🌶️ 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, 2026
Difficulty rating
EZ
Prerequisites
Interest in trail running, mountain running, fastpacking, and/or big hiking days

Tuesday, April 14, 7-9pm, MITOC office

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 (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
35
Signups opened at
April 8, 2026, noon
Signups closed at
April 14, 2026, 9 a.m.
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 for this trip are closed.