On this day in my marathon history, 29-years ago...

Bridgeport Marathon
October 31, 1993 - Bridgeport, Connecticut

Today I completed the Bridgeport Marathon in ~3:32:00.  This was my second completed marathon, and it was more difficult than the first.

 Granville HIke/Jog gathering stonewall data once again, with K2.  Total of 4.2-miles.

 Granville Hike gathering stonewall data, 5-miles.

Sharing a video, "Sasquatch Communicates with Sign Language!" - Granville related.

P.T. #4 on right ankle, heal and achilles tendon, including dry-needle. 

From the Archives...

Mt Washington State Forest Marathon - October 2003

 Riga Plateau, South Taconic & Appalachian Trails, MA, NY & CT

Sometime in October of 2002 - 2003, Tippi completed her first "Marathon" along the Mt Riga Plateau; it would also be my 26th.  We had the "Bandit" along for the adventure. 

Our time was recorded as 5:38:00 over 24.7-miles.  I recall the end of the run taking forever once we descended Frissell and headed back to Mt. Washington State Forest Headquarters, as we might have diverted from the most direct track.

Maybe on top of Alander?

Intersection prior to Brace.

   
I believe this is the top of Brace Mountain.

The Bandit climbing Round Mountain.

The Bandit at the peak of Round Mountain.

The Bandit climbing Mt Frissell.

The Bandit climbing Frissell.

At the Tri-State Marker (NY, MA, CT).

P.T. #3 on right ankle, heal and achilles tendon.

What Played in Ed's Head -- 

Music listened to for the time-period September 1st through September 30th, 2022:

Stonewall Data Collecting Hike in Granville, with K2. 

16.5-mile bike through Suffield into Feeding Hills and Agawam. 

Continuing to watch some "Monster Movies"...

2022 Horror Show

#4 - C.H.U.D.

C.H.U.D. is a 1984 American science fiction horror film directed by Douglas Cheek, produced by Andrew Bonime, and starring John Heard, Daniel Stern, and Christopher Curry in his film debut. The plot concerns a New York City police officer and a homeless shelter manager who team up to investigate a series of disappearances, and discover that the missing people have been killed by humanoid monsters that live in the sewers.

The title of the movie is an abbreviation that stands for Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers.

Source:  Wikipedia

P.T. #2 on right ankle, heal and achilles tendon, including dry-needle. 

Bike home from work, 5.5-miles just before dark. 

Pop's 83rd Birthday today!

Marathon History...

Bay State Marathon
October 18, 1992 - Lowell, Massachusetts

On this day in 1992 I completed my first marathon, at the Baystate Marathon, in Lowell, Massachusetts.  I ran 3:35:00 for the 26.2-miles (two loops).  My folks drove out to see me finish, which was really cool.

P.T. #1 on right ankle, heal and achilles tendon.

Bike to work in the morning, 5.5-miles.

In Memory...  Rest in Peace Tippi (August 2000 - October 17, 2016)

Six years ago today we said goodbye to Tippi.  She was a rescue we were blessed with for well over 16-years. She was my trail partner for somewhere between 15,000 and 20,000 miles (we didn't keep track), traveling together in the car all over Connecticut, New York, Vermont and Western Massachusetts to run in the woods we both loved so much.  Together we finished 17 marathons.  She could run all day, season didn't really matter.

Often, as DL and I drive home from Adams back to Connecticut, she will ask as we pass large forested areas "... did you and Tippi ever run through there?"  The answer is almost always "Yes".  We connected huge tracts of land in northwestern Massachusetts, the Valley, and much of north-central and western Connecticut.

I continue to think about Tippi everyday. Often on a hike or run, I come to a spot in the forest that helps me feel her presence.  The recent photograph below is one of those spots/times, along the Spruce Mountain Trail in Monroe, where my old dog's spirit overwhelmed me.

We love you Tips, rest easy girl.

Tippi, August 2000 - October 17th, 2016.