Ortho Doc early.

3.6-Northweast Park Run.

BWII Meeting evening. 

Visit with Mom in Williamstown and Pop in Adams. 

Northwest Park with K2, 4.2-miles. 

Drove out to Hoosick Falls, New York with K2 to meet my Pop for our beef pickup.

Delivered to Pop, Sister, K2 and Self.  

Roughly 7-hours on the road including packing and unpacking.

The Allman-Betts Band Concert at the Oakdale in Wallingford with DL.

Set 1:

Hot 'Lanta (The Allman Brothers Band cover)

Call It Stormy Monday but Tuesday Is Just as Bad (T‐Bone Walker cover)

Statesboro Blues (Blind Willie McTell cover) (with Jimmy Hall)

Blue Sky (The Allman Brothers Band cover)

Come and Go Blues (The Allman Brothers Band cover)

No One Left to Run With (The Allman Brothers Band cover)

Ain't Wastin' Time No More (The Allman Brothers Band cover) (with Judith Hill)

Dreams (The Allman Brothers Band cover)

Set 2:

Jessica (The Allman Brothers Band cover)

Trouble No More (Muddy Waters cover) (with Jimmy Hall) (and Robert Randolph)

Southbound (The Allman Brothers Band cover) (with Judith Hill) (and G. Love, Amanda Shires)

Can You Fool (Gregg Allman cover) (with Jimmy Hall) (and Amanda Shires)

Melissa (The Allman Brothers Band cover)

Seven Turns (The Allman Brothers Band cover)

Multi-Colored Lady (Gregg Allman cover) (with Mattie Schell)

Back Where It All Begins (The Allman Brothers Band cover)

One Way Out (Sonny Boy Williamson cover) (with Robert Randolph) (and John Fusco, G Love)

Whipping Post (The Allman Brothers Band cover) (with Amanda Shires)

Encore:

Magnolia Road

Midnight Rider (The Allman Brothers Band cover)

Allman Betts Family Revival / Robert Randolph / Amanda Shires / Judith Hill / Jimmy Hall / Cody Dickinson / Luther Dickinson / Alex Orbison / The Allman Betts Band / G. Love & Special Sauce

Cowles Park, 3.1-miles. 

Sodom Mountain for 4.2-miles. 

On this day in Marathon History...

  

McLean Game Refuge & Holcomb Farm Marathon

November 29th, 2019 - Granby & Simsbury, Connecticut

McLean Game Refuge & Holcomb Farm Marathon day in Granby and Simsbury, Connecticut.  

Not a lot of build-up for this, I was thinking an attempt at the Bullitt Reservation / DAR / Williamsburg Route, but two cars are necessary for that attempt and I had but one today.  I would be solo.

I got a good running start at just a little after 9:00 a.m., with two water plants plus the refill opportunity at my vehicle which was returned to around mile 8 or so.  

Rambled through McLean to the beginnings of the hills (Westledge, Pilfershire, West Mountain, Eddy, and Weed Hill) at 12.5-miles at 5.5-mph (which was an incredible pace for me).

Once the hills were finished, and I entered into Holcomb Farm Trails, I was still at 5-mph, which had me feeling really energized.  I was moving really well, running strong on everything other than the long steady climb up Westledge, the steepest portions of Eddy, and then the bushwhack type footing up Weed Hill.

Things slowed a bit through Holcomb, especially once crossing Simsbury Road.  The trail from there to the re-entry into McLean proper hasn't seen much traffic, had many leaves covering the roots, and I was beginning to tire.

I hung on to complete the 25.6-miles (gps measured, so this should be easily over 26.2) in 5:13:00.  Just dipped under 5 mph average to a 4.9.  Awesome performance on my third marathon of 2019, and 57th overall.

3.1-miles, Metacomet, Route 20 north. 

Phelps South on the Metacomet, 3.0-miles. 

Northwest Park with K2, 3.5-miles. 

Sodom Mountain in Southwick for 2.9-miles.

Laurel Hill in T'Ville, 2-miles. 

Early Shift at JMH. 

Northern Nipmuck Trail Marathon

November 20th, 2005 - Union & Ashford, Connecticut

Completed my 32nd marathon distance run on this day in 2005.  Designated the "Northern Nipmuck Trail Marathon", with Wuzzam, Summer, and Tippi (6th completed marathon).  

My finish time was recorded as 6:28:18.  Looking at this, I think it was much further than 26 miles.

Financial Review with Fiduciary, Roth Conversion for DL.