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Training Log Archive: Mr Wonderful

In the 31 days ending Oct 31, 2022:

	activity	#	time	miles		km		+m		load
	Walking	46	26:53:25	71.58	(22:32)	115.2	(14:00)	121		4098.0
	Biking	17	15:50:45	184.14	(11.6/h)	296.35	(18.7/h)	1194	4c	1250.1
	Orienteering	4	9:13:02	29.24	(18:55)	47.06	(11:45)	750	58c	889.5
	Total	61	51:57:12	284.96	(10:56)	458.6	(6:48)	2064	62c	6237.6
	[1-5]	61	49:22:59
averages - sleep:6.1 weight:220.4lbs

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Monday Oct 31, 2022 #

7 AM

Walking 25:38 [3] 1.28 mi (20:02 / mi) +5m 19:46 / mi
shoes: New Trailer

4 PM

Walking 2:04:01 [3] 3.78 mi (32:49 / mi)
shoes: Brooks Ghost Red

H man pickup, Jimmy John's because the stupid crock pot stopped heating at some point and the food was cold and in the danger zone very probably for >4 hours and had to be pitched (if I lived alone I would have put it in the other one on high, but didn't want to risk the fam), then Trick Or Treat

I think that is our...fourth? slow cooker in the 4 qt range that has failed in the last 15 years. Definitely none of the ones we've tried are buy it for life. :(

Sunday Oct 30, 2022 #

5 PM

Walking 14:02 [3] 0.66 mi (21:17 / mi)

Walking 10:30 [3] 0.55 mi (19:08 / mi) +3m 18:50 / mi

Saturday Oct 29, 2022 #

Event: 2022 Legend of The Dogman 4HR/10HR

2 PM

Walking 2:08:01 [3] 2.91 mi (44:00 / mi) +6m 43:42 / mi
weight:220lbs

This round almost didn't happen as someone wanted to redo entire holes starting at #2, had a meltdown when my position was "onward and upward" and they nearly ran out of chances.

No discs in pond, and I got a two on one of them, which was nice.

10 PM

Orienteering 4:58:01 13.36 mi (22:18 / mi) +428m 20:17 / mi
ahr:107 max:150 9c shoes: Brooks Ghost Red

Eight of the flags near pond Lily placed at the ninth, a water stop.

Cheated three times - once when in the “I’m not sure these are current” horse trails and the parallel ridge I was misreading, once at 74? As I didn’t see the stand of pines but did see the field, seems I was maybe 30 m away, once to confirm location when I couldn’t find a trail that sort of had a three spot disappearance before being almost findable.

Good time, other than biting off more than I could chew and getting out later than I planned. Also fog added time on way back.

Also I desperately need a better print option at home - mine is super faded so between reading glasses probably needed and super blurry page with terrible colors I struggled.

C • That gpx file 3

Friday Oct 28, 2022 #

6 AM

Walking 16:07 [3] 1.04 mi (15:31 / mi)

8 AM

Walking 25:17 [3] 1.6 mi (15:46 / mi) +5m 15:36 / mi

Thursday Oct 27, 2022 #

1 PM

Biking 59:58 10.27 mi (10.3 mph) +84m
ahr:129 max:162 shoes: 2015 Camber

Definitely not hero conditions on Lakeview, which was covered in leaves.

Someone had taken a leaf blower to Riverview!

However having taken the longer way there, not going fast in the first bit, I decided to two track back from the end and rejoin again for Lakeview.

Wednesday Oct 26, 2022 #

7 AM

Walking 26:35 [3] 1.61 mi (16:31 / mi) +5m 16:21 / mi
shoes: New Trailer

On one hand, I wish he was walking, on the other hand, it does give us 10 extra minutes of time slack since I can hustle us over.

2 PM

Biking 1:20:30 20.08 mi (15.0 mph) +91m
ahr:132 max:151 shoes: Long Haul Trucker

Pretty pleased with the 15 mph total time average, since that includes a number of lights and we worked hard on the way back up into the wind, something like a four mph swing in reward for effort.

