🌶️ Spicy summer scheming social: trail running, big hikes, and more!

Leaders
Charlotte Folinus, Juliana Lu-Yang, Monika O'Shea
Type
Trail running
Trip date
Tuesday, April 14th
Difficulty rating
EZ
Prerequisites
Interest in trail running, mountain running, fastpacking, and/or big hiking days

Tuesday, April 14, 7-9pm, location TBD at MIT

What's happening?

Join us for an evening of food, friends, and getting stoked about trails and mountains! Whether you're endurance-curious or already crushing big days in the Whites, come hang out, share stories, and get inspired for summer adventures.

This will be a mix of:

  • Social time with food and good company
  • Trip reports from recent adventures
  • Short presentations on practical topics
  • Planning, dreaming, and scheming about summer goals

Presentation topics (looking for more presenters, too!)

We'll have a handful (probably not all of these) of short presentations on topics like:

  • Getting started with mountain/trail running
  • "How I went from running in the Fells to hiking/running my first Presi"
  • What is fastpacking? (+ trip report)
  • What is picnicking? (+ trip report)
  • Quick blitz of awesome shorter runs in NE
  • Trip reports on longer/crazier days in NE
  • Gear / weather / fueling / planning 101
  • Cool non-MITOC events: WMSC, TARC races, NEU8, and more
  • Anything else you want to share!

Want to present? Reach out to Charlotte/the leaders (email at bottom of page)!


Who should come?

You! Everyone! Seriously. Whether you're:

  • Curious about how to build up to bigger trail days
  • Already doing these kind of adventures and want and to catch up/meet others
  • Looking for summer adventure ideas
  • Just want free food and mountain stories

All paces, all experience levels welcome. Come get inspired! 🏔️✨


Signup

Algorithm
first-come, first-serve
Maximum participants
30
Signups opened at
April 8, 2026, noon
Signups close at
April 14, 2026, noon
Notes
  1. Do you have any dietary restrictions?
  2. Any exciting goals for the coming spring/summer/fall season?
  3. Anything you're particularly excited to hear about?
Signups are open!
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