Suffield 5km Course #1 for 2024.

Mild and Overcast, 4 p.m. (high 70's);  28:08.

Still being careful with the right achilles, so I didn't push "hard".  I figured on being steady.

1st loop in 14:00 and 2nd loop in 14:08, so pretty darn steady.

Times for my Race Against Myself (plus official events) at this location:

• #1, 2024 - 28:08 (June 6th, 2024)

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• #3, 2023 - 26:36 (December 7th, 2023)
• #2, 2023 - 28:03 (September 7th, 2023)
• #1, 2023 - 29:50 (August 26th, 2023)

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• #5, 2022 - 27:30 (October 1st, 2022)
• #4, 2022 - 26:07 (June 20th, 2022)  Official Event
• #3, 2022 - 25:28 (May 22nd, 2022)
• #2, 2022 - 25:20 (May 7th, 2022)
• #1, 2022 - 27:24 (April 8th, 2022)

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• #7, 2021 - 23:50 (October 30th, 2021)

• #6, 2021 - 24:34 (September 17th, 2021)

• #5, 2021 - 25:10 (September 3rd, 2021)

• #4, 2021 - 25:29 (August 27th, 2021)

• #3, 2021 - 26:48 (August 20th, 2021)

• #2, 2021 - 25:20 (July 9th, 2021)

• #1, 2021 - 27:00 (June 28th, 2021)  Official Event

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• #2, 2019 - 27:46 (July 9th, 2019)

• #1, 2019 - 28:04 (July 2nd, 2019)  Official Event

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...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.

Drive out to Williamstown to visit my Mom, which was Beauty Parlor Day for her!

On the way home, I stopped off at the Mass Audobon's High Ledges site in Shelbourne Falls.

Completed 3.4-miles on the Ridge Trail out to the Fire Tower, and some snowmobile section added.

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 enough 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.

Run in Cowles, from T-Ville.  3.3-miles.

Tenth-Day as a Consultant / Contractor.

What Played in Ed's Head -- 

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

Ninth-Day as a Consultant / Contractor.

Drove to Williamstown with DL to visit my Mom.  Stopped off to set flowers for DL's Folks.

From the archives....

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.

Granville with K2;  managed 5.5-miles of jogging!

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).

Ran from Honey Pot (Loupinski Wildlife Area).

Ventured to the Stone Chamber and also up Spring Thaw Falls Trail for 3.4-miles total.

From the Archives...

McLean Game Refuge & Holcomb Farm Marathon

May 30th, 2009 - Granby & Simsbury, Connecticut

Wuzzam and I completed a McClean Reservation Marathon in roughly five hours.   

This was my 41st marathon completed.  I recall it being a fairly easy day for us.

Also:

Eighth-Day as Consultant / Contractor.

Having been born in 1962, and liking and listening to music from the early sixties onward, I thought it might be fun to attempt a listing of my favorite albums each year since birth.

The initial post for this series of ideas began on December 26th, 2023.  You can look it up....

This time, I present my favorite "Rock" albums of 1967...  Part 4

Albums released 1967

31. The Pretty Things                Emotions

32. The Troggs                Cellophane

33. Bob Dylan                John Wesley Harding

34. The Beatles                Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

35. The Beatles                Magical Mystery Tour

36. The Byrds                Younger Than Yesterday

37. The Deviants                        Ptooff!

38. Donovan                        Mellow Yellow

39. Grateful Dead                        The Grateful Dead

40. The Creation                We Are Paintermen

Honorable Mentions (41 thru 99) Coming Soon!

Jazz Albums released 1967 (coming soon)

Visit with my Mom in Williamstown.  This was a scheduled meeting with the Administration Staff. 

On this day...

Vermont City Marathon

May 28, 1995 - Burlington, Vermont

I achieved my Boston Qualifier today at Vermont City in Burlington, Vermont.  

I was able to dip under the age group setpoint of 3:10 with a 3:08:00.

At two-miles I was at 16:40, which was pretty far off my necessary 7:15 per mile to achieve the sub 3:10 finish time.  

This means I ran 7:05 pace for the final 24.2-miles.

Also :

Seventh-Day as contractor/consultant.

First "pay-check" arrived in the mail.

Service on the Corolla after the shift.

Rain forecast all day, heavy at times.  

I saw a possible window between noon and two, so I tried Bear Hole for an easy jog.  

Managed well, no serious rain and 3.1-miles on my legs. 

Stopped in Shelbourne Falls on the way to visit my Mom, and took the Shelbourne Falls Fire Tower Trail up the ridge.

This was the nicest and most solid Fire Tower I have ever witnessed.

3.4-miles. 

Enjoyed a Drum Circle with my Mom in the activity center.

On the way back to Connecticut, I stopped along The Mohawk Trail on four occasions to take photographs of Roadside Effigy's.

• Jannell Mary Connors 
• Rhonda Thompson
• Unknown
• Sarah Sessions

Jannell Connors

Rhonda Thompson

Unknown

Sarah Sessions

Granville w/ K2 & Evil for 4.3-miles.  

Up Turtle Effigy Trail, Little Balanced Rock North, to Ladder (Flag) Rock and then down Spring Thaw Falls Trail until we leaned too far north and came out in a backyard on Honeypot Road by mistake (not the first time, I took the opportunity to show the guys the small waterfall). 

Biked East Windsor, Windsor Locks, Suffield and Enfield at a 13 mph pace over 12.5-miles. 

Northwest Park after the thunderstorm, jogged 3.3-miles.

And, on this day...

Tunxis Trail Marathon I - May 23rd, 2006
Hartland, Barkhamsted , Connecticut
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I completed a Tunxis Marathon in 5:41:50.  

I had Johnny Bandit along for company, as well as Tippi.  

It would be my 34th marathon completed, and Tippi's 8th.

John Bandit rambling through the meadow.

We rambled from Route 20 to Route 219 in East Hartland, Conn, and back for the first 19.5 miles.

  

We finished up with the Route 20 to Pell Road near the Mass border for the final 6.5-miles.

Small Waterfall on the northern section of Tunxis Trail.