Nipmuck Trail Marathon

June 1, 1997 - Ashford, Connecticut

Completed my 15th marathon distance run today at Nipmuck Trail Marathon.  My finish time was recorded as 4:31:44, which was good for 42nd place.

Metacomet Trail from Sunrise Park.

8.5-miles at 1:20:35.

Road Run around Suffield.

Suffield 15-Miler.

Bridge Street to Phelps Road/Mountain Road - 45:36

Phelps to Route 187 - 41:28

Route 187 - Bridge Street - 42:29

Total - 2:09:33 

Bald Mountain in Shenipsit State Forest.

5-miles in 57:14.

3 Visits to Bird Sanctuary with Dusty through week. 

Four Yasso 800's (3:04 - 3:09)

2 Visits to Bird Sanctuary with Dusty through week. 

I hike on Metacomet (Phelps North) with Dusty.

Four Yasso 800's (3:09 - 3:13)

1 Hill Street 7.2-miler in 59:06

Road Race in Suffield.

2.6-miler for DL in 26:00

10k for me in 43:00 

Hill Street 7.2-miles in 55:19.

2 Visits to Bird Sanctuary Dusty through week. 

1st Yasso 800's this year - four total between 3:16 - 3:18.

Mount Greylock Reservation Winter Run
March 2nd, 1997 - Adams, Massachusetts

40 degrees / windy / rainy / dense fog.

12 Starters / zero finishers of the planned 17.5 mile route.

First runner to the top:  Ed Jr. 65 minutes, followed by Jimmy D.

Lost in Order of Appearance:

Mel, PH & the Wolf Canine dropped first (and early). 
Ed Jr, Jimmy D and “P” out after 7 miles  (1:59:30). 
BD, Old Goat, SB, KG and AG, finished 11.5-miles with me (3:43 thru 4:07).

Route:

• 3.5 initial miles of sheet of ice on the Cheshire Harbor Trail. 
• 4.0 miles from the summit to Jones Nose on the AT and Jones Nose Trail in Knee to Waist deep snow, without the aid of snowshoes (we left them in the vehicles). 
• 3.0 miles on Old Adams Road with fairly decent snow packed trail, only small amounts of ice. 
• Last 1.0 down Cheshire Harbor, very treacherous.

2 hikes on the Metacomet (Phelps North) with Dusty this week.

1 hike to Copper / Peak Mtn with Dusty.

Hike with Dusty in Shenipsit State Forest, northern section from Galbreath Road.

2:59:37 for roughly 7-miles. 

Run from Bigelow Hollow  along the Nipmuck Trail from Route 171 to Boston Hollow Road and back.

12.5-miles, finished in 2:34:20.  Took a dirt road shortcut for a bit of a break on the return,

3 hikes at Stony Brook Park with Dusty during the week.

5-mile snowshoe along the Metacomet Trail in Suffield, from Phelps Road south.