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Thursday Oct 31, 2013 #
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slept:5.5
Dear wife wishes to do another Mackinac run.
This one does not have a companion longer race, so all of the faster runners are lumped into the 10k, which has all off the climb of my recent 5.7 miler plus a bit more, as it starts from ~lake level and not 1/3rd of the way up the hill.
The open M35-39 is thus much faster than the 5.7 - both 1st and 2nd were sub seven (6:36 to win!), despite the tougher course than the 5.7.
However, there are three Clydesdale categories. At my current weight I would be in the middle one, and first in that slows to 7:05/mile. Even if I dropped 3-18 pounds, I would still be eligible for the lightest of Clydes categories, where first was faster than me at 6:48, but 3rd was already down to an easy peasy 8:40. Or I could bulk up. 220+ is 7:36 to win. I could do that with an extra 17 lbs, eh?
This one does not have a companion longer race, so all of the faster runners are lumped into the 10k, which has all off the climb of my recent 5.7 miler plus a bit more, as it starts from ~lake level and not 1/3rd of the way up the hill.
The open M35-39 is thus much faster than the 5.7 - both 1st and 2nd were sub seven (6:36 to win!), despite the tougher course than the 5.7.
However, there are three Clydesdale categories. At my current weight I would be in the middle one, and first in that slows to 7:05/mile. Even if I dropped 3-18 pounds, I would still be eligible for the lightest of Clydes categories, where first was faster than me at 6:48, but 3rd was already down to an easy peasy 8:40. Or I could bulk up. 220+ is 7:36 to win. I could do that with an extra 17 lbs, eh?
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Also I should suck it up and start riding in the rain, or get a trainer. :|
C • rain 6
Wednesday Oct 30, 2013 #
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slept:8.0
Chilson was well above the number of starts of other meets this season, landing it third place in starts for 2012-present, just four out of first. Besides Barbara and Ali being wonderful, why? Is Sunday a better day in our market? Is Brighton a better location? IFFAC as a marketing tour de force?
Tuesday Oct 29, 2013 #
5 PM
Running 35:08 3.63 mi (9:41 / mi) +27m 9:28 / mi
ahr:154 max:170 slept:8.0 shoes: Brooks Cascadia 8s
Another foray into greater Dixboro nature preserves. Some gorgeous looking woods. Tempting to set a few streamers for Igor, just using a 2' Washtenaw GIS screen shot.
Sunday Oct 27, 2013 #
Event: SMOC Chilson Impoundment
7 AM
Walking 1:54:08 6.09 mi (18:45 / mi) +106m 17:47 / mi
ahr:86 max:122 slept:9.5
Goodbye island hike. Only minimal accidental trespassing.
Saturday Oct 26, 2013 #
11 AM
Running race 41:52 5.7 mi (7:21 / mi) +55m 7:08 / mi
ahr:173 max:182 slept:10.0 shoes: Brooks Ghost Blue
1st M35-39, 15th overall (~1400 participants? May include some walkers). WOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Turns out I was the second fastest M35, but the other guy was ten minutes faster to take the overall win, and the results printing doesn't double dip.
http://results.active.com/events/mackinac-island-g...
Turns out I was the second fastest M35, but the other guy was ten minutes faster to take the overall win, and the results printing doesn't double dip.
http://results.active.com/events/mackinac-island-g...
C • AWESOME 13
Running warm up/down 10:02 0.84 mi (11:53 / mi) +10m 11:28 / mi
ahr:148 max:164 shoes: Brooks Ghost Blue
Started to run out of time, so I hoped a ten minute warm up would get my heart rate to settle. Not really. Then off to bag drop.
Friday Oct 25, 2013 #
Walking 1:20:00 [0] 4.0 mi (20:00 / mi)
To and fro. Scoped tomorrow's opening climb and it is awful. I am more impressed by the prior year results because that first mile has to be sixty seconds plus off pace. Wish I could find some traces to see pacing strategy. Views are spectacular up on top.
