Morning miles at McCarthy [**Travel Thursday**]

While MTR normally meets at the Arb on Thursday mornings, one Thursday per month (usually the last or second-to-last) is a traveling location. For the second-to-last Thursday of May, we will meet at east-side favorite, McCarthy Youth & Conservation Park, close to Cottage Grove, WI.

We will meet at the main lot with the wooden structure marking the main entrance to the park for a run starting at 6:00 am. In late May, we will probably have decent running conditions, potentially with warmer weather, so prepare your gear and footwear accordingly. The sunrise will be at 5:27 am, so there is no need for a headlamp.

We will run for about 60 minutes total, with the usual pace around 9:30-10:30 min/mile. If there is enough interest, we will split into pace groups with at least one group going at a pace >10-11min/mile. The planned route will roughly encompass around two 5K loops through various parts of the park. You are welcome to head back to the parking lot earlier at whichever point of the run you wish if you're looking for a shorter outing on the trails.