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Tuesday Jun 30, 2020 #
Note
June goal report, while I wait for the latest downpour to blow through.
- 200 miles of running. I will have made it to 190. Lots of shade and trails, at least.
√ 10km D+. Giddyup
- Bounding: not much, but trail running with poles.
√ 1500 push ups and sit ups. Took a bit of a push EOM.
- Run to InNOut. Never did it, but whatevs.
- Keep up with the last runner standing. 20 miles on a hot week didn't sound fun.
√ Ride a metric century. And not even too much chafing!
√ Mark out and start building a camp running trail. Only built about 50m, but it's coming.
So, this is sort of 50/50, but not that bad for relocating to Maine via Mass. Having my around the block be 9 miles and churning that out in 70 minutes feels great, actually, and some nice trail runs an hour from camp for mornings and evenings.
July ideas:
* 50 hours logged.
* 200 miles again. Some trails and lots of 9ers and maybe some longer daily runs.
* 12k D+, because Maine for the whole month should make that easy.
* More bounding, again.
* 2000 push up and sit ups. That's only 64/day, and I'm up to sets of 25.
* Some sort of long trail run (20 miles or more)
* Ride a century, 'Merica-style
* Finish the camp trail
* Get an old ax handle and some rope and put a pull-up bar on the porch.
- 200 miles of running. I will have made it to 190. Lots of shade and trails, at least.
√ 10km D+. Giddyup
- Bounding: not much, but trail running with poles.
√ 1500 push ups and sit ups. Took a bit of a push EOM.
- Run to InNOut. Never did it, but whatevs.
- Keep up with the last runner standing. 20 miles on a hot week didn't sound fun.
√ Ride a metric century. And not even too much chafing!
√ Mark out and start building a camp running trail. Only built about 50m, but it's coming.
So, this is sort of 50/50, but not that bad for relocating to Maine via Mass. Having my around the block be 9 miles and churning that out in 70 minutes feels great, actually, and some nice trail runs an hour from camp for mornings and evenings.
July ideas:
* 50 hours logged.
* 200 miles again. Some trails and lots of 9ers and maybe some longer daily runs.
* 12k D+, because Maine for the whole month should make that easy.
* More bounding, again.
* 2000 push up and sit ups. That's only 64/day, and I'm up to sets of 25.
* Some sort of long trail run (20 miles or more)
* Ride a century, 'Merica-style
* Finish the camp trail
* Get an old ax handle and some rope and put a pull-up bar on the porch.
7 PM
Run 1:16:04 [1] 9.15 mi (8:19 / mi) +242m 7:41 / mi
ahr:146 max:184
Slow loop around the lake today in the dizzly rain.
Monday Jun 29, 2020 #
Note
Apparently FDFs are particularly attracted to blue, and I was wearing blue yesterday.
And less active <72˚, so if it ever stops pouring my low-60s run today should be less-FDF-y.
The FDF thread on Attackpoint is brilliant.
And less active <72˚, so if it ever stops pouring my low-60s run today should be less-FDF-y.
The FDF thread on Attackpoint is brilliant.
6 PM
Run 1:12:56 [1] 9.21 mi (7:55 / mi) +248m 7:18 / mi
ahr:176 max:199
It rained all day yesterday, steadily enough I didn't want to get soaked, but quit around 6, so I went out for an evening jogaroo/around the block which is now 9 miles around the lake. 800m pickups on the other side of the lake felt okay.
Sunday Jun 28, 2020 #
6 PM
Run 1:15:51 [1] 9.18 mi (8:16 / mi) +240m 7:38 / mi
ahr:175 max:196
Ran around the lake the other way. Timed well, cooled off, clouded up, very light rain to keep me cool. (Spent about 45 minutes on trail work earlier, cleared about 50m of trail, but then ripped open a thumb blister even with rollerski gloves on; I should probably find work gloves which we probably have here.)
A few FDFs but never got too bad.
Legs quite tired after yesterday.
A few FDFs but never got too bad.
Legs quite tired after yesterday.
