Monday: 6
NST from Baker Pines Road, Richmond. Continuing Jonathan Short's fall segment contest, this is #2 of 5 for me. Never been here before. Well enough marked, but I got off course at a blown-down tree blocking the trail. Fairly technical.
Tuesday: 13
AM: 5 miles in Cranston. Working in Cranston for the day, I parked at the Cranston Y and ran a mix of bike path, roads, and cemetery dirt roads, where I visited my father, grandparents, and ancestors.
PM: 8 miles at Beach Pond, Exeter, RI/Voluntown, CT. Ran segment #3 of 5 and despite getting off course twice, still took the CR. I suspect it won't last long.
Wednesday: 5
Afternoon run from Bradford Preserve into Woody. This is the first week post-DST, and we lost an hour of daylight. Brought my headlamp, which proved a smart move given that it got very dark halfway into my run.
Thursday: 0
Unplanned day off.
Friday: 9
AM: 5-mile run through Champlin and Mastuxet trails.
PM: 4-mile run in Belfast, Maine, with Matthew. 27 degrees was the afternoon high, and it was very windy.
Saturday: 7
Camden, Maine. 18 degrees! Chilly, but fun mountain run in Camden Hills, including Mount Battie and Ocean Lookout. Would like to come back in the summer and spend more time on these trails.
Sunday: 5
Spent three hours with Matthew at Urgent Care, as he had ankle issues for a few weeks, but now hobbling. They suspect a strained ligament, put him on crutches, and referred him to an orthopedic specialist. Hope it clears up for him before indoor season.
In the afternoon, I headed out for segment #4 of 5: "Canonchet North", the Narragansett Trail from Canonchet Road to North Road. If you're familiar with this section, you'll know that this is rather technical. Came out of it with a bloodied elbow and a raspberry on my derriere from sliding on rocks, but that's the price you pay. Missed the CR by 34 seconds.
Weekly mileage: 46
Weekly synopsis: 46 isn't bad, but absent any specific goals, it's hard to measure. It was fun to run 3 of the 5 segments this week. All were technical for some sections. I only have one left now, but will probably go back to a few to try to improve. It's just a fun informal contest, but it has inspired me to get out there, so that's good.
Weekly highlight: Maine mountain run, by far. That completes the New England circuit for me, and this was the 2nd consecutive year that I have run in all six New England states. Running in different locales is just so much fun, and New England is a pretty nice place to be.
NST from Baker Pines Road, Richmond. Continuing Jonathan Short's fall segment contest, this is #2 of 5 for me. Never been here before. Well enough marked, but I got off course at a blown-down tree blocking the trail. Fairly technical.
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| I had a lot of sliding and slipping here on wet rocks. Much more technical than I had expected. |
AM: 5 miles in Cranston. Working in Cranston for the day, I parked at the Cranston Y and ran a mix of bike path, roads, and cemetery dirt roads, where I visited my father, grandparents, and ancestors.
PM: 8 miles at Beach Pond, Exeter, RI/Voluntown, CT. Ran segment #3 of 5 and despite getting off course twice, still took the CR. I suspect it won't last long.
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| Deep in the woods south of Beach Pond. Is this where they hid the bodies? |
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| Circumnavigating Beach Pond on Tippecansett Trail. |
Afternoon run from Bradford Preserve into Woody. This is the first week post-DST, and we lost an hour of daylight. Brought my headlamp, which proved a smart move given that it got very dark halfway into my run.
Thursday: 0
Unplanned day off.
Friday: 9
AM: 5-mile run through Champlin and Mastuxet trails.
PM: 4-mile run in Belfast, Maine, with Matthew. 27 degrees was the afternoon high, and it was very windy.
Saturday: 7
Camden, Maine. 18 degrees! Chilly, but fun mountain run in Camden Hills, including Mount Battie and Ocean Lookout. Would like to come back in the summer and spend more time on these trails.
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| The climb up Mount Battie from Route 52 was certainly steep and technical. |
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| The tower atop Mount Battie. Haven't been up here in a number of years since we camped at Camden. It looks redone, or at least refinished. |
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| Fun running up the rocks. |
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| The trail signs were very well placed at intersections. Between the trail signs and a PDF course map I had pre-loaded on my phone, I felt very comfortable navigating these trails. |
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| View from atop appropriately named "Ocean Lookout". Did not tarry long here, as the fingers and toes were getting cold. |
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| Back in Camden village, you can see picturesque Camden Harbor in the foreground, with the hills I climbed in the background. |
Sunday: 5
Spent three hours with Matthew at Urgent Care, as he had ankle issues for a few weeks, but now hobbling. They suspect a strained ligament, put him on crutches, and referred him to an orthopedic specialist. Hope it clears up for him before indoor season.
In the afternoon, I headed out for segment #4 of 5: "Canonchet North", the Narragansett Trail from Canonchet Road to North Road. If you're familiar with this section, you'll know that this is rather technical. Came out of it with a bloodied elbow and a raspberry on my derriere from sliding on rocks, but that's the price you pay. Missed the CR by 34 seconds.
Weekly mileage: 46
Weekly synopsis: 46 isn't bad, but absent any specific goals, it's hard to measure. It was fun to run 3 of the 5 segments this week. All were technical for some sections. I only have one left now, but will probably go back to a few to try to improve. It's just a fun informal contest, but it has inspired me to get out there, so that's good.
Weekly highlight: Maine mountain run, by far. That completes the New England circuit for me, and this was the 2nd consecutive year that I have run in all six New England states. Running in different locales is just so much fun, and New England is a pretty nice place to be.
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