"Non" Black Lizard / Vintage Crime #07 for 2023...

"Fahrenheit 451" written by Ray Bradbury, published 1953.  

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2023 Unsupported "Non" Trail Race Unofficial Challenge #8

Hartford Reservoirs 12.9-Km (8-Miler)

Picked up the Metacomet (the New England Trail) at Route 44, just below Hartford Reservoir #6, and headed south past Reservoirs #2 and #3 along the NET.

Knocked off a Town I hadn't previously run in (Farmington), and snapped some photos at Kilkenny Rocks which were really neat.

Ended with 7.9-miles on the gps, easily under 2 hrs (averaged 4.5 mph according to the device).

More exploring in Marion Wilcox Park today.

Rambled north this time, and ended with an identical 3.6-miles.

Visited Marion Wilcox Park in Bloomfield today in the cold, damp, drizzle.

I have run through the park in the past, at least making to the picnic area once (years ago with Tippi).

Today was rewarding as the trails are nicely improved - I went up the ride from east to west to join the Metacomet (New England Trail) for a few feet before heading east and south to hit Wintonbury Road area at the north end of Penwood.

On the return, more time on Metacomet but an alternative route back down to Wilcox.

3.6-miles on the easy effort side for me today.

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

Update for January thru March, 2023.

Union Negotiations this evening - optimistic for a solid and lengthy contract once again. 

I am sixty-years old, so it's time to ramp up medical baselines, etc.

Today I visted Radiology for a CT Coronary Calcium Score without IV Contrast as a means to produce pictures of the coronary arteries to determine if they are blocked or narrowed by the buildup of plaque – an indicator for atherosclerosis or coronary artery disease (CAD). The information obtained can help evaluate whether you are at increased risk for heart attack.

Things went very well, as I scored a zero (0).

The extent of CAD is graded according to your calcium score:

Calcium Score	Presence of CAD
0	No evidence of CAD
1-10	Minimal evidence of CAD
11-100	Mild evidence of CAD
101-400	Moderate evidence of CAD
Over 400	Extensive evidence of CAD

Sharing a video, "Interpreting the Gungywamp, Vance Tiede".

Jogged and Hiked in Granville, with 6" - 12" of soft snow for much of it.  Managed 3-miles. 

3.1-miles up and down Main Street in the rain.

Running at Farmington River Park in Bloomfield, totaled 3.9-miles. 

Black Lizard / Vintage Crime #06 for 2023...

"White Jazz" written by James Ellroy, published 1992.  

Book 4 of the LA Quartet (the wrap up).

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Bands and Live Performances I've been a part of:

#3.

During my sophomore-year of High School I played in the "Folk-Club".  After our first performance at the Junior High School, we were also able to play for our classmates at the High School itself.

In addition to the previously listed "Best of My Love", "Stairway to Heaven" and "Smoke on the Water" from the Junior High performance, I know I was a part of a trio attempting a couple of songs by the band Rush (who and which I had never heard).  

Only knowing the chords and notes being played by the guitarist by watching and listening, I improvised (faked) my way through on bass.  It had to have been brutal for anyone listening with a knowledge of the orginal songs.  Still, not being afraid is important in adventures.

"High Points" along trails during February 2023... 

Running fairly regularly, but not many climbs to speak of other than...

• Skyline Overlook, Somers, CT
• Minnechoag Mountain, Hampden, MA
• Hill 880' (Bald Mtn, Hampden), Hampden, MA
• Pine Mountain, Hampden, MA
• North Drake Mountain, Granville, MA
• Drake Mountain, Southwick, MA
• East Sweetman Mountain, Granville, MA
• Seymour Mountain, Granville, MA

Drove out to the Farmington River Park in Bloomfield for a 4.2-mile run.