Sunday, March 23, 1997

Metacomet Trail from Sunrise Park.

8.5-miles at 1:20:35.

Saturday, March 22, 1997

Road Run around Suffield.

Suffield 15-Miler.

Bridge Street to Phelps Road/Mountain Road - 45:36

Phelps to Route 187 - 41:28

Route 187 - Bridge Street - 42:29

Total - 2:09:33 

Friday, March 21, 1997

Bald Mountain in Shenipsit State Forest.

5-miles in 57:14.

Thursday, March 20, 1997

3 Visits to Bird Sanctuary with Dusty through week. 

Four Yasso 800's (3:04 - 3:09)

Sunday, March 16, 1997

2 Visits to Bird Sanctuary with Dusty through week. 

I hike on Metacomet (Phelps North) with Dusty.

Four Yasso 800's (3:09 - 3:13)

1 Hill Street 7.2-miler in 59:06

Saturday, March 15, 1997

Road Race in Suffield.

2.6-miler for DL in 26:00

10k for me in 43:00 

Sunday, March 9, 1997

Hill Street 7.2-miles in 55:19.

Saturday, March 8, 1997

2 Visits to Bird Sanctuary Dusty through week. 

1st Yasso 800's this year - four total between 3:16 - 3:18.


Sunday, March 2, 1997

Mount Greylock Reservation Winter Run
March 2nd, 1997 - Adams, Massachusetts

40 degrees / windy / rainy / dense fog.

12 Starters / zero finishers of the planned 17.5 mile route.

First runner to the top:  Ed Jr. 65 minutes, followed by Jimmy D.

Lost in Order of Appearance:

Mel, PH & the Wolf Canine dropped first (and early). 
Ed Jr, Jimmy D and “P” out after 7 miles  (1:59:30). 
BD, Old Goat, SB, KG and AG, finished 11.5-miles with me (3:43 thru 4:07).

Route:

  • 3.5 initial miles of sheet of ice on the Cheshire Harbor Trail. 
  • 4.0 miles from the summit to Jones Nose on the AT and Jones Nose Trail in Knee to Waist deep snow, without the aid of snowshoes (we left them in the vehicles). 
  • 3.0 miles on Old Adams Road with fairly decent snow packed trail, only small amounts of ice. 
  • Last 1.0 down Cheshire Harbor, very treacherous.

Saturday, March 1, 1997

2 hikes on the Metacomet (Phelps North) with Dusty this week.

1 hike to Copper / Peak Mtn with Dusty.