http://blogs.middlebury.edu/trailrunner A blog for runners in and about Addison County, VT Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:26:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I haven't made any new posts, and gone on very few runs in a while due to a combination  of mediocre weather (bring back September!) too many exams to administer and grade (although my students would prefer I went running, no doubt), and a nagging head cold which has slowed ... http://blogs.middlebury.edu/trailrunner/2009/10/17/abbey-pond/ Another gorgeous September Saturday goaded me into a long leisurely run.  Since Sunday will be the day of the TAM team trek, a fundraiser for the Trail Around Middlebury, and family commitments will keep me away from this event, it seemed like a good day to take on a long stretch of ... http://blogs.middlebury.edu/trailrunner/2009/09/27/belden-dam-on-the-tam/ After all these years of living in the area, I realized that I had never run up to the top of the Middlebury College Snow Bowl, so it seemed like a fun thing to do on a perfect Sunday afternoon.  Starting in the Snow Bowl parking lot, I headed up ... http://blogs.middlebury.edu/trailrunner/2009/09/20/almost-like-running-up-worth-mountain/ There!  Did that title grab your attention?  I love running in September - the days are cooler, the skies are sunnier, and I am starting to reap the benefits of running through the hot, sticky days of midsummer.  It is a great time to take on some longer runs, and ... http://blogs.middlebury.edu/trailrunner/2009/09/08/the-toughest-9-miles-in-addison-county/ I have been in a bit of a rut lately, doing relatively short, intense "up the hill and back down again" routes, and I am afraid this one is no exception.  I am presenting another old favorite, however, Snake Mountain.  For those very few locals who are not familiar with ... http://blogs.middlebury.edu/trailrunner/2009/08/30/snake-mountain/ This is another mostly up and down run on a mix of forest service road and trail, which tops out at a rarely visited lake, the Sugar Hill Reservoir.  This lake is in the hills between Goshen and Worth mountain, and is frequented by snowmobilers and skiers in the winter, ... http://blogs.middlebury.edu/trailrunner/2009/08/24/sugar-hill-reservoir/ I travel fairly frequently between Middlebury and the Mad River Valley, which brings me by the side road leading to Texas Falls on the descent from the top of Middlebury Gap on the Hancock side.  On the way to Hancock, you can't miss this left turn, which is a well-labeled Green ... http://blogs.middlebury.edu/trailrunner/2009/07/31/texas-falls/ While my primary goal with this blog is to introduce fellow runners to new running options, I also recognize that from time to time, those of us who run the trails like to pin on a race number and push it a little harder.  One of the best places to ... http://blogs.middlebury.edu/trailrunner/2009/07/19/goshen-gallop/ Here's one familiar to most active runners in town, but I thought I would write this one up for visitors, or neophytes to trailrunning.  I am talking, of course, about the short section of the TAM that circles the golf course.  A run around this loop over lunchtime or late ... http://blogs.middlebury.edu/trailrunner/2009/07/04/trailrunning-101/ I had about an hour to kill while one of my daughters had a music lesson in Bristol, so I thought I would document a fun, albeit steep trail run in Bristol, VT.  Just north of town is an obvious ridge sometimes refered to as “Deer Leap”.  Due to time ... http://blogs.middlebury.edu/trailrunner/2009/06/27/things-to-do-in-bristol-when-youre-bored/