Thursday Oct 24, 2013 #
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slept:6.0 weight:200.2lbs
Least useful AR invention ever:
C • Ha! 1
4 PM
Running 24:53 2.59 mi (9:37 / mi) +18m 9:25 / mi
ahr:155 max:182 shoes: Brooks Cascadia 8s
The nature preserve SE of Ford and Prospect. Cute little wooded section of the trail with some hills, a saddle, some marshes, the odd spur. I enjoyed those bits. Wet jogging though on the east cornfield edge.
Tried to wind it up a bit, two quarters below 7:00/mile. Not sure how long I could hold it and what that means for pace on Saturday. :/
Tried to wind it up a bit, two quarters below 7:00/mile. Not sure how long I could hold it and what that means for pace on Saturday. :/
Wednesday Oct 23, 2013 #
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slept:8.0 weight:199.6lbs
I love the merciless forward march of the AP log. I got to enjoy my 100 mile week for a few minutes before I wake up to see 30 miles lopped off. :-)
Brown bagging lunch seems to be helping nudge weight south. Hooray
Brown bagging lunch seems to be helping nudge weight south. Hooray
C • Wow! 7
10 PM
Erg rowing 1:28:34 1.94 mi (45:39 / mi) +1m 45:35 / mi
ahr:93 max:118
Probably should have gone out for a bike ride right when I got home, but didn't know how the evening would play out. I will accept this recovery.
One day I will get so I can actually elevate my heart rate....
One day I will get so I can actually elevate my heart rate....
Tuesday Oct 22, 2013 #
7 PM
Running 1:14:36 7.85 mi (9:30 / mi) +18m 9:26 / mi
ahr:149 max:190 slept:6.5 weight:200.6lbs shoes: Brooks Ghost Blue
This did not feel good for the first half hour. Then it felt fine. Towards the end, great.
I've noticed that before, some transition from "why??" to "alright" somewhere around twenty minutes in.
I've noticed that before, some transition from "why??" to "alright" somewhere around twenty minutes in.
8 PM
Walking warm up/down 4:10 [1] 0.2 mi (20:57 / mi)
ahr:103 max:137 shoes: Brooks Ghost Blue
Monday Oct 21, 2013 #
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slept:8.5 weight:200.8lbs
9 PM
Biking 1:13:00 16.02 mi (13.2 mph) +113m
ahr:121 max:154 shoes: The General
I retrieved my truck from the south side of Ann Arbor. Fun to buzz through town. Bikes for the win when I did a quintuple pass down State at Packard. Woo woo
Sunday Oct 20, 2013 #
2 PM
Biking (mapping/scouting) 3:06:56 31.74 mi (10.2 mph) +202m
ahr:128 max:163 shoes: Jamis Dragon Sport 29er
Tried to collect a few trails on the night o map. Slow going! Reconsidering some spots - they will feet a little more rogaine-esque than precision o. Nice to bike with interruptions so I don't fret about the average pace much.
Saturday Oct 19, 2013 #
10 PM
Erg rowing 48:16 1.86 mi (26:00 / mi)
ahr:93 max:107 slept:11.0
During my lengthy afternoon nap, I dreamed that I didn't have all the controls out in time for my night o, had someone else print the maps and they did a lousy job, and I forgot to set up the finish.
Friday Oct 18, 2013 #
2 PM
Running 1:30:39 8.13 mi (11:09 / mi) +295m 10:01 / mi
ahr:145 max:171 slept:8.0 shoes: Brooks Ghost Blue
I am tempted to log this under orienteering - I ran with the Bird Hills map to practice map reading at speed. I do too much scouting and setting at 2 mph and not enough at 5 or 6 mph which shows up in some big errors out on the o course.
Gosh this place has some nice woods!
I found a nice climb over in Kubler Langford. Steep, taxing, even at only 25 m.
Gosh this place has some nice woods!
I found a nice climb over in Kubler Langford. Steep, taxing, even at only 25 m.
Thursday Oct 17, 2013 #
5 PM
Elliptical 50:02 3.3 mi (15:10 / mi)
ahr:104 max:116 shoes: Brooks Ghost Red
Wednesday Oct 16, 2013 #
6 PM
Walking 6:54 [3] 0.38 mi (18:09 / mi) +40m 13:41 / mi
shoes: Keen Sandals
Popped over and ran up the hill by Island Park. Seemed not as steep as I had hoped, but maybe there are other options on that ridge. I was time-limited.
http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/410676743
http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/410676743
9 PM
Biking 58:30 12.83 mi (13.2 mph) +63m
ahr:128 max:159 slept:6.0 shoes: Jamis Dragon Sport 29er
Dear wife is still awfully sick, so I ran an item up to her classroom and retrieved one item. Dipped into Murray Lake for a very brief bit of singletrack. I was timid, which was good because leaves hide soft sand well at night.
