4.4 Mile Walk on the Mohawk Hudson Bike Path

Monday, August 31, 2026

15.6 Mile Ride Through the Corning Preserve, on the South End Connector, and Through Schuyler Flatts Park

Monday, August 31, 2026

3.3 Mile Walk on the Harlem Valley Rail Trail

Sunday, August 30, 2026

THE BRIDGE FRAME IS UP & THE TRAIL CONNECTOR IS TAKING SHAPE....

16.2 Mile Ride on the Harlem Valley Rail Trail

Sunday, August 30, 2026

DO BETTER 2026 RACE #35

Jug End 4.2mi Trail Race (SOLO)

(+ an extra 0.5mi)

Sunday, August 30, 2026

2025 Event Totals

Run 156.94 mi, 46 hr 18 min
Bike 11.8 mi, 1 hr 20 min
Snowshoe 0 mi, 0 hr 0 min

Kayak 0 mi, 0 hr 0 min

STATES: NY

3 Mile Walk to Washington Park & Back

Saturday, August 29, 2026

4.7 Mile Walk to Buckingham Pond & Back

Friday, August 28, 2026

STORMY WEATHER = NO LUNAR ECLIPSE VIEWING 😞

Thursday, August 27, 2026

The good news is, the storm held off until just before I finished this evening's run... I enjoyed a couple of minutes of light rain, and was comfortably in the car when the deluge hit... and then it eased off to almost nothing by the time I parked and carried my stuff to the front door.

Unfortunately, there was still too much cloud cover (and thunder and lightning off in the distance) for the moon to be visible when I walked over to Ridgefield Park at around 10:45 to see if I could get a photo of the visible start of the eclipse... so I decided it wasn't worth going back out 90 min later to see if the full eclipse was visible.

Maybe next time...

JMH

BEAT THE STORM 😊

6 Mile Run on the Albany County Rail Trail & the Cherry Ave Multiuse Path

Thursday, August 27, 2026

Weekly Activity Summary
8/20/2026 - 8/26/2026         

running (3) - 11.4 mi

riding (2) - 18.5 mi

walking/hiking (13) - 25.7 mi

outdoors 7/7 days

yoga/other - STC(2), BF3(2), CW3(2)

JMH

3.5 Mile Walk on the Albany County Rail Trail

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

DO BETTER 2026 RACE #34

Voorheesville Memorial Day 3.2k Road Race (SOLO)

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

2025 Event Totals

Run 152.74 mi, 44 hr 38 min
Bike 11.8 mi, 1 hr 20 min
Snowshoe 0 mi, 0 hr 0 min

Kayak 0 mi, 0 hr 0 min

STATES: NY

4.4 Mile Walk on the Mohawk Hudson Bike Path

Tuesday, August 25, 2026

DO BETTER 2026 RACE #33

DIRT CHEAP TRAIL RACE #4 -

Black Creek Park 4.1 Mile Trail Race (SOLO)

(+ 1.2mi extra miles)

Monday, August 24, 2026

2025 Event Totals

Run 150.64 mi, 43 hr 57 min
Bike 11.8 mi, 1 hr 20 min
Snowshoe 0 mi, 0 hr 0 min

Kayak 0 mi, 0 hr 0 min

STATES: NY

8.4 Mile Ride on the Erie Canalway Trail

0.6 Mile Walk at Pineway Ponds Park

Monday, August 24, 4046

0.8 Mile Walk at Braddock Bay Park

2.5 Mile Walk on the Genesee Riverway Trail

1.6 Mile Walk at Ontario Beach Park

1.4 Mile Walk Through the Erie Canal Preserve & the Roger Corby Arboretum

Sunday, August 23, 2026

10.1 Mile Ride on the Erie Canalway Trail

Saturday, August 22, 2026

DO BETTER 2026 RACE #32

Matt St James 5k Trail Race

(+ 1.2mi walking before/after)

Saturday, August 22, 2026

2025 Event Totals

Run 146.54 mi, 42 hr 13 min
Bike 11.8 mi, 1 hr 20 min
Snowshoe 0 mi, 0 hr 0 min

Kayak 0 mi, 0 hr 0 min

STATES: NY

1.7 Mile Walk at Tinker Park

2.1 Mile Walk on the Erie Canalway Trail

Friday, August 21, 2026

DO BETTER 2026 RACE #31

Pound the Ground for Vets 5k Road Race

(+ 1.1mi walking before/after)

Thursday, August 20, 2026

2025 Event Totals

Run 143.44 mi, 41 hr 31 min
Bike 11.8 mi, 1 hr 20 min
Snowshoe 0 mi, 0 hr 0 min

Kayak 0 mi, 0 hr 0 min

STATES: NY

Weekly Activity Summary
8/13/2026 - 8/19/2026         

running (2) - 9.9 mi

riding (3) - 41.8 mi

walking/hiking (10) - 27.4 mi

outdoors 7/7 days

yoga/other - STC(4), BY(2), BF3(1), CW3(1)

JMH

5.4 Mile Walk on the Albany County Rail Trail

Wednesday, August 19, 2026

7.9 Mile Ride on the Zim Smith Trail

6.6 Mile Ride on the Zim Smith Trail

4.1 Mile Walk on the Zim Smith Trail

Tuesday, August 18, 2026

14.7 Mile Ride on the Albany County Rail Trail & the Cherry Ave Multiuse Trail

Monday, August 17, 2026

3.2 Mile Walk on the Mohawk Hudson Bike Path & Through Colonie Mohawk River Park

1.7 Mile Walk at the Crossings of Colonie

0.8 Mile Walk at Buckingham Pond

Sunday, August 16, 2026

5.7 Mile Run on the Old Champlain Canalway Trail

Saturday, August 15, 2026

12.6 Mile Ride on the Erie Canalway Trail

Saturday, August 15, 2026

DO BETTER 2026 RACE #30

Dodge the Deer 5k Trail Race (SOLO)

