"High Points" along trails during July 2024... 

Climbing...

• Metacomet Ridge, West Suffield, CT
• North Drake Mountain, Granville, MA
• East Sweetman Mountain, Granville, MA
• Negus Mountain, Rowe, MA
• Mahican Mohawk Trail, Western Summit, North Adams, MA
• East Mountain Ridge, Metacomet Trail / New England Trail, West Springfield, MA
• Pulpit Rock, Rowe/Monroe, MA
• Bad Luck Mountain, Granville, MA

33rd day as Consultant in EW.

3rd day with TA & CWOps.

Corolla Service at end of day. 

4.1-mile trail run at Shenipsit State Forest.

12th day at JMH.

3-Miles at Cowles Park.

32nd-Day as a Consultant / Contractor @ EW..

Rainy Day forecast, made it to Honey Pot and  the Loupinski Area to run on the eastside of Drake in Southwick for 5.5-miles. 

What Played in Ed's Head -- 

Music listened to for the time-period July 1st through July 31st, 2024:

Visit Mom in Williamstown.

7.2-Miles of Trail Running in Granville. 

Granville for some Trail Running, 3.9-miles. 

7.3-Miles in Granville, Trail Running.

From the archives...

Mahican Mohawk Marathon
August 15th, 2014
Florida, Savoy & Charlemont, Massachusetts

Mohawk, Savoy, Florida Marathon for Wuzzam and I.

Wuzzam and I ran the Mahican Mohawk Marathon in 6:43:30.  We began and ended at Mohawk Trail State Forest in Charlemont, along the bank of the Cold River.  Our turn-around or midpoint was roughly at North Pond at Savoy Mountain State Forest in Savoy / Florida.

This was my 53rd completed marathon.

Running through Stafford Meadow

 

Red Pine Plantation, set in 1930's..

Up through the Red Pine.

Wuzzam at the first crossing of the Cold River.

Bog Pond, a long-time favorite area of ours..

Burnett Homestead Cemetery in Florida..

Second crossing of the Cold River.

3.3-miles around Basin Bruce Park including an interesting and surprising ramble through the new SLC Property "McClean Outdoor Education Preserve". 

31st-Day as a Consultant / Contractor @ EW..

11th day at JMH.

3.4-Miles at Shenipsit State Forest along Sodom Road and the Shenipsit Trail proper.

10th day at JMH (solo).

3.1-miles in Cowles at 3:00 p.m.

30th-Day as a Consultant / Contractor @ EW.

Visit with my Mom in Williamstown - Pop was visiting as well during lunch.

Stopped at the Old Whitcomb Summit to snap a few images of the Elk as well as Spruce Mountain in Monroe.

On this day in 2005...

Hallockville Pond Marathon

August 11th, 2005 - Hawley, Massachusetts

Today I completed my 30th marathon.  Locale was Dubuque State Forest and we named the event the "Hallockville Pond" Marathon.  

For company, I had Wuzzam being his norm good sport, and Tippi with her normal determination.  Old Farmer Tom met us along the Notch Trail on bicycle, and enjoyed a few miles with us.

This was Tippi's 4th completed marathon.  Our time ended up at 5:21:16.

2024 Unsupported Trail Race Unofficial Challenge #03

"Where Has the Time Gone"

Day After Hurricane Debby 12-miles

Granville around the Reservoir to push a bit and try to cover 10 - 13 miles at a steady pace.

Managed 12-miles, with an average of 4-mph overall, and 4.5-mph "running".

Up to about mile 8 things were moving along well, but a combination of a little fatigue and rough trails knocked me back a bunch,  All an all, a great run on mostly awesome trails.

9th day at JMH (solo).

Visit with my Mom in Williamstown.

Cold River along the Mohawk Trail during the rain from Hurricane Debby.

Morning meeting with Financial Advisor,

Lunch w/ DL at J.Chen's.

4.7-Mile run in Granville with some rain.