10 PM
Biking 1:26:49 18.46 mi (12.8 mph) +109m
ahr:122 max:152 shoes: Jamis Dragon Sport 29er
Home from BHS via a tiny bit of ILRA Yellow.
Tuesday Oct 15, 2013 #
4 PM
Running 36:59 3.99 mi (9:16 / mi) +27m 9:05 / mi
ahr:158 max:175 slept:6.0 shoes: Brooks Cascadia 8s
Interesting trail network. I lost it at one point and walked around for a few minutes. But the trail I did follow in the woods was great. The woods are very open, but unfortunately nearly featureless, save a few small hills and a cool big ditch.
I am most intrigued by the 800 meter loop right by the parking lot. I wonder if it would be a good idea to sort of do an orienteering-oriented interval - hammer around the flats, and up the small 12 m hill near the end, peaking at the 750 m mark, then walk slowly back down the hill to recover and do it again. Repeat a few times. Certainly not enough hill for rogaine training, but something anyway.
Also, I see there's a nature area up at the corner of that road and Ford, but just a few small loops. I'll have to try it sometime.
I am most intrigued by the 800 meter loop right by the parking lot. I wonder if it would be a good idea to sort of do an orienteering-oriented interval - hammer around the flats, and up the small 12 m hill near the end, peaking at the 750 m mark, then walk slowly back down the hill to recover and do it again. Repeat a few times. Certainly not enough hill for rogaine training, but something anyway.
Also, I see there's a nature area up at the corner of that road and Ford, but just a few small loops. I'll have to try it sometime.
5 PM
Walking warm up/down 9:43 0.55 mi (17:37 / mi) +14m 16:19 / mi
ahr:114 max:175 shoes: Brooks Cascadia 8s
Cool down. Downside of this schedule is trying to get presentable enough to go into a school...
Sunday Oct 13, 2013 #
9 AM
Orienteering race 1:49:58 7.85 mi (14:01 / mi) +345m 12:20 / mi
ahr:158 max:182 slept:9.5 shoes: IceBugs
Fantastic well-set course in amazing terrain.
My favorite day of the weekend, in part because the design played to my strengths - pushing as best I can and getting lucky near the circle.
Big dumb mistake to #2. I was timid to #1, got overconfident after finding it easily, and enjoyed the scenery too much en route to 2, and couldn't find my way around the hill. ARGH. But, I recovered and plugged away.
Took trails to #4. The split worked out, but I should have enjoyed the terrain and gone more directly.
Almost took trails to #9, but figured I should enjoy the woods, and I loved running along the creek. I nearly ran into a turkey - as I passed by it just appeared out of some brush about 2 m away.
It felt very good to run to a spot and find a control, unlike yesterday. :-)
Lesson learned was that I should step off the beeline a bit and go back to stringing together more reliable, easier navigation routes until my skills improve. In the meantime I can get faster and buy the time it takes to meander.
3rd of 300 for finish split, woo woo!
Another 10/10, would race again!
My favorite day of the weekend, in part because the design played to my strengths - pushing as best I can and getting lucky near the circle.
Big dumb mistake to #2. I was timid to #1, got overconfident after finding it easily, and enjoyed the scenery too much en route to 2, and couldn't find my way around the hill. ARGH. But, I recovered and plugged away.
Took trails to #4. The split worked out, but I should have enjoyed the terrain and gone more directly.
Almost took trails to #9, but figured I should enjoy the woods, and I loved running along the creek. I nearly ran into a turkey - as I passed by it just appeared out of some brush about 2 m away.
It felt very good to run to a spot and find a control, unlike yesterday. :-)
Lesson learned was that I should step off the beeline a bit and go back to stringing together more reliable, easier navigation routes until my skills improve. In the meantime I can get faster and buy the time it takes to meander.
3rd of 300 for finish split, woo woo!
