Mainly Marathons New England Series
Maine, Vermont, Rhode Island
Sanford, Maine; 14 May 2017 (upper 40s and steady rain all day)
12 out-and-backs of 2.184 miles on the Mousam Way Trail, beginning at the Sanford-Springvale YMCA
Above: the 6:00 a.m. start
Springfield, Vermont; 16 May 2017; another 6:00 a.m. start; (mid-50s at the start and about 70 at the finish)
14 out-and-backs of about 1.8 miles plus a short one, on the Toonerville Trail
Above: the race director's briefing
Unidentified runner at the aid station
The race briefing
the start
Heading for the trail, a rail-trail conversion
Going back for another lap
Above: the end of the last two laps
Above: Jenny Stinson, former colleague at Marathon & Beyond
A woman with K-State connections
Jenny and her friend Alice, a very brisk walker
Lincoln, Rhode Island; 18 May 2017
(upper 70s at the 5:00 a.m. early start, hitting 90 and very muggy)
Start and finish at the Blackstone Bikeway and Visitors Center on I-295; 12 out-and-backs of about 2.1 miles plus a short one
Finally through.