My "second act" is as a guide at Eastern Mountain Sports. A prior federal law enforcement officer, I worked where the 1980 Lake Placid Olympic athletes were housed. Having hiked the Adirondacks, I went on to complete the NE 115 mountains over 4000'; at the same time running the roads starting with my first marathon in Burlington, VT, and completing my seventh in Boston, MA. After retiring, I set out to complete a thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail.