Monday: 5
Having just cut the new Pumpkins Connector the previous day with Muddy and I on the steel blade weed-whackers and Schane on the chainsaw, this was my first full run of the course. Now time to update the course maps ...
Tuesday: 5
Woody Hill for the 4th consecutive day. Ran a loop in northern section, around pond (what's left of it after the DEM project at dam), and came back to do a little raking on the Pumpkins course before running out of time and rushing to another all day work meeting.
Wednesday: 5
Woody Hill. Same place, different route.
Thursday: 8
Back to Woody for a 6th consecutive day, although this time started and ended at Wahaneeta to vary it up a bit. First three miles in the dark with a headlamp.
Friday: 5
Lake George Recreation Area, New York. Stayed here between college visits to University at Albany (SUNY system) and UVM the next day. As it was starting to get dark, got my trusty headlamp out of my suitcase and then proceeded to leave it at the hotel anyway, not noticing until we were en route. Ski trails were a mix of single-track and double-track, and were fun to run on despite the impending darkness, and then when it all got black, things got really difficult. Somehow, we finished four miles in the woods, and then a final mile running laps on a grass field in the darkness.
Saturday: 8
Returned to Lake George Recreation Area, intending to run the XC Ski trails again and pick a hill or two for repeats. What actually happened is we unintentionally went off the XC Ski trail system, and when I stopped after a long climb to check Google Maps to see where we were, found we were 2/3 of the way up Prospect Mountain on an unmarked trail. We decided to continue onto the summit, and I'm glad we did. Views were pretty neat, and we found a much better trail on the way down.
Sunday: 5
Hilly miles at Stratton Mountain, southern Vermont. Part of me wanted to run all the way to the summit, but my legs were still feeling the last two hilly days and yesterday's mountain run. Half the run was on gravel surface roads snaking half-way up the mountain, and the second half in road shoes on mostly dirt roads.
Weekly Mileage: 42
Weekly Synopsis: Lowest mileage week since June (41), and before that April (39). I knew this was going to be a low mileage week between four days of all-day vendor meetings and three days of car travel, but I didn't expect this low. Happy to get in some end of week elevation runs, but overall not happy with the quantity.
Weekly Highlights: Definitely the run up Prospect Mountain, New York. The Lake George area in general has many trail offerings. Wished we had stayed there a few days.
Weekly Lowlights: No specific run, but [again] the fact that I didn't get in any long runs. Disappointing.
Having just cut the new Pumpkins Connector the previous day with Muddy and I on the steel blade weed-whackers and Schane on the chainsaw, this was my first full run of the course. Now time to update the course maps ...
Tuesday: 5
Woody Hill for the 4th consecutive day. Ran a loop in northern section, around pond (what's left of it after the DEM project at dam), and came back to do a little raking on the Pumpkins course before running out of time and rushing to another all day work meeting.
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| Tuesday evening work event (Argia cruises, Mystic to Fisher's Island and back) broke up the monotony of all day work meetings |
Wednesday: 5
Woody Hill. Same place, different route.
Thursday: 8
Back to Woody for a 6th consecutive day, although this time started and ended at Wahaneeta to vary it up a bit. First three miles in the dark with a headlamp.
Friday: 5
Lake George Recreation Area, New York. Stayed here between college visits to University at Albany (SUNY system) and UVM the next day. As it was starting to get dark, got my trusty headlamp out of my suitcase and then proceeded to leave it at the hotel anyway, not noticing until we were en route. Ski trails were a mix of single-track and double-track, and were fun to run on despite the impending darkness, and then when it all got black, things got really difficult. Somehow, we finished four miles in the woods, and then a final mile running laps on a grass field in the darkness.
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| University at Albany, SUNY Beautiful camps |
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| This is one of the campus quadrangles. Not what I expected to see at a NY state campus. |
Saturday: 8
Returned to Lake George Recreation Area, intending to run the XC Ski trails again and pick a hill or two for repeats. What actually happened is we unintentionally went off the XC Ski trail system, and when I stopped after a long climb to check Google Maps to see where we were, found we were 2/3 of the way up Prospect Mountain on an unmarked trail. We decided to continue onto the summit, and I'm glad we did. Views were pretty neat, and we found a much better trail on the way down.
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| The trail was certainly technical in places |
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| Long section of flat rock through the woods was fun |
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| Generally, very well marked trail |
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| View of southern end of Lake George, from the top of Prospect Mountain, NY |
Sunday: 5
Hilly miles at Stratton Mountain, southern Vermont. Part of me wanted to run all the way to the summit, but my legs were still feeling the last two hilly days and yesterday's mountain run. Half the run was on gravel surface roads snaking half-way up the mountain, and the second half in road shoes on mostly dirt roads.
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| Running at Stratton Mountain, VT |
Weekly Mileage: 42
Weekly Synopsis: Lowest mileage week since June (41), and before that April (39). I knew this was going to be a low mileage week between four days of all-day vendor meetings and three days of car travel, but I didn't expect this low. Happy to get in some end of week elevation runs, but overall not happy with the quantity.
Weekly Highlights: Definitely the run up Prospect Mountain, New York. The Lake George area in general has many trail offerings. Wished we had stayed there a few days.
Weekly Lowlights: No specific run, but [again] the fact that I didn't get in any long runs. Disappointing.
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