Walking 35:14 [3] 2.05 mi (17:09 / mi) +7m 16:58 / mi

Tuesday Oct 25, 2022 #

7 AM

Walking 24:57 [3] 1.56 mi (15:59 / mi)
shoes: Ghost Teal Logo

2 PM

Biking 1:10:52 11.65 mi (9.9 mph) +103m
ahr:131 max:159 weight:221lbs shoes: 2015 Camber

The usual short loop + a bonus extra that included some accident gawking. Didn't hear it, was alerted by a cop car with flashing lights on the road while I was on the east most part of the trail. Little scary as I consider the shoulders on that stretch as my safest road option.

4 PM

Walking 30:00 [3] 1.51 mi (19:52 / mi) +1m 19:50 / mi
shoes: Ghost Teal Logo

school via the store for what some in the family consider a compulsory baguette to accompany dinner

Monday Oct 24, 2022 #

7 AM

Walking 24:57 [3] 1.49 mi (16:45 / mi) +5m 16:34 / mi
shoes: New Trailer

Unusually lucrative - found a $20 on the way back.

Sunday Oct 23, 2022 #

11 AM

Walking 19:15 [3] 0.65 mi (29:37 / mi)
shoes: Ghost Teal Logo

2 PM

Walking 14:14 [3] 0.58 mi (24:31 / mi) +3m 24:09 / mi

Orienteering 36:07 [3] 1.29 mi (28:00 / mi) +10m 27:21 / mi
14c weight:218.2lbs shoes: Ghost Teal Logo

Intro course w/ Harvey.

Consumed:

(4) snacks
2/3rds of a liter of water

He did almost all of the distance, except for 4-5 since he was weary of the hay, which was cut a little above our socks (we were in shorts), so I piggy backed him over there.

Saturday Oct 22, 2022 #

12 PM

Walking 38:06 [3] 1.56 mi (24:25 / mi) +5m 24:10 / mi
shoes: Ghost Teal Logo

Farmer's market run.

You can deposit money without ID at the counter
You can withdraw money from the ATM without ID.

You cannot deposit money and withdraw it the counter without ID.

We only know this because a machine generated FSA check can't be read by the ATM anymore so it has to be done, annoyingly, in person.

Walking 1:48:35 [3] 2.43 mi (44:41 / mi) +8m 44:15 / mi
shoes: Ghost Teal Logo

Harvey was surprisingly content for 18 holes of disc golf at Northridge Church, which would be a compelling summer sprint series venue I think.

C • Yes 1

6 PM

Walking 33:00 [3] 1.56 mi (21:09 / mi) +6m 20:54 / mi
shoes: Ghost Teal Logo

Friday Oct 21, 2022 #

6 AM

Biking (TRAINER) 53:28 [1] 13.2 mi (14.8 mph)
ahr:104 max:114 slept:6.0 weight:217.4lbs shoes: Jamis Dragon Sport 29er

Boy is off today, so no chance for a lunch ride.

Some teething pains to restart - apparently if you buy a second fire stick it doesn't default to matching the other one, so some app logging in.

Then after just 11 years, the rechargeable batteries in my wireless headset have passed on, so I had to figure out how to change them and toss in some alkalines until I can get replacements.

118 w, 66 rpm

Thursday Oct 20, 2022 #

7 AM

Walking 25:00 [3] 1.47 mi (17:00 / mi) +1m 16:58 / mi
shoes: New Trailer

2 PM

Biking 34:26 7.15 mi (12.5 mph) +92m
ahr:126 max:156 shoes: Redline Conquest Cyclo-X

First snow ride of the year. Not sticking.

Everything is cold - toes, ankles, fingers. It was pretty wet, lots of spray. Fender time? Hm....

