Ice Fishing at Plainfield Pond with my Father (Pop), Grandfather (Tata) and Dusty.

Mileage Totals for the Year 1993:

Run - 1237 Miles

Bike - 2905 Miles

Dusty - 675 Miles

I ran the Simsbury Apple Festival 10-Mile road race today in 1:11:34.

Bridgeport Marathon
October 31, 1993 - Bridgeport, Connecticut

Today I completed the Bridgeport Marathon in ~3:32:00.  This was my second completed marathon, and it was more difficult than the first.

Broad Brook to Soapstone 20-mile road run in 2:56:42.

Ended up lost on Burlingame / Hoosac Range of Savoy with Dusty this morning;  ended up running over 7-miles when we meant to run between 4 and 5.

Canoe along the Farmington River today with DL, from Route 4 to Route 185.

The final trail-race of the season was again at Monroe State Forest.

The 10.5-Mile Monroe Power Run was completed in 1:31:50, which was 17th place.

Conway, Massachusetts holds it's "Festival of the Hills" each fall, and with it a 10km Road Race called the "Conway Covered Bridge 10K".

I managed an 8th place finish, but better than that I dipped under 40-minutes for the first time in my running life:  39:25.

A new trail race today, the Northfield Mountain 10Km.  I managed to run 41:53 over the 6.2-miles, good for 11th place.

My second attempt at the Wapack Trail Race, 17.5-Miles including six-peaks to climb (in both directions):

I had a really great race, 9th place in 2:55:11.

North Pond Loop with Dusty, covered 4-miles.

Third decent adventure run in a row with Dusty, this time from Notchview Reservation to Windsor State Forst (Windsor Jambs), totaling 9-miles in 1:48:01.

Ran the first section of Savoy Mountain with Dusty (from North Pond Recreational Area to Upper East Hoosic Street crossing and back) for a great 10-mile run.

Ran Mt Greylock with Dusty for 9-miles in 1:48:16.

For this Savoy Mountain 20-Mile Trail Race, I was much more confident and improved.  I finished in 3:06:57. 

DL, Dusty and I navigated around South Pond and Tyler Swamp today, enjoying our stay at the Savoy Mountain State Forest Campground.

DL, Dusty and I drove out to Savoy Mountain State Forest for three-days of camping and relaxation.  We placed the canoe in North Pond to try our luck with the stocked trout but only caught small pout (Bullhead).

Last day of our camping trip, we made the most of it as DL, Dusty and I managed to hike up the Indian Trail to the saddle between Clark and Todd Mountains.

Rain throughout the night upon our tent, but we stayed dry enough in the Mohawk Trail State Forest's large, tall white pine.   

Drove into Shelbourne Falls to run the Bridge of Flowers 10km (42:13), and we swam in the Glacial Potholes at Salmon Falls afterward.

Glacial Potholes

Glacial Potholes

Glacial Potholes

Glacial Potholes

 Glacial Potholes 

During the early evening we put the canoe in the Deerfield River and spent a couple peaceful hours paddling.

Western Massachusetts camping trip with DL and Dusty, at Mohawk Trail State Forest in Charlemont.

Drove out to Savoy Mountain State Forest to hike with DL and Dusty.  We climbed Borden Mountain (Tower 51) and visited Tannery Falls.

A return to Adams...

For the Mount Greylock Half-Marathon Trail Race.

I completed the race in 1:52:13, which placed me in 19th position.

Cummington Ambulance Chase 10km Trail Race.

I finished in 42:18, in 19th place.

Drove back to Connecticut from our vacation on Peak's Island, Maine.

Vacation on Peak's Island, Maine with DL and Dusty.

Vacation on Peak's Island, Maine with DL and Dusty.

Took a  short vacation to Peak's Island, Maine with DL and Dusty.

Ran a nice dozen or so miles at Mt Greylock with Dusty in a bit over 2-hrs.

• Cheshire Harbor Trail all the way to the Summit
• Overlook Trail
• Deer Run Trail
• CCC Dynamite Trail to Jones Nose
• Old Adams Road back to the Cheshire Harbor

I returned to the Soapstone Mountain Half-Marathon.  Another improvement over last year, this time I finished the 13.75-miles in 1:57:35.

Drove down to southern Connecticut to participate in the 1st Cockaponsett Jay Walk.  This was listed as a 6.4-mile trail race, and I finished in 47:48;  21st place.

The New England Trail Running season began again at 7 Sisters.

This 12-mile trail race on the Holyoke Range crushed me last year, but today I redeemed myself by running 2:34:23 and feeling much better doing it.  I could actually eat afterward.

Participated in the DH Jones 10-Mile Road Race in Amherst, finishing in 1:12:31.