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Wed, 2010-01-13 12:51
Are you struggling with your choice of Saturday activity between shopping or running. Well consider that this Saturday's weather is predicted to be in the 50's and the way our winter has been going it may be the last time we see such temperatures for a while.
Besides which, wandering around a crowded mall is like being trapped in a cage among animals with cell phones as appendages. While running across Loudoun County in winter is like being trapped in a freezing wind tunnel with no oxygen.... no wait.... it's like gliding effortlessly through a field of fragrant wildflowers. Yeah, that's it. So Saturday looks like a good day to smell the wildflowers between Loudoun County High School and Hamilton. You can get in 20 miles by running from LCHS to meet the club for the Hamilton loop and then a quick sprint back to your car. (Hamilton Out-and-Back) So state your plans here and complete the sentence 'Running through Loudoun County in the winter is like _________'
Where/When:
- Saturday: Meet at Loudoun County High School 6:45 a.m. LCHS is at the corner of Catoctin Circle and Dry Mill Road in Leesburg.
Mule Run shirts have finally arrived! Jim Hodges was both the winner and the last man standing at the Fourth Annual Mule Run on July 17. Read more . . .
LRR member Pat Miller makes these coffee mugs featuring the club logo especially for us.
The mugs are $20.00 each. To order, contact Pat Miller or catch up with her at a club run.
ride
Submitted by heidi on Fri, 2010-01-15 17:52.my car will be someplace close... it might require an additional 1-2 miles after the run... but you can have a lift if you need it.
Ride Back to LCHS ???
Submitted by hoganmp on Fri, 2010-01-15 17:14.Anyone coming (driving) back to Leesburg after the Hamilton run? I Plan on meeting at LCHS at 6:45, then doing the Hamilton club run. Trying to get a ride back to LCHS. Thanks.
The 13-15 mile option sounds
Submitted by borbidgea on Fri, 2010-01-15 15:04.The 13-15 mile option sounds good to me.
"A book hasn't given me this much trouble since Waldo Visits Barber Pole Factory"
-Tracy Morgan, 30 Rock
adding to Hamilton
Submitted by heidi on Fri, 2010-01-15 13:02.I plan to run 10-11 miles, so I'm going to start at the Mill in Hamilton (or someplace on the edge of town) and run to the run from there, do the club run, then back to my car... if interested, let me know and we'll work out details...
. . . an ice bath that follows you around
Submitted by Allison on Fri, 2010-01-15 10:50.I plan to start at the high school Sat but will probably skip the Hamilton route - I only want to run 13-15 tomorrow.
an expedition to the north pole (this year)
Submitted by Dave Haber on Fri, 2010-01-15 10:41.Forecast for Saturday morning is 31 degrees and 1 MPH winds, balmy compared to some recent runs.
I'll be at LCHS @ 0645 for the 20 mile run.
Thanks for the Hamilton correction Tom.
Meeting location for club run
Submitted by Tom Simonds on Thu, 2010-01-14 15:37.If you plan to start at LCHS and meet the club for the regular loop, note the new starting location. The club run will start at Hamilton Elementary School on S. Kerr St. After you make the turn onto Rt 7 in Hamilton you go maybe a quarter mile to your second left onto Kerr St.
. . . is like an ice-cream novelty . . .
Submitted by Phil on Wed, 2010-01-13 15:22.I'm being indecisive, but I may run the Digges Valley route in combination with Hamilton for a total of 13 or so mi.
Spoiler Alert: Waldo is by the socks in the upper left.