Below is Don Heppner’s cover article from the April 27, 2012 issue of the Bedford Record-Review. Click on the image to make it larger.
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We have a date set for “Run The Farm” — Sunday, October 21st, 2012. Hope to see you there!
 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. Follow |
The Bedford-Katonah Patch has an article about the upcoming 26th Leatherman’s Loop and some of the training runs we are doing on Sundays. Lisa Buchman came out and ran the the training run with the group this past Sunday morning and interviewed a few of the runners beforehand. Check the article and video here. An excerpt [...] The Leatherman’s Loop at Ward Pound Ridge [link to rest of article at Ridgefield Magazine site] by Lesley Cotten Every April area runners head to the Ward Pound Ridge Reservation to test their mettle in the grueling Leatherman’s Loop. The race officially starts and ends in the center of a grassy field. But what happens [...] (republished from old website) The Bedford Pound Ridge Record Review Friday, April 30, 2004 By DON HEPPNER “I still can be surprised by this race,” said organizer Tony Godino after 18 years of running the Leatherman’s Loop Race at the Ward Pound Ridge Reservation. This year’s racers set a new course record, and a fourth [...] (republished from old website) New York * New Jersey * Connecticut Runner • June 1987 The Leatherman’s Loop • By Chris Barlow Cross Country like it ought to be. No question about it, there was no mistaking the initial running of the Leatherman’s Loop held April 26, 1987 in Pound Ridge, NY for your run [...] (republished from old website) The Stamford Advocate • THE RUNNING COLUMN Sunday, April 19, 1987 By Jim Gerweck, Special Correspondent Regular readers of this column know that I make no bones about my preference for running (and particularly racing) over natural surfaces rather than those that are man-made. Likewise, those of similar bent have no [...] (Republished from old website) By Don Heppner, The Lewisboro Ledger April, 2001 • Cross River, New York Last Sunday’s weather only helped to make the Leatherman’s Loop race a booming success for the 15th year in a row. In what has been touted as the largest cross-country race in the northeast, more than 725 runners [...] (republished from old website) Friday, April 13, 2001 • The Record-Review By Don Heppner The 15th annual Leatherman’s Loop, in Ward Pound Ridge Reservation on Sunday, April 22, 2001 at 9 a.m., is guaranteed to separate the intrepid from the not-so-intrepid. The 10 kilometer race takes runners through streams, up and down steep slopes, over [...] [This text is originally sourced and adapted from the Trailside Nature Museum’s site here.] One of the most interesting pieces of Westchester County folklore is the living legend of the Leatherman. The true story of the Leatherman is still shrouded in mystery and controversy. However, even though we may never know the full story of [...] (republished from old website) by J.B. COZENS The Lewisboro Ledger, April 2002 (post-loop article), Cross River, New York Click the article image to view a larger scan of the article form the Lewisboro Ledger in April 2002 from the week after the Leatherman’s Loop. The Leatherman’s Loop 2002 Race Results Sunday, April 28, 2002 • [...] |
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