Saturday Jun 27, 2020 #
2 PM
Bicycle 3:47:35 [1] 65.49 mi (3:29 / mi) +971m 3:19 / mi
ahr:120 max:154
Seemed like a good day for a bike ride after shopping and berry picking. Mostly cloudy, not too windy, and in the 70s. So I went for my 100k. Felt good up the hills headed down south and then across to hit the 30 mile valley going north, thanks, glaciers. Took a wrong turn and added a couple of miles, turned around when I realized (well, at the top of a hill) and then took 106 straight to shave the ride down by a mile or so.
Started feeling pretty bonky up Chesterville and stopped at the store there for snacks. I only had $6.25 in my emergency stash, which was enough for two snickers and a gatorade, which were duly inhaled. Then felt a little sluggish from the 700 calories (didn't take my emergency goo) up to 156.
Decided not to add the extra hill on Tower Road and stayed on 41, which is nice and repaved, but started having mechanicals. Dropped the chain off the front, and then it wouldn't shift to anything smaller than the middle in the back, so I coasted a lot of hills. Slowed down, hungry and all, although I pushed up the last hill to Kent's Hill, but that was only to get away from a swarm of FDFs: motivation!
A little chafing, but nothing too bad. I think I could probably do 100m with a bit more planning, nutrition, and maybe a cooler day (or earlier in the day).
Started feeling pretty bonky up Chesterville and stopped at the store there for snacks. I only had $6.25 in my emergency stash, which was enough for two snickers and a gatorade, which were duly inhaled. Then felt a little sluggish from the 700 calories (didn't take my emergency goo) up to 156.
Decided not to add the extra hill on Tower Road and stayed on 41, which is nice and repaved, but started having mechanicals. Dropped the chain off the front, and then it wouldn't shift to anything smaller than the middle in the back, so I coasted a lot of hills. Slowed down, hungry and all, although I pushed up the last hill to Kent's Hill, but that was only to get away from a swarm of FDFs: motivation!
A little chafing, but nothing too bad. I think I could probably do 100m with a bit more planning, nutrition, and maybe a cooler day (or earlier in the day).
Friday Jun 26, 2020 #
7 AM
Trail Run 2:38:30 [1] 11.21 mi (14:08 / mi) +991m 11:06 / mi
ahr:128 max:145
Okay, this was the way to do Saddleback. The drive up was longer because the last three miles were on something sort of resembling a road. 5:15 alarm again, set out by 7:20. The first mile and a half was up the road, I maybe could have driven the next mile of it, but was fine parking where I did. Then the road became an ATV trail, although it hardly changed, passed the Berry Picker's Trail where I'd loop back to, and climbed steadily. I did some bounding-ish things on the steeper pitches, and mostly kept to a jog, so I hit the AT 43 minutes in, and way less frustrated than the other day, also knowing I wouldn't have to go down it.
I passed a thru-hiker at this junction, and jogged up the mountain. This was my only >20 minute mile, but it was the steep bits, gaining 1200 feet, and then there was some fabulous running across the top. I had plenty of time to skitter down and across some of the granite slabs, at times where I could really lay out, and up to the Horn. Then turned about, ran down and hit the Berry Picker's Trail.
The trail is new, and very lightly used. It was a bit spongy up top, but then was nice rock slabs. More running! Then buggy down to the bottom, but pretty runnable, before I turned and ran the road down to the car. Really nice run.
[Glad I went running in the morning! It's raining now. We do need the rain.]
I passed a thru-hiker at this junction, and jogged up the mountain. This was my only >20 minute mile, but it was the steep bits, gaining 1200 feet, and then there was some fabulous running across the top. I had plenty of time to skitter down and across some of the granite slabs, at times where I could really lay out, and up to the Horn. Then turned about, ran down and hit the Berry Picker's Trail.
The trail is new, and very lightly used. It was a bit spongy up top, but then was nice rock slabs. More running! Then buggy down to the bottom, but pretty runnable, before I turned and ran the road down to the car. Really nice run.
[Glad I went running in the morning! It's raining now. We do need the rain.]
Thursday Jun 25, 2020 #
8 AM
Run 1:11:42 [1] 9.02 mi (7:57 / mi) +234m 7:21 / mi
ahr:144 max:193
Another morning lap of the lake. No meeting to get home for, and a bit later start, but it was a lovely morning with the temperatures in the 60s and the humidity blowing out. I ran 9x1 minute intervals on the other side of the lake around marathon pace (or a bit faster) to keep my legs in order, but otherwise took it pretty easy enjoying the dry breeze.
