10k Trail Run at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation in Cross River, New York.
Leatherman’s Loop News, Volume 35, Issue 2: Three More Days… If you are close by the Rez you can pick up your bib (and shirt if ordered) the day before the Loop! We will be at the WPA Gallery at the entrance to Ward Pound Ridge Reservation from 9 am to 12 noon (sharp!) on … Read more
Leatherman’s Loop News, Volume 34, Issue 1 The return of the Leatherman’s Loop is coming up in 12 days! To: Everyone who is registered for the 2022 Leatherman’s Loop: It has been 3 years since the last running of this race. We are overjoyed to be welcoming you all back soon! IMPORTANT: Race start time … Read more
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
April 26th, 2015 • Ward Pound Ridge Reservation • Cross River, NY • 29th Leatherman’s Loop At 5:57am the sun came up strong on a crisp 33 degree frost-glazed meadow, gradually lighting up the volunteers preparing for the arrival of 1,200 runners. By 7:30am the temperature had jumped 10+ degrees and the lower paved parking lot was full. Cars were beginning … 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