Another 10/10, would race again!
Running warm up/down 2:05 0.14 mi (15:19 / mi) +8m 12:57 / mi
ahr:134 max:153 shoes: IceBugs
warmup #1
Running warm up/down 5:19 0.3 mi (17:43 / mi) +9m 16:12 / mi
ahr:114 max:160 shoes: IceBugs
I was warm, so I jogged my clothes back to the car to keep them dry. Nice chat with Bash shortly before arriving at the car.
Saturday Oct 12, 2013 #
10 AM
Running warm up/down 6:00 [1] 0.5 mi (12:00 / mi)
slept:9.5 shoes: IceBugs
Warmup towards start for middle
C • :) 3
Orienteering 1:10:13 *** 3.96 mi (17:44 / mi) +178m 15:34 / mi
ahr:152 max:183 spiked:6/15c shoes: IceBugs
Disastrous middle on an extremely well-set course in fracking fabulous terrain.
Stayed slow and safe 1-3, thought I was on line to 4, misread and added five minutes. Saw Igor but wasn't sure if he had four or not so I couldn't even cheat.
Bonehead to 8- proceeded as if I was leaving nine. Dumb!
Knew ten would be the killer, and still did not give it proper respect. Found a half dozen controls from other courses. Fifteen minutes of errors before I finally brute forced from the embankment to catch.
Missed thirteen a bit. I cannot run on a bearing to save my life. Dogged fourteen and fifteen in order to kick for the third fastest of 317 finish splits. Woo woo
I have so much room for improvement!
I am thinking I will be conservative in the long.
Stayed slow and safe 1-3, thought I was on line to 4, misread and added five minutes. Saw Igor but wasn't sure if he had four or not so I couldn't even cheat.
Bonehead to 8- proceeded as if I was leaving nine. Dumb!
Knew ten would be the killer, and still did not give it proper respect. Found a half dozen controls from other courses. Fifteen minutes of errors before I finally brute forced from the embankment to catch.
Missed thirteen a bit. I cannot run on a bearing to save my life. Dogged fourteen and fifteen in order to kick for the third fastest of 317 finish splits. Woo woo
I have so much room for improvement!
I am thinking I will be conservative in the long.
Friday Oct 11, 2013 #
12 PM
Orienteering 53:00 *** 2.65 mi (20:00 / mi) +131m 17:20 / mi
ahr:134 max:171 spiked:7/8c slept:6.0 shoes: Roclite #2
Sweet training after package pickup. Glorious woods. I used a log to cross a reentrant 3m deep. I jumped multiple streams.
4 PM
Running 6:18 [1] 0.47 mi (13:25 / mi)
ahr:118 max:146 shoes: Brooks Ghost Blue
Warmup
5 PM
Orienteering 24:54 *** 2.62 mi (9:30 / mi) +1m 9:30 / mi
ahr:170 max:189 20c shoes: Brooks Ghost Blue
Super fun campus sprint, my first.
Lots of little errors, big errors at 9&10&18. Many sub optimal routes. Igor pipped by one second on finish split en route to smoking me by three minutes. Finish roughly mid pack in M35-44
10/10 would do again.
Lots of little errors, big errors at 9&10&18. Many sub optimal routes. Igor pipped by one second on finish split en route to smoking me by three minutes. Finish roughly mid pack in M35-44
10/10 would do again.
Wednesday Oct 9, 2013 #
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Haha, I found my old, old 5k result.
http://www.runmichigan.com/results/98/crim985krun....
If only that kid had found o/ar then, when he could run that off pure hate.
There's a 20:35 somewhere c. 2006, but it was a very small event and their website is non responsive. It would be fun to try to better it in December if it's remotely feasible.
http://www.runmichigan.com/results/98/crim985krun....
If only that kid had found o/ar then, when he could run that off pure hate.
There's a 20:35 somewhere c. 2006, but it was a very small event and their website is non responsive. It would be fun to try to better it in December if it's remotely feasible.
Walking 1:09:57 [1] 3.92 mi (17:51 / mi)
shoes: Barefoot
Out to the library and back w/ dog #2 and 10 lb pack.
