FKT: Cameron Cogburn - Mt Greylock, Thunderbolt Trail (MA) - 2021-08-28

Good day to run the Thunderbolt. Drew Best set a high bar and I had to dig deep for this effort. This makes the GPS drift on my main watch all the more annoying. Fortunately I had a phone back-up, although the watch file has the true split time of 29:08. 

There has been some questions about the state of the trail. I have been on it a couple of times over the spring and summer and there are no signs or anything to dissuade hikers or runners. The trail was in good shape this spring but the incredible rain and heat see-saw this summer has made it quite overgrown and more washed out than usual (see attached pictures). Still think it's perfectly fine to be on. Hard to beat this ascent if you are looking for 30 mins of pain and suffering.