So, the E Streeters set out this morning on a meandering 11-mile voyage through the wonderful trails of Carlisle's Great Brook forest, for what will go down in history as an unforgettable outing. For reasons that will soon become apparent.
We should have taken this as a sign.
This morning's outing featured the largest group run yet to date, Ocean's Eleven, if you will. Jonathan volunteered to take the picture for the momentous occasion.
Right out of the gate, we were faced with some interesting challenges, as the snow and rainfall of the past couple of days combined to make for some icy conditions, especially at some stream crossings. Here, Tommy does his best balancing act to show us how it's done.
Sean, however, seeking to blaze new trails of E Streeter glory today took a leap of faith across an icy stretch that landed him on a wooden bridge. That promptly began sinking.
Quickly, the E Streeter pioneering team quickly set to grabbing nearby fallen trees and logs to create a safe path back for our intrepid leader. Or at least some of them did.
After a couple of unsuccessful attempts, which included a dousing for Sean in the frigid waters (marked in blue on Sean's trail map, according to Scott), he was able to teeter across one of the fallen logs into the waiting arms of the Brothers Scanlon, which is a scary thing to write, let alone experience. Those who weren't taking pictures of the event were undoubtedly frantically trying to help their stranded friend.
With the life-saving rescue behind us, we were off for the second, less treacherous leg!
Jonathan and Andrew just know they're heading for the blog when they see the camera go up mid-run.
Were there any town-lines on the course? Why yes, there were! And who took it? Well, photos don't lie.....
The lonely life of the long-distance winter runner.
And with that, another trail run is in the books. Still doing trails in January in New England for as long as we can! From now on, though, we'll avoid those floating bridges.
On to tonight's showdown between the Patriots and the Broncos!
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