(+ an extra 1.1mi)

Thursday, August 13, 2026

2025 Event Totals

Run 140.34 mi, 40 hr 52 min
Bike 11.8 mi, 1 hr 20 min
Snowshoe 0 mi, 0 hr 0 min

Kayak 0 mi, 0 hr 0 min

STATES: NY

Weekly Activity Summary
8/6/2026 - 8/12/2026         

running (2) - 6.8 mi

riding (4) - 41.0 mi

walking/hiking (12) - 30.4 mi

outdoors 7/7 days

yoga/other - STC(7), CW2(1)

JMH

3.2 Mile Walk at Peebles Island

Wednesday, August 12, 2026

1 Mile Walk at Buckingham Pond

3.3 Mile Walk on the Albany County Rail Trail

Tuesday, August 11, 2026

12.1 Ride on the Mohawk Hudson Bike Path

Tuesday, August 11, 2026

3.6 Mile Walk at Five Rivers

Monday, August 10, 2026

3.6 Mile Run on the Old Champlain Canalway Trail

Sunday, August 9, 2026

11 Mile Ride on the Erie Canalway Trail, the Alco Trail, and the Scotia-Glenville Multiuse Trail

Sunday, August 9, 2026

MORE RAIN, BUT AT LEAST IT LET UP BY THE TIME I STARTED WALKING

4.5 Mile Walk on the Albany County Rail Trail

Saturday, August 8, 2026

BACKYARD VISITOR

Saturday, August 8, 2026

This afternoon I was lying on my bed reading and listening to the birds in the backyard when I suddenly heard all of them take off. One fled so quickly that it bounced off my window, hopefully without injuring itself.

Looked out the window and the reason why was clear:

To be clear, I've seen hawks checking out the back yard before... I would imagine the birds and squirrels gathered around the feeders are a tasty temptation. But this is the first time I've seen one perched on the fence.

DIDN'T BEAT THE RAIN, BUT I BEAT THE DOWNPOUR

9 Mile Ride Through the Corning Preserve and on the Menands Connector

Saturday, August 8, 2026

JUST BARELY BEAT THE RAIN...

8.9 Mile Ride on the Albany County Rail Trail & the Cherry Ave Multiuse Trail

Friday, August 7, 2026

LET IT RAIN... SWEET, SWEET RAIN...

Thursday, August 6, 2026

I drove through a couple of downpours on the way back to Albany and wondered what the weather held for tonight's run... during the 2nd lap of the course, it was thundering pretty steadily and we caught occasional glimpses of lightning off in the distance, and I really hoped they weren't going to end things early. I wouldn't have minded some light rain, and that's just what we got just as I was approaching the finish line. I thoroughly enjoyed the walk back to the car and took my time in the cooling rain as other folks ran for their cars. If not for the fact that I wanted to get home to eat (and I also was a little worried the storm was going to get worse, which it did for a while on the drive home) I would have walked around in the rain for a little while longer.

And of course the whole time I was thinking of this song by Coast... the images are a bit silly at time, but I love the song.

DO BETTER 2026 RACE #29

Bad Blood 5k Road Race

(+ 1.7mi of walking before/after)

Thursday, August 6, 2026

2025 Event Totals

Run 137.24 mi, 39 hr 56 min
Bike 11.8 mi, 1 hr 20 min
Snowshoe 0 mi, 0 hr 0 min

Kayak 0 mi, 0 hr 0 min

STATES: NY

DO BETTER 2026 RACE #28

Chocolate Challenge 5k (SOLO)

Thursday, August 6, 2026

2025 Event Totals

Run 134.14 mi, 39 hr 14 min
Bike 11.8 mi, 1 hr 20 min
Snowshoe 0 mi, 0 hr 0 min

Kayak 0 mi, 0 hr 0 min

STATES: NY

Weekly Activity Summary
7/30/2026 - 8/5/2026         

running (3) - 13.8 mi

riding (3) - 35.5 mi

walking/hiking (9) - 24.7 mi

outdoors 7/7 days

yoga/other - STC(7), CTC(2), CW2(1)

JMH

DO BETTER 2026 RACE #27

RUN 585#3 - Hot Summer Night 3.4mi 

(+ 2.7 mi of walking before/after)

Wednesday, August 5, 2026

2025 Event Totals

Run 131.04 mi, 38 hr 12 min
Bike 11.8 mi, 1 hr 20 min
Snowshoe 0 mi, 0 hr 0 min

Kayak 0 mi, 0 hr 0 min

STATES: NY

TURTLE WRESTLING!

4.8 Mile Walk to Buckingham Pond & Back

Tuesday, August 4, 2026

RAIN AT THE START

12.5 Mile Ride on the Mohawk Hudson Bike Path

Tuesday, August 4, 2026

2.7 Mile Walk to Washington Park & Back

3.6 Mile Walk on the Mohawk Hudson Bike Path

Monday, August 3, 2026

5.1 Mile Run on the Albany County Rail Trail

Sunday, August 2, 2026

6.1 Mile Walk on the Albany County Rail Trail

Saturday, August 1, 2026