Black Lizard / Vintage Crime #14 for 2022...

"Clandestine" written by James Ellroy, published 1982.  

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Walk Lily early and late, 1-Mile each.

Walk Lily once in the evening, after an 11-Hour day at work.  1-Mile. 

Too hot and too tired - stuck to a road run, 3.5-miles on the Remington Loop.

Walked Lily twice, 2-Miles total.

Took a drive to Hawley to run in Dubuque State Forest, one of my favorite "woods" on this earth. 

Rambled around for 13.4-Miles, enjoying just about every step.  Trails were in very good shape for the most part.

On the way home, stopped off at Perkarski's for some smoked meat to bring home.

Ended the night with a 1-Mile walk with Lily.

Periwinkle Trail

Hawley Kiln

Hawley Kiln

Hawley Kiln

Hawley Kiln

4-Miles in Granville and 1-Mile walk with Lily.

Walk Lily 1-mile. 

On this day in 2012, Wuzzam and I completed a Metacomet Marathon, with a time of 7:00:00.

Tippi ran the first section with us, from Route 20 to Phelps Road, and back (about 10.5-miles). 

Weather report was that heating up was very possible - so DL grabbed Tippi early.  

This was my 48th marathon completed.

Our Route for the Marathon Distance.

Walk Lily 1-mile. 

Walk Lily 1-mile. 

... And on this day in 1998, my Pop and I completed the 1st Greylock Centennial Marathon in Adams, Massachusetts.  Our time was 6:55:38.  This was a very difficult course, with 5 lengthy climbs.  This was my 21st marathon completed, and my dad's first.

Drove from work right to the Suffield 5-5-5 Summer SIzzler 5k (Fiver Races, Five Dollars, Five Kilometers).

3rd official entry, with one each in 2019 and 2021.

Walk Lily once later in the evening, 1-mile.

Suffield 5km Course #4 for 2022.

Warm (84) and fairly dry; 26:08. 

Times for my Race Against Myself (plus official events) at this location:

• #4, 2022 - 26:07 (June 20th, 2022)  Official Event
• #3, 2022 - 25:28 (May 22nd, 2022)
• #2, 2022 - 25:20 (May 7th, 2022)
• #1, 2022 - 27:24 (April 8th, 2022)

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• #7, 2021 - 23:50 (October 30th, 2021)

• #6, 2021 - 24:34 (September 17th, 2021)

• #5, 2021 - 25:10 (September 3rd, 2021)

• #4, 2021 - 25:29 (August 27th, 2021)

• #3, 2021 - 26:48 (August 20th, 2021)

• #2, 2021 - 25:20 (July 9th, 2021)

• #1, 2021 - 27:00 (June 28th, 2021)  Official Event

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• #2, 2019 - 27:46 (July 9th, 2019)

• #1, 2019 - 28:04 (July 2nd, 2019)  Official Event

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Granville Trail Run for 6.4-miles, and two one-mile walks with Lily.

Balanced Rock

Balanced Rock

Balanced Rock

Balanced Rock

Beach Tree

Beach Tree

Bent Tree Limb

Lobe-Splitter Boulders

Lobe-Splitter Boulders

Lobe-Splitter Boulders

Lobe-Splitter Boulders

Travel to Adams for Father's Day, nice visit with Folks. 

Picked up fish and chips, claims and shrimp from Williamsburg.

On the way home, rambled through Windsor State Forest for 5.3-Miles.

Walked Lily twice in the evening (2-Miles).

Run 7.1-miles in Granville / Southwick.

Walk Lily twice (2-miles).

Mammoth Rock

Monolith Stone

A return to Granville for a shorter run after a long drive to visit DL's parents gravesite earlier.

Rambled around for a decent 4.7-miles.

Walked Lily twice, a mile each time, for another 2-miles.

2022 Unsupported Trail Race Fall Challenge #3

Granville "Drake Mountain" 18.8 KM (11.7-miles)

11.7-mile trail run in Granville followed by a 1-mile walk with Lily in the late evening.

"High Points" along trails during May 2022... 

• Steep Bank Brook, Windsor Jambs State Forest, Windsor, MA
• East Sweetman Mountain, Granville, MA
• Bad Luck Mountain, Granville, MA
• Drake Mountain, Granville, MA

Walk Lily 1-mile.