39 deg, snowy, fleecy face, not rain proof rain jacket (time to spray?), the warmer ish tights, wool socks, jogging shoes = not ideal

6 PM

Walking 24:45 [3] 1.17 mi (21:13 / mi) +9m 20:44 / mi

Wednesday Oct 19, 2022 #

7 AM

Walking 26:15 [3] 1.47 mi (17:51 / mi)
slept:6.0 weight:217.6lbs shoes: New Trailer

10 AM

Biking 45:43 7.5 mi (9.8 mph) +68m
ahr:125 max:159 shoes: Redline Conquest Cyclo-X

Using my new found knowledge of the school's likely location from a little google-fu that landed on the zoning comission's variance report, I set off and found where my son's current school is headed for next year.

It is NOT pedestrian friendly.

To approach from its side of the n/s road, you would run out of sidewalk by the freeway underpass, go through grass or a very busy lane, pass by a two lane freeway entrance, and a four lane freeway exit (it's at the #2):

To approach from the other side, you can cross at a light a half mile earlier, then ride up, then jump into traffic to do a Michigan left, where the final part of the Michigan left is to jump onto a busy two lane road which either has northbound traffic or freeway exit ramp traffic. Thankfully I hit it at a light time.

Once onto its access road, there is naturally no sidewalk. Mind you, before you get to it, you pass a large Hilton Garden Inn, and this is all about a half mile from some business areas with restaurants - walk after your work day for a bite? Nope, load up the car.

Then exiting the place, northbound side has no sidewalk and it seems a cx bike on grass is not as plush as I would have imagined.

Fun to explorer anyway. I parked the bike and hopped a fence down to the creek. There is an alternate "safer" way, if you do some potentially trespassing? and climb through 100? feet of a 5' diameter culvert. No car traffic anyone.

Also based on scat I didn't realize there were coyotes so close to home. I have spotted them four miles north so I guess not out of the question.

4 PM

Walking 19:48 [3] 1.07 mi (18:33 / mi)

Walking 28:03 [3] 1.01 mi (27:43 / mi) +6m 27:11 / mi

Tuesday Oct 18, 2022 #

7 AM

Walking 25:29 [3] 1.51 mi (16:53 / mi)
slept:6.0 weight:217.8lbs shoes: Ghost Teal Logo

I wimped out and went hoodie for 39 deg F and windy. I pushed the stroller with Harvey well-bundled. Hopefully we will walk home. He is in shorts, maybe I will have to bring pants with.

2 PM

Biking 53:39 10.07 mi (11.3 mph) +27m
ahr:118 max:143 shoes: 2015 Camber

Failed attempt to locate the 2023-2024 home of the school. It's within two miles of the current location, near something named SHELDON, backs to a creek, has a busier road per background noise. Swing and a miss. Tomorrow al Norte.

I have no idea why me and/or the bike are so slow. Effort feels honest although I guess the HR average doesn't say so.

Low 40s, rain jacket over fleece, the warmer tights, jogging shoes, insulated mechanic gloves and buff = good to go

Walking 21:39 [3] 1.22 mi (17:45 / mi)
shoes: Ghost Teal Logo

5 PM

Walking 13:14 [3] 0.74 mi (17:53 / mi) +6m 17:27 / mi
shoes: Ghost Teal Logo

Monday Oct 17, 2022 #

7 AM

Biking 11:51 [3] 1.45 mi (7.3 mph)
slept:6.0 weight:220lbs shoes: WeeHoo

Bit brisk

12 PM

Biking 45:09 9.38 mi (12.5 mph) +86m
ahr:128 max:154 shoes: 2015 Camber

Felt like a circular wind as I felt like I was pedaling but I was not moving regardless of direction.

45 deg rainy

fleece shirt under a rain jacket = amply warm
new thin tights are THIN. damp thighs a bit cool
wintery mechanic type gloves = golden, nice and comfy

All that and after almost five miles each way, they didn't have the target bread (garlic cheddar)

Sunday Oct 16, 2022 #

Event: SMOC Sleepy Hollow

1 PM

Orienteering 1:27:37 6.84 mi (12:49 / mi) +65m 12:27 / mi
ahr:154 max:168 19c weight:219.2lbs

Super fun course on the new map of Sleepy Hollow.