Tuesday Oct 8, 2013 #
9 PM
Biking 1:47:29 24.12 mi (13.5 mph) +37m
ahr:116 max:150 slept:7.0 weight:202lbs shoes: The General
I took the singlespeed out because I know I don't have enough rpms to get it above 15 mph, which meant nice easy spinning.
Brief pause at 16.7 miles to move a large log that was partially blocking the road.
(33x18 on a 29er is roughly 90 rpm for 14.2 mph.)
Brief pause at 16.7 miles to move a large log that was partially blocking the road.
(33x18 on a 29er is roughly 90 rpm for 14.2 mph.)
Monday Oct 7, 2013 #
6 PM
Walking 15:01 0.99 mi (15:06 / mi) +3m 14:58 / mi
ahr:88 max:101 slept:8.0 shoes: Brooks Ghost Blue
Slept in; should have gone for a bike ride. Dear wife mentioned a jog, so I jumped at it.
We drove to the end of the sub to enable a loop rather than out and back. One mile walking warmup.
We drove to the end of the sub to enable a loop rather than out and back. One mile walking warmup.
Running 49:02 4.52 mi (10:51 / mi) +16m 10:44 / mi
ahr:133 max:146 shoes: Brooks Ghost Blue
My heart rate is lower at this pace than before. I should do non-wife runs at a slightly faster pace now, woo woo.
7 PM
Walking 7:49 [1] 0.49 mi (15:49 / mi) +1m 15:43 / mi
ahr:100 max:130 shoes: Brooks Ghost Blue
Cool down back to the Escape.
Sunday Oct 6, 2013 #
Event: SMOC Fall Yankee Springs
12 PM
Orienteering 1:45:24 *** 7.66 mi (13:46 / mi) +183m 12:49 / mi
ahr:150 max:181 spiked:3/12c slept:7.0 weight:202.6lbs shoes: IceBugs
Ouch! Fortunately, I am willing myself to use a growth mindset, and am brimming with all of the possibilities I can do for training to fix the myriad mistakes.
Jens: "After last week's bad run, I was hoping this would be a confidence booster."
Igor: "You don't need confidence. You need training."
Very true words!
1 - well, I was close. Then ran off.
2 - argh, I thought I made it down around the second pond. No clearings left uninspected. First pass from the trail bend was semi-clear, imho. I'll forgive myself for that part of the mistakes.
3 - meh. Almost overshot, but these were my kinda of features, so at least I knew when to check up.
4 - To cross...the uncrossable swamp...... then blow the landing, argh.
5 - How did I miss this?
6 - woot, spike. Green was not very green
7 - ran hard, missed circle, but checked up at the right time
8 - Ugly! I swear I tried to go north. Vegetation shoved me around? Not good. In hindsight, I think the best option for a hack like me was to take the road south of 7, then run fast all the way around, and then attack from the road as I eventually did.
9 - easy, follow Igor
10 - seemed easy, follow Igor, but missed west a bit
11 - I should've cut the swamp. If uncrossable wasn't bad, that should have been fine. Still barely read the reentrants rights
12 - Argh. At this point, who cares, walking around. My only chance for a fast split was to F anyway, so why try to get to it at speed.
F - deep breath, then hammer! I saw 5:35/mile; Training Center says max was 5:03 pace. It felt like flying. Highlight of the day!
You are welcome to point and laugh. I'll be back in form one of these weeks. Maybe once when it doesn't rain so I can use glasses for more than to the first control.
Jens: "After last week's bad run, I was hoping this would be a confidence booster."
Igor: "You don't need confidence. You need training."
Very true words!
1 - well, I was close. Then ran off.
2 - argh, I thought I made it down around the second pond. No clearings left uninspected. First pass from the trail bend was semi-clear, imho. I'll forgive myself for that part of the mistakes.
3 - meh. Almost overshot, but these were my kinda of features, so at least I knew when to check up.
4 - To cross...the uncrossable swamp...... then blow the landing, argh.
5 - How did I miss this?
6 - woot, spike. Green was not very green
7 - ran hard, missed circle, but checked up at the right time
8 - Ugly! I swear I tried to go north. Vegetation shoved me around? Not good. In hindsight, I think the best option for a hack like me was to take the road south of 7, then run fast all the way around, and then attack from the road as I eventually did.