Wednesday Jun 24, 2020 #
7 AM
Run 1:10:51 [2] 9.28 mi (7:38 / mi) +237m 7:04 / mi
ahr:161 max:192
Lake run before a meeting. Cloudy, clammy and foggy. 9:30 up the hill, then low 7s around the lake to the Dam and a push up the Dam hill. 71 minutes, including a run down to the dock for the lake.
3 PM
Paddling 49:39 [1] 3.09 mi (16:04 / mi)
ahr:52 max:93
Nice SUP trip before the storms. And I think I've been holding the paddle the wrong way. Still, on the way back with the wind I was approaching theoretical maximum hull speed, I think, at about 4 mph (MHS would be about 4.3 knots, or 5 mph). But I don't think it's particularly efficient.
Not sure if it's a decent workout; HR never really comes up (not that I was wearing a strap, because the strap seems not to work) but it's core and balance, so, something.
Not sure if it's a decent workout; HR never really comes up (not that I was wearing a strap, because the strap seems not to work) but it's core and balance, so, something.
Tuesday Jun 23, 2020 #
8 AM
Hiking 1:10:19 [0] 0.52 mi (2:15:12 / mi) +16m 2:03:08 / mi
ahr:81 max:130
Mapping septic lines, which infuriatingly weren't mapped in their final alignment a few years ago.
Water lines, which are nearly a century old, will be even more fun.
Water lines, which are nearly a century old, will be even more fun.
6 PM
Rollerski 1:19:08 [1] 13.31 mi (5:57 / mi) +339m 5:31 / mi
ahr:108 max:147
First rollerski in a long time! In normal times, I'd be out once a week with CSU, at least, by now. Oh, well. Drove to Kent's Hill, then down Route 17, up the Thunder Castle Road to the Chase Road and out its two ends, then a long climb up the Church Road, down to Readfield, and back via the Chase Road and Old Kent's Hill Road. Good pavement, not much traffic, a lovely ski. Cool and breezy, albeit humid and sweaty. Then a lake jump of course.
Monday Jun 22, 2020 #
7 AM
Trail Run 3:22:24 [1] 10.4 mi (19:28 / mi) +882m 15:24 / mi
ahr:161 max:207
So, getting on an earlier schedule and without early meetings, I decided to try an early trail run, since I am an hour from the AT.
This sort of worked. It was cool and cloudy, which was nice, and 1:08 to the Saddleback parking lot on Route 4. The original plan was up the mountain, down the Berry Picker's Trail, and back on a road to the trail. I ran up the trail, felt pretty good, and then around mile 2 remembered, this was a wet, slimy (it rained up there), cobwebby trail and it was 3.5 miles to said road.
I decided to just run up the mountain down down. This was good. The mountain was in the sun, cool and breezy, and just gorgeous as the fog was burning off in the valley. Turn around and down, which took a while, because when a trail is wet and slippery you can't go much faster down than up.
But next time! I'll go up the dirt road and do a loop out the road, up the peak, and over and then down. I'm very excited about this, because I think it will be more like a 2:30 trip and I'll get home at a more work-appropriate time (no meetings today, anyway). Also there was a ton of one-lane-road construction on the way home, so it took an extra 15 minutes.
This sort of worked. It was cool and cloudy, which was nice, and 1:08 to the Saddleback parking lot on Route 4. The original plan was up the mountain, down the Berry Picker's Trail, and back on a road to the trail. I ran up the trail, felt pretty good, and then around mile 2 remembered, this was a wet, slimy (it rained up there), cobwebby trail and it was 3.5 miles to said road.
I decided to just run up the mountain down down. This was good. The mountain was in the sun, cool and breezy, and just gorgeous as the fog was burning off in the valley. Turn around and down, which took a while, because when a trail is wet and slippery you can't go much faster down than up.
But next time! I'll go up the dirt road and do a loop out the road, up the peak, and over and then down. I'm very excited about this, because I think it will be more like a 2:30 trip and I'll get home at a more work-appropriate time (no meetings today, anyway). Also there was a ton of one-lane-road construction on the way home, so it took an extra 15 minutes.
