Weekly Run Log - Oct. 17-Oct. 23

10/17/2010: Bald Mountain loop near Willard Pond. Seriously technical seems to be the theme of trail running in the Northeast. Lots of roots and rocks to negotiate as well as steep trails. The going is slow. But the running is just as satisfying. I am convinced my joints will be in great shape when I go back to CO. The only question is where will I run when the trails are covered in snow? :42, 3.5 miles, 900' vert.

10/19/2010: Craig road/Girl Scout Trail in Fivefingers. :25, 2.0 miles, 150' vert.

10/20/2010: Wapack Trail from Old Road to North Pack and through to Pack Monadnock. Good running trail, steep in the north side of N. Pack but otherwise just enjoyably New England technical trail running. Good vert too in three good climbs. 2:00, 8.0 miles, 2,100' vert. A classic!

10/23/2010: From the cottage ran up the Goshen Trail to Sunapee's summit, down the north ridge by way of the Summit Trail and back by way of the Province Rd and Brook Rd. A great loop worth doing again. The  2 or so miles of road running detracted a small bit from the run as a whole but this run will be one of my "classics" for a long time. A dusting of snow at the summit and the snow-capped Whites in the distance reminded me that I need to get my turns this week. I might still make it! 1:47, 8.0'miles, 1,600' vert.

Week Totals: 21.5 miles, 4,750' vert.

Another good week of running though I would like to keep my weekly totals to about 20 miles until I decide to go about ramping up into serious training again. This will be hard because there are so many 8 to 10 mile runs I would like to do! One might say that these runs will always be there to be run but I don't know. So many of these trails run over private land. One never knows if a trail will be closed because a landowner decides it to be so...

Weekly Run Log - Oct. 10-Oct. 16

10/10/2010: Parked at the Goshen Trail TH and rand the Goshen Trail to the top. Quite happy with the running. No real pain to speak of in the knees. Hundreds of people at the summit. Welcome to the "wilderness" on a Sunday at a local ski hill. :55, 4.5 miles, 1,300' vert.

10/11/2010: Gregg Lake bridge to Price Farm and back. Quiet New England dirt road with smell of wood smoke in the air. Fivefingers. :25, 2.0 miles, 200' vert.

10/13/2010: Pumpelly Trail to the summit of Monadnock. Longer than I thought. Slightly better for trail running than the Dublin trail because of longer sections that can be run between the scrambly sections. Very technical the upper sections that can be run. the lower sections would be a nice semi-technical shorter run as well. 2:20, 10.0 miles, 1,800' vert.

10/15/2010: A short run in the Fivefingers from the Gregg Lake bridge out Craig Rd. Timed :10 out. :20, 2.0 miles, 100' vert.

Week 6 Totals: 18.5 miles, 3,300' vert.

It was a strong week for running. I guess I broke my goal of running two to three times for maintenance miles. I don't expect to be doing this again soon. Nonetheless, two of the runs were in the Fivefingers and the other two were moderately long. If I can keep to two moderately long runs for the week and one barefoot run I will be happy. We'll see what the body, weather, and schedule say about that.

Weekly Run Log - Oct. 03-Oct. 09

10/03/2010: Ran my old favorite run from the cottage to the summit of Mt. Sunapee by way of the Goshen Trail. Took about :50 to get to the summit. Technical and loose made worse by loose leaves that obscured the loose rock underneath. Views of Lake Sunapee were pretty amazing. Longest run since Leadville. 1:34, 7.0 miles, 1,500' vert.

10/07/2010: Dublin Trail up Mt. Monadnock and back. Another run I have enjoyed in the past. Not the best trail for running because of the scrambling one must do near treeline. It was toward the tail end of a rain cycle so I took it easy on the wet rocks. The clouds opened for a brief time on the way down showing a nice view. 1:28, 4.8 miles, 1,700' vert.

Week 5 Totals: 11.8 miles, 3,200' vert.

It was a strong week of running. These were some of my favorite runs from visits in the past. They take advantage of the few mountains in the area that offer the most vert (Sunapee offers about 1300' and Monadnock offers about 1700'). I will probably be running them often but will probably want to find a new trail to run to the summit of Monadnock. I will probably be checking out the Pumpelli Trail if I can find a place to park.

Right now I am just trying to keep running two or three times a week. Maintenance miles. The goals are to raise the heart rate and strengthen ligaments and be able to do longer runs upon my return to Leadville. 

Weekly Run Log - Sept. 26-Oct. 02

09/29/2010: My first trail run since arriving in NH. Ran up Skatutakee Mountain from the Harris Canter. Difficult to run because the leaves obscure the trail. Very technical with the roots and rocks. It shall be good to run somewhere else. :40, 3 miles, 600' vert.

Well, I wasn't able to run much this week. I guess the important thing is that I am still running and feeling good while doing it. I had a good run.


Week 4 Totals: 3.0 miles, 600' vert.