10k Trail Run at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation in Cross River, New York.
Thirty six years ago four running buddies laid out the course for the first Leatherman’s Loop race. We were all serious trail runners who worked together to create a “light hearted” course with some natural obstacles. I give credit for the mud flats to Ken Littlefield who once fell in the deepest and nastiest part … Read more
Your Loop organizers will open the lottery on January 7th. And close it on January 10th. Anyone who wants to participate in the 34th Loop on April 24th will only be able to do so by entering the lottery. There are important and necessary covid related restrictions this year which will make it possible to … Read more
Mixed bag of Loop stuff from Tony Greetings and Happy New Year to the Leatherman’s Loop family. With the lottery closed for the 31st Loop it seems like a good time for me to share some history as well as other stuff related to the event. As always, my hope is that some of you will find … Read more
Every time I started to compose a note to send to you the words “The World is too much with us” (from the Wordsworth poem) came to mind. So I revisited the poem to try and figure out what it had to do with the Loop. Here are my thoughts. Rather than merely a challenging … Read more
Dear Runners, Thank you for entering the Leatherman’s Loop lottery. If you are reading this you have completed the first step — one more step to go. Official notifications will be sent out on Friday and will include important information. Step two must be completed by Tuesday the 19th in order to get a confirmation … Read more
Leatherman’s Loop Founders Newsletter, Volume 5 When Caballo Blanco gave me the name “El Co-Padre” I knew that it came with expectations and responsibilities in terms of my role as a trail race facilitator. He brilliantly matched his love of trail running with the social needs of the Tarahumara People who live in and run … Read more
Leatherman’s Loop founders note Twenty seven years ago Dave Cope and I put on the first Leatherman’s Loop race. We greeted the ninety runners who trusted that we knew what we were doing and showed up to race our course. Trail running races in those days were few and far between and necessitated long drives … Read more
Leatherman’s Loop Founder’s Newsletter, Volume 3 The Future Looks bright I feel a need to thank each of you for your contribution to the amazing spirit that was once again present at the Loop. For a brief time, we were all Tarahumara runners enjoying the “beauty all around us.” We “ran free” and Caballo Blanco … Read more
Thanks to Christy Cuomo and Dean Leggiero. Christy wrote the film and Dean directed and edited it. We had around 100 people turn out for the premiere at the Phelps Memorial Hospital auditorium on Sunday, April 1st. Danny Martin introduced a short video tribute to our friend Micah True (aka Caballo Blanco) who died while … Read more
The first public screening of “Leatherman’s Loop – 25 Years” documentary will be Sunday, April 1st at 6pm at the Phelps Memorial Hospital (directions) main auditorium. Phelps is right on the Hudson River in Sleepy Hollow, NY. The event is free and is hosted by the Leatherman Harriers. See important information on the event capacity and … Read more