About cycling & running in Lexington ParkLexington Park Training Notes
Running: Lexington Park runners get most of their steady miles around Salem State Forest and St. Mary's Lake. Locals use the St. Locals use the St. 5 km of Intermediate trail instead of another road shuffle. Forest Road, Pine Trail, Plantation Trail, and East Lake Trail keep easy Z2 days simple. Town Creek gives the Robles Run 4 Change 5K a proper neighborhood feel. Leonard's Grant carries The 14th Annual Life's Good in LG 5k Race and Fun Run. Jefferson Patterson Park brings the Neon Nights 5K when the legs want something less serious.
Cycling: Patuxent Velo Cycling is the name locals know for road rides in St Mary's and Calvert Counties. Riders use the St Mary's City loop for 16 km with 82 m of gain when the day needs base miles. Chaptico Loop gives 41 km with 245 m of gain, and the Hills and buggies route stretches the work to 88 km with 534 m of gain. Rural roads with buggy-wide shoulders make cycling a joy here. Inclines, winding roads, and broad stretches through farmland keep things relaxed. Locke's Hill brings the sting with a 20+% grade.
Season: Summer gives Lexington Park its hot, humid training block, so locals run early and keep intervals honest. Cyclists use those same mornings for Z2, then save harder pulls for days when the air feels lighter. St. Mary's Lake and Salem State Forest stay useful when the sun is high, especially for shaded trail miles and dirt-path spins. Winter stays mild, so both sports keep moving instead of shutting down. Runners lean on 5K season rhythm, and riders keep base miles rolling on the rural loops. Cyclocross legs still like the gravel bits when the roads feel too routine.