Resources
New to running? Trying to find a new place to run? Need to buy the right type of running shoes? Here's a list of links and resources that may be able to help you!
Running Store
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Run Moore - Located at 28 W. Main Street in Westminster, MD
General Running Links
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Road Runners Club of America (RRCA)
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Carroll County Running: Everything Carroll County High School Cross Country and Track & Field - results, records and more
Places to Run in the Area
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Hashawha - The area's favorite location to run trails. Head into Bear Branch Nature Center for a map of the most-traveled trails.
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Washington Road Community Trail - From the YMCA of Carroll County to Westminster High School
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Wakefield Valley Community Trail - From the parking lot on Tahoma Farms Road through the adjacent neighborhoods
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Morgan Run - Off Rt 97 in between Westminster and Eldersburg
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Charlotte's Quest - In Manchester, Maryland, near the Fire Hall & Pool
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Soldier's Delight - In Reisterstown, Maryland
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Gettysburg Battlefields - There is a horse trail around the battlefields that you can run on roads and then duck into the trails; just make way for the horses when you see them.
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There is always the Appalachian Trail, which you can pick up in various locations in Maryland and DC, or the Catoctin Trail that runs from Frederick to Cunningham Falls St Park.
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For Rail Trails, there is the North Central Rail Trail/York Heritage Trail from Hunt Valley, Maryland to York, Pennsylvania and the C&O Canal Towpath from Washington, DC to Cumberland, Maryland
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Running Ahead - Map out any run and even create your own training log
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USATF America's Running Routes site - Want to find a new running course in the area or document your favorite run for others to use? Check out the -- it is a great resource!
Local running groups
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Flying Feet Running Program (Coached workouts in Westminster and Littlestown, Pennsylvania, and remote options )
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Eldersburg Rogue Runners (in/around Eldersburg, Maryland)
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Frederick Steeplechasers (Frederick, Maryland)
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Baltimore RRC (in/around Baltimore County, Maryland)
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Howard County Striders (in/around Howard County, Maryland)
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Montgomery County RRC (in/around Montgomery County, Maryland)
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Annapolis Striders (in/around Annapolis, Maryland)
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South Penn Road Runners Club (in/around Hanover, Pennsylvania)
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Chambersburg Road Runners Club (in/around Chambersburg, Pennsylvania)
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York Road Runners Club (in/around York County, Pennsylvania)