4.6-Miles in Cowles at T'Ville, including NET. 

On October 31st, 1993 I completed the Bridgeport Marathon in ~3:32:00.  

This was my second completed marathon, and I remember it being more difficult than the first.

4.1-Miles at Cowles Park and the Metacomet (New England Trail). 

3.3-Miles at McCann Family Farm in Somers, after a shift at JMH. 

Visit with Mom in Williamstown and Pop in Adams. 

Yearly Physical and Bloodwork re-do.

Mid-Day Shift at JMH.

And from the Marathon Archives... 

Mt Washington State Forest Marathon - October 2003

 Riga Plateau, South Taconic & Appalachian Trails, MA, NY & CT

Sometime in October of 2002 - 2003, Tippi completed her first "Marathon" along the Mt Riga Plateau; it would also be my 26th.  We had the "Bandit" along for the adventure. 

Our time was recorded as 5:38:00 over 24.7-miles.  I recall the end of the run taking forever once we descended Frissell and headed back to Mt. Washington State Forest Headquarters, as we might have diverted from the most direct track.

Maybe on top of Alander?

Intersection prior to Brace.

   
I believe this is the top of Brace Mountain.

The Bandit climbing Round Mountain.

The Bandit at the peak of Round Mountain.

The Bandit climbing Mt Frissell.

The Bandit climbing Frissell.

At the Tri-State Marker (NY, MA, CT).

7-Miles at Bear Hole with K2. 

Visit to Winchester, Massachusetts to visit with Hillbillage and W (Hu) can Cook. 

Visit with Pop with K2.

Built Pop's new Deer-Stand (Tree Stand) and felled a tree including dragging out of the forest.

Work at JMH.

3.4-Miles at Mary Edwards Mountain Property. 

4.3-Miles at Ashley Reservoir. 

Work at JMH.

3-miles around Basin Bruce Park.

6-Month Dental Check-Up.  Good report. 

Visit Mom in Williamstown, and Pop (for his birthday) in Adams!

4.8-miles in Bear Hole with K2.

And From the Marathon Archives...

Bay State Marathon
October 18, 1992 - Lowell, Massachusetts

I completed my first marathon at Baystate in Lowell, Massachusetts, this day 1992..  

I ran 3:35:00 for the 26.2-miles (two loops).  

My folks drove out to see me finish, which was really cool.

Bear Hole for 6.5-Miles.

In Memory...  Rest in Peace Tippi (August 2000 - October 17, 2016)

Nine years ago today we said goodbye to Tippi.  She was a rescue we were blessed with for well over 16-years. She was my trail partner for somewhere between 15,000 and 20,000 miles (we didn't keep track), traveling together in the car all over Connecticut, New York, Vermont and Western Massachusetts to run in the woods we both loved so much.  Together we finished 17 marathons.  She could run all day, season didn't really matter.

Often, as DL and I drive home from Adams back to Connecticut, she will ask as we pass large forested areas "... did you and Tippi ever run through there?"  The answer is almost always "Yes".  We connected huge tracts of land in northwestern Massachusetts, the Valley, and much of north-central and western Connecticut.

I continue to think about Tippi everyday. Often on a hike or run, I come to a spot in the forest that helps me feel her presence.  The recent photograph below is one of those spots/times, along the Spruce Mountain Trail in Monroe, where my old dog's spirit overwhelmed me.

We love you Tips, rest easy girl.

Tippi, August 2000 - October 17th, 2016.