Academy Swamp snowshoe, 5-miles in 1:29:35 with Dusty.

Academy Swamp snowshoe, 4-miles in 1:01:41 with Dusty.

Academy Swamp snowshoe, 3-miles in 45:00 with Dusty.

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.