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Saturday Sep 28, 2019 #
Event: Fall Challenge 2-4-6
Event: NE Ohio Python Rogaine
Note
Jen P set up a table at the scout rendezvous at Willow Metropark. She said "on the order of 10,000", which I struggled to believe until I arrived. I sat at the table for 2.5 hours and chatted with a few, hopefully we see some out. Common comments were: more east side please.
Had I had any idea how sweet the event was (there was a ninja warrior obstacle course, giant water slides, some sort of foam maze, and dozens and dozens of other activities), I think I would have tried to do more. Next one is three years off, so we have some time. I think at bare minimum offering the standard stakes+tape SI maze would be a good start and make it more engaging for the kids.
That and maybe whistles as swag, since they are handy and can be printed.
Best case would be a short o course. Willow would have worked great for it, as long as you had a decent idea where to set up and what terrain / space was in use or not in use.
There's a big scout leader meeting in early 2020; we should try to get coverage there. Jen said she would relay more info, hopefully it does not stack up with a tournament.
Had I had any idea how sweet the event was (there was a ninja warrior obstacle course, giant water slides, some sort of foam maze, and dozens and dozens of other activities), I think I would have tried to do more. Next one is three years off, so we have some time. I think at bare minimum offering the standard stakes+tape SI maze would be a good start and make it more engaging for the kids.
That and maybe whistles as swag, since they are handy and can be printed.
Best case would be a short o course. Willow would have worked great for it, as long as you had a decent idea where to set up and what terrain / space was in use or not in use.
There's a big scout leader meeting in early 2020; we should try to get coverage there. Jen said she would relay more info, hopefully it does not stack up with a tournament.
Sunday Sep 22, 2019 #
11 AM
Orienteering 1:56:12 6.24 mi (18:37 / mi) +125m 17:32 / mi
ahr:132 max:190 24c
Another fun day at Greenbush. Rain added an element of comfy temperature, but the overcast made the woods darker, coupled with a bit more veg on this side of the road and solidly b/r/g/b flag height, allowed for no casual spotting. Minor bobble at #1, where there was a solid trail bend attack but if you drifted down you were in the wrong hole, but if you went forward you were in the wrong part of the right hole, so lost 30 s or being slow. First quality error was 3 - didn't see it and didn't realize the one spur would continue farther between contours, so mucked around a bit, frustrating.
Then pretty good until their Bermuda Triangle - the trail seemed too far out of the way with crappy attacks for 18, so I tried to go straight. I was good for first third, then I think I missed my mark slightly in the next third, so I was offset by a hill, and then it was game over as all of the hills were surrounded by bowls. Hard to relocate, and didn't want to go all of the way out, finally ended up close enough to a clearing to use that and then still miss and end up at 20, then deliberately to 18. But I thought the weather would hurt other results, so tried to keep it moving, good for third anyway woo woo although I still slightly mussed 19, even walking on a straight bearing. One day I'll figure this out!
Brother declined to go out on Orange, preferring a nicer day. A bit bummed but then I could get home an hour or two earlier.
Highly recommended if you have a chance to go to Greenbush!
Then pretty good until their Bermuda Triangle - the trail seemed too far out of the way with crappy attacks for 18, so I tried to go straight. I was good for first third, then I think I missed my mark slightly in the next third, so I was offset by a hill, and then it was game over as all of the hills were surrounded by bowls. Hard to relocate, and didn't want to go all of the way out, finally ended up close enough to a clearing to use that and then still miss and end up at 20, then deliberately to 18. But I thought the weather would hurt other results, so tried to keep it moving, good for third anyway woo woo although I still slightly mussed 19, even walking on a straight bearing. One day I'll figure this out!
Brother declined to go out on Orange, preferring a nicer day. A bit bummed but then I could get home an hour or two earlier.
Highly recommended if you have a chance to go to Greenbush!
Saturday Sep 21, 2019 #
Event: Greenbush 2-Day
10 AM
Orienteering 1:36:28 5.28 mi (18:16 / mi) +113m 17:08 / mi
ahr:165 max:180 22c
Super fun champs level terrain and courses. Loved it! Thankfully had good idea to follow ridges. Almost screwed up 8 which was waaaaay out in the glacial madness. Then was super sloppy to a later time one, off trail but next to trails too much. Otherwise decent besides speed. Looking forward to tomorrow!
