The New England Trail Running season began again at 7 Sisters.

This 12-mile trail race on the Holyoke Range crushed me last year, but today I redeemed myself by running 2:34:23 and feeling much better doing it.  I could actually eat afterward.

Participated in the DH Jones 10-Mile Road Race in Amherst, finishing in 1:12:31.

Mileage Totals for the Year 1992:

Run - 1196 Miles

Bike - 3539 Miles

Dusty - 336 Miles

 Christmas Day hike on Greylock with Dusty, Notch Road and Mt Prospect.

Back in New England, drove out to Mount Greylock to pick up Dusty and run Cheshire Harbor Trail to the Summit, this time in 1:16:16.

Beginning of a few days in Houston.

 Drove to San Antonio with DL, visited the Alamo, the River Walk, and Market Square.

 Flew to Dallas - Fort Worth with DL, to start a vacation.

Bay State Marathon
October 18, 1992 - Lowell, Massachusetts

Today 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.

The final trail-race of the season was in Monroe State Forest, a 10.5-Mile event known as the Monroe Power Run.  I really cruised through the forest and finished in 1:34:45, good for 16th place.

Today was the second Century Ride of the season, this time from Westfield, Massachusetts following the Westfield River over 100-plus miles...  the Great River Ride.

I rode my Specialized Sirrus over the 106.8-miles, reaching as far as Savoy and Windsor.  The final time for being in the saddle was 6:49:00, and that included a flat-tire repair.

Today's trail-race  event was in my childhood hometown of Adams...

The Mount Greylock Gallop 10-Mile Trail Race.

The event was staged from the end of the Cheshire Harbor Trail at West Mountain Road, and climbed just below the summit of Greylock at the Hopper Trail.  We scooted down the Hopper, to Sperry Road, and over to the CCC Dynamite Trail to Jones Nose.  From there, the long journey on Old Adams Road to rejoin the Cheshire Harbor Trail back to the staging area.

I completed the race in 1:24:06, good for 22nd place.

Another run with Dusty on Mt. Greylock...  this time Cheshire Harbor Trail to the Summit and back.  

Strong run in 1:20:40.

Run on Mount Greylock with Dusty, roughly 14-miles in 2:36:16 (Greylock Gallop Race Course plus a bit lost heading to Cheshire).

Today was the introduction of the Wapack Trail Race, evidently a brand new event to the New England Trail Racing Series.  17.5-Miles including six-peaks to climb (in both directions):

• Barrett
• New Ipswich
• Stony Top
• Pratt
• Nutting Hill
• Watatic

I had my best trail race finish to date, despite losing the trail in the last half-mile and adding a bit of time to my clock.  13th place in 3:10:31.