Schaeffer Half Marathon & 10K Trail Run
Germantown, MD
- Half Marathon, 10K, Kids Run
- Trail (Unpaved)
- Official race website
Schaeffer Farms has some of the best singletrack around and we stage the race at a beautiful private farm. Schaeffer is located in Germantown, MD and is an easy drive from anywhere around the DMV on race morning. The race stages out of a beautiful private farm. In addition to … MORE
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Whoa!
This was a rough one for me. I've done shorter trail runs before but never a half so this was challenging for me. It had rained the day before so … MORE
This was a rough one for me. I’ve done shorter trail runs before but never a half so this was challenging for me. It had rained the day before so the course was muddy and a bit slick which probably didn’t help.
The course was beautiful. Hilly and rocky, lots of branches and corn cobs near the cornfield sections of the race so a lot of potential hazards. Given that the race is on a private farm there wasn’t much by way of spectator support but I was working so hard I didn’t care as much as I usually would.
I crossed the finish line bloody and at a much slower pace than I typically run, so the medal was well earned. Being a back of the pack runner there wasn’t much left by way of post-race refreshments, but it sounds like there were some good things earlier on. Love the shirt.
If you’re a seasoned trail runner you’ll probably love this.
Mostly Woods, Some Fields
Easy and fun. Laidback crowd. Some mountain bikers. I had lackluster performance. I wrote a little blog at Huffington Post -- I'm probably in the wrong, but I can't say … MORE
Easy and fun. Laidback crowd. Some mountain bikers. I had lackluster performance. I wrote a little blog at Huffington Post — I’m probably in the wrong, but I can’t say I appreciated the other runner yelling obscenities at me as she went by. Comments welcomed, including constructive criticism. See https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-moral-dilemma-of-the-cell-phone_us_59fe1a13e4b0d467d4c22587