1st Wapack Range End-To-End

June 23, 1996 - Greenfield, NH to Ashburnham, MA

First ever installment of the "Wapack End-to-End" adventure.

80-Degrees, Sunny and Breezy.

I drove up to the event with CP, ready to tackle the challenge.  The Gulliver's really did a nice job coordinating the shuttle between points, as well as the aid stations.

Ran with Curt P and Paul F, finished in 4:54:59.  We lost some time on the top of one of the peaks searching for Paul's contact.

1:16:32 / 1:16:32

1:34:08 / 2:50:40

2:04:18 / 4:54:59

Appalachian Trail Hike with DL and Dusty.

Bunker Hill Road Access Trail to Lion's Head and through to Bear Mountain.

This was a wonderful day to be outdoors, and to hike.

We completed 7.8-miles for the day:

2:12:48 Out

24:16 Lunch Break on top of Bear Mountain

1:24:31 Down (DL Ran Much on the way back)

Total Time on Feet - 4:01:36

Mystic Aquarium with DL. 

Ran 6-miles around Feeding Hills with RunSteveo. 

DL and I went "online" for the first time - joining AOL. 

Heublein Tower Run II

Long 16.5-Mile Trail Run through Penwood and Talcott Mountain area, second consecutive season.

Finished in 3:10:27, which was almost twenty-minutes slower than last year.

There may have been a few reasons for this:

• Temperature in the high 80's.
• Very Sunny, Very Hot, and Very Humid.
• Stomach Problems due to a lunch that may have been "too big".
• Ended up Lost a bit at the bottom of Heublein.

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

T-Ville Out        24:25 /    24:25

Penwood Out    37:28 / 1:01:53

Heublein Out    30:03 / 1:31:57

Heublein In       23:00 / 1:54:57

Penwood In       46:34 / 2:41:31

T-Ville In           28:55 / 3:10:27

5th Consecutive Greylock Half-Marathon.

Ran with Pop on a warm - humid day that was also very wet.

We came across RunSteveo on Rockwell Road, and we stuck together from there in.

@ Rockwell Road                          1:01:46 / 1:01:46

@ CCC Dynamite                             14:58 / 1:16:44

@ Jones Nose Parking Area             23:34 / 1:40:19

@ Adams Road/CHarbor/Finish        51:54 / 2:32:13

Marked the last portion of the Mount Greylock Race Course with Paul H and Dusty.  

We took care of Jones Nose, Adams Road and Cheshire Harbor Trail.

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.