March 2005

 20 years ago: March 18, 2005 - My injured hip left me unable to run at all from mid-December through the beginning of Feb. Once I started running, I started looking for fun things to do. I sent out an email looking for suggestions and then settled on a run up Mt Kearsarge. I'm pretty familiar with the road to the summit from racing up it many times since the first organized race back in 1995. I had never been up the road in winter and was hoping it would be in good shape from the snowmobiles that zip up and down it throughout the winter. Richard Bolt was immediately interested in the run, as was Alan Bernier. Dan Verrington, my training partner on most days, was also up for the run. We decided that we would be better suited for a sunset run, rather than getting up to Kearsarge in the early morning hours. run).  We had perfect weather, clear skies and views for miles upon mile. We could see the alpenglow and the shadow of Mt Kearsarge projected over the landscape. It was very windy and cold on the summit and the sweat from climbing was quickly cooling us down. We took some pictures and enjoyed the panoramic view. As we made our way down the crescent moon was bright enough that we cast shadows when we got into the tree-lined sections of the road. Our total time was 1:22:53 form 8 miles with nearly 2,000' climb and descent.

Me, Dan, and Richard                                                      Al, Dan, and Richard