Barbara and Adam both headed north before I started, so a good guess.

Then I went on to stuff up #1, distracted by some other larger rootstocks to the north before doubling back. Swap was bone dry so harder to distinguish the boundary and realize the over shoot.

Didn't quite hit bisecting trail en route to #2 where I thought, but solved with marsh end and eventually that trail.

Caught Adam at #3, we left for #4 together and both realized that white = yes white run here good times and green = no thank you. So I started treating the white like a maze and you could totally navigate by taking white corridors.

Couldn't resist trying the swamp to #5 but I didn't cut it enough so Adam caught back up.

Lost some of the game trails to #8, but you had good topography and a marsh to guide.

Took power line style clearing to #11 - had tire marks which made it a highway.

Exited #12 through junk rather than go around and it wasn't that bad.

Did not see giant log right at #14, having crossed the stream earlier. Sloppy exit from #14 added a little distance.

Caught Peng in my troubles (or did he catch me?) at #17 - glorious giant old pines but I drifted right and hit the trail and doubled back. I motored up to #18 but he caught me before the road en route to #19 and then slowly disappeared. I was screwed if he started after, but perhaps okay if he started before.

Good times, I will take the win even if it was lightly attended with no regular Red demons to dethrone me.

Biking 32:25 4.45 mi (8.2 mph)
ahr:129 max:147 4c

15-16-17-18 pickup using Steve's bike to speed things up. I wheelie the bridge in its entirety on the way back, nice bike.

6 PM

Walking 8:51 [3] 0.47 mi (18:53 / mi)

Walking 12:04 [3] 0.42 mi (28:59 / mi)

Red - Splits

Saturday Oct 15, 2022 #

Event: 2022 Great October Adventure Race 6HR

Friday Oct 14, 2022 #

7 AM

Biking 11:14 1.46 mi (7.8 mph)
ahr:105 max:124 slept:5.0 weight:221.8lbs shoes: WeeHoo

After yesterday's chilly wet walk at 47 deg F, I thought today might be rough doing a bike in a T shirt at 37 deg F, but it's a dry 37 and I did use gloves and it was really not that bad, at least for 11 minutes.

2 PM

Biking 1:14:20 11.81 mi (9.5 mph) +70m
ahr:121 max:158 shoes: 2015 Camber

I planned longer but then work decided to have meetings run over. Not in top shape probably from a late night but nice to be out.

Overdressed at 55 deg F with long bibs and a warmer shirt. Not so overdressed on the roads, more so on the trails.

Walking 36:39 [3] 1.59 mi (23:02 / mi)

Walking 15:21 [3] 0.7 mi (21:49 / mi)

7 PM

Walking 20:22 [3] 0.77 mi (26:35 / mi)

Thursday Oct 13, 2022 #

7 AM

Walking 29:34 [3] 1.72 mi (17:11 / mi)
shoes: Ghost Teal Logo

2 PM

Biking 55:36 8.6 mi (9.3 mph) +61m
ahr:121 max:150 shoes: 2015 Camber

So easy to get out of the habit. Threw on a rain jacket out of wimpiness, and took it pretty easy on the tree covered trails.

Wednesday Oct 12, 2022 #

7 AM

Walking 28:55 [3] 1.48 mi (19:32 / mi)
shoes: Ghost Teal Logo

Day 2 of 80% hear-it-a-block-away wailing. One mother passing by said, "Some mornings are like this", and one of his schoolmate's moms was similarly sympathetic.

Tuesday Oct 11, 2022 #

Walking 28:07 [3] 1.45 mi (19:23 / mi) +1m 19:21 / mi
weight:222.2lbs shoes: Ghost Teal Logo

Not our finest. First block took five minutes of jacket on, jacket off, jacket back on troubles. One of his issues with today's jacket was a lack of pockets, so when he put it on again, I showed him where the pockets were. Even still, 90% of the trip featured a soundtrack of wailing and teeth gnashing.

