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Saturday Sep 30, 2017 #
Event: Wilderness Traverse
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slept:5.5
Managed Wilderness Traverse Race HQ - 35 hours without sleep but it was exciting as always and fun to see so many friends.
Friday Sep 29, 2017 #
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slept:5.0
Short sleep after staying up until the wee hours learning about the Yellowbrick trackers that arrived last night, then writing a Wilderness Traverse Emergency Protocol based on them. No problem, I can catch up on sleep this weekend - NOT!
Race check-in took place at our host site, Grand Tappattoo Resort near Parry Sound.
Many thanks to Pat Chan, who flew out from Edmonton to help us out at WT HQ!
Race check-in took place at our host site, Grand Tappattoo Resort near Parry Sound.
Many thanks to Pat Chan, who flew out from Edmonton to help us out at WT HQ!
Wednesday Sep 27, 2017 #
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slept:6.5
Another WT preparation day. I was planning a long, productive evening but the power has gone out with an estimate of 3 hours to restore it. So I can't use my electronics (for long), can't make dinner and can't drink water. I guess I could pack by headlamp. I'm thirsty already!
Tuesday Sep 26, 2017 #
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slept:6.0
I thought about running. Sigh.
If you haven't seen it,Cristina Gordhun dug up this amazing vintage video made by Orienteering Ontario at "the first championship event in Canada" in the late sixties. "A sport of mind and muscle!"
If you haven't seen it,
Monday Sep 25, 2017 #
1 PM
Mountain Biking (Trail & Country Road) 1:05:13 [3] 16.21 km (14.9 kph) +231m
slept:6.0
I'm getting bored with recovering but it's been hard to sneak away from the computer without feeling guilty. Today I had the perfect excuse! I needed to check a large construction site at Albion Hills that Coach LD had told me about. I wondered what impact it would have on our Star Tracks Mountain Bike Adventure courses. Mick and I had finished up the course design and mapwork in August - or so we thought.
I rode at the site from different sides to figure out where all the fences were. I can't figure out what they're doing but it sure affects a large area. We won't have to change the Open course but we might tweak the Novice course.
Then I went to Deer Run to check out a campsite that Funderstorm recommended for the pre-race camping that we're trying to encourage on Sat. Oct. 14. Nick is organizing a couple of low key training races that evening, one of them after dark. The Stars will provide marshmallows and the first bag of firewood for the communal fire!
Only a few more days for earlybird entries to Star Tracks.
https://stars.whyjustrun.ca/events/view/3041
Separate entry for Sat. evening races (very inexpensive)
https://stars.whyjustrun.ca/events/view/3104
Please let me know if you plan to camp. You'll book directly with Albion Hills but I'm thinking we can help people share sites to keep costs down.
P.S. I love my new bike. It's hard to remember that I ever felt awkward on this 29er.
I rode at the site from different sides to figure out where all the fences were. I can't figure out what they're doing but it sure affects a large area. We won't have to change the Open course but we might tweak the Novice course.
Then I went to Deer Run to check out a campsite that Funderstorm recommended for the pre-race camping that we're trying to encourage on Sat. Oct. 14. Nick is organizing a couple of low key training races that evening, one of them after dark. The Stars will provide marshmallows and the first bag of firewood for the communal fire!
Only a few more days for earlybird entries to Star Tracks.
https://stars.whyjustrun.ca/events/view/3041
Separate entry for Sat. evening races (very inexpensive)
https://stars.whyjustrun.ca/events/view/3104
Please let me know if you plan to camp. You'll book directly with Albion Hills but I'm thinking we can help people share sites to keep costs down.
P.S. I love my new bike. It's hard to remember that I ever felt awkward on this 29er.
Sunday Sep 24, 2017 #
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slept:7.0
Saturday Sep 23, 2017 #
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slept:6.0
Although it looks like I'm doing nothing, this is "volunteer work season" when I work more than fulltime on Wilderness Traverse, Star Tracks and Orienteering Ontario. I really need to get outside before this beautiful weather ends though!
Friday Sep 22, 2017 #
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slept:7.5
Thursday Sep 21, 2017 #
1 PM
Paddling (Canoe paddles) 5:24:23 [3] 31.14 km (5.8 kph) +130m
slept:6.0
After a meeting with the host site, Bob and I celebrated the last day of summer by checking a few things around the race course. It was hot, sunny and beautiful.
Volunteer work can be taxing but luckily I'm willing to give till it hurts. We look forward to welcoming racers next weekend!
Volunteer work can be taxing but luckily I'm willing to