Since winter conditions have been lifted, you do not need to have attended winter safety lectures to join this run!

Join us for a 🌻 springy 🌷 morning run of the Reservoir Trail at Middlesex Fells, a classic local trail run. It's about 6 miles and 700 ft of elevation gain. This will be a no-drop run: we will run at a pace that's comfortable for everybody on the trip.

We'll start running at 8:30 am at the South Dam Road Parking Lot and leave from MIT at 8:10 am if you're participating in the ride share. We expect to return to MIT between 10:15 and 10:45 am but possibly later depending on pace and traffic.

Prerequisites

Prior trail running experience is not required! This trip is fine as an introductory trail run, but you should be in good physical shape and have some hiking experience. As a rough guideline, you should:

• Be comfortable running 6 miles on flat road at a 9:00 to 10:00 min/mi pace (e.g., have done such a run in the last 3 months)
• Have done a hike with at least 1,000 ft of 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.

What to bring

• Your phone
• What you've worn in the past for running in similar conditions
• Water (can be left in the car)

The current trail conditions can be found here.

Ride Share

Please sign up for the ride share here after signing up for the trip! This trip is sometimes car-limited, so please sign up to drive if you're willing to do so! There is also an option to indicate alternative means of transportation if you don't need a ride. This will help us keep track of things.

There are no trip fees for this trip, and transportation in David's car is provided free of charge as well (other drivers may want you to help pay for gas). If you take up a car spot, please avoid dropping off the trip the night before/morning of the trip, since other people could have taken the car spot. 🥀