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Mt Washington State Forest Marathon - September 13, 2005

 Riga Plateau, South Taconic & Appalachian Trails, MA, NY & CT

I completed my 31st marathon at Mt Washington State Forest, with the Riga Plateau, Appalachian Trail, and South Taconic Trail thrown in for good measure.  

I had Tippi and Wuzzam along for the day, which set a record for high temperature unfortunately for us.  

This was Tippi's 5th completed marathon.

Our time was 5:10:41, which shows we were really running pretty hard.  

The lack of water on the trail was a real concern for me, with Tippi.  

Luckily, the stream at the bottom of Bear had plenty, and from there on we were set.

Wuzzam looked absolutely beat climbing and coming down off Bear.  

He needed the stream to cool off in as much as Tips did.

Rock and Roll Heaven..

Eugene Richard O'Connor (February 18, 1955 – September 13, 2026), known professionally as Cheetah Chrome, was an American musician who achieved fame as a guitarist for Rocket from the Tombs and the punk rock band Dead Boys.

The Dead Boys were an American punk rock band from Cleveland, Ohio. The band was among the first wave of punk, and regarded by many as one of the rowdiest and most violent groups of the era. 

They were formed in 1975 by vocalist Stiv Bators, rhythm guitarist Jimmy Zero, bassist Jeff Magnum, lead guitarist Cheetah Chrome, and drummer Johnny Blitz—the latter two having splintered from the band Rocket from the Tombs. 

The original Dead Boys released two studio albums: 

• Young, Loud and Snotty
• We Have Come for Your Children.