Nipmuck Trail Marathon

June 2, 1996 - Ashford, Connecticut

I completed my 11th marathon at Nipmuck Trail.  

I ran a 3:56:50 in the race, which was good for 15th place.

Sprained my right ankle badly at mile 1.5.  Ran the first 15-miles with GH.

  6-Miles      49:27 /    49:27

12-Miles      53:01 / 1:42:28

19-Miles   1:05:38 / 2:48:06

26-Miles   1:08:42 / 3:56:48

Appalachian Trail Hike with DL & Dusty.

Route 41, Plateau Campsite area to Lion's Head and back, total of 4.7-miles.

Nice, sunny and cool 60-degree day.

Melville's Monster - Mt Greylock State Reservation\

17.4-Mile Trail Run

Completed the route up Cheshire Harbor and over the west side of the Mountain on a coolish 60-degree day.

39:54

24:57/1:04:51

10:41/1:15:32

16:39/1:32:11

22:35/1:54:46

27:46/2:22:33

20:55/2:43:28

41:34/3:25:02

Soapstone Half-Marathon!  1:50:29 and 18th position for 13.8-miles or so.

Soapstone Mountain Half-Marathon Trail Race

It was another warm 80-degree day.

Start to Tower               17:57/17:57

Dirt Road                      22:53/40:51

Road Xing                    20:47/1:01:38

Dirt Road (~11-miles)   27:16/1:28:55

Tar Rd/Soapstone        13:42/1:42:37

Last Mile/Dirt Road        7:52/1:50:29

Middle of Soapstone Course with Dusty - 5-miles. 

Visit my Mom for Mother's Day.  Included a 6-mile run in Hawley along the way. 

Yasso 800's with RunSteveo;  7 total. 

7-Sisters 12-Mile Trail Race

Finished in 2:12:05, a new personal best.  This had me in 17th place overall.

Temperatures were in the sixties (degrees), sunny and warm.

Timed Points:

1) 15:58

2) 14:10 /    30:09

3) 17:51 /    48:00

4) 14:41 / 1:02:41

5) 19:48 / 1:22:29

6) 18:01 / 1:40:31

7) 16:02 / 1:56:33

8) 15:32 / 2:12:05

3.5-miles on the Metacomet, Phelps north with Dusty.

Evening at the Richie Havens Concert at Asnuntuck Community Technical College with DL.

Metacomet Phelps south, 4.7-miles.  DL and Dusty hiked.

7-Sisters Training Run completed all 12-miles in 2:34:48.

(18:20, 35:19, 56:31, 1:13:49, 1:36:24, 1:57:00, 2:16:07, 2:34:48)

Back to Shenipsit with Dusty for 3.5-miles. 

Shenipsit with Dusty, 3.5-miles. 

Another 7-Sisters Training Run with RunSteveo; this time completed in 2:26:54 for 10-miles.

(23:50, 44:11, 1:10:29, 1:40:43, 2:05:43, 2:26:54)

Once again, McLean with Dusty, 3-miles.