Sunday Jun 21, 2020 #
7 AM
Run 1:22:02 [1] 9.06 mi (9:03 / mi) +235m 8:23 / mi
ahr:144 max:185
Morning run with sister and BIL. Not too hot at 7, total of 19 cars, and only 2 off of Route 17. Mostly in the shade. Nice chatting and jogging.
3 PM
Sailing 29:24 [0] 1.49 mi (19:44 / mi)
ahr:82 max:93
The sailboat was rigged up, so I put the cardinal rules of sailing into place:
1) The wind will die off when you go out
2) The wind will pick up when you come in
Not bad, though, and my watch in "sport mode" shows sailing speed in knots. Not really sport, but it tracks.
1) The wind will die off when you go out
2) The wind will pick up when you come in
Not bad, though, and my watch in "sport mode" shows sailing speed in knots. Not really sport, but it tracks.
Saturday Jun 20, 2020 #
12 PM
Hiking 30:00 [1] 1.47 mi (20:24 / mi) +68m 17:50 / mi
ahr:116 max:180
Jeremy and I went out on a trail scout, and wandered over to the camp next door, too. Nice woods.
4 PM
Paddling 36:41 [1] 2.04 mi (17:59 / mi)
ahr:85 max:125
90s all day and full sun, we missed the morning window. Storms stayed west. Took a stand up paddleboard which seems reasonable. Hot. Nice to explore the lake, will do this more.
Friday Jun 19, 2020 #
7 AM
Run 1:14:23 [1] 9.26 mi (8:02 / mi) +230m 7:27 / mi
ahr:148 max:181
So, it's hot today. I was sort of awake at 5, which would have been a great time for a run (and may well be if I can push my schedule a couple of hours) but needed the sleep. I was out by 7:45 and it wasn't that bad. The thing that helps here (versus SAN): shade. The first six miles were almost entirely shaded, and it was warm, but pleasant.
The last few miles up Route 17 were rougher in the sun, and I went through the whole of the liter cola (well, liter water) I'd brought with. Then down the last hill, in the shade, with the mantra "the faster I run, the faster I get jump in the lake."
The last few miles up Route 17 were rougher in the sun, and I went through the whole of the liter cola (well, liter water) I'd brought with. Then down the last hill, in the shade, with the mantra "the faster I run, the faster I get jump in the lake."
Thursday Jun 18, 2020 #
1 PM
Hiking 9:54 [1] 0.33 mi (30:00 / mi) +40m 21:52 / mi
ahr:106 max:134
Off to explore the potential trail. Heading out it goes down into a bit of a ravine to cross a stream, then runs out to the property line, and runs up the hill on a relatively even grade. There's an old stone wall or maybe even old road or embankment of some sort where it turns left back to the road, about a third of a mile in all. I think it wants to cross the road about 100 feet uphill, though.
4 PM
Bicycle 1:23:37 [1] 21.59 mi (3:52 / mi) +521m 3:36 / mi
ahr:132 max:155
Slept in so I missed the cool part of the day and had evening meetings, so took a bike ride.
The 20 mile loop is pretty dead, the downhills on Route 41 are gnarly and the North Road, after 10 years, is showing its age. I think the loop around the lake might actually be okay. But it's nice as a bike ride.
Warm in the sun, and some of those hills are still hills.
The 20 mile loop is pretty dead, the downhills on Route 41 are gnarly and the North Road, after 10 years, is showing its age. I think the loop around the lake might actually be okay. But it's nice as a bike ride.
Warm in the sun, and some of those hills are still hills.
Wednesday Jun 17, 2020 #
7 PM
Run 1:11:22 [1] 9.14 mi (7:49 / mi) +254m 7:11 / mi
ahr:142 max:173
The 20 miles is probably out this week, so I will drop out of the contest. Today would have been the day to do it, and I didn't have the time with work meetings starting at 8. Probably too warm tomorrow to have it be reasonable/fun, and I don't really need to be doing 20 mile road runs right now, since I'm not training for a marathon or anything. Maybe Sunday afternoon, or some such, on trails? But that's a time commitment.
