I plan to begin a self-supported FKT attempt of the MDT on May 20th. I’ll be starting at Whiskey Springs about 8am. More to come.
M-DT Trip Report – Maps 1&2
I was able to get out last Saturday and knock out maps 1 and 2 of the Mason-Dixon Trail thus completing the full trail. Overall, it took me 6 outings over almost 2 years to cover the entire distance from the Appalachian Trail to Chadds Ford. I wasn’t exactly sure what I was getting myself…
2021 Schedule
Below is my tentative schedule for next year. Considering how 2020 has gone, I’m pretty sure my year won’t end up looking like this once it’s finished. Hopefully, we’ll start to get this pandemic under control by April and most of these races can be held. Given the relatively small fields at most of these…
M-DT Trip Report – Maps 3&4
I knocked out 2 more sections Saturday of the Mason-Dixon Trail leaving me with the just the 2 most western maps left to complete the entire trail. The temperatures were up into the mid to high 80s, but I had a great time. Map 3 Map 4 The next section of trail could have been…
M-DT Trip Report – Map 5
I got out onto the Mason-Dixon Trail Saturday and completed Map 5. This is an almost 30 mile section along the Susquehanna River from Otter Creek Campground to the PA/MD state line. I ran west to east so had my wife drop my off at Otter Creek Campground a little after 7am. The trail was…
M-DT Trip Report – Map 6
I was able to knock out Map 6 of the Mason-Dixon Trail Saturday along with the beginning of Map 7 heading into Havre de Grace. This is the third time I’ve been out on the M-DT with the first being last summer with my son and then earlier this spring. My goal is to section…
M-DT Trip Report – Maps 7 & 8
With the cancellation of Hat 50K, I decided on running maps 7 and 8 of the Mason-Dixon Trail as plan B. I am in the middle of section hiking/running the M-DT as prep for a fastest known time attempt at some point in the distant future. My son and I did the last 2 sections…
Father / Son Adventure – 2019
Adventure Time My son is heading to Philmont scout ranch next summer. This is a trip I did when I was in boy scouts and thoroughly enjoyed. A spot for an adult leader opened and I was initially going to take it, however ended up having second thoughts. You see, when I went, it was…
From Thought Toward Action
It started with a thought. And for the past 8 months that’s all it was. It wasn’t even a constant thought as I would go weeks or much longer without thinking about running the Mason-Dixon Trail. I had three hundreds on my schedule that took all of my time and attention. I then had my first…
How It Begins
Thoughts are sneaky insidious things. Now thoughts by themselves are neither good nor bad, however they’re usually just the beginning. Thoughts lead to actions and those can be great and wonderful or dark and evil. Of course, there is a third alternative. Thoughts can also lead one off the well trod path and into the land of padded rooms. …