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Leatherman’s Loop Founder’s Newsletter – Volume 4

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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

Sarah Bishop Bushwhack 10k Open for Registration!

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Trail Runners: We are pleased to announce our Sunday Runs group has organized a new trail race – The Sarah Bishop Bushwhack 10k! Registration is open now. The Sarah Bishop Bushwhack is a unique and challenging 10K trail race in Mountain Lakes Park, Northern Westchester, New York, held on Sunday, September 29, 2013, at 9:15am. Just a few miles north of the Leatherman’s Loop … Read more

Lottery Picks Made – Emails Out to Runners

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2013 Registration Closed

2010 Shirt - Jim Jinkins
Lottery is finished — 2013 Loop registration is closed. We have sent the email notifications to runners who were picked and not picked. The emails went out at 6:20pm on 1/21/2013. (If you have not received your email, check your spam folder.)

If someone else signed up for you in a group, the confirmation went to whichever email address you were signed up with. If you haven’t received a confirmation or consolation note, check the searchable list below.

A searchable list of runners who are in the Loop is here :  https://www.raceit.com/Register/registrantSearch.aspx?event=16744

If you were picked in the Lottery you will appear in this online listing, Congratulations!

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Sept 8th: Katonah Road & Trail 2012

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Quick note on this long-running 5k in Katonah, NY. It combines the road and the trail for a unique 5k around the village of Katonah, NY. Register here: http://www.active.com/running/katonah-ny/katonah-5k-road-and-trail-race-2012 UPDATE: Results are here: http://crosssportwoman.com/2012/09/race-results-2012/

Where The Pavement Ends Trail Race Returns

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Where the Pavement Ends was originally a trail & dirt road race in Bedford that ran for two years in 2007 & 2008. In 2009 it was cancelled but the organizers have rescued it and are now returning the race to a new location – the trails at Lake Windwing and Hemlock Hills in Ridgefield, CT! Details are … Read more

Founder’s Newsletter: Reflections on the 2012 Loop

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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

Westchester Toughman Triathlon

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This coming September is the 4th Westchester Toughman Triathlon.  The main event is Sunday, September 11, 2011.  The Tough Kids Triathlon is the day before, September 10th.  The race starts and ends in beautiful Croton Point Park in Croton-on-Hudson, NY.  It is a 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, and 13.1 mile run.  The kids … Read more

Daffodil Dash 5k Trail Run

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Friend of the Loop Geoff Morris sent us information on a Fairfield County, CT 5 trail run called the Daffodil Dash at 8:30am on April 11th: If people are looking for a great trail race and missed out on the Loop, here is a link for them to consider. It is a Loop-like 5k in … Read more

Continue the Mud into May!

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You can continue the Mud into May with the Muddy Marathon (a 6.55 mile loop) on May 1, 2010. Also has 1 Loop and 2 Loop options. (http://sites.google.com/site/xxctrailseries/winter) From the website: (http://sites.google.com/site/xxctrailseries/muddymarathon) The trail course is 6.55 Miles with over 1600’ of elevation gain and loss which begins inside Craigmeur Recreation Complex, running through wooded … Read more