45 seconds to spare. I guess this is sort of like rogaine time management training

4 PM

Walking 36:50 [3] 1.51 mi (24:23 / mi)

Monday Oct 10, 2022 #

7 AM

Walking 31:30 [1] 1.49 mi (21:08 / mi)
weight:219.8lbs shoes: Ghost Teal Logo

He was behind and was eating some cereal on the way, which affected his pace negatively and slow * some slower factor = 5 seconds to spare, not ideal.

Walking 23:58 [3] 1.56 mi (15:22 / mi) +12m 15:00 / mi
shoes: Ghost Teal Logo

Dropped off CMAX for new battery. I recently did my own Escape battery, but the CMAX YouTube tutorial was 30 minutes with parts sped up and involved tools I don't own so I elected to farm it out.

1 PM

Walking 23:11 [1] 1.54 mi (15:03 / mi)
shoes: Ghost Teal Logo

Picked up CMAX. Apparently the rear camera view being wonky may have been tied to the failing 12V battery, as it works now.

5 PM

Walking 12:45 [3] 0.62 mi (20:29 / mi)

Walking 11:59 [3] 0.63 mi (18:56 / mi) +5m 18:28 / mi

Sunday Oct 9, 2022 #

Event: SMOC Silver Lake

1 PM

Orienteering 1:28:06 5.4 mi (16:19 / mi) +195m 14:40 / mi
ahr:149 max:182 13c

Great day and nice course. In the hubbub I got halfway to #1 before realizing my compass was on the table or in my car, but I figured I had a reserve in my hydration pack and it would be good practice without.

I figured it was dry so most swamps were fair game, woo woo.

No crazy mistakes, some cautious routes on account of low visibility making straight line difficult sans compass. Should have detoured more around vegetation 11-12.

Oddly tripped twice on trails 12-13, and once off trail 12-13. Had I gone mad.

Orienteering 43:11 2.35 mi (18:23 / mi) +53m 17:11 / mi
ahr:122 max:148 3c

Igor dropped me off for 6-5-4 and then I met a newer person with a monster loop so I grabbed one of hers for speed and then we had a nice chat en route to her car,.

6 PM

Walking 18:17 [3] 0.83 mi (21:57 / mi)

Red - Splits

Saturday Oct 8, 2022 #

Note

Over 80 starts tomorrow, hesitate to say "almost 90" because people struggle with EventReg and I suspect there is an imperfection or two in there.

Friday Oct 7, 2022 #

7 AM

Walking 26:33 1.53 mi (17:21 / mi)
ahr:88 max:145 shoes: Ghost Teal Logo

Late start but good pace = a minute or two to spare.

4 PM

Walking 27:57 1.35 mi (20:42 / mi) +3m 20:35 / mi
ahr:80 max:115 shoes: Ghost Teal Logo

Thursday Oct 6, 2022 #

7 AM

Walking 31:50 1.54 mi (20:40 / mi)
ahr:108 max:158 slept:6.0 weight:222.6lbs shoes: Ghost Teal Logo

Pleasant walk. Harvey chose the left most reasonable way there, so I did the same for sort of a nearly maximal area loop.

2 PM

Biking 1:04:20 9.62 mi (9.0 mph) +108m
ahr:120 max:151 shoes: 2015 Camber

Not at full pep since latter season 4 Stranger Things are looooong, plus the sprinkler people called to schedule in the middle of the second section.

Good times. Some of the hills are harder slow. I should do a day where I nearly stop at all of them just to practice the dig up.

6 PM

Walking 18:34 0.78 mi (23:49 / mi) +2m 23:40 / mi
ahr:78 max:98 shoes: Ghost Teal Logo

Wednesday Oct 5, 2022 #

7 AM

Walking 29:03 [3] 1.47 mi (19:46 / mi)
slept:8.0 weight:221.2lbs shoes: Ghost Teal Logo

Fired up the old 225 because the Fenix 3 will neither hold nor take a charge. Added to list of things around here that don't work.

