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Thursday Sep 19, 2013 #
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Frequently appearing at MI races, our favorite IL adventure racer, Drake White, appears to be the token male on a team at Gold Rush Mother Lode.
6 PM
Walking 44:14 [0] 2.26 mi (19:34 / mi) +5m 19:26 / mi
shoes: Keen Sandals
Ain't no time for nothin else
Wednesday Sep 18, 2013 #
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Purple Pen tip: Start the control auto numbering at some unusably high value (eg, 200). Then when you finalize your layouts, you can walk through and renumber the courses to your whim (eg, 31, 32, 33, etc.) without hitting any collisions.
5 PM
Running 30:45 3.56 mi (8:38 / mi) +2m 8:37 / mi
ahr:155 max:163 shoes: Brooks Ghost Blue
I almost didn't get this in.
Sooner or later I'll learn that I should just get up at 5, do something, and then rest easy knowing it's in the bag.
Sooner or later I'll learn that I should just get up at 5, do something, and then rest easy knowing it's in the bag.
Tuesday Sep 17, 2013 #
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Slept in like a lazy git, but did get night o permit dropped off in person. Didn't meet park super, but did leave donuts.
5 PM
Biking 1:14:27 18.4 mi (14.8 mph) +103m
ahr:139 max:170 slept:7.0 shoes: Jamis Dragon Sport 29er
Lest any of you worry about my technical skills deteriorating...fear not; I included some Island Lake Blue.
Monday Sep 16, 2013 #
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So one idea I had is that I didn't take my 17' plastic kayak out at all this year. Perhaps I could sell it and use it to fund a nice packraft, since that'd be required for Untamed New England if that came together, plus then it would offer opportunities to go bikerafting, which sounds interesting but then I'd have to be ambitious enough to do it. The idea of biking to a put in, going somewhere, and then biking home without any out-and-back or shuttling component is intriguing. Or you could lock the bike up when terrorizing chains of local lakes.
7 PM
Walking 24:00 [0] 1.35 mi (17:46 / mi)
shoes: Brooks Ghost Blue
It was a big weekend and hopefully tomorrow is also big. Too much stuff to do tonight, bleh!
Sunday Sep 15, 2013 #
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Whatever is stuck in my foot shows no interest in leaving.
5 PM
Walking warm up/down 13:08 0.75 mi (17:28 / mi) +2m 17:19 / mi
ahr:92 max:110 slept:6.0 shoes: Brooks Cascadia 8s
Teased wife by taking the 2nd most rugged trail and using it for a warmup. "Are we going to run on this??"
Running 33:52 3.01 mi (11:14 / mi) +36m 10:50 / mi
ahr:138 max:156 shoes: Brooks Cascadia 8s
Nice jog around the wide trails south of Hammel in Huron Meadows. The tree canopy shielded us from the light rain. Lots of little ups and downs.
Walking warm up/down 11:12 [1] 0.74 mi (15:07 / mi) +6m 14:44 / mi
ahr:106 max:141 shoes: Brooks Cascadia 8s
Cooling down on the way back to the car. Not a single other trail user sighted!
Saturday Sep 14, 2013 #
Event: SMOC Fall Bishop Lake
8 AM
Orienteering (Scouting) 3:51:20 *** 6.87 mi (33:40 / mi) +169m 31:17 / mi
ahr:97 max:195 spiked:14/17c slept:6.5 shoes: Roclite #2
Argh, forgot to check two yellow spots.
Otherwise a great time with Barbara, tidying up those last few points.
I have to QR soon, as one reentrant confuses me. Doh!
Otherwise a great time with Barbara, tidying up those last few points.
I have to QR soon, as one reentrant confuses me. Doh!
1 PM
Orienteering 1:26:23 *** 6.06 mi (14:15 / mi) +222m 12:48 / mi
ahr:148 max:185 15c shoes: IceBugs
Great course by Cooper at Bishop Lake.
I started off too fast to 1. No big deal.
Then I messed up en route to #2 - didn't hold a good bearing through medium green, and failed to reconcile features when crossing trails. Ended up on Blue, no biggie, but then mussed the first take, and had to come up from underneath, amateur hour!
Went mostly straight to 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, crossed the swamp for 8 but didn't know where. Almost missed 9 to the north, but noticed climb and stopped. Minor trouble exiting #9, as a guy claimed the trail to the east was his. Whoops! I went back and took the other trail, then maybe accidentally ended up on "his" trail again, but jumped into thick green before I could be spotted.
Murray Lake trail jumping to #10, then a MUCH easier time getting to #11 than at night!!
Bobbled a little at #12 because I didn't aim off, but I followed Shane and Alex backwards to it. ;)
Debated road to 13, but ended up just skipping along Torn Shirt. Hit the ride between marshes NE of 14 farther south, but it worked out okay. West out of #14 to Torn Shirt, then picked up the road and back in for 15, hopefully hammered well to the finish.
