Cool Running and The Course!

Here's an article about the New England Relay on the Cool Running website: The New England Relay - Running 220 Miles in Six States in 24 Hours by Skip Cleaver.

I believe this was written last year, as the test run for this event was in June 2009. In any case, there are some route descriptions, pictures and insights that the New England Relay site doesn't necessarily have.

Here are some pictures nabbed from Google Maps of the general areas around the course, in the order that it's run:

Lake Aldersgate, Glocester, RI

Cedar Pond, Sturbridge, MA

Weeping Willow Barn, Westhampton, MA

Stepals, Brattleboro, VT - Oop... starting to get Up North!

Island Pond, Stoddard, NH - There will actually be times like this with people out running... it's nonstop, so we get to enjoy a beautiful sunset AND sunrise!

Rockingham Recreational Trail, Manchester, NH - Quite possibly one of my favorite pictures... love the trees! Definitely checking out this trail for future hikes.

Squamscot River, Newfields, NH

Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse, New Castle, NH - Once we hit the ocean, we're almost there! Turn north and head up the coast.

York Harbor Beach, York Harbor, ME - This isn't the official finish line, but it will look something like this.