2 PM

Biking 1:07:58 12.84 mi (11.3 mph) +178m
ahr:118 max:217 shoes: Long Haul Trucker

Nice ride up to Plymouth, other than some goofball was not over the path leaving a parking lot, saw us, and then pulled forward and blocked us.

And we hit the ending time of the Northville schools.

A good time nonetheless.

I need to refurb a mountain bike and let Eric ride my Camber, and then do some more silliness type riding.

Walking 30:38 1.33 mi (23:04 / mi)
ahr:96 max:160

Walking 13:24 0.69 mi (19:32 / mi)
ahr:94 max:119

Walking 15:20 0.69 mi (22:04 / mi) +6m 21:31 / mi
ahr:108 max:152

6 PM

Walking 12:19 0.56 mi (21:54 / mi)
ahr:97 max:127

Tuesday Oct 4, 2022 #

Walking 30:00 [1] 1.49 mi (20:08 / mi) +1m 20:06 / mi
shoes: Ghost Teal Logo

Started out on track, but it took considerable time to find a shirt, thankfully, I talked him into foot travel and we had a mostly pleasantly only slightly cajoled trip. Gotta enjoy these as they won't last forever!

7 AM

Walking 19:04 0.84 mi (22:44 / mi)
ahr:85 max:158

1 PM

Biking 2:17:11 35.41 mi (15.5 mph) +140m
ahr:138 max:161 shoes: Long Haul Trucker

Rode down to Ford to drop off a couple of parts.

Apparently spotted by daughter who is down visiting the Henry Ford museum.

I was composing my log entry, thinking I would write "I felt strong!" - at that moment, doing 17 mph up a light grade, I was passed solidly by a guy in shorts. Fitted type shorts and possibly cycling shorts, but not like, bike shorts in the lycra sense.

The good news/bad news is the construction is still ongoing, however that does mean there is a shorter way if one braves a widely laned four lanes + turn lane road for a couple of miles. Then you can cut through one of the 1000 parks named "Ford Field" and end up on a bike laned surface street that mostly gets to the campus.

4 PM

Walking 40:12 [1] 1.6 mi (25:07 / mi)
shoes: Ghost Teal Logo

Failed attempt to walk for some grub straight from pickup.

Harvey charged and hit me on arrival from after care, which never really warms the heart. He was then not hugely cooperative on the walk, then at one point protested walking by sitting in a business driveway. After he smacked K, I picked him up and carried him home for cereal, to everyone's, and far more his parents', dismay.

Monday Oct 3, 2022 #

7 AM

Walking 33:00 [3] 1.46 mi (22:36 / mi) +2m 22:31 / mi
weight:224.2lbs shoes: Ghost Teal Logo

Harvey used a razor scooter today, which worked surprisingly well considering he only started using it yesterday. Other than the 39 deg temps got to him and he pushed a bit too far into it so he hands weren't warming up (plus at T shirt and hoodie his core was probably not on fire by any stretch), so we switched to walking at just over halfway to generate more heat, then he finished up with a rather nice brake dragging downhill to the finish.

2 PM

Biking 52:05 9.2 mi (10.6 mph) +86m
ahr:147 max:224 shoes: 2015 Camber

The 222 bpm for a while is not real, thanks Garmin HR strap.

It's...spit-shined to start, seems like that shouldn't be an issue but I saw that on an earlier trace.

Apple Watch optical is a more reasonable 140 ish at that time.

5 PM

Walking 21:38 [3] 0.95 mi (22:43 / mi)

Sunday Oct 2, 2022 #

5 PM

Walking 42:48 [3] 2.03 mi (21:05 / mi) +9m 20:49 / mi
weight:223.6lbs

Manually added brunch mile

Saturday Oct 1, 2022 #

Event: Python 10 hour rogaine - NE Ohio

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