By the time my calls were done, I had a nice run around the lake. Around the lake in under 72 minutes (sub-8s) is always a good measure of fitness.
No more early morning conference. The silver lining of not having the conference in India is that my training in India probably would have been nonexistent.
By the time my calls were done, I had a nice run around the lake. Around the lake in under 72 minutes (sub-8s) is always a good measure of fitness.
No more early morning conference. The silver lining of not having the conference in India is that my training in India probably would have been nonexistent.
Tuesday Jun 16, 2020 #
7 PM
Run 47:18 [1] 5.66 mi (8:21 / mi) +226m 7:26 / mi
ahr:129 max:187
Up the hill and down the other side.
Sort of scouting Route 17 for the rollerski downhill. Looks fine.
West of Kent's Hill, though, I think it's too far gone to safely descend, so the lake loop is probably dead for now. It was a good 8 or 9 years while it lasted! I will have to go scout the 20 miler one of these days, Route 41 might also be dead going north up to Mount Vernon.
Still undecided on whether I do my 20 mille run tomorrow to stay in the last person standing contest. It's starting to be a lot.
Sort of scouting Route 17 for the rollerski downhill. Looks fine.
West of Kent's Hill, though, I think it's too far gone to safely descend, so the lake loop is probably dead for now. It was a good 8 or 9 years while it lasted! I will have to go scout the 20 miler one of these days, Route 41 might also be dead going north up to Mount Vernon.
Still undecided on whether I do my 20 mille run tomorrow to stay in the last person standing contest. It's starting to be a lot.
Monday Jun 15, 2020 #
4 PM
Bicycle 1:01:32 [1] 16.21 mi (3:48 / mi) +380m 3:32 / mi
ahr:125 max:152
Nice ride, beautiful day.
Road said "road closed" but it was just a passable bridge being worked on. Road closed for cars indeed.
Nice to go out the door and start riding without the 20 minutes of city traffic to get anywhere useful.
Road said "road closed" but it was just a passable bridge being worked on. Road closed for cars indeed.
Nice to go out the door and start riding without the 20 minutes of city traffic to get anywhere useful.
7 PM
Run 31:47 [1] 3.04 mi (10:27 / mi) +123m 9:17 / mi
ahr:152 max:183
Some easy running and bounding around camp. The road is good for bounding. Saw a porcupine!
A lap of the field is just < 0.25 miles. But there's a track up to Maranacook, so I may wander over there some time.
A lap of the field is just < 0.25 miles. But there's a track up to Maranacook, so I may wander over there some time.
Sunday Jun 14, 2020 #
Note
Spent a lot of time lugging stuff up and down stairs and hills and doing a lot of other sundry things, but in Maine now.
Saturday Jun 13, 2020 #
2 PM
Run 4:26 [1] 0.35 mi (12:40 / mi) +57m 8:26 / mi
ahr:124 max:140
Run to start. Micturate.
Orienteering 3:42:37 [1] ***** 11.31 mi (19:41 / mi) +855m 15:56 / mi
ahr:134 max:192
So first … I left Boston and got to Natick and realized I'd forgotten my watch. I could have probably used Strava on my phone, but then, splits!
So I turned around and went home. On the plus side, they finished some construction and both lanes were open past Sturbridge so I didn't hit any traffic. I can't imagine one lane on the Pike with normal summer traffic when this is gridlocked with two.
This is about how most of the orienteering went. When it went well, it was fine. When it didn't I was farbulnget in the woods. Which was a lot of the time. Plus, after yesterday, running up hills was not really a thing.
1-started off well, good route, spike
2-didn't go far enough, and had to find the trail and reorient off of that
3-easy off the trail and spur
4-didn't find the trail, ran along the bench, then lost time at the control with the various cliffs and the vague reentrant
5-spike off the trail
6-ugh, read it well to the circle, then wandered looking for the correct reentrant.
7-lots of wandering looking for the "reentrant"
8-ran this one well, not fast, but right to the controll
9-uphill slow
10-some weird unmarked trails but found the cliff okay
11-went to the wrong dot hill
12-trail, spur, spike
13-tried to navigate the featureless hillside, went high, got to the catching feature, went down, found the control. There is a stream bed near the control but it's not on the map, which would have been helpful.