Good times!
Other than the horrendous 1-2, it makes me happy.
I started off too fast to 1. No big deal.
Then I messed up en route to #2 - didn't hold a good bearing through medium green, and failed to reconcile features when crossing trails. Ended up on Blue, no biggie, but then mussed the first take, and had to come up from underneath, amateur hour!
Went mostly straight to 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, crossed the swamp for 8 but didn't know where. Almost missed 9 to the north, but noticed climb and stopped. Minor trouble exiting #9, as a guy claimed the trail to the east was his. Whoops! I went back and took the other trail, then maybe accidentally ended up on "his" trail again, but jumped into thick green before I could be spotted.
Murray Lake trail jumping to #10, then a MUCH easier time getting to #11 than at night!!
Bobbled a little at #12 because I didn't aim off, but I followed Shane and Alex backwards to it. ;)
Debated road to 13, but ended up just skipping along Torn Shirt. Hit the ride between marshes NE of 14 farther south, but it worked out okay. West out of #14 to Torn Shirt, then picked up the road and back in for 15, hopefully hammered well to the finish.
Good times!
Other than the horrendous 1-2, it makes me happy.
4 PM
Orienteering 19:15 * 1.24 mi (15:31 / mi) +25m 14:36 / mi
ahr:138 max:209 spiked:4/4c shoes: IceBugs
Cleaning up a few yellow bags north of the start. Nice trails; may have to hike them sometime.
Orienteering 41:59 *** 2.05 mi (20:29 / mi) +75m 18:23 / mi
ahr:103 max:183 spiked:5/5c shoes: IceBugs
Green/red control pickup, different lines to each point which was fun and good training. I had no zip left and this took too long!
C • Ha! 1
Friday Sep 13, 2013 #
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slept:6.0
Deal with myself: If I clean up the basement and garage, I can get a cx or road bike.
5 AM
Biking 2:04:59 34.13 mi (16.4 mph) +65m
ahr:134 max:161 shoes: Jamis Dragon Sport 29er
Victory Part I!
Twelve years in the making. I have always wondered what a full pull would be like - my house to Dearborn and back. I had a manager who was a big roadie who lived marginally east and he said he used to do it often, but he was a beast with like a 2:30-2:40 marathon, and a resting heart rate in meetings in the 40 range. He traveled to the Alps to ride his bike.
Dear daughter was at an overnight camp, so I didn't have to drop her off, and my wife was picking her up today to go to some "hey, I'm selling MLM stuff!" party. Game on!
I meant to leave at 4:30, but then I started to talk myself out of it. It was cold, it looked like rain, it's a long way, I could maybe do something else in the afternoon instead....finally as 5 approached, I just grabbed my junk and charged.
Ride in went well. Traffic was still light so I could take paved roads.
If I had any idea I was going to end up at 2:05, I would've tried harder and put down 1:59:59. Next time!
Twelve years in the making. I have always wondered what a full pull would be like - my house to Dearborn and back. I had a manager who was a big roadie who lived marginally east and he said he used to do it often, but he was a beast with like a 2:30-2:40 marathon, and a resting heart rate in meetings in the 40 range. He traveled to the Alps to ride his bike.
Dear daughter was at an overnight camp, so I didn't have to drop her off, and my wife was picking her up today to go to some "hey, I'm selling MLM stuff!" party. Game on!
I meant to leave at 4:30, but then I started to talk myself out of it. It was cold, it looked like rain, it's a long way, I could maybe do something else in the afternoon instead....finally as 5 approached, I just grabbed my junk and charged.
Ride in went well. Traffic was still light so I could take paved roads.
If I had any idea I was going to end up at 2:05, I would've tried harder and put down 1:59:59. Next time!
3 PM
Biking 2:31:14 34.66 mi (13.8 mph) +193m
ahr:135 max:162 shoes: Jamis Dragon Sport 29er
Victory Part II
I knew the return trip would be tougher - eight hours of work, higher temps, more elevation, and more traffic would push me towards dirt roads.
But I didn't quite expect 25 more minutes!
In my defense, 5-10 minutes were emergency calls about the location of the Potbelly in Canton, and how to work some clamp handles.
Five Mile felt like it climbed FOREVER. Also, it was graded and quite loose. I started to drag a bit.
Getting onto paved Seven Mile was fantastic.
Woo woo! I should do this again sometime.
I knew the return trip would be tougher - eight hours of work, higher temps, more elevation, and more traffic would push me towards dirt roads.
But I didn't quite expect 25 more minutes!
In my defense, 5-10 minutes were emergency calls about the location of the Potbelly in Canton, and how to work some clamp handles.
Five Mile felt like it climbed FOREVER. Also, it was graded and quite loose. I started to drag a bit.
Getting onto paved Seven Mile was fantastic.
Woo woo! I should do this again sometime.