Lake: Blue Marsh LakeLocation: Reading, PADate: October 4, 2026Distance: 31.72 milesTime: 8:18:42Laps: 1Event: Blues Cruise 50K ⭐ Why I Ran This Lake Some lakes are training runs, some are spontaneous adventures, and some are big changes. Blue Marsh Lake was the site of Blues Cruise 50K, a trail race down in Pennsylvania. I was ready…

Lake: Lake TobiasLocation: Dauphin County, PennsylvaniaDate: October 3, 2026Distance: 1.31 milesTime: 13:13Laps: 2Event: Shakeout run before Blues Cruise 50K ⭐ Why I Ran This Lake On my way to Pennsylvania for the Blues Cruise 50K, we stopped at Lake Tobias Wildlife Park to visit the animals and so I could tie in a shakeout run.…

Lake: Lake RileyLocation: Rochester, NYDate: September 28, 2026Distance: 5.20 milesTime: 53:10Laps: more than I could count Event: Training run ⭐ Why I Ran This Lake Lake Riley was a cute little lake tucked into a park in Rochester. Running here seemed like a perfect way to spend a Friday afternoon. 🏃 The Run It was…

Lake: Baci LakeLocation: Town of Amherst, NYDate: Wednesday, September 16, 2026Distance: 3.62 milesTime: 45:12Laps: 2-3Event: Training run ⭐ Why I Ran This Lake I was looking for a place to get in a few miles after work, and my husband found Baci Lake over by Williamsville North. 🏃 The Run I ran a few miles…

Lake: Lake LeBoeufLocation: Waterford, PADate: Saturday, September 12, 2026Distance: 10.01 milesTime: 1:53:20Laps: 2Event: Pre-Erie Marathon training run — Lake Looping Project #27 ⭐ Why I Ran This Lake I had to get in a 10-mile run in the day before the Erie Marathon, so I figured I might as well find a lake. Lake LeBoeuf…

Lake: Mirror LakeLocation: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, NYDate: Thursday, September 10, 2026Distance: 5 milesTime: 51:21Laps: Approximately 18–19Event: training run ⭐ Why I Ran This Lake After running Hoyt Lake last weekend, I happened to notice Mirror Lake on Strava. While trying to figure out the rules for this project, I have decided that as long…

Lake: Professor’s LakeLocation: Brampton, Ontario, CanadaDate: Sunday, September 6, 2026Distance: 12.06 milesTime: 2:04:37Laps: 6Event: tired legs training for 2 hours ⭐ Why I Ran This Lake Lake #25 felt like the perfect opportunity to do something a little different with the project. I had already made my way through 24 lakes between New York, Pennsylvania…

Lake: Hoyt LakeLocation: Delaware Park, Buffalo, NYDate: Saturday, September 5, 2026Distance: 20 milesTime: 3:32:51Laps: Approximately 18–19Event: Long Run ⭐ Why I Ran This Lake Hoyt Lake was a convenient choice,and it’s been on my list for a while. I knew I could keep looping the lake to get the distance in. And that’s exactly what…

Lake: South Park LakeLocation: Buffalo, NYDate: Tuesday, September 1, 2026Distance: 7.14 milesTime: 1:15:22Laps: 5Event: training run ⭐ Why I Ran This Lake South Park Lake was one of those lakes I could squeeze in after work. It was nearby, easy to get to, and gave me another opportunity to add a lake to the project…

Lake: Lake WaramaugLocation: Kent, CTDate: Sunday, August 30, 2026Distance: 7.79 milesTime: 1:25:23Laps: 1Event: Training run ⭐ Why I Ran This Lake I was in a cutback week and needed to head to Connecticut with my husband for a table read for his next film appearance, Intrigued. Of course, I wasn’t going to go all the…