It was scorching hot at both the Jackson Covered Bridge 10K in Jackson, NH on June 4 and the Pottle Hill 10K in Mechanic Falls, ME on June 25, with perhaps a dollop more humidity at Pottle Hill in McFalls.

Congratulations to the Elite 9 who've made it halfway and are GUARANTEED a fabulous raffle prize (or two) if they can make it past the final two events - the Goshen Gallop in Goshen, VT on July 24 and the Bridge of Flowers in Shelburne Falls, MA on August 13.

Hobbled with an achilles injury, yours truly missed out on the communal struggle at Pottle, but along with brother-in-law Jim (Schoon the Loon) Schoonover invested heavily into the local economy at Katies Diner and also rescued a teenage girl in dire straights who was convulsed with cramps and was hand delivered to the EMTs at the finish.

Severely dehydrated, the girl collapsed in front of bronze medalist (& member of the Elite 8) Barbara Robinson at about the 2.5 mile mark of Pottle Hill Road.

Halfway to Paradise

Pottle winner Michael McGrane, Somerville, MA

Dave Wessman, Scituate, MA

Frank Hurt (appropriate name), Gilford, NH

William Harned, Kensington, NH

Barbara Robinson, Franconia, NH

Ron Foster & Peggy Foster, Rochester, NH

Carlton Mendell,, Windham, ME

Rich Paulson, Woburn, MA