Community, community, community. The most certain path to happiness is to give back to your community. Stories from volunteering at the Boston Marathon, and random serendipitous running meet-ups, and being a known presence in the neighborhood because walking Nova means I am out and about.

Community, community, community. A sure path to happiness is volunteering and getting to know your neighbors. Recap of volunteering at the Boston Marathon, running into friends as I run around my neighborhood, and the sounds of a high school baseball game.

Happy trails !

Draft

Summary & recap of RI Winter Trail Challenge.

Forgive the wind noise in the first 4-minutes. This is the summary & recap of the RI Winter Trail Challenge, the BPC (Border Patrl Challenge). Very snowy winter. Nova completed 13 trails and was Top Dog,

Happy new year to my friends from Just Plain Dave. I have started experimenting with a new podcast recording app and I'm putting this out there to see how well it goes. We are celebrating one year with our with Nova dog in our family, plus a brief recap of the Rhode Island Trail challenge. We are having a very cold and snowy winter. It's great for skiers and snowboarders but a real challenge for those of us trying to run the trails.

Reflections on the benefits of volunteering and giving back to the community. Sharing from my recent experiences volunteering at the Anchor Down Ultramarathon & crewing & pacing a friend on a fund-raising run of the MidState Trail in Massachusetts.

113. Race Report: Vermont 100 km race, completed July 19, 2025.

Trying to stay curious. Seeing the joy in a child experimenting by rolling a grape down a hill. Investigating "new" things with Nova the rescue dog. Grateful for this wonderful world in which we live with so many amazing critters.

Meet Nova, my rescue dog. Having a new (young) pet is more work than not. But the joy of shared time on the trail is totally worth it.

Happy New Year!