Westwood Trail Runners

09/03/2026

There's still time to register and it's a great local race! 👣

IT’S RACE MONTH!!! ❤️🥳🖤
Here is the first look at the finisher medal and the t-shirt you will receive on race day! We can’t wait to see you!!! Keep registering.. there is still time!!!
Register here ⬇️
https://runsignup.com/Race/IN/NewCastle/NewCastleMiniMarathon

08/30/2026

Does anyone wish to make a lap at Westwood today? If so, reach out and let me/Markus Dennis know. Thank you.

08/29/2026

A great, local opportunity this Fall! 👣l

Every runner has a story. ❤️🖤

Maybe you’re chasing a PR. Maybe you’re running your very first race. Maybe you’re proving to yourself that you can do something you never thought you could. Or maybe you’re simply showing up, one mile at a time.

Whatever your reason, your story belongs at the starting line.

The Henry Community Health New Castle Mini Marathon is about more than finish times. It’s about our community coming together, setting goals, pushing past limits, and celebrating every person who has the courage to start.

🏃 ½ Mile • 5K • 10K • Half Marathon
📍 New Castle, Indiana
📅 September 19, 2026
⏱️9:00 AM

Your starting line is waiting. Register today and come run your story with us. ❤️🏁

https://runsignup.com/Race/IN/NewCastle/NewCastleMiniMarathon

08/24/2026

Here ya go! 🚲

Late morning or early afternoon availability!

08/21/2026

Something’s to consider here.

The long run has become the junk drawer of too many training plans.

Need more mileage? Add it there.

Missed a run? Make Sunday pay for it.

Want to feel more serious? Stretch the long run again.

It looks disciplined, but often it just turns one workout into a recovery problem.

The boring miles are usually safer: another 5–10 minutes on easy runs, a short extra day, or a longer warm-up and cool-down. And when sleep, soreness, or fatigue gets worse, the smartest increase may be nothing.

Mileage only works when your body can absorb where you put it.

Which box do runners get wrong most: long run, extra day, or second run?

08/19/2026

Ran the loop with Scott Frost (To Price) last evening and the Westwood Park trail is very runnable. There are 9 or 10 downed trees; and a few on the bridges have logs atop them, but the trail is in good shape. (If more of you would run the loop we wouldn’t have to fight the cobwebs as we did.) 🕸️🕷️Happy trails, and see you soon. 👣

Westwood Trail Runners