Category Archives: Trail Updates

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”

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”

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”

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”

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”