🥳 Join us for some back-to-school-and-post-work miles at Middlesex Fells and stick around for food and vibes!

🏃‍♀️ We’ll run about 4-7 miles, likely in a ~4mi group and a ~6-7mi group. Both will be no-drop runs, but we plan to run at a pace similar to 9-10 min/mi on the roads (likely 11-12 min/mi on the trails).

🍕 After the run, we’ll hang out for some post-run food, courtesy of MITOC!

Logistics

We’ll meet at the Medford High lot/near the Mustang loop trailhead ready-to-run at 6pm! Sunset is 6:48pm, and we anticipate using headlamps at the end.

Routes will be shared closer to the trip.

Transportation

We’ll try to facilitate transportation to/from the Fells — most likely, enough people will have cars to get everybody to/from the Fells. You can also bike (Blue Bike station at Medford High), run, or take Uber/Lyft/public transportation. Biking is often faster than driving at rush hour!

Please include your info on the Rideshare Sheet.

What to bring

Make sure you bring the following:

• Light source other than your phone (i.e., headlamp, bike light) -- sunset at 6:48pm
• Your phone
• What you’ve worn in the past for running in similar conditions
• Water (can be left in car)
• Dry layers for post-run hang (optional, can be left in car)

Prerequisites

This trip should have something for everyone! Trail runners of all experience levels are welcome (even if that experience level is none)! This can be a great first trail run, but you should be in good physical (i.e. cardio) shape and have some hiking experience. As a rough guideline, you should:

• Be comfortable running 4+ miles on flat road at 9-10 min/mi (have done so in last 3 months)
• Have done a hike with at least 1k ft elevation gain in the last 6 months

If you don’t satisfy the prereqs, you’re welcome to sign up anyways, but please email the leaders describing your recent running experience and fitness routine, so we can make sure this is the right trip for you!

If the trip shows as full, please add yourself to the waitlist as we may be able to adjust trip size! If you’re a leader and interested in joining as a leader, please sign up as a participant but email/Slack us.