Some of our challenges this month struck a cord with clubs members, some were just hard, and some left us mystified, but with left us with pretty pictures.

I think my favorite photo of the month is from Laura, a view over the stern of her skull up the misty Connecticut River, a warmup before a run.

View from the Top

Alex Hall - "I ran in Lempster, NH, as part of my life long goal to run every town in New England (success rate yet to be determined). Cresting the hill on the aptly named Grandview Road I was greeted with a nice view across the valley to the Lempster wind farm. (Side Note: they host a race underneath the wind farm that I've yet to do, but sounds fun!)."

Robin Smith - (in Connecticut) - "Hamlet Hill"

Rob - " Invigorating weather change seems to make a difference with my heartrate."

Tim - "Rewarded myself by running up Upper Loveland to Maple Hill Rd. Then pleasant descent into Norwich on Union Village Rd."

Lydia -  "This run is about 1:20 away from the UV, but worth the drive for a rugged half marathon in the Whites. The route goes from the Kanc over the Osceolas (warning: 1.5 miles of super steep climbing), with excellent views into Waterville Valley. Run down Mt. Osceola which includes fun granite slabs. Cruise Tripoli Rd which is downhill and dirt. Enjoy 5 more trail miles along East Pond back to the Kanc. To complete the loop, you finish with a little over a mile on pavement."

Madeleine - "Just up the road on New Boston the views are dreamy but I forgot to take my phone for a photo!"

Cara - "I don’t know if hiking is cheating, but it got me to the top of Cannon and the Kinsmans this weekend for some moody views! The snow and ice are rapidly melting in the Whites. I hope you can all get up there soon."

Flat And Fast

Alex - "This is probably one of the best June weekends for a long run I'll see in my lifetime! No heat, no humidity! My watch clocked in a staggering 49 ft of climb over 14+ miles on the Northern Rail Trail in Boscawen. Hopefully Tim doesn't deduct too many points for my lack of an interval or tempo effort."

Geoff -  "I wanted a tempo with soft surface today, so I found the only trail in the Upper Valley that might actually be flatter and smoother than the Northern Rail Trail: the Mink Brook trail."

Timothy - "Found a bit of flatness on River Rd/Norwich and had fun spinning the wheels!"

Virtual Mount Washington

Geoff - "Enjoy this one without me, folks. I'd be surprised if I ran 4600ft of elevation gain in the past month, let alone one session!"

Alex Hall - "Strava logged in in just shy of 5,000 ft of vert for the week, in 5 runs and 37 miles. I explored both sides of Thetford Hill (roads and trails), did a long climb up Kerwin Hill/New Boston, and galloped across Oak Hill for a bit. I was impressed with what I managed to do against the heat this week. Ooff!"

Tim - "Over 3 days, I'll admit #2 was a hike."

Biathlon

Laura - "I rowed from Kendal on Lyme road, then ran flats on Lyme road."

Tim - "Biked to the Ompompanoosuc. Ran Campbell flats to Union Village, back on VT132. Then cycled to White River Junction to meet my wife!"

Geoff - "I rode to Sachem, ran up and around Boston Lot Lake, then rode back home."