Trail Running at WD Thomson Park As part of our run at Lullwater Preserve, we also decided to explore the nearby WD Thomson Park. We had read about the park in the excellent book, “Hiking Atlanta’s Hidden Forests” by Jonah McDonald. WD Thomson Park…
Running Lullwater Preserve (Emory) and WD Thomson Park The next leg of our exploration of South Fork Peachtree Creek takes us to Emory University‘s beautiful Lullwater Preserve in Decatur, GA. Previously, we explored the South Peachtree Creek Trail and Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve. Lullwater Preserve…
PHUNT 2016 25K/50K Trail Race Report The 13th Annual PHUNT 25K/50K trail race was held on Saturday, January 16. The race starts in Fair Hill Natural Resources Center near Elkton, Maryland and winds for 15 ½ miles back to the starting point; complete 2…
Running the South Peachtree Creek Trail All across Atlanta, we’re encouraged by local efforts to reclaim wetlands and clean up streams. I grew up not too far from Decatur, so it was really exciting to find out about and run the PATH Foundation’s South Peachtree…
Trail Running at Boundary Waters Park The Chattahoochee river starts as a spring on the Appalachian Trail, just below Georgia’s tallest mountain – Brasstown Bald. It flows in a generally south/southwesterly direction through the northwest corner of Atlanta as it works it’s way to…
Trail Running at the Reynolds Nature Preserve There’s no shortage of roads and paved paths for running in south Metro Atlanta, but unpaved trails can be hard to find. The W.H. Reynolds Nature Preserve in Morrow, Georgia is a real treat for trail runners,…
2015 Lookout Mountain 10K Trail Race Report We had so much fun at the 2015 Chattanooga CityTrail 30K back in September, we decided to come back up to Chattanooga to run another Wild Trails event – the Lookout Mountain 50-miler and 10K Trail Race on…
2015 Helen Holiday Trail Half-marathon Race Report We had a great and fun-filled Thanksgiving weekend and hope you did as well – so much fun, in fact, that we’re going to share it with you in this race report so that maybe you’ll join…
An Easy Trail Run in Atlanta Are you an aspiring new trail runner? Concerned about rocks, roots, water crossings, and steep climbs? Don’t be, there’s a great trail in the Atlanta area that offers a gentle introduction to trail running – the Kolb Farm…