Ode to Schunnemunk

Oh sylvan beast of the Hudson Highlands

You rise up from the earth like a bifurcated spine

From below you are familiar and close

But in your aeries I know you are far

Your rock laden climbs keep me scrambling

Your scree filled trails keep me dancing

Scatter my ashes in the Sweet Clover Hollow

To run among the Lenni Lenape

New Windsor - Trail Epicenter

I love where I live. I'm in close proximity to bad ass trails and some fierce races. Schunnemunk, Stewart, Black Rock, and Storm King are all striking distance from my house. The terrain enough to challenge me when I'm in my best shape.

There are tough races held within 30 miles of home. The Bearscat 50 at Waywayanda, the North Face/Gore-Tex 50 Mile trail race at Bear Mountain, the WC 100 at New Paltz (future NUE race), and of course the Singlespeed-A -Palooza and Dark Horse 40 at Stewart in New Windsor. The S.O.S. Triathalon and the adventure races that NYARA puts on will always be good reasons to train hard.