

The Leatherman's Loop is a 10k trail race held annually each spring.

In 2013 the Loop is tentatively scheduled for: The fourth sunday in April (4/28/13) subject to permits and park approval. It is also possible it may be held the sunday before (4/21/13). Stay tuned for updates.

Lottery Registration will open in early January 2013. Check back here then or sign up for our email list or friend us on Facebook to get a note before lottery begins.

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.

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Loop T-Shirt History

We’ve collected a bunch of of logos and t-shirt designs from the Leatherman’s Loop.  More shirts to be added later!  Many of the t-shirts were designed and drawn by longtime loop participant and artist Tim Parshall.  Last year the shirt was designed and painted by local artist and teacher Heather Kranz.

They are now in [...]

2010 Doug Wood 5K XC Trail Run and Fun Run

Two of our multi-Loop runners are the race directors of this Long Island Trail Run on the North Shore a few weeks before the Leatherman’s Loop.  The run is put on by the Northport Running Club.  (http://www.nrcrun.org)

The Wood Run is a spectacular way to shake off the winter fat. The race will draw both [...]

Onwards!

Three months until the Leatherman’s Loop!  Keep training!  The next few days will be good muddy training for the April race thanks to the downpour we’ve experienced. 

There is another event on April 25th in Pound Ridge in case you missed out on the Leatherman’s Loop registration (which is closed to new entrants).

The [...]

Book Talk at Shelton Historical Society January 24th

Noted Leatherman chronicler Dan DeLuca is busy these days! 

In addition to his talk January 31st at the Lewisboro Library, he will speak on January 24th at the Shelton Historical Society at 2PM at the Huntington Congregational Church in Shelton CT.

For those many Loop runners on or near the Connecticut shore, this is [...]

Born To Run

“Required reading for all Loop runners!” —Tony Godino, Leatherman’s Loop 21-year Race Director

One of the reasons the Leatherman’s Loop is so popular is because it is FUN!  This book is about having fun with your running.  It is also about revealing a truth about all people: that we are born to run long distances, [...]

Dan DeLuca, Author of “The Old Leather Man” to Speak at Lewisboro Library Jan 31

The Lewisboro Library, located on Main Street in South Salem, will host speaker Dan DeLuca on Sunday, January 31st at 3PM.

From their site:

Mr. DeLuca is the author of

The Old Leather Man: Historical Accounts of a Connecticut and New York Legend

. Mr. DeLuca will shed light on [...]

Still Working…

We are still working through the hundreds of emails from registration day and afterwards.  If you have a specific question, please contact us (http://www.leathermansloop.org/index.php/site/comments/loop_contact_form/) and please note if you are following up a prior note you sent.  Thanks! -Mike, Tony, Rob

T-shirts cost extra? What gives?

Some shirts will be available for purchase at the Loop but if you want to guarantee availability you should place an order when you register. Take a look at the past year’s designs to get an idea what the shirts are like. We will have the current year’s shirt design online as soon as it [...]

National Trail Running Day is August 21, 2010

National Trail Running Day is a day to promote, celebrate, and experience the sport of Trail Running. Trail Running is one of the fastest growing sports in the United States with runners taking to the trails of varying difficulties and distances to connect with nature and the environment, while also building strength and more [...]

What we are doing

The registration is closed for 2010. The Loop registration was open for 3 hours and 3 minutes on January 1st starting at 10am and ending at 1:03pm.  We had two online registrars taking registrations at one point.  We don’t think there are many people who did not have some issues (major and minor) with the [...]