Three rivers, an undeveloped pond, numerous Black-capped Chickadees, one Bald Eagle, many trees, roots, and fallen leaves. One watershed. This was my ...
Hop Brook Lake: Navigating Memory Lane
Memory is not a navigation tool. Back in February, while in my home state of Connecticut, I had a few free hours and decided to spend them at Hop ...
Beat the Blerch: A Virtual Race Report
This past week a T-shirt made me run a marathon. In July I signed up for the Beat the Blerch virtual race as soon as it was announced, despite not ...
Oh, The Things I See When I Run
Like many stories, this one began with a pregnancy test. Not mine, but one I saw years ago while running, discarded in a ditch on the side of the ...
Keep on Going at the Vermont 100
Knowing something is hard and doing something that is hard are not the same thing. On July 15-16, 2017, I ran the Vermont 100, a race I’ve wanted ...
What I learned from running an ultra
I completed my first ultra marathon, a 50K, this fall. In the ultra world where runners regularly cover 50, 100, and even more miles, this barely ...