Walking 9:25 0.8 mi (11:47 / mi) +23m 10:49 / mi
ahr:129 max:153
Two walks to the start
Orienteering 1:38:56 3.11 mi (31:49 / mi) +85m 29:19 / mi
ahr:121 max:165 13c
Took nephew and brother out on orange, good times!! Saw Rob and Eric.
Nephew ran so hard from the go to the finish that he got three people errors. Hahahahahahahhaahhaahahahaa
Nephew ran so hard from the go to the finish that he got three people errors. Hahahahahahahhaahhaahahahaa
Orienteering 53:39 2.1 mi (25:33 / mi) +47m 23:54 / mi
ahr:128 max:164 5c
Five flags way out there in the good stuff. Pretty clean largely on ridges again, other than a quickly corrected wrong side of depression approach to the last, and maybe not the cleanest back to the exit ridge. Good stuff!
Walking 15:03 0.42 mi (35:50 / mi) +31m 29:11 / mi
ahr:103 max:146
Walked up to the sixty foot Parnell tower.
Tuesday Sep 17, 2019 #
Walking 50:00 [0] 3.2 mi (15:37 / mi)
Trying a new car repair place, which is farther from the house.
Monday Sep 16, 2019 #
6 AM
Biking (Trainer) 44:41 [1] 10.77 mi (14.5 mph)
ahr:130 max:160 shoes: Long Haul Trucker
Tried to spin it up faster. 70 rpm, 149 w.
Thursday Sep 12, 2019 #
6 AM
Erg rowing 25:00 [1]
weight:226.4lbs
Tuesday Sep 10, 2019 #
6 AM
Biking (Trainer) 46:37 [1] 10.68 mi (13.7 mph)
ahr:110 max:127 slept:6.0 weight:223.8lbs shoes: Long Haul Trucker
128w, 55 rpm
Monday Sep 9, 2019 #
6 AM
Erg rowing 25:00 [1]
Lazy but got it in. Still working on that actually up when first alarm goes off.
Before this, I helped daughter get loaded up for school. She asked what a noise was, which was the downspout dripping, which made me wander over to the downspout and by coincidence look in one of the yard waste bins, finding this:
Before this, I helped daughter get loaded up for school. She asked what a noise was, which was the downspout dripping, which made me wander over to the downspout and by coincidence look in one of the yard waste bins, finding this:
Sunday Sep 8, 2019 #
Note
Last night we said goodbye to sweet little Betsy. It was way sooner than we ever hoped and planned - we got her a little over there years ago at age four after the passing of her biological cousin Bartleby at age 14. Last year she was diagnosed with bowel disease, which the vets were able to get into a remission, but which came back in June and not cooperating this time, and led to heart failure. We are trying to focus on the extra year we got with her and how much we loved her. It was fast so her last day was a good one; she got cornbread Harvey threw off his tray, had some nice pets (other than when Harvey tried to pick her up), and snuggled on K's lap next to Bella dog. We miss her terribly already.
Saturday Sep 7, 2019 #
6 AM
Canoeing 1:44:20 6.45 mi (16:11 / mi)
ahr:115 max:173 slept:6.5 weight:224.4lbs shoes: Pirate Canoe
Should try to get more of these in until it freezes and then after it thaws - just fits into daughters practice.
Friday Sep 6, 2019 #
Biking (Trainer) 45:15 [3] 10.52 mi (13.9 mph)
ahr:114 max:130 slept:7.0 weight:224.2lbs shoes: Long Haul Trucker
59 rpm, 131 w
Wednesday Sep 4, 2019 #
6 AM
Biking 46:12 [3] 9.64 mi (12.5 mph)
ahr:99 weight:228lbs shoes: Long Haul Trucker
Riding outside is so much more comfy!
6 PM
Walking 1:45:00 [0] 7.0 mi (15:00 / mi)
walked to lunch and then later to the hardware store
Tuesday Sep 3, 2019 #
6 AM
Erg rowing 29:11 0.61 mi (47:50 / mi)
ahr:128 max:152
Kinder, gentler guidelines for this reform attempt:
3x per work week
anything over 22 minutes counts
anything counts: walk, run, elliptical, rower, trainer, weights
<2500 calories is victory
Also:
3x per work week
anything over 22 minutes counts
anything counts: walk, run, elliptical, rower, trainer, weights
<2500 calories is victory
Also: