Ran the Soapstone Half-Marathon route today in 2:14:03.

The 13.8-miles went well, no flies and basically cool temperatures.

Start to Tower          20:16

Dirt Road                 28:39

Road Xing               25:14

Dirt Road                 34:51

Tar Rd/Soapstone   16:58

Last Mile/Dirt Rd       8:03

DL didn't wait to fill "Louie's" empty cage, she picked up two new cockatiels today. 

Our cockatiel "Louie" died today.  We inherited him from my Sister and Cool Cat a while ago, and enjoyed his company a great deal. I believe he was with us at least 3-years, and lived for 6 or so previously.  "Louie" loved to eat popcorn with me...  I'll miss him.

My second attempt at the Escarpment 30km Trail Race.

Very hot and sunny today.  Felt bad climbing Blackhead, horrible climbing Stoppel Point.

This time, improved to completed the event in 36th place with a time of 3:42:42.

Windblown in 41:09,

Second Peak in 31:53/1:13:03.

Blackhead in 43:08/1:56:11.

Dutcher Notch in 28:48/2:25:00.

Stoppel Point in 31:06/2:56:06.

North Point in 20:00/3:16:05.

Finish in 26:37/3:42:42.

**** RunSteveo ran a 4:15:00.

Drove out to the Catskills to camp and run Escarpment tomorrow.

RunSteveo joined us at the campsite.

X at Pearl Street in Northampton with DL, Tracy, Cool Cat and RunSteveo. 

My second try at the Cummington Ambulance Chase 10km Trail Race - 46:38 for the 6.2-miles, slower than last year but after the twenty-miles yesterday I'll take it.  Runsteveo participated as well.

Long Training Run on the road, from Home to Route 10/202 and Route 20 intersection in Granby, on a very humid and then hot day.

Finished the 20-miles in 3:01:11.

At Mile   3.6 - 31:20 / 0:31:20

At Mile   6.4 - 24:02 / 0:55:23

At Mile 10.0 - 30.39 / 1:26:42

At Mile 13.6 - 30:31 / 1:56:33

At Mile 16.4 - 27:04 / 2:23:37

At Mile 20.0 - 37:34 / 3:01:11

15-mile road run in the morning, Mountain Road loop in 2:02:12.

Afternoon arrival of Pat, Tim Roger and Sandy from Texas.

Hill Street 7.2-miles in 57:07.

Metacomet from Phelps south to Copper Mountain and back.

8-miles in 1:26:32 (44:09/42:23). 

Burbank Audubon Trail Race, 7.6-Miles.

With RunSteveo, somewhere near Fitchburg.  

Managed a 56:40 despite getting lost in the beginning.

Once I caught RunSteveo, I tailed it in with him.

Heublein Tower Run I

Long run through Penwood and Talcott Mountain area.

Completed 16.5-miles in 2:51:25 with cool temperatures and light rain.

This could have started at T-Ville, with the following breakouts:

T-Ville Out       - 22:59/22:59

Penwood Out  - 35:00/57:59

Heublein Out   - 27:16/1:25:14

Heublein In      - 22:08/1:47:23

Penwood In     - 38:20/2:25:43

T-Ville In         - 25:42/2:51:25

 Hill Street Loop, 7.2-miles in 1:00:24.  One-Hundred degrees!

Running with RunSteveo at Tunxis, 15-miles in 2:45:42.