START: ME Rt. 15 2 am FINISH: West Branch Ponds Rd. (Logan Brook Rd.) 11:50 pm 44.7 miles 21:50 2.0 mph 2,133.8 total miles 42.8 mpd average Misty, moist pre-morning; torrential thunderstorm mid-morning; clear in afternoon and evening What a way to celebrate one’s 35th birthday! Another ‘statement’ day fromContinue reading “Fiftieth day T 8/25/20”
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Seventh week recap of Mercury’s AT Transit
#43 T 8/18 26.0 miles Pinkham Notch 4:12am-6:27pm 14:15 1.8 mph #44 W 8/19 21.9 miles Hogan Rd. 7:02am-6:59pm 9:57 2.2 mph #45 R 8/20 30.3 miles Grafton Notch 3am-6:30pm Continue reading “Seventh week recap of Mercury’s AT Transit”
Sixth week of Mercury’s AT Transit
#36 T 8/11 44.1 miles Stratton-Arlington Rd. 4:02am-10:35pm 18:33 2.4 mph #37 W 8/12 43.6 miles VT Rt. 140 4:02am-9:30pm 17:28 2.5 mph #38 R 8/13 47.7 miles VTContinue reading “Sixth week of Mercury’s AT Transit”
Forty-ninth day M 8/24/20
START: Boise Rd. 4:29 am FINISH: ME Rt. 15 5:32 pm 31.4 miles 13:03 2.4 mph 2,089.1 total miles 42.6 mpd Morning nice; rain in the afternoon/evening Sometimes as the end gets somewhat near, the anticipation may effect motivation along with the weather and a summer sausage big toe. Mercury, instead of going into aContinue reading “Forty-ninth day M 8/24/20”
Forty-eighth day Su 8/23/20
START: Stratton Brook Pond Road 4:02am FINISH: Boise Rd. 10:15pm 41.5 mileby s 18:13 2.3 mph 2,057.7 total miles 42.9 mpd Unexpected good weather Mercury finished the last of the last of the ‘227-mile roughest, toughest section’ of the AT before noon and now has 146 miles left with fewerContinue reading “Forty-eighth day Su 8/23/20”
Forty-seventh day S 8/22/20
START: Rt. 4 4 am FINISH: Stratton Brook Pond Rd. 7:15pm 33 miles 15:15 2.2 mpd 2,016.2 total miles 42.9 mpd Nice weather – wet trail conditions in the morning Another good day for Mercury. A welcome 15+ hour day at the office following yesterday’s 20+ hour work day. NiceContinue reading “Forty-seventh day S 8/22/20”
Forty-sixth day F 8/21/20
START: Grafton Notch 3:30 am FINISH: Rt. 4 (Rangeley) 11:45 pm 46.8 miles 20:15 2.3 mph 1,983.2 total miles 43.1 mpd Weather was nice except for a heavy late afternoon shower A day after doing the rugged Mahoosucs in one day, Mercury picks up her pace and does four trailContinue reading “Forty-sixth day F 8/21/20”
Forty-fifth day R 8/20/20
START: Hogan Road 3 am FINISH: Grafton Notch ME26 6:30pm 30.3 miles 15:30 2.0 mph 1,936.4 total miles 43 mpd Excellent weather Mercury got an early start and strode off into the rugged Mahoosucs, which are probably the roughest trail section (over 30 miles) on theContinue reading “Forty-fifth day R 8/20/20”
Forty-fourth day W 8/19/20
START: Pinkham Notch 7:02 am FINISH: Hogan Rd. 4:59 pm 21. 9 miles 9:57 2.2 mph 1,906.1 miles 43.8 mpd Nice cool weather except for one rainstorm that didn’t last long It was a good day for Mercury! She even ran a bit. She met some Mercury fans along the wayContinue reading “Forty-fourth day W 8/19/20”
Forty-third day T 8/18/20
START: Crawford Notch 4:12 am FINISH: Pinkham Notch 6:27 pm 26 miles 14:15 1.8 mph 1,884.2 total miles 43.8 mpd average Overcast morning; 1.5 hours of cold rain above timberline; cold front following with wind gusts up to 55 mph A big shout out to Ted Erkkila for his unselfish kindnessContinue reading “Forty-third day T 8/18/20”