I’ve always enjoyed the extra challenge of a trail race, and some of my favorite races were the annual trail races I ran in California as part of the Xterra series. I ran the Leatherman’s Loop in April, but I had yet to run a trail race in Connecticut. I read about a race called […]
Entries from July 2015
169 Towns #7: Somers
July 28th, 2015 · Comments Off on 169 Towns #7: Somers
169 Towns #6, Plainville
July 20th, 2015 · Comments Off on 169 Towns #6, Plainville
Another weekend, another race, right? These towns aren’t going to run themselves… A quick scan of the spreadsheet of Connecticut races on the group’s website yielded a hit in Plainville, about a 40 minute drive up Rt. 8. I’d never been there, or really heard of the place, but when I arrived, it was clear […]
169 Towns #5, New London
July 12th, 2015 · Comments Off on 169 Towns #5, New London
After Milford, I felt like I was on a roll. Another weekend? I’ll try another race, this one in a town I’d never visited before, New London. The start and finish were in the picturesque center of town, with great old buildings and the war memorial. You can never really tell with the added population […]
169 Towns #4, Milford
July 6th, 2015 · Comments Off on 169 Towns #4, Milford
After seeing a number of “Run 169 Towns” shirts at Mt. Washington, I checked up on the group and thought it would be a fun thing to do. This race on the fourth of July was the first one nearby in a town I’d never run before, so we all headed over to Milford to […]