14-spike, mostly, legs getting tired
15-trail, road, hill
16-trails and then across some streams. Wound up high on the spur, went down to where it was flatter
17-down the stream to the trails. Really lagging now.
18-heh, "the knoll" is an island but there was a bridge
fin-shuffling
Turns out Billygoats are easier when you're rested and/or have a skip and following. If there were a skip it would have been 13 or 16.
So I turned around and went home. On the plus side, they finished some construction and both lanes were open past Sturbridge so I didn't hit any traffic. I can't imagine one lane on the Pike with normal summer traffic when this is gridlocked with two.
This is about how most of the orienteering went. When it went well, it was fine. When it didn't I was farbulnget in the woods. Which was a lot of the time. Plus, after yesterday, running up hills was not really a thing.
1-started off well, good route, spike
2-didn't go far enough, and had to find the trail and reorient off of that
3-easy off the trail and spur
4-didn't find the trail, ran along the bench, then lost time at the control with the various cliffs and the vague reentrant
5-spike off the trail
6-ugh, read it well to the circle, then wandered looking for the correct reentrant.
7-lots of wandering looking for the "reentrant"
8-ran this one well, not fast, but right to the controll
9-uphill slow
10-some weird unmarked trails but found the cliff okay
11-went to the wrong dot hill
12-trail, spur, spike
13-tried to navigate the featureless hillside, went high, got to the catching feature, went down, found the control. There is a stream bed near the control but it's not on the map, which would have been helpful.
14-spike, mostly, legs getting tired
15-trail, road, hill
16-trails and then across some streams. Wound up high on the spur, went down to where it was flatter
17-down the stream to the trails. Really lagging now.
18-heh, "the knoll" is an island but there was a bridge
fin-shuffling
Turns out Billygoats are easier when you're rested and/or have a skip and following. If there were a skip it would have been 13 or 16.
Friday Jun 12, 2020 #
3 PM
Trail Run 5:32:24 [1] 18.69 mi (17:47 / mi) +1889m 13:32 / mi
ahr:156 max:218
So. Moosilauke day. Needed 18.64 miles = 30 km.
Plan was up Tunnel Brook, then over Moosilauke mostly, but then down and around. But that changed when I found out Ravine Lodge was closed. Not because I was going to park there, but because with it closed I figured it would be less crowded on Snapper/Gorge Brook because of the extra road walk. I mapped out Tunnel Brook over the top, then around Snapper/GB and back would be just in the neighborhood.
Went out Tunnel Brook first, figuring it wouldn't be crowded. After bashing through some spider webs, I was happy with that decision. 9/13/13/13/9/11 across Tunnel Brook, which is so nice and runnable. Using poles on the uphills to remember upper body. Then up the hill, and I actually saw people. They asked if there was anywhere flat to camp along the Benton Trail. Uh, yeah, at the top or bottom, but they were in the middle. Motored on to the top, across the summit, where I saw four more people, two sheltering on top with the wind. Great views, though. Then down Snapper, feeling snappy, and stopped to fill water. Cool on top, carried 1L and filtered 1L.
Started getting tired up Gorge Brook. It's harder to sprint it when you have 12 miles on your legs. Back to the summit near sunset, seeing no one except the pink-gray clouds and late sun. Pretty struggly time down to the valley since my legs were mostly shot. Needed my headlamp near the end and got to the car 1/4 mi short of what I needed, so did some walking around the parking lot to fill it in.
Almost stopped at the McD's drive through in Plymouth. Quick ride home. Eating a huge bowl of miso rice soup.
Plan was up Tunnel Brook, then over Moosilauke mostly, but then down and around. But that changed when I found out Ravine Lodge was closed. Not because I was going to park there, but because with it closed I figured it would be less crowded on Snapper/Gorge Brook because of the extra road walk. I mapped out Tunnel Brook over the top, then around Snapper/GB and back would be just in the neighborhood.
