Notes
The Reservoir Tour was rough on the sore foot. I decided to change course, and take the roads back to McLean Reservoir. Great Decision, this was a truly amazing afternoon. Foliage in full swing, in the ridgelines of East Mountain. The trails were absolutely breathtaking until the sun went down. My route left Whiting via the Holyoke Marathon course. The full moon was out, lighting up the haze across rolling farmland. I had a great time. The splits were 50:21to Whiting Gate, 2:04 up and down the ski trails and back to the gate. I was 17 minutes up the hill and 8 minutes down. I took four minutes at my aid stash before hitting the roads, leaving at 2:08. I reached the M+M trailhead on Apremont Highway at 2:51, great hill, only took two minutes there. Leaving at 2:53, I get back to the Elks at 3:31, minus aid time that is 3:25, 11:05 pace. Leaving Whiting reservoir at 10.5 miles, the last 8 miles were 9:38 pace. I eyed the last two miles, approximately 8:30 and 8:00ish. All the eating worked pretty well. Now however, I must sleep.