Nipmuck Trail Marathon

June 5, 1994 - Ashford, Connecticut

First attempt at a trail marathon, Nipmuck.  My folks drove down to watch, along with DL, and my friend RunSteveo joined me over the second half to help keep me focused.

I finished in 23rd place, 4:02:00.  Initially, I was very nervous concerning the distance, but the run  ended up not being as difficult as I had dreaded.  This was my 3rd completed.

Canoe with DL & Dusty, as well as the ACTC Outing Group on the Farmington River.

Route 185 to Route 4 in roughly 4-hrs, covering around 8.5-miles.

Mt Greylock Trail Running Adventure, covering roughly 17-miles of scenic beauty with Dusty.

Beginning and Ending was at the Cheshire Harbor Trailhead.

Segment 1:  Up Cheshire Harbor to Hopper Trail.

Segment 2:  Down Hopper and Sperry Road to Stony Ledge.

Segment 3:  Down Stony Ledge Trail.

Segment 4:  Up Roaring Brook Trail.

Segment 5:  Down and then Up Deer Hill Trail.

Segment 6:  CCC Dynamite Trail to Jones Nose.

Segment 7:  Old Adams Road to Cheshire Harbor Trail.

Segment 8:  Cheshire Harbor Trail to finish.

Completed the run in 3:34:17.

 12-mile trail run with Dusty in Shenipsit State Forest.

Participated in Fidelco's Bike Ride, covering 55-miles on the Specialized Hard Rock.  

Finish time of 3:40:58.

Today's event was my 3rd attempt at the Soapstone Mountain Half-Marathon.

Another  improvement over prior years, finishing in 1:49:47, placing 29th for the 13.7-miles.

Second year doing the Cockaponsett Jay Walk.  This time the race was listed as a 7.0-mile trail race, and I finished in 51:55;  20th place.

 10-mile run with Dusty in Shenipsit State Forest.

 The 1994 New England Trail Running season began again at 7 Sisters.

Third year in a row for me, this time I completed the even in 2:20:46, good for 14th place.

 7-Sisters training run with Dusty, to the Summit House and back to the Notch in 2:20:00.

7-Sisters training run with Dusty and RunSteveo, completing to the Summit House and back to the Notch in 2:42:00.

 Participated in the Empire One Running Club's Half-Marathon in Westfield, finishing in 1:31:53.

 Participated in my second annual DH Jones 10-Mile Road Race in Amherst, finishing in 1:11:05.

 I ran the T-Ville 5km road race today, with Run Steveo, in 20:45.

 I ran the Simsbury Old Farms 10-Mile road race today in 1:16:12.