4-Mile run on the Metacomet Trail from Phelps South.

Walk Lily at night, 1-Mile.

And, on this day...

Tunxis Trail Marathon II - June 30th, 2006
Barkhamsted & New Hartford, Connecticut

Today I completed my 35th marathon, Tunxis II. 

This was the second time in 5-weeks that I marathoned along the Tunxis Trail...  this time, I used the southern portion down to Satan's Kingdom. 

My time was 6:06:30, and I had Tippi along for company.  It was her 9th completed marathon.

Tippi on top of  Indian Council Caves, along the Tunxis.

 

Run at Cowles Park to the Metacomet Ridge, 3.5-Miles.

Walk Lily twice, a mile each time. 

Black Lizard / Vintage Crime #14 for 2022...

"Clandestine" written by James Ellroy, published 1982.  

Cover Images

Walk Lily early and late, 1-Mile each.

Walk Lily once in the evening, after an 11-Hour day at work.  1-Mile. 

Too hot and too tired - stuck to a road run, 3.5-miles on the Remington Loop.

Walked Lily twice, 2-Miles total.

Took a drive to Hawley to run in Dubuque State Forest, one of my favorite "woods" on this earth. 

Rambled around for 13.4-Miles, enjoying just about every step.  Trails were in very good shape for the most part.

On the way home, stopped off at Perkarski's for some smoked meat to bring home.

Ended the night with a 1-Mile walk with Lily.

Periwinkle Trail

Hawley Kiln

Hawley Kiln

Hawley Kiln

Hawley Kiln

4-Miles in Granville and 1-Mile walk with Lily.

Walk Lily 1-mile. 

On this day in 2012, Wuzzam and I completed a Metacomet Marathon, with a time of 7:00:00.

Tippi ran the first section with us, from Route 20 to Phelps Road, and back (about 10.5-miles). 

Weather report was that heating up was very possible - so DL grabbed Tippi early.  

This was my 48th marathon completed.

Our Route for the Marathon Distance.

Walk Lily 1-mile. 

Walk Lily 1-mile. 

... And on this day in 1998, my Pop and I completed the 1st Greylock Centennial Marathon in Adams, Massachusetts.  Our time was 6:55:38.  This was a very difficult course, with 5 lengthy climbs.  This was my 21st marathon completed, and my dad's first.

Drove from work right to the Suffield 5-5-5 Summer SIzzler 5k (Fiver Races, Five Dollars, Five Kilometers).

3rd official entry, with one each in 2019 and 2021.

Walk Lily once later in the evening, 1-mile.

Suffield 5km Course #4 for 2022.

Warm (84) and fairly dry; 26:08. 

Times for my Race Against Myself (plus official events) at this location:

• #4, 2022 - 26:07 (June 20th, 2022)  Official Event
• #3, 2022 - 25:28 (May 22nd, 2022)
• #2, 2022 - 25:20 (May 7th, 2022)
• #1, 2022 - 27:24 (April 8th, 2022)

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• #7, 2021 - 23:50 (October 30th, 2021)

• #6, 2021 - 24:34 (September 17th, 2021)

• #5, 2021 - 25:10 (September 3rd, 2021)

• #4, 2021 - 25:29 (August 27th, 2021)

• #3, 2021 - 26:48 (August 20th, 2021)

• #2, 2021 - 25:20 (July 9th, 2021)

• #1, 2021 - 27:00 (June 28th, 2021)  Official Event

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• #2, 2019 - 27:46 (July 9th, 2019)

• #1, 2019 - 28:04 (July 2nd, 2019)  Official Event

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Granville Trail Run for 6.4-miles, and two one-mile walks with Lily.

Balanced Rock

Balanced Rock

Balanced Rock

Balanced Rock

Beach Tree

Beach Tree

Bent Tree Limb

Lobe-Splitter Boulders

Lobe-Splitter Boulders

Lobe-Splitter Boulders

Lobe-Splitter Boulders

Travel to Adams for Father's Day, nice visit with Folks. 