Went out Tunnel Brook first, figuring it wouldn't be crowded. After bashing through some spider webs, I was happy with that decision. 9/13/13/13/9/11 across Tunnel Brook, which is so nice and runnable. Using poles on the uphills to remember upper body. Then up the hill, and I actually saw people. They asked if there was anywhere flat to camp along the Benton Trail. Uh, yeah, at the top or bottom, but they were in the middle. Motored on to the top, across the summit, where I saw four more people, two sheltering on top with the wind. Great views, though. Then down Snapper, feeling snappy, and stopped to fill water. Cool on top, carried 1L and filtered 1L.
Started getting tired up Gorge Brook. It's harder to sprint it when you have 12 miles on your legs. Back to the summit near sunset, seeing no one except the pink-gray clouds and late sun. Pretty struggly time down to the valley since my legs were mostly shot. Needed my headlamp near the end and got to the car 1/4 mi short of what I needed, so did some walking around the parking lot to fill it in.
Almost stopped at the McD's drive through in Plymouth. Quick ride home. Eating a huge bowl of miso rice soup.
Thursday Jun 11, 2020 #
7 PM
Run 39:44 [1] 4.83 mi (8:14 / mi) +20m 8:07 / mi
ahr:151 max:194
Run to go pick up maps at Cristina's.
Well, I was going to go to the grocery store too but forgot a credit card.
Mostly not on the river, mostly unmasked, helped it had just quit raining there weren't too many people out.
Well, I was going to go to the grocery store too but forgot a credit card.
Mostly not on the river, mostly unmasked, helped it had just quit raining there weren't too many people out.
Wednesday Jun 10, 2020 #
6 PM
Trail Run 1:28:47 [1] 9.71 mi (9:09 / mi) +313m 8:19 / mi
ahr:153 max:187
23 minutes to the Blue Hills. So there is a silver lining to covid!
No traffic after a meeting, so zipped down to the Blue Hills and ran a nice long loop before sunset. Foggy and cool, but nice dry trails, unlike last time I was there for the Traverse and it was, well, certainly not dry! Saw maybe a dozen people over 9 miles. Easier than running the esplanade, that's for sure!
No traffic after a meeting, so zipped down to the Blue Hills and ran a nice long loop before sunset. Foggy and cool, but nice dry trails, unlike last time I was there for the Traverse and it was, well, certainly not dry! Saw maybe a dozen people over 9 miles. Easier than running the esplanade, that's for sure!
Tuesday Jun 9, 2020 #
12 PM
Note
If anyone is considering traveling by airplane, don't.
First of all, wearing a mask for several hours sucks. But worse are the people around who aren't. TSA was a mess, they have gotten rid of pre-check, so I was behind the morons who were taking water and checking. And the aircraft are pretty full. Hopefully I made it without getting covid; we'll find out more soon enough.
Plans for this week:
Wednesday morning maybe drive out and run the Billygoat
Friday afternoon long run at Moosilauke
Saturday if I haven't run the Billygoat, go do it
Otherwise, find some time to do some bicycling and rollerskiing, maybe go for a run with the mask rules (i.e. run to Boston?)
Sunday head up to Maine for a while …
First of all, wearing a mask for several hours sucks. But worse are the people around who aren't. TSA was a mess, they have gotten rid of pre-check, so I was behind the morons who were taking water and checking. And the aircraft are pretty full. Hopefully I made it without getting covid; we'll find out more soon enough.
Plans for this week:
Wednesday morning maybe drive out and run the Billygoat
Friday afternoon long run at Moosilauke
Saturday if I haven't run the Billygoat, go do it
Otherwise, find some time to do some bicycling and rollerskiing, maybe go for a run with the mask rules (i.e. run to Boston?)
Sunday head up to Maine for a while …
6 PM
Run 40:55 [1] 5.2 mi (7:52 / mi) +20m 7:46 / mi
ahr:158 max:181
Watched started out jet lagged with no GPS, and then I had to get on a CSU call and forgot to turn the watch off.
Hooray?
Run was fine, but so many runners! And the roads are so narrow! But also, it was nice and cloudy and cool. Still, breathing through a buff when it's >5˚ is not fun, gets wet, feels like mild asthma. Will go to more back roads at odder times of day for the next couple of days.
Hooray?
