Mileage Totals for the Year 1992:

Run - 1196 Miles

Bike - 3539 Miles

Dusty - 336 Miles

 Christmas Day hike on Greylock with Dusty, Notch Road and Mt Prospect.

Back in New England, drove out to Mount Greylock to pick up Dusty and run Cheshire Harbor Trail to the Summit, this time in 1:16:16.

Beginning of a few days in Houston.

 Drove to San Antonio with DL, visited the Alamo, the River Walk, and Market Square.

 Flew to Dallas - Fort Worth with DL, to start a vacation.

Bay State Marathon
October 18, 1992 - Lowell, Massachusetts

Today I completed my first marathon, at the Baystate Marathon, in Lowell, Massachusetts.  I ran 3:35:00 for the 26.2-miles (two loops).  My folks drove out to see me finish, which was really cool.

The final trail-race of the season was in Monroe State Forest, a 10.5-Mile event known as the Monroe Power Run.  I really cruised through the forest and finished in 1:34:45, good for 16th place.

Today was the second Century Ride of the season, this time from Westfield, Massachusetts following the Westfield River over 100-plus miles...  the Great River Ride.

I rode my Specialized Sirrus over the 106.8-miles, reaching as far as Savoy and Windsor.  The final time for being in the saddle was 6:49:00, and that included a flat-tire repair.

Today's trail-race  event was in my childhood hometown of Adams...

The Mount Greylock Gallop 10-Mile Trail Race.

The event was staged from the end of the Cheshire Harbor Trail at West Mountain Road, and climbed just below the summit of Greylock at the Hopper Trail.  We scooted down the Hopper, to Sperry Road, and over to the CCC Dynamite Trail to Jones Nose.  From there, the long journey on Old Adams Road to rejoin the Cheshire Harbor Trail back to the staging area.

I completed the race in 1:24:06, good for 22nd place.

Another run with Dusty on Mt. Greylock...  this time Cheshire Harbor Trail to the Summit and back.  

Strong run in 1:20:40.

Run on Mount Greylock with Dusty, roughly 14-miles in 2:36:16 (Greylock Gallop Race Course plus a bit lost heading to Cheshire).

Today was the introduction of the Wapack Trail Race, evidently a brand new event to the New England Trail Racing Series.  17.5-Miles including six-peaks to climb (in both directions):

• Barrett
• New Ipswich
• Stony Top
• Pratt
• Nutting Hill
• Watatic

I had my best trail race finish to date, despite losing the trail in the last half-mile and adding a bit of time to my clock.  13th place in 3:10:31.

Out to the Happy Valley to participate at the Mount Toby 14-Mile Trail Race.  

Finished in fine condition, and a surprising 22nd place overall, in 1:48:02.  The race is 7-Miles out, followed by the same 7-miles back, which I split between 58-minutes up, and 50-minutes down.

First time running what would become, and always be, my favorite trail running event - the magical Savoy Mountain 20-Mile Trail Race. 

This was an incredible feeling of accomplishment, to navigate through the ups-and-downs of Florida and Savoy for twenty-miles.

I completed the route in 3:32:27.

Saw David Byrne solo with Cool Cat and my Sister.

Decided to ride my Specialized Hard Rock Mountain Bicycle over the Mount Greylock Century Bike Ride.  We had decent hill challenges over Greylock, Up and Over Route 2 including the Hairpin Turn, up the Hawley Wall, as well as an abundance of steady climbs on Route 9 and Route 116.

I completed the 99.15-miles in 6:34:43.

Williamsburg (Williamsburg to Harrisburg "Burgy") 10km, finishing 3rd overall in 41:57.

Saw Neil Young at Tanglewood with Exene Cervenka opening.  Met my Sister and Cool Cat there.

My sister gave us "Louie", a cockatiel, for us to look after.

Day Two of our Savoy Mountain State Forest camping trip, some fishing at Plainfield Pond ended lucrative as we totaled 17 large perch and a big bullhead.  We ended up taking the fish to my folks and having a "fish-fry" which was attended by Tata, who polished off four perch.

Savoy Mountain State Forest camping trip with DL and Dusty.

Next up on the New England Trail Running circuit is Soapstone Mountain Half-Marathon.  I felt fairly good throughout the race, and finished well in 2:14:57.  It began to feel as though I could do this trail-running.

Vernon Rabbit Run 5-mile road run in 33:03.

New England Trail Running began for me at the 7 Sisters 12-mile trail race on the Holyoke Range.  Weather called for possible snow and ice just prior to the race, but other than it being cloudy and wet, no big problem.

This run totally wiped me out, but I finsished my first New England Trail Race in 3:03:06.

Ran the New England 20km Championship event in Pittsfield, Massachusetts today, completing the run in 1:31:23.

Witnessed The Cramps at Toad's Place in New Haven with DL.

Setlist:

1. Dames, Booze, Chains and Boots
2. Mule Skinner Blues
3. Aloha From Hell
4. Bop Pills
5. Everything Goes
6. The Creature From the Black Leather Lagoon
7. Hipsville 29 B.C.
8. Bend Over, I'll Drive
9. I Wanna Get in Your Pants
10. Hardworkin' Man
11. Goo Goo Muck
12. Human Fly
13. Cornfed Dames
14. Miniskirt Blues
15. Sunglasses After Dark
16. Two Headed Sex Change
17. Blow Up Your Mind
18. Eyeball in My Martini
19. Alligator Stomp
20. Shortnin' Bread
21. The Crusher
22. Encore:  Surfin' Bird

Snowy hike from Oak Turn on Upper East Hoosac Street along Old Florida Road to the Busby Trailhead in Savoy Mountain State Forest.  Nothing like the temperatures yesterday, this day was 30-degrees.

Dusty and I covered about 8-miles in 2:40, slogging through powdery, deep snow without snowshoes.

Hike Mount Greylock with Dusty during a severe cold spell (8-degrees with harsh 20-mph wind). 

My Mom left us off in Cheshire, and we hiked Outlook Aveneue, Appalachian Trail, Old Adams Road, Jones Nose, and the Appalachian Trail back to Cheshire where my Mom picked us back up 5-hours later at the store on Wells Road.

Hike with Dusty, Tunxis Trail Old Route 20 to Pine Mountain and back (2:30).