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LOOKING FOR AN OUTDOORS GROUP in CENTRAL NY??  Come join us for some winter trail running, snowshoeing or cross country skiing.  FOR FREE!  Meet lots of others who share the same interests!  Hey who knows, maybe you'll meet your wife or your second one.  NEXT GROUP TRAIL RUN -->  Sunday November 16th.  @ 9am.  Meet at Swallows Tavern (South Avenue).   4-6 mi run through Elmwood Park, up through OCC.  All levels are invited.  Til then, mud it up!!
-Ryan

Next group trail run:  Sunday November 16, 2014.   9am @ Elmwood Park.  Meet in Swallows Tavern (South Ave) back parking lot.  We'll do a 4-6 mi trail run through Elmwood and up through towards OCC.  We ll finish back at Swallows for coffee/bloody Mary's or whatever you'd like.  Contact me with any questions.
-Ryan

Elmwood trail in August

Great turn out today!  We had 6 in attendance.  Matt, Sam, Jo, Rob, Dan and myself crushing trails throughout the Camillus Uniqe Area.  Despite some leaf coverage and temps in the mid 30's we were able to enjoy the weather.  We even had some sunshine.  It was great to meet some other runners with the same interests.  Hope to have more people come out and join us next time.  I ll keep you all posted.  Until then, mud it up!
-Ryan

LETS GET ROLLING!!!   Syracuse Trail Running's next group run will be Sunday November 2, 2014.

Location:  Camillus Unique Area
Time:  8am

Meet in the parking lot on Thompson rd Camillus just past Reed-Webster Park. 

Welcome back Trail Blazers,

      Sorry for such a long pause and no posts since last February but I have been recently summons to continue with writing this blog by some new trail buddies of mine.  I have been running a lot of trails for the past year, mostly with my buddy DH, but I haven't had much time to write about it seeing as I have a very busy and active 2 year old at home.  Family fun, paired with work and grad school obligations have taken most of my time and has made it difficult for me to keep up with this blog.  So now that I have a month off from grad work, and 12 vacation days away from teaching, I have now been giving some more opportune time to get this blog rockin' and rollin' again in hopes to keep some of my trail running com padres interested throughout the long winter months so that they will join us this Spring, Summer and Fall for some group trail runs throughout the greater CNY area.  Until we can get this group up and running, I'd like to briefly tell you about a few things that has kept me motivated through the past year with my running. Seeing as we live in Central New York, it can be very difficult to stay motivated with the snowy, cold, damp, blistering, windy weather so a few things that have helped me keep my focus are 

1.  www.runningwarehouse.com (soooo much cool gear, along with great prices and 2 day FREE Shipping)

2.  'Born to Run' by Christopher MacDougall (absolutely one of my favorite reads in my life- this has propelled me to continue with this blog)

3.  My wife's continued Nutrition counseling....I am a terrible eater.  So if you  are also a horrible calorie binger like myself, then please by all means check out her blog "KJ's Green Kitchen"  (I hope she starts a category on endurance athlete recipes...  Hint hint honey ;>)
4.  iRunFar.com (Great website for the Ultra trail Running Enthusiast)
5.  Trail Runner magazine.  (I ordered a 12 issue subscription over 8 months) I love it, it's AWESOME!

So as the winter progresses, try and stay focused, continue to get out as much as you can even if only for a hike or snowshoeing.  Trust me, anything done in the snow might be twice as difficult but also twice as rewarding.  

Keep treading on,
Ryan