9 - easy, follow Igor
10 - seemed easy, follow Igor, but missed west a bit
11 - I should've cut the swamp. If uncrossable wasn't bad, that should have been fine. Still barely read the reentrants rights
12 - Argh. At this point, who cares, walking around. My only chance for a fast split was to F anyway, so why try to get to it at speed.
F - deep breath, then hammer! I saw 5:35/mile; Training Center says max was 5:03 pace. It felt like flying. Highlight of the day!
You are welcome to point and laugh. I'll be back in form one of these weeks. Maybe once when it doesn't rain so I can use glasses for more than to the first control.
3 PM
Orienteering 27:04 [1] *** 1.13 mi (23:57 / mi) +1m 23:53 / mi
ahr:111 max:131 spiked:3/3c shoes: IceBugs
Control pickup with Michelle. They seemed much easier, except 8 which is still really tough - vague terrain, my arch nemesis. Nice to chat with Mrs. Green.
I see why I missed #10 in the race by a little - the swamp to land transition was much less distinct here than at your usual SE Michigan venues - Silver Lake, Highland, etc. So trying to use that edge was not as reliable. I should have noticed this earlier on the course.
I see why I missed #10 in the race by a little - the swamp to land transition was much less distinct here than at your usual SE Michigan venues - Silver Lake, Highland, etc. So trying to use that edge was not as reliable. I should have noticed this earlier on the course.
Saturday Oct 5, 2013 #
9 PM
Erg rowing 35:49 [1]
ahr:101 max:117
Something anyway. Puttered in garage earlier, then family stuff quickly consumed the balance of the day. I'm, uh, tapering, yeah, tapering.
Thursday Oct 3, 2013 #
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slept:8.5 weight:202.6lbs
Igor vs. Jens, Silver Lake red:
http://3drerun.worldofo.com/?saved=1&id=-10807...
Mistakes are so glaring with hindsight!
If Yankee goes well, maybe this will be a FB post?
http://3drerun.worldofo.com/?saved=1&id=-10807...
Mistakes are so glaring with hindsight!
If Yankee goes well, maybe this will be a FB post?
7 PM
Walking 43:40 [1] 2.26 mi (19:20 / mi) +4m 19:13 / mi
shoes: Barefoot
Can't decide how lazy to be today....
w/ 10 lb pack
w/ 10 lb pack
9 PM
Biking 1:03:31 15.04 mi (14.2 mph) +33m
ahr:115 max:145 shoes: Jamis Dragon Sport 29er
tl;dr I found a person in a ditch.
I kicked around going...not going out. Then I kicked around what route...maybe I could sneak up to ILRA and do a few hill climbs...nah, it would be after 10 when I got there, and I should probably not be the permit holder who gets busted.
I decided to go nice and easy - my knee doesn't hurt per se, but after Saturday's big ride, I know it exists, which isn't the best. But maybe a little longer than the standard 15 mile loop.
So I went up to 9 Mile, then back to 8, over to Dixboro, but down to 5, rather than 6, to pad it out two more miles.
Coming up Spencer from 5 to 6, I was cruising along and saw a small figure in the ditch, sort of fetal position.
Odd.
I continued up towards 6, but then decided to check things out. Maybe he was injured and not just randomly camping.
I went back, and fortunately, he was not dead and responded, groggily, to some questions. He had walked up from Ann Arbor, goes to EMU, was 22, and named Jeremy. As I was wondering how and if I could get him home (bike to my house for my truck? Call the township police?) some people drove by. Then stopped, then reversed. The guy asked me what was up, and I mentioned I saw this guy sleeping here. The young lady (guy's gf) had a good manner and was able to get some more info out of him. They got his address and then loaded him up to drive him home.
Looking at his address, he took several random turns to end up where he did. And I took several random turns to end up where he did. I don't know if Will and Paige also took random turns to end up where we did. I don't think they would have seen him; my bike and position on the road were suited to it and theirs (opposite direction) was not.
Hopefully it all ends well. My hunch is he was maybe on some drugs, or something. He never quite got to coherency like you'd expect if he had just normally taken a nap in a ditch.
