Training Log Archive: edwarddes

Grafton trail loop with Ken

I wanted to get my 30 miles in in a week, so on the way back from Rutland after the morning run I stopped in at the White Rocks picnic area. there was a 0.8mi spur into the ice beds, which is at the bottom of the white rocks scree field, and holds ice year round under the piles of rocks, so always has a cool breeze coming off of it. I ran to the end of the spur and experienced an incredible cool breeze! There though was the scree/boulder field beckoning me to play. So instead of running back on the trail, I took off up the rocks and then traversed for a while leaping boulder to boulder. The woods were worse to bushwhack through, since they were also a boulder field, but covered in moss and trees so you couldn't always see the gaps. Super slow progress scrambling, but eventually made it back around to the other trail and then back to the parking lot. Still felt good, so decided to run back down the access road to rt140, up the road to the AT, then back up the mountain and to the parking lot again. The parking lot was 95 degrees, the road was worse. Tired by the end, but the boulders were so much fun!

C • 30 miles 3

C • leaping boulder to boulder 1

Big Branch to Little Rock Pond then back over Green Mountain with Ken

Mad Tom Notch to Big Branch with Ken and Alex