Category Archives: Trail Updates

START: Franconia Notch   4:05 am FINISH: Crawford Notch   4:27 pm 27.7 miles     12:22    2.2mph 1,858.2 total miles   44.2 mpd average Another nice day to walk in the Whites Mercury was joined by two fellas from Steep Endurance (who also walked with Karel Sabbe and Karl Meltzer) on this section. Thanks to Brian VanderheidenContinue reading “Forty-second day M 8/17/20”

START:   Kinsman Notch     3 am FINISH:  Franconia Notch   11:35 am 16.3 miles      8:35   1.9 mph 1,830.5 total miles     44.6 mpd Continued nice weather Mercury’s first full day in the White Mountains. Her lack of experience on these rugged trails showed in her pace during the first section (1.9 mph). At 11:30Continue reading “Forty-first day Su 8/16/20”

START:   Lyme-Dorchester Rd. 3:59 am FINISH:  Kinsman  Notch  8:35 pm 33.2 miles   16:36      2mph 1,814.2 total miles    45.4 mpd Weather nice with a short afternoon shower. Mountain summit fogged in but clear below. Mercury met her first White Mountain – a 3,800 foot ascent in about 2.5 miles! The descent of Mt.Continue reading “Fortieth day S 8/15/20”

START:  Vt. Rt. 12     5 am FINISH: Lyme-Dorchester (NH) Rd.   10:55 pm 43.7 miles     17:55   2.4 mph 1,781 total miles   45.7 mpd Continued nice weather The morning saw Mercury flowing through fields and hemlock forests in ‘old wealth’ eastern, central VT. Her parents visited again bringing her a few more pairs of bootsContinue reading “Thirty-ninth day F 8/14/20”

START: Vt. Rt. 140    4 am FINISH: Vt. Rt. 12     11:50 pm 47.7 miles   19:50     2.4 mph 1,737.3 total miles       47.7 mpd another nice day of weather Mercury put in a ‘long day at the office’ but met her daily goal with no added hurt/injury. Sore feet = slower paceContinue reading “Thirty-eighth day R 8/13/20”

START:  Stratton-Arlington Rd.  4:04 am FINISH: VT. Rt 140     9:30 pm 43.6 miles    17:26      2.5 mph 1,689.6 total miles     45.7 mpd Nice hiking weather Another good day for Mercury! (but still not at peak flowing because of sore feet). She picked up her pace a bit to have a ‘normal’Continue reading “Thirty-seventh day W 8/12/20”

START: Notch Rd.   4:02 am FINISH: Stratton-Arlington Rd.  10:35 pm 44.1 miles  18:33   2.4 mph 1,646 total miles    45.7 mpd Nice weather   a little warm Jupiter is happy to report that Mercury is ‘back on track’ to finish under fifty days if the weather in the Whites permits her safe passage across their exposedContinue reading “Thirty-sixth day T 8/11/20”

#29  35.4 miles 4:30am-7:35pm  15:05  2.3 mph US206 (NJ) #30  41.8 miles 4am-9pm  17:00  2.5 mph  Brady Road #31  46.4 miles  4am-10:35pm  18:35  2.5 mph  Graymoor Friary #32  45.6 miles  4am-10:20pm  18:20  2.5 mph  Hoyt Rd, (NY/NJ border0 #33  36.7 miles  5:50am-9:15pm   15:25  2.4 mph  Iron Bridge  Falls Village, CT #34  48.6 miles  3:20am- 11:35pm Continue reading “Fifth week of Mercury’s AT Transit”

START: Tyringham Main Road  4 am FINISH: Notch Rd.   11:30 pm 48 miles    19:30   2.5 mph 1,601.9   45.8 mpd Continued nice weather Today was a good day for  Mercury. Shin splints are almost gone. Toe blisters getting better due to new shoes with wider toe boxes. Feet soreness still there but lessened by newContinue reading “Thirty-fifth day M 8/10/20”

START – Iron Bridge   Falls Village, CT      3:20 am FINISH – Tyringham (MA) Main Rd.         11:35 pm 48.6 miles     20:15       2.4 mph 1,553.9 total miles     45.7 mpd Nice weather. Mercury had a good, but necessary, day after coming up 7.5 miles short yesterday. Early start, longContinue reading “Thirty-fourth day Su 8/9/20”