I kicked around going...not going out. Then I kicked around what route...maybe I could sneak up to ILRA and do a few hill climbs...nah, it would be after 10 when I got there, and I should probably not be the permit holder who gets busted.
I decided to go nice and easy - my knee doesn't hurt per se, but after Saturday's big ride, I know it exists, which isn't the best. But maybe a little longer than the standard 15 mile loop.
So I went up to 9 Mile, then back to 8, over to Dixboro, but down to 5, rather than 6, to pad it out two more miles.
Coming up Spencer from 5 to 6, I was cruising along and saw a small figure in the ditch, sort of fetal position.
Odd.
I continued up towards 6, but then decided to check things out. Maybe he was injured and not just randomly camping.
I went back, and fortunately, he was not dead and responded, groggily, to some questions. He had walked up from Ann Arbor, goes to EMU, was 22, and named Jeremy. As I was wondering how and if I could get him home (bike to my house for my truck? Call the township police?) some people drove by. Then stopped, then reversed. The guy asked me what was up, and I mentioned I saw this guy sleeping here. The young lady (guy's gf) had a good manner and was able to get some more info out of him. They got his address and then loaded him up to drive him home.
Looking at his address, he took several random turns to end up where he did. And I took several random turns to end up where he did. I don't know if Will and Paige also took random turns to end up where we did. I don't think they would have seen him; my bike and position on the road were suited to it and theirs (opposite direction) was not.
Hopefully it all ends well. My hunch is he was maybe on some drugs, or something. He never quite got to coherency like you'd expect if he had just normally taken a nap in a ditch.
C • Wow 8
10 PM
Biking 12:55 3.52 mi (16.4 mph) +4m
ahr:132 max:148 shoes: Jamis Dragon Sport 29er
I eventually stopped and made a new lap. Wasn't sure how long it would take to load up the young man.
Wednesday Oct 2, 2013 #
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slept:6.5
Starts are down a bit...again. I believe promotion should be a more key topic at the annual meeting.
Spring 2012: 67,42,61,60,56,51,25 AVE=52
Fall 2012: 38,56,49,57,51,69,62,38 AVE=53
Spring 2013: 51,55,40,44,29,46,19 AVE=41
Fall 2013: 32,39,37,32 AVE=35
Spring 2012: 67,42,61,60,56,51,25 AVE=52
Fall 2012: 38,56,49,57,51,69,62,38 AVE=53
Spring 2013: 51,55,40,44,29,46,19 AVE=41
Fall 2013: 32,39,37,32 AVE=35
7 PM
Walking 43:45 [1] 2.3 mi (19:01 / mi)
shoes: Barefoot
Tuesday Oct 1, 2013 #
Note
slept:8.0
Send in the balance owed to ILRA for night o. Did not figure out how/when to ask about if they care if I rent some bathroom facilities, or if I just let people deal with it. There will be two on the course....
I should start scouting that soon, and grab more trail gps tracks, especially for the periphery.
Also finally got the proceeds sent in from Spring Mill. After Adventure Day printing, and by the time SMOC pays the insurance fee to OUSA, it will be about break even. Good thing we are a non profit!
Which reminds me that I am wondering about picking a meet or two and maybe trying a cheapo facebook ad. I wish I had the courage to do so when they offered some credit. But one wonders about 1-3 starts' worth of ad; the claimed reach, even at 0.1% success for adding attendees, would break even. Bash reported some success for Wilderness Traverse with fb ads.
I should start scouting that soon, and grab more trail gps tracks, especially for the periphery.
Also finally got the proceeds sent in from Spring Mill. After Adventure Day printing, and by the time SMOC pays the insurance fee to OUSA, it will be about break even. Good thing we are a non profit!
Which reminds me that I am wondering about picking a meet or two and maybe trying a cheapo facebook ad. I wish I had the courage to do so when they offered some credit. But one wonders about 1-3 starts' worth of ad; the claimed reach, even at 0.1% success for adding attendees, would break even. Bash reported some success for Wilderness Traverse with fb ads.
9 PM
Running 1:13:17 6.78 mi (10:49 / mi) +40m 10:37 / mi
ahr:137 max:151 shoes: Brooks Ghost Blue
I needed to get out of the house. I felt like could go indefinitely at this pace; perhaps I will run my first Chill.