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June 29, 2011

Weekly walking/running roundup

What I’m doing: Probably a trip to train with friends on Saturday, then maybe a race on the 4th.

Why: I'm always terrible at nailing down Independence Day plans, so as usual, I have little idea of this year's household itinerary.

What else I recommend: I've run the Dundalk 6K twice, enjoying it both times. Let anyone who tries it, be warned: While the start and finish lines are relatively near each other, the Dundalk route is not a looped course. I'm also curious about the Williamsport and Carderock options on the same day. (All race links are after the jump.)

Full list of Maryland options:

Weekday events - Monday runs in Federal Hill, PGRC weekday runs at National Harbor, BRRC Group runs at Goucher, Glen Burnie daily walking programs, ESRC daily runs (Salisbury area),
PGRC weekday runs in Bowie, Rockville All-Comers Group Fun Runs, Thursday Night Hikes, CBRC 2011 Summer Twilight Track Series, Annapolis All Comers Track Meets, Speed Work - Bel Air, Dundalk Heritage Independence 6K, Arbutus 10K, TWS#4: FSK 6K, Autism Speaks 5K, Carderock July 4 Age Handicapped 4 Miler, FSRC Summer Decathlon #6, Williamsport Run for Freedom 5K, HCS Friday Night Series #2

Saturday - NCR Trail Snails Saturday training runs

Sunday - Group Runs at McDaniel

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Posted by Patrick Maynard at 8:37 PM | | Comments (1)
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I ran my first Dreaded Druid Hills 10k on Saturday. There were indeed some impressive hills, especially the one in the middle of mile five. Apparently I did enough hill training in preparation, as I only finished a minute slower than I did in the McVet 10k a few weeks ago.

Josh described the Dreaded Druid Hills quite nicely in his comment in last week's Weekly Walking-Running Roundup.

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