From the archives....

I completed my 11th marathon on this day in 1996 at Nipmuck.  

I ran a 3:56:50 in the race, which was good for 15th place.

Old News Department...

On this day in 1997 I completed my 15th marathon - Nipmuck.  

It was the 3rd time I completed Nipmuck, and my time was 4:31:44, good enough for 42nd place.

Also, on this day in 2013, I completed my 51st marathon - Hawley Berkshire East.  

I had Wuzzam with me for this one, which was a real beast.  

We had a total time on feet of 7:45:15, which was the longest either of have ever been on our feet moving through the forest.  

It was most likely more than a marathon distance.  

By several miles...  (or more).

I have spent much time in the woods... observing, thinking, letting my mind go blank, researching, mapping, praying, enjoying....   Old Henry may have gotten it way before me:

“If a man walks in the woods for love of them half of each day, he is in danger of being regarded as a loafer; but if he spends his whole day as a spectulator, shearing off those woods and making the earth bald before her time, he is esteemed an industrious and enterprising citizen.”

― Henry David Thoreau

From the Archives...

McLean Game Refuge & Holcomb Farm Marathon

May 30th, 2009 - Granby & Simsbury, Connecticut

Wuzzam and I completed a McClean Reservation Marathon in roughly five hours.   

This was my 41st marathon completed.  I recall it being a fairly easy day for us.

Rambling on Greylock and within the Glen has been a favorite pastime of mine...  early stories of the original wanderer's....

On this day...

Vermont City Marathon

May 28, 1995 - Burlington, Vermont

I achieved my Boston Qualifier today at Vermont City in Burlington, Vermont.  

I was able to dip under the age group setpoint of 3:10 with a 3:08:00.

At two-miles I was at 16:40, which was pretty far off my necessary 7:15 per mile to achieve the sub 3:10 finish time.  

This means I ran 7:05 pace for the final 24.2-miles.

Non-Black Lizard / Vintage Crime #13 for 2026...

"A Clockwork Orange", by Anthony Burgess, published in 1962.

Music 2026...

Effort #03,  Rev King in Georgia....  "Shine", May 2026.

Rock and Roll Heaven claimed another today...

Walter Theodore "Sonny" Rollins (September 7, 1930 – May 25, 2026) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians.

In a seven-decade career, Rollins recorded more than 60 albums as a leader. His 1956 album Saxophone Colossus was selected for preservation by the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress in 2016. Rollins was often called "the greatest living improviser". 

Rollins was last survivor of the 57 jazz musicians depicted in 1958 photo A Great Day in Harlem.

Rollins was awarded a lifetime Grammy Award and was honored with the Kennedy Center Honors in 2011, credited as a defining figure of the jazz genre.

My two favorite Sonny Rollins Albums, which I purchased back in the mid-eighties, are Saxophone Colossus and Way Out West.  I still find myself regulary humming I'm an Old Cowhand from Way Out West to this day.

DL and I attended a live show from Sonny Rollins on October 9, 1997, at Mt Holyoke College.

Dropped DL off at Bradley for her trip to Chicago mid-morning.

Picked up Mom in Williamstown for a ride to Sister's, nice lunch! 

...on this day

Tunxis Trail Marathon I - May 23rd, 2006
Hartland, Barkhamsted , Connecticut
.

I completed a Tunxis Marathon in 5:41:50.  

I had Johnny Bandit along for company, as well as Tippi.  

It would be my 34th marathon completed, and Tippi's 8th.

John Bandit rambling through the meadow.

We rambled from Route 20 to Route 219 in East Hartland, Conn, and back for the first 19.5 miles.

  

We finished up with the Route 20 to Pell Road near the Mass border for the final 6.5-miles.

Small Waterfall on the northern section of Tunxis Trail.

Live Music at The Drake with JF.

Triple Feature, Sunburned Hand of the Man, Wet Tuna and The Bunnies.

The Drake Stage

Sunburned Hand of the Man

Wet Tuna

The Bunnies