Tuesday/Thursday Easy Runs
The Tuesday and Thursday 6:30 PM runs will move from Lake Needwood to Rockville September 6,2011. These runs start at the County Council Building Public Parking Garage on the lower level. This is located at the corner of Jefferson and Monroe. We will continue to run on both days at this time. Runs are usually between 4-6 miles and we try to accommodate most paces. Please remember we will be running in the dark so wear reflective vests and bring a head lamp or flash light for safety
Tuesdays and Thursdays provide club members of varying speeds with a splendid opportunity to enjoy the camaraderie of running with others at a conversational pace. Most days there will be other runners who essay courses of varying lengths (usually 4-7 miles) at between an 8 and 12-or-more minutes-per-mile clip. Runners at all levels of experience and ability participate and we welcome and encourage new participants. We start non-promptly at 6:30 PM (there is a minute or two grace period for those who may be caught in traffic). We typically seek out interesting and inexpensive restaurants for a (nonobligatory) post-run dinner.
The Tuesday/Thursday runs will move from the downtown Rockville location to Lake Needwood Thursday April 29th. We meet at 6:30 PM. Come meet other runners at beautiful Lake Needwood. We run on the hiker biker trail at the parking lot near the trail head. Please contact Debbie Shulman at dshulman@aol.com or 301-570-5125 or Barbara Attardi at bjattardi@verizon.net or 301-208-0729 if you have any questions. This is a great site to run on hot days because the trail is shaded.
Summer Running at Lake Needwood
During the summer months (mid-April - mid-September) our runs start at the trailhead at scenic Lake Needwood off Avery Rd. in Rockville and take to the wooded, paved hiker-biker paths. The woods provide a cooler venue and some glimpses of deer and other wildlife. Some regulars even run trails. A group of our summer runners appear in the accompanying picture.
The main entrance is located just southwest of the intersection of Muncaster Mill and Avery Rds. in Rockville. At the stop sign at the end of the entrance road to Lake Needwood from Avery Rd., turn left. (If you enter from Needwood Rd. continue along that entrance road-Beach Dr-to the stop sign. Go through the stop sign). Follow the road around to the second parking lot. Bathrooms are on the side of the road opposite the parking lot. The trailhead is at the far end of this parking lot.
Fall-Spring Running in Rockville
In mid-September, we switch sites and run in downtown Rockville on routes that are a bit better lit. Several routes of varying length have been created. We run there until mid-April until there is more daylight.
During the winter months (September-April) we meet in the public garage on the corner of Jefferson and Monroe.
Come Run With Us
All MCRRC members are encouraged to join us. No advance arrangements are necessary, just show up. For more information, contact Barbara Attardi 301-208-0729 or Debbie Shulman (home) 301-570-5125 (cell) 240-461-0699.
