The Mason-Dixon Trail Running Challenges
Home of the Mason-Dixon Longest Day Challenge
and related ill-advised trail adventures.
The Mason-Dixon Trail
A great place to run
Back in the early 2000s, two crazy trail runners conceived the idea of running as far as they could on scenic and challenging sections of the Mason-Dixon Trail on an early summer day with the longest daylight hours of the year.
Now, that idea by Trail Dawg ultrarunners Hunt Bartine and Pawl Melzer has evolved into a series of four fun seasonal challenges along the M-DT, and some variations on the themes. These challenges keep the spirit of those first runs of the Mason-Dixon Longest Day: self-sufficient, non-organized, personal long-distance trail challenges that bring together like-minded trail runners for a fun and challenging day in the woods.
Check out the non-event web pages for more information:
Mason-Dixon Longest Day Challenge 100K (MDLD)
Mason-Dixon Shortest Day Challenge 50K++ (MDSD)
Run the Mason-Dixon Trail!
Trail Markings: Follow the Mason Dixon Blue Blazes and you will never be lost. Interested runners should purchase a set of the beautiful updated maps published by the Mason-Dixon Trail System and carry them. Support the MDTS by joining!
View some Mason-Dixon Trail maps here
The standard Trail Dawgs Fat-Ass disclaimer applies: No Fee, No Frills, No Wimps, No Whining!
Site maintained by Pete McLaughlin (mclaughlin.pete@gmail.com), Newark, DE with help from Luc Claessens (lodevicus.claessens@gmail.com), Newark, DE. The information on these pages is, like many inspiring running books (Ultramarathon Man, Born to Run), partly accurate, partly fictional, and for entertainment purposes only; neither WE nor the TrailDawgs are responsible for any inaccuracies, misinformation, exaggerations, or outright lies included herein. Thanks to Pawl Melzer for many of the original materials used for these web pages.