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 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. Catoctin Trail that runs from Frederick to Cunningham Falls St Park.
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For Rail Trails, there are 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 (based in Westminster and Mount Airy, MD)
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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 Mont. 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)