2023 Unsupported "Non" Trail Race Unofficial Challenge #6

King House Museum 8-Km (5-Miler)

With too much melting slushy snow in the woods, I took to the road and rambled from the King House Museum to Windsor Locks for 4.9-miles in 52:30.

After all the snow, sleet and rain (and back again) I managed 3.3-miles around Town. 

Northwest Park in Windsor, CT after work.  3.2-miles of enjoyable trail and dirt road.

Negatives?  Several large, aggressive dogs off leash.  Maybe early morning would be a better time-period to further explore here.

3-mile run to the bubble after work. 

What Played in Ed's Head -- 

Music listened to for the time-period February 1st through February 28th, 2023:

How many Towns in Connecticut and Massachusetts I can run within during 2023.

Update for January & February, 2023.

DHD (Dark Heart Duo) record release on Bandcamp.

End of Chemo

Still a bit of snow cover on the trail, 3.4-miles of exploring in McLean Game Refuge. 

Granville in a light snow, with an unfortunate thin layer of ice underneath it.

5.4 slow miles.

Flag Rock

3-Miles around the ballfields etc after work. 

What Played in Ed's Head -- 

Music listened to for the time-period January 1st through January 31st, 2023:

On the drive back from running with the Old Goat in Stafford I noticed another Roadside Effigy.

Roadside Effigy - Route 190 Stafford

Completed another 24-Lecture Series on "The Great Courses" aka Wondrium tonight.

Excellent way to spend over twelve-hours learning about...

 "Lost Worlds of South America"

The lectures were taught by Professor Edwin Barnhart, Director of the Maya Exploration Center.

Just like last time with  "Ancient Civilizations of North America"\ I was totally immersed in each lecture.  Each could be a jumping off point toward further in depth study.  Highly recommended.

L01     The Unknown Story of Ancient North America .

Lecture 01    South America’s Lost Cradle of Civilization.

Lecture 02    Discovering Peru’s Earliest Cities. 

Lecture 03    South America’s First People. 

Lecture 04    Ceramics, Textiles, and Organized States. 

Lecture 05    Chavín and the Rise of Religious Authority. 

Lecture 06    Cupisnique to Salinar—Elite Rulers and War. 

Lecture 07    Paracas—Mummies, Shamans, and Severed Heads. 

Lecture 08    The Nazca Lines and Underground Channels. 

Lecture 09    The Moche—Pyramids, Gold, and Warriors. 

Lecture 10    The Moche—Richest Tombs in the New World. 

Lecture 11    The Moche—Drugs, Sex, Music, and Puppies.

Lecture 12    Enigmatic Tiwanaku by Lake Titicaca.

Lecture 13    The Amazon—Civilization Lost in the Jungle.

Lecture 14    The Wari—Foundations of the Inca Empire? 

Lecture 15    The Chimu—Empire of the Northern Coast.

Lecture 16    The Sican—Goldsmiths of the Northern Coast.

Lecture 17    The Inca Origins—Mythology v. Archaeology.

Lecture 18    Cuzco and the Tawantinsuyu Empire.

Lecture 19    The Inca—From Raiders to Empire.

Lecture 20    The Inca—Gifts of the Empire.

Lecture 21    The Khipu—Language Hidden in Knots.

Lecture 22    Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley.

Lecture 23    Spanish Contact—Pizarro Conquers the Inca.

Lecture 24    Remnants of the Past—Andean Culture Today.

Running in Granville with K2, 6.5-miles.

Split-Perched Boulder off Westfield Road

Split-Perched Boulder off Westfield Road

   Balanced Rock on east slope of Seymour Mountain

Balanced Rock on east slope of Seymour Mountain

Run with the Old Goat in Stafford.  5-miles of exploring.

Pond/Swamp along the trails

Also, on this day in 1995, the 1st Moby Dick Marathons were held.  This was my 5th marathon, with the 28-miles completed in 5:01:00.

It seemed like a good idea, but there are reasons why the event didn't last, especially as a 28 or 30 miler.  Bitter cold, difficult, no aid,  February on Greylock....  seems like there would be many additional "whys".

This run was really special for me, it cemented my friendship with Paul.  We ran the entire event together, and began to dream up our snowshoe series.  Paul and I ended up roaming the woods together for a very long time, we see the same things in nature.