Looking back - Oct 2003, 2008, and 2013

 2003 – Continued recovery from hamstring injury

2008 – Continued recovery from stress fracture

 

2013 – Continued recovery from hamstring injury

I purchased an ElliptiGo and spent a good part of the month (with a Government shutdown) heading around New England testing out the “Go” on every paved mountain I had also run up.  First up was Wachusett Mountain, where I did the round-trip on the Go and then followed that with another climb/descent on my mountain bike.  Pack Monadnock was next. The hardest part (besides the climb in Miller State park) was the unpaved section of road that tested my ability to stay on the Go.  As with Wachusett I hopped onto the mountain bike after finishing and did it again.  Next was Kearsarge. I reached the top in 59:05 which was 1:35 faster than I'd done on the bike. I zipped down to the gate (3.5 miles) in 8:52 which oddly was over a minute faster than I'd biked it (not on the same day). Finally I headed out to Mt Greylock for my first attempt at a state high point on the ElliptiGo. I hit the top in 1:01:32 and spent the next 4:23 taking a couple of pictures before heading back down.  The descent was a lot of fun. I threw in a bonus ride to the county high point on Holt Hill to close out this day.  My final “Go” of the month was the Agamenticus fire tower. The hill has a great view as there isn’t much along the seacoast of York that is anywhere near as high. I parked at the Exit 7 Park and Ride because it was convenient to the highway and it was exactly 7 miles away from the summit. I reached the summit parking lot 6 minutes before sunrise. I got a couple of shots of the full moon, the fire tower, and the surrounding area while waiting for the sun.