Fat Ass Fifty

January 7th, 1996 - North Adams, Massachusetts

I participated in the annual "Fat Ass 50" in North Adams, Massachusetts.  It consisted of many loops on the road, on a cold, gray day, as well as a pretty bad snowstorm on the drive home.  I believe I finished the run in 5:32:35, for 50k.

This was my 8th marathon completed.

Pop and Bill D finished 20-miles in 3:36:00.

Temperature was at 4 degrees for the event.

(36:21, 56:10, 1:01:47, 1:06:02, 52:44, 1:00:29)

Academy Swamp snowshoe, 1.5-miles in 40:00 with Dusty.

Academy Swamp snowshoe, 3-miles in 1:31:28 with Dusty.

Academy Swamp snowshoe, 2-miles in 48:31 with Dusty.

4.4-miles of snowshoeign from Phelps south, 53:55 with Dusty.

3.5-miles of snowshoeing from Phelps north, 1:14:50 with Dusty. .

Mileage Totals for the Year 1995:

Run - 1519.7 Miles

Dusty - 774 Miles

Another trip to Adams, with both a nice visit with my folks as well as some snowshoe exploring.

This was a 15-miles venture with Dusty, completed in 3:41:27.

We covered snowmobile corridor paths, along Banis, Chapel, Tannery, Adams, Tower and a final go at Banis Roads before calling it a day.

Phelps Road south on the Metacomet with Dusty.  5-miles in 1:55:00.

This was a long run on snowshoes...   12-miles from Burlingame up to Brown Road, all the way to  the Fire Department at Savoy Hollow, before running the road home, with Dusty.  All this in 2:24:03!

Tremendously deep snow conditions, broke trail along the Metacomet from Phelps Road heading south;  4.4-miles in 1:40:00+.

3-miles of deep snow.

Visiting my parents in Adams, took the big 'shoes out to "Little Egypt" for an 8-mile adventure.  

Climbed up along the Patton and Tophet Brooks in deep powder, used the snowmobile corridor to travel over to Tower 51 at Borden Mountain (Walker Tower), then rambled back to Burlingame in a little over 2 1/2 -hours, with Dusty.

Metacomet Snowshoe with Dusty, Phelps south to dip;  6-miles in 1:40:01 (difficult).

Big Tubbs snowshoes purchased and used today on the Metacomet, from Phelps south totaling 4.4-miles.