Run was fine, but so many runners! And the roads are so narrow! But also, it was nice and cloudy and cool. Still, breathing through a buff when it's >5˚ is not fun, gets wet, feels like mild asthma. Will go to more back roads at odder times of day for the next couple of days.
Sunday Jun 7, 2020 #
10 AM
Surfing 1:04:34 [1] 0.72 mi (1:29:39 / mi)
ahr:131 max:175
Another day of surfing. Bigger waves, frustrating at times to paddle out, but sort of stood up a couple of times. Drank most of the Pacific Ocean.
Bicycle 45:37 [1] 9.25 mi (4:56 / mi) +107m 4:46 / mi
ahr:94 max:138
Last burrito bicycle :(
Saturday Jun 6, 2020 #
10 AM
Run 2:28:29 [1] 17.7 mi (8:23 / mi) +87m 8:16 / mi
ahr:182 max:207
Long run around Mission Bay. Found a nice path along Mission Valley with a curb-protected bike lane (they could do so much more of that here!) so followed that for a while. Turned around and went into the wind, so slowed down some, but the "boardwalk" was de facto open so ran off the road which was nice. Sun mostly stayed in behind the clouds, but I went through a lot of water (but I had a bike mule). Legs feel decent. Not sure how much longer I'll do this silly thing, but maybe go for 20 …
Friday Jun 5, 2020 #
7 PM
Run 40:13 [1] 4.8 mi (8:23 / mi) +79m 7:58 / mi
ahr:161 max:201
Was going to do the long run, but then had some work, and then it got sunny, so went on a later run.
Thursday Jun 4, 2020 #
7 PM
Surfing 1:04:40 [1] 0.77 mi (1:24:00 / mi)
ahr:122 max:168
What the hell, I'll log this as actual time. Didn't go for a run, but the surf was decent if pretty soft. Caught one wave and properly stood up (!), a couple on my knees (the front of the waves were not that stable) and a lot of swimming around. Also wore my watch out there.
Wednesday Jun 3, 2020 #
4 PM
Run 41:20 [1] 4.91 mi (8:25 / mi) +33m 8:15 / mi
ahr:135 max:204
Jogaroo today. Warm in the sun. Marine layer starting to blow in. Beaches now open for sitting.
But then we went surfing. Two exciting things happened. One, I stood up and rode a wave. Not well, not far, but I did it. I rode another all the way in on my knees. It was super choppy and breezy, so not the easiest day. But, hey I kind of did the thing!
So then we biked home and there was a fire truck in front of the house. Uhm, okay? Four firemen there, and apparently a bad smoke detector went off, and the neighbors called it in. Of course, we're home 23 hours a day, but the one time we're both out of the house. They took out a screen to get in, high security, and were going to leave a note.
So no harm, no foul. But excitement!
But then we went surfing. Two exciting things happened. One, I stood up and rode a wave. Not well, not far, but I did it. I rode another all the way in on my knees. It was super choppy and breezy, so not the easiest day. But, hey I kind of did the thing!
So then we biked home and there was a fire truck in front of the house. Uhm, okay? Four firemen there, and apparently a bad smoke detector went off, and the neighbors called it in. Of course, we're home 23 hours a day, but the one time we're both out of the house. They took out a screen to get in, high security, and were going to leave a note.
So no harm, no foul. But excitement!
Tuesday Jun 2, 2020 #
1 PM
Run 49:14 [1] 4.88 mi (10:05 / mi) +283m 8:33 / mi
ahr:138 max:205
Our for a bounding run. Top of the park to start, then five bursts up the steep bits below.
Saw a group of young women sitting on the grass making cardboard signs. Wished them well.
HRM still has all sorts of weird spikes. And it took forever for Suunto to push.
Saw a group of young women sitting on the grass making cardboard signs. Wished them well.
HRM still has all sorts of weird spikes. And it took forever for Suunto to push.
Monday Jun 1, 2020 #
7 PM
Run 40:24 [1] 4.94 mi (8:11 / mi) +151m 7:28 / mi
ahr:135 max:200
Lots of calls but a nice evening breeze for a run around the neighborhood, down a dead end and then up the hill.
Leg feels mostly better but still a bit of ow, and a visible bruise.
Leg feels mostly better but still a bit of ow, and a visible bruise.