I got a chance to preview Steve Blunt's new CD last night, and I can assure fans that it sounds great despite my small contribution.
Steve just finished mixing on Monday, and sent the final recording off to the CD printers Tuesday… so his best record yet should be available sometime in June. Steve wrote some [...]

The second annual Wapack Trail Race is coming up this Saturday. For everyone’s sake, especially the runners, here’s hoping the weather is better this year than last.
It could hardly be worse: Mother’s Day weekend, 2006, you may recall, brought some of the hardest rains and worst flooding in recent memory. A small group of hardcore (or [...]

I usually smell of either soap or sweat. Lately, though, I am sporting menthol.  
 
It's a bold, manly scent… or so I'd like to think. Fragrances have always seemed a bit effeminate to me, though I will occasionally splash a bit of aftershave around if I'm trying to impress someone. The truth is, my legs are [...]

I'm not sure why or how the Seven Sisters got its name. I had thought perhaps there were seven distinct peaks in the Mt. Holyoke Range.
I was mistaken, though. On this course, at least, there was really only one big ridge, with a whole lot of smaller peaks and valleys across the top of it. [...]

When I run a race, I usually try to finish as quickly as possible. There is, however, another option.
Actually, there are always infinite options in life, including chucking your job and all that you own, and moving to your favorite fantasy destination, but I digress.
There are races in which the goal is not how fast, but [...]

I love maps. Always have.
It's fun to look at them, and imagine what's there. It can be surprising to study maps of areas that you think you know well; sometimes you find your perceptions of place are a bit skewed. The blank spaces on street maps can suggest worthwhile areas to explore, and a good trail map [...]

The Mount Washington Road Race is coming right up, June 16. I won't be there myself, but a whole lot of locals will.
A whole bunch of guys will represent the Gate City Striders Triad Racing Team: Bruce Brinkema, 72, of Amherst; Robert Bottomley, 32 of Hollis; Tom Kolb, 51, of Merrimack; Trevor Ward, 57, of Merrimack; Richard [...]