3 PM
Mountain Bike (Hills) 1:32:00 [3] 18.2 mi (11.9 mph)
With Expedition Pack +3L water+ other stuff.
One last, shorter, easier brick today before UNE. Rode usual route in West Branch on the hilly roads, but didn't really attack the hills. Also, took a veer off on one of them to see what was at the end of the dead end. It was a 2-track, but I'm not sure if it was private property or if I could go on it. I think maybe public. Everyone marks their private property pretty extensively up there.
BEAUTIFUL day for a ride. Little greenish yellow flowers smelled great. Sunny, perfect temperature. <3
Run (Trails) 1:12:13 [3] 6.0 mi (12:02 / mi)
With Expedition pack +3L water and some other stuff. Used this time to play with the watch, which was acting weird and kept going to "PC Interface." Nope, I'm out running in the woods. I also got the pack adjustment dialed in. Wasn't really trying to go that hard, but didn't go too far as this is part of the taper time.
Mountain Bike 37:40 [3] 5.6 mi (8.9 mph)
After the run, set out to check out the two track around Ogemaw Hills hoping that I could figure out a good semi-sandy 2-track route. Unfortunately, this was a fail. The first road was actually just about right - small patches of sand that required some maneuvering, but rideable. Then, when it turned to the north, it turned into deep, unrideable sand going uphill for a long distance. I turned around and then, when I saw the ORV trail, I decided to check that out. Decent in places, but not at all suited to a mountain bike. Went back to the main two track, hopped on single track for a bit, and then finished off on the road to the north just checking that out. Nice rollers, but nothing earth-shattering.