Ashfield Trails, new section for 4.9-miles.
Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Monday, August 18, 2025
Sunday, August 17, 2025
Friday, August 15, 2025
Suffield 5km Course #1 for 2025.
DIY Version.
Very Warm and Sunny, 3 p.m. (low 90's); 28:03.
1st loop in 14:05 and 2nd loop in 14:01.
Times for my Race Against Myself (plus official events) at this location:
- #5, 2024 - 27:23 (August 1st, 2024)
- #4, 2024 - 26:20 (July 18th, 2024)
- #3, 2024 - 27:30 (June 27th, 2024)
- #2, 2024 - 25:55 (June 17th, 2024)
- #1, 2024 - 28:08 (June 6th, 2024)
- #3, 2023 - 26:36 (December 7th, 2023)
- #2, 2023 - 28:03 (September 7th, 2023)
- #1, 2023 - 29:50 (August 26th, 2023)
- #5, 2022 - 27:30 (October 1st, 2022)
- #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)
- #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
- #2, 2019 - 27:46 (July 9th, 2019)
- #1, 2019 - 28:04 (July 2nd, 2019) Official Event
CWOps @ JMH.
From the Marathon Archives...
August 15th, 2014
Florida, Savoy & Charlemont, Massachusetts
Thursday, August 14, 2025
Monday, August 11, 2025
For company, I had Wuzzam being his norm good sport, and Tippi with her normal determination. Old Farmer Tom met us along the Notch Trail on bicycle, and enjoyed a few miles with us.
This was Tippi's 4th completed marathon. Our time ended up at 5:21:16.
Sunday, August 10, 2025
Friday, August 8, 2025
Wednesday, August 6, 2025
Tuesday, August 5, 2025
Monday, August 4, 2025
3.2-miles in Cowles Park.
Rock and Roll Heaven News...
Nicknamed Superlungs, Reid was an English musician, songwriter and guitarist, best known for his emotive style of singing in appearances with high-profile musicians as vocalist, supporting act and session musician. As a solo recording and touring artist he released six studio albums and four live albums.
Described as an "artists' artist" by Rolling Stone, Reid was recognised by his contemporaries as an eminent talent in English rock music, both as a guitarist and a vocalist. Robert Plant praised his vocal "flexibility, power and control" and Graham Nash was quoted as saying he should have been "a gigantic star".
Reid's music career began in the early 1960s. While performing in a local British club, he was invited to join Peter Jay and the Jaywalkers as lead vocalist and opened for The Rolling Stones on their 1966 tour.
In the later '60s, Reid was solo supporting act for Rolling Stones, Cream, Jethro Tull and Fleetwood Mac tours. He turned down offers from Jimmy Page to be lead vocalist of the band that became Led Zeppelin, and from Ritchie Blackmore to front Deep Purple.
Three of Reid's songs, "Seed of Memory", "To Be Treated Rite", and "Brave Awakening" were featured in the 2005 film The Devil's Rejects, directed by Rob Zombie. Reid's music featured in its 2019 sequel, 3 from Hell.
His song "Faith To Arise" was featured in the 2003 film Wonderland and in the 2017 film Win It All.
In 2009, his song "Be Yourself", which he wrote for Graham Nash's Songs For Beginners, appeared in the film Up in the Air, directed by Jason Reitman.
Studio albums
- Bang, Bang You're Terry Reid (1968)
- Terry Reid (1969) (US title: Move Over for Terry Reid)
- River (1973)
- Seed of Memory (1976)
- Rogue Waves (1978)
- The Driver (1991)
Sunday, August 3, 2025
Visit Mom in Williamstown, Pop in Adams.
And from the Marathon Archives...
- 1:15:44 @ Bear Mountain (from Route 41)
- 1:04:45 / 2:20:29 @ Mount Race
- 34:52 / 2:55:22 @ Mount Everett
- 10:00 / 3:05:22 @ Lunch - Rest - Refuel
- 36:03 / 3:41:26 @ Mount Race
- 1:33:46 / 5:15:13 @ Bear Mountain
- 42:17 / 5:57:30 @ Lions Head
- 30:22 / 6:27:53 @ Route 41
Saturday, August 2, 2025
Friday, August 1, 2025
Thursday, July 31, 2025
Wednesday, July 30, 2025
Tuesday, July 29, 2025
Monday, July 28, 2025
Oddly, each time we came to an intersection on the trail, "Max" knew which way we were planning on turning (even though he lead). He managed this for 9 - 10 miles.