Picked up fish and chips, claims and shrimp from Williamsburg.

On the way home, rambled through Windsor State Forest for 5.3-Miles.

Walked Lily twice in the evening (2-Miles).

Run 7.1-miles in Granville / Southwick.

Walk Lily twice (2-miles).

Mammoth Rock

Monolith Stone

A return to Granville for a shorter run after a long drive to visit DL's parents gravesite earlier.

Rambled around for a decent 4.7-miles.

Walked Lily twice, a mile each time, for another 2-miles.

2022 Unsupported Trail Race Fall Challenge #3

Granville "Drake Mountain" 18.8 KM (11.7-miles)

11.7-mile trail run in Granville followed by a 1-mile walk with Lily in the late evening.

"High Points" along trails during May 2022... 

• Steep Bank Brook, Windsor Jambs State Forest, Windsor, MA
• East Sweetman Mountain, Granville, MA
• Bad Luck Mountain, Granville, MA
• Drake Mountain, Granville, MA

Walk Lily 1-mile. 

Walk Lily 1-mile. 

Granville Trail Run, 5.8-miles, after a series of household chores (doorknobs, getting upstairs rooms back together after painting, etc).

Picked up our Parrot after the run.

Walk Lily once, for 1-mile.

2022 Unsupported Trail Race Fall Challenge #2

Granville "Drake Mountain" 18.5 KM (11.5-miles)

I have been working on learning Granville and Southwick's forest trails again this summer.  Today, I hoped to run a "loop" in the 10 - 13 mile range, without crossing over or repeating bunches of trail.

While I am at this, I am also thinking of somewhat logical names for some of these trails, as they are unofficial and rather random (at least I believe so).

Today, my route was a grand mixture of single-track (the majority), double track, and old forest road.

Finished with 11.5-miles, or 18.5 Km, in 3:00:00 (including stopped time).

Perched Boulder

Balanced Rock

Looking off Drake Mountain

3-miles in Warehouse Point, after work/dentists/work.

This has been a Great Marathon Day in my History!  

Two completed marathons on this day in my past!

In 2001, I completed my 25th marathon at Nipmuck, in 4:27:17.  

This was a 35th place, and my 5th completed Nipmuck.

Then, on this day in 2012, Wuzzam, Tippi and I completed a Tunxis Marathon in 6:26:10.  

This was my 47th Marathon, and Tippi's 16th.

Walk Lily 1-mile. 

Walk Lily in the evening, 1-mile.

What Played in Ed's Head -- 

Music listened to for the time-period May 1st through May 31st, 2022:

Walked Lily at the end of day, 1-mile.

A great marathon day in my history!  Two throwbacks today...

On this day in 1998, I completed the my 4th Nipmuck marathon in 4:28:33, a 41st placement.  This was my 20th finished marathon.

Also on this day, in 2009, I completed my 7th Nipmuck Marathon in 4:37:03 (a fantastic 19th place).  This was my 42nd marathon overall.

Walk Lily at the end of the evening 1-Mile.

From the Marathon Archives...

Also on this day in 2010, I ran the Nipmuck Marathon for the 8th time.  It was my 46th marathon completed, with a time of 5:07:28.  This was good for 34th place overall.

Run 7.1-Miles in Granville.

Walk Lily once, for 1-Mile.

Old Chimney Trail

Japhet Brook Crossing

From the Marathon Archives:   

On this day in 1994 I completed my 3rd marathon - Nipmuck.  It was my first Nipmuck Marathon completed, and my time was 4:02:00, good enough for 23rd place.

Also, on this day in 2005, I completed my 27th marathon - also Nipmuck, with a time of 4:48:13.  This was good for 29th place.

Run 8.9-miles in Granville.

Walk Lily once, for 1-Mile.

Turtle Effigy

Balanced Rock

Giant Perched Rock