Trail Mix and More: Upcoming Trail Races

The Loop was the first in the 2017 series of trail races called The Trail Mix. Every runner in the 2017 Leatherman’s Loop (April) and A Mild Sprain (May) is entered into the 2017 Trail Mix Series automatically. Check these upcoming Trail Mix races (and some other favorite races of ours): Where the Pavement Ends 4.25M Trail Race … Read more

2016 Loop Lottery Selection Finished

We have finished with the Loop Lottery 2016 selections. Sign up for the 2016 Loop here if you have been selected in the Loop Lottery: https://runsignup.com/Race/NY/CrossRiver/LeathermansLoop Emails have been sent to all runners selected. Contact us if you have any concerns and we will get back to you promptly. If you did not receive an email please … Read more

5 Years of Sunday Runs

Roughly five years ago (time, date, and distance is always approximate in the trail running world) the Leatherman Harriers Sunday Run Group was born — even though we didn’t know it at the time. Backing up a bit further… 29 years give or take… Tony Godino and some friends founded the Leatherman Harriers to have an … Read more

Preparing for the Leatherman’s Loop

“As for the course, the outer limits are well within the capabilities of almost anyone curiously self-motivated – whether or not you’re just a weekend warrior or a dyed-in-the-wool mountain maniac. It’s got a mind all its own, with a foot-boggling array of barriers strategically placed so as to impede forward progress of the swift … Read more

2015 Loop Lottery Selection Finished

We have finished with the Loop Lottery 2015 selections. Contact us if you have any concerns and we will get back to you promptly. If you did not receive an email please check your spam folder since it may be in there. Optimum and Verizon have been particularly aggressive recently about tagging emails as spam that are … Read more

Second Annual Trail Mix Series Announcement

We are excited to announce the Second Annual Trail Mix Trail Race Series! The first annual series is not quite finished yet — but we couldn’t wait to share the news about the 2015 series and the two new additions to the Trail Mix Series. For 2015 we will increase from four up to six … Read more

Leatherman’s Loop Founder’s Newsletter – Volume 4

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!

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

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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In The News: Training for #26 – Article and Video

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, interviewed a few of the runners beforehand, wrote the article, and produced the video below. Check the … Read more