What Played in Ed's Head -- 

Music listened to for the time-period  November 1st through November 30th, 2021:

"High Points" along trails during November, 2021... 

• West Suffield Mountain, Metacomet Trail, West Suffield, Connecticut
• Peak/Copper Mountain, Metacomet Ridge, West Suffield, CT
• Stony Hill, McLean Game Refuge, Granby, CT
• Drake Mountain, Southwick, MA
• Sodom Mountan, Southwick, MA
• Chaugham Peak, Peoples State Forest, Barkhamsted, CT
• Saddle Ball Mountain, Mt Greylock Range, Adams, MA
• Mt. Greylock, Adams, MA

How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are?

Satchel Paige

4-miles along the New England Trail from Phelps Road south (on Metacomet).

6-mile run in McLean Refuge at a decent speed for the first 3-miles, and slowing from that point with the ankle acting up.

Weekly Weigh In while involved with the 61-Day Challenge - 210.1 lbs.  

Not too bad as I went off the "Challenge" for the Thanksgiving Break (and a bit after).

Black Lizard / Vintage Crime #14 for 2021...

"The The Wyncherly Woman", by Ross MacDonald, published in 1961.

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Sharing a video "Mysterious Stone Sites of the Hudson Valley".

 

My friend the Rev King sent me this wonderful picture from his first official wedding ceremony...

I like the new suit!

On this day in Marathon History...

  

McLean Game Refuge & Holcomb Farm Marathon

November 29th, 2019 - Granby & Simsbury, Connecticut

McLean Game Refuge & Holcomb Farm Marathon day in Granby and Simsbury, Connecticut.  

Not a lot of build-up for this, I was thinking an attempt at the Bullitt Reservation / DAR / Williamsburg Route, but two cars are necessary for that attempt and I had but one today.  I would be solo.

I got a good running start at just a little after 9:00 a.m., with two water plants plus the refill opportunity at my vehicle which was returned to around mile 8 or so.  

Rambled through McLean to the beginnings of the hills (Westledge, Pilfershire, West Mountain, Eddy, and Weed Hill) at 12.5-miles at 5.5-mph (which was an incredible pace for me).

Once the hills were finished, and I entered into Holcomb Farm Trails, I was still at 5-mph, which had me feeling really energized.  I was moving really well, running strong on everything other than the long steady climb up Westledge, the steepest portions of Eddy, and then the bushwhack type footing up Weed Hill.

Things slowed a bit through Holcomb, especially once crossing Simsbury Road.  The trail from there to the re-entry into McLean proper hasn't seen much traffic, had many leaves covering the roots, and I was beginning to tire.

I hung on to complete the 25.6-miles (gps measured, so this should be easily over 26.2) in 5:13:00.  Just dipped under 5 mph average to a 4.9.  Awesome performance on my third marathon of 2019, and 57th overall.

Out to Dismal  Brook with intentions of verifying I still knew the way to Sodom Mountain from the south.

Found the way easily, as well as some of the alternative trails out of Dismal.

Ended with a total of 6.5-miles, with the last two being on the road.

1.2-Mile Hike with JC & A.  Trip was to Granville, to locate a chunk of Chaga I had stumbled into back at the end of August.  Success, and we drank some tea once back home. 

3.4-Miles along the Bridge-Main-Kent-Wisteria-Dylan-Bridge Street Loop.

Weekly Weigh In while involved with the 61-Day Challenge - 209.2 lbs.

4.6-miles around town prior to the Thanksgiving Festivities.

Drive to see the folks early, with a return to meet up with our guest for Thanksgiving. 

Began PT on left ankle tendon as well.