Had planned to run this loop in 2000 during Covid. Bilateral ACL reconstruction put that plan on hold, and today I ran it on the 4 year anniversary of my surgeries. I chose to start to loop at Cadigan Park in Brookfield as it is close to my house. I ran counter clockwise, heading north on the eastern side of the lake. There are several significant climbs at the top of the lake, one being in New Milford on Candlewood Lake Road North, and the longest hill coming around mile 10 in Sherman when you turn onto Route 37. The trip south through Sherman, New Fairfield and Danbury was rolling with a slight tailwind. The last 10 miles were on familiar roads in Danbury and Brookfield and I felt strong, keeping the pace around 7:30-7:45/mi. Ran in ASICS Superblast. Carried my own fuel and hydration, which consisted of approx 1 liter Maurten 360, 1 liter mortal hydration, 2 packs Skratch chews and 3 SIS gels. Beautiful run around my favorite lake, and a great first time at an ultra distance!