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Articles and Archives That Help Runners Get To Know or Remember The Loop

March 11, 2017February 28, 2017 by leathermansloop

Many words have been written about the Loop. Hundreds of Thousands of photos have been taken of the Loop (if you are skeptical, check here!) Hundreds of hours of video has been shot at the Loop including a full length documentary in 2011. We have audio recordings, aerial footage, posters, leather projects, quilts, 3D course dioramas, … Read more

New and Old Loop Articles and Posts from Runners, Writers, and Videographers

March 30, 2015 by leathermansloop

If you have run or otherwise participated in the Leatherman’s Loop in the past (or you are preparing to do it in the future) and you have written and posted an article or a video, let us know and we will link to it from here. To get you started, here are a few articles … Read more

A Collection of Leatherman’s Loop Articles from Around the Web

March 4, 2015March 15, 2014 by leathermansloop

If you have run or otherwise participated in the Leatherman’s Loop in the past (or you are preparing to do it in the future) and you have written and posted an article, let us know and we will link to it from here. You probably already know you can follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or … Read more

Bedford Record Review Article about the 2012 Loop

February 15, 2013May 7, 2012 by leathermansloop

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.

In The News: Bedford Patch Article from 2011

February 3, 2016March 13, 2012 by leathermansloop

http://bedford.patch.com/articles/the-leathermans-loop-rounds-quarter-century-mark Before last year’s Loop, the Bedford-Katonah Patch ran a great article about the race. Here’s the article in case it ever goes away on the Patch site (See article with photos at Patch site): The Leatherman’s Loop Rounds Quarter Century Mark The annual race held in the Ward Pound Ridge Reservation ties history with spirituality. … Read more

Bedford Record Review 2011 Article

December 28, 2011September 2, 2011 by leathermansloop

Don Heppner wrote up another fantastic article for the Leatherman’s Loop in the Bedford Pound Ridge Record Review. The 2011 article is attached below – click the ‘read more’ link to see the second page. Click the article scans to bring up larger sizes (Link to 2009 article.)

Great Loop Article in Bedford-Katonah Patch

February 3, 2016April 23, 2010 by leathermansloop

There is a great Loop article in the Patch website for Bedford-Katonah. A must read! Here it is in case it goes away for some reason: Leatherman’s Loop Not Your Typical 10K Runners go for fun, not speed, in this wet and muddy trail race. By LISA BUCHMAN Bedford-Katonah, NY Vaseline, duct tape, disposable sneakers, a … Read more

Katonah man leads the pack at Leatherman’s Loop

October 12, 2011March 13, 2009 by leathermansloop

(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 … Read more

Cross Country like it ought to be

October 12, 2011March 11, 2009 by leathermansloop

(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 … Read more

Race on the Reservation will be worth it for runners

March 11, 2017March 7, 2009 by leathermansloop

(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 … Read more

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The Leatherman's Loop is a 10k trail race held each spring. The event has been held annually at the Ward Pound Ridge Reservation in Cross River, NY since 1987 and we believe it is the largest trail race on the East Coast of the United States.

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