Sunday, July 27, 2025
Saturday, July 26, 2025
Thursday, July 24, 2025
On this day in 2009, Tippi and I explored the Robert Frost Trail through Sunderland and Amherst.
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Tuesday, July 22, 2025
Worth Remembering -
In remembrance of Wuzzam's dog Sam... RIP July 22nd, 2019...- Black Sabbath (1970)
- Paranoid (1970)
- Master of Reality (1971)
- Vol. 4 (1972)
- Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (1973)
- Sabotage (1975)
- Technical Ecstasy (1976)
- Never Say Die! (1978)
- 13 (2013)
- Blizzard of Ozz (1980)
- Diary of a Madman (1981)
- Bark at the Moon (1983)
- The Ultimate Sin (1986)
- No Rest for the Wicked (1988)
- No More Tears (1991)
- Ozzmosis (1995)
- Down to Earth (2001)
- Under Cover (2005)
- Black Rain (2007)
- Scream (2010)
- Ordinary Man (2020)
- Patient Number 9 (2022)
Monday, July 21, 2025
Sunday, July 20, 2025
Saturday, July 19, 2025
Friday, July 18, 2025
Cowles Park 3.6-miles.
PT at LED.
DMR's for CWOps.
The 25+ miles were completed in 5:29:07, and ended with a dip in Hallockville Pond.
This was my 38th completed marathon and Tippi's 12th.
Thursday, July 17, 2025
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
3.7-miles Granville Reservoir.
Shift Checking JMH for CWOps.
PT @ LED.
And from the old Marathon Archives...
Lost in Hampden II
Simons Marathon Adventure
July 16, 2000
Another attempt for about a dozen of us rambling from the Town Park in Hampden to Bald Mountain Summit and back for a marathon effort adventure in the heat of July.
Final time was a respectful 5:08:23.
Monday, July 14, 2025
Sunday, July 13, 2025
Gardening with DL early morning, building a terrace for plants in ornamental bed off patio.
To Williamstown to visit Mom.
Stop in Adams on return to visit with Pop.
Rock and Roll Heaven News...
Strawbs leader David Cousins passed at age 85.
Strabs are best known for their hit "Part of the Union", which reached number two in the UK Singles Chart in February 1973, as well as for "Lay Down", a popular progressive rock hit from the same LP (1973's Bursting at the Seams).
Strawbs discography
- Strawbs (1969)
- Dragonfly (1970)
- Just a Collection of Antiques and Curios (partially recorded live) (1970)
- From the Witchwood (1971)
- Grave New World (1972)
- Bursting at the Seams (1973)
- All Our Own Work (1973; recorded 1967) - With Sandy Denny
- Hero and Heroine (1974)
- Ghosts (1975)
- Nomadness (1975)
- Deep Cuts (1976)
- Burning for You (1977)
- Deadlines (1978)
- Don't Say Goodbye (1987)
- Ringing Down the Years (1991)
- Heartbreak Hill (1995)
- Baroque & Roll (2001)
- Strawberry Sampler Number 1 (2001; recorded 1969)
- 30 Years in Rock (2001; Issued with "Wondrous Stories" magazine)
- Blue Angel (2003)
- Déjà Fou (2004)
- Live at Nearfest (2006)
- The Broken Hearted Bride (2008)
- Dancing to the Devil's Beat (2009)
- Hero & Heroine in Ascencia (2011)
- Prognostic (2014)
- The Ferryman's Curse (2017)
- Live in Concert CD / DVD (2020)
- Best of The Strawbs - Live in Concert Vinyl (2020)
- Settlement (2021)
- The Magic Of It All (2023) Vinyl / CD
Saturday, July 12, 2025
Friday, July 11, 2025
From the Old Marathon Archives...
Lost in Hampden I
Simons Marathon Adventure
July 11, 1999
Around a dozen of us rambled from the Town Park in Hampden to Bald Mountain Summit and back for a marathon effort adventure in the heat of July.
Final time was a respectful 4:47:56.
AC Replacement finalized.
Acupuncture late.
Thursday, July 10, 2025
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Today from my Marathon History...
Whitcomb Summit to Windsor Jambs
Marathon with the Bandit
July 8, 1999
Today the Bandit and I completed a Marathon Effort from Whitcomb Summit to Windsor Jambs.
We totaled 4:25:00 running time, with decent conditions.
Spent a long day in Savoy State Forest for the majority of the adventure, with a barely there trail across the Cold River.
Full Day at CWOps.