"High Points" along trails during May 2025... 

• Diamond Ledge Cliff, Diamond Ledges Land Trust & Holcomb Farm, Granby, CT 
• Broad Hill, McLean Game Refuge, Simsbury/Granby, CT

Visit with Mom in Williamstown and Pop in Adams.

Excellent bike ride of 20.9-miles.

Fireworks at night with DLV.

Hike w/DL early, 1.0-miles.

Hike Takoa Area, 3.7-miles.

Bike afternoon, 8.3-miles.

What Played in Ed's Head -- 

Music listened to for the time-period May 1st through May 31, 2025:

Full day of work with CWOps at JMH, FEx, DOT E & W. 

10.5-mile bike early.

Training with CWOps and AE entire afternoon. 

Rock and Roll Heaven...

Brian Wilson passed at age 82.

He was an American musician, songwriter, singer and record producer who co-founded the Beach Boys and received widespread recognition as one of the most innovative and significant musical figures of his era.

His work was distinguished for its high production values, complex harmonies and orchestrations, vocal layering, and introspective or ingenuous themes. 

He was also known for his versatile head voice and falsetto.

This has been a Great Marathon Day in my History! 

Two completed marathons on this day in my past!

In 2001, I completed my 25th marathon at Nipmuck, in 4:27:17.  

This was a 35th place, and my 5th completed Nipmuck.

Then, on this day in 2012, Wuzzam, Tippi and I completed a Tunxis Marathon in 6:26:10.  

This was my 47th Marathon, and Tippi's 16th.

Return visit to Healing Ways Acupuncture for some extra help with the right achilles.

Bike 16.3-miles to Still Brook Park in Feeding Hills, and back.

Rock and Roll Heaven Update...

Sly Stone, Record Producer, Radio Disc Jockey and musician supreme, passed at age 82.

Sly and the Family Stone blended elements of funk, soul, psychedelic rock, gospel, and R&B, became a pivotal influence on subsequent American popular music. 

Their core line-up was led by singer-songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Sly Stone, and included Stone's siblings Freddie Stone (guitar, vocals) and Rose Stone (keyboard, vocals) alongside Cynthia Robinson (trumpet, vocals), Greg Errico (drums), Jerry Martini (saxophone), and Larry Graham (bass, vocals). 

The band was the first major American rock group to have a racially integrated, mixed-gender lineup.

Sly and the Family Stone discography:

• A Whole New Thing (1967)
• Dance to the Music (1968)
• Life (1968)
• Stand! (1969)
• There's a Riot Goin' On (1971)
• Fresh (1973)
• Small Talk (1974)
• Heard Ya Missed Me, Well I'm Back (1976)
• Back on the Right Track (1979)
• Ain't but the One Way (1982)

Presentation with the Granby Land Trust at Dismal Brook Preserve:  

Bark: A Field Guide to Trees of the Northeast, presented by author Michael Wojtech.

Completed a bit of hiking today!

1.4-miles in Dismal, followed by an additional 2.0-miles in Seth and Lucy Holcomb Preserve.

3.4-miles total.

Rainy Slow Day. 

The Marathon Archives:

A great marathon day in my history!  Two throwbacks...

On this day in 1998, I completed the my 4th Nipmuck Marathon in 4:28:33, a 41st placement.  

This was my 20th finished marathon.

Also on this day, in 2009, I completed my 7th Nipmuck Marathon in 4:37:03 (19th place).  

This was my 42nd marathon overall.

Visit with Mom in Williamstown and Pop in Adams.

New Banner at Mom's

View of Wind Turbines from North Adams, West End

The Marathon Archives:

...on this day in 2010, I ran the Nipmuck Marathon for the 8th time.  

It was my 46th marathon completed, with a time of 5:07:28.  

This was good for 34th place overall.

From the Marathon Archives:   

On this day in 1994 I completed my 3rd marathon - Nipmuck.  

It was my first Nipmuck Marathon completed, and my time was 4:02:00, good for 23rd place.

Also, on this day in 2005, I completed my 27th marathon - also Nipmuck, with a time of 4:48:13.  

This was good for 29th place.

Full day with CWOps,

Financial Meeting in Morning, Lunch out with DLV.

10.0-mile bike ride in Granby.

Condo Meeting early evening.

ICC for Trad Irish Seisiún, including guest host John Nolan on accordion.

John played in the group The Big Wheel with fiddler Pat Keogh.

In 1982, returned from Listowel as first American senior All-Ireland button accordion champion.

11.2-mile bike in West Suffield and Southwick. 

Roadside Memorial, West Suffield

12.6-mile bike ride from Granville Gorge up Rt 57, out Old Westfield Road, and then down to North Loomis and back to the car.

Return visit to Healing Ways Acupuncture for some extra help with the right achilles.

From the archives department...  

I completed my 11th marathon on this day in 1996 at Nipmuck.  

I ran a 3:56:50 in the race, which was good for 15th place.

11.3-mile bike within the town borders. 

Old News Department...

On this day in 1997 I completed my 15th marathon - Nipmuck.  It was the 3rd time I completed Nipmuck, and my time was 4:31:44, good enough for 42nd place.

Also, on this day in 2013, I completed my 51st marathon - Hawley Berkshire East.  I had Wuzzam with me for this one, which was a real beast.  We had a total time on feet of 7:45:15, which was the longest either of have ever been on our feet moving through the forest.  It was most likely more than a marathon distance.  By several miles...  (or more).