Jekyll Island run

 On my drive back from Florida I planned out a stop at Jekyll Island for a run.  The island featured a network of bike paths and the beach itself was a prime running location.  There was an $8 charge to park on the island.  It was hot and windy when I arrived and I felt it during the run.  The high point was getting caught by a biker who told me "you are flying!".

Greenbelt challenge finished

 I visited all of the 45 listed properties on the Essex County Greenbelt website (and another 46 for good measure) over 9 days.  In all I ran 110+ miles and drove over 630 miles over those 9 days.  It was a lot of fun stringing the various properties together.  Most are too small for a decent run, but may have adjoining trails.  Great fun doing this!

The final two days I ran around Gloucester & Rockport then closed the book this morning in Essex.

Greenbelt Challenge

So far this week I've been running at Essex County Greenbelt properties three times a day.  I spent a lot of time mapping out routes and figuring out the best way to run at each of the 45 properties on the ECG webpage.  I'm on pace to get them all by the end of the 10 day challenge.

Salem Town Forest

Long-time pal Eric Morse stopped by over the weekend and he brought along his girlfriend.  They were heading from one dog race to the next but had a little down-time.  We went to Salem NH and got in a nice run in the Salem Town Forest.  I've lived here for nearly 25 years and never been.

Weir hill - miles of fun

Yesterday I passed 250 miles in Weir hill.  I’m working on the “125 Challenge” and hit double figures in Weir.  I also passed 125 in Ward reservation last week.  Those are my ‘go to’ places since they are between work and home.  I’ve got a week left to get in 26.04 more miles to reach 500 miles. 

 

			473.96
	Reservations visited	Number of Visits	Miles run
1	Weir Hill	48	258.50
2	Ward	18	127.91
3	Stevens-Coolidge Place	21	11.90
4	Appleton Grass rides	2	10.50
5	Appleton Farms	2	9.50
6	Long Hill	2	6.20
7	Greenwood farm	1	4.00
8	Malcolm Preserve	1	4.00
9	Brooks Woodland	1	3.00
10	Little Tom Mountain	1	3.00
11	Old town hill	1	3.00
12	Ravenswood	1	3.00
13	Rock House	1	3.00
14	Doyle community farm	1	2.50
15	Farandnear	1	2.50
16	Castle Hill	1	2.00
17	Coolidge	1	2.00
18	Crane Beach	1	2.00
19	Dexter Drumlin	1	2.00
20	Elliot Laurel	1	2.00
21	Halibut point	1	2.00
22	Mt Warner	1	2.00
23	Stavros	1	2.00
24	Swift River	1	2.00
25	Hamlin	1	1.09
26	Agassiz	1	1.00
27	North Common Meadow	1	1.00
28	Redemption rock	1	0.20
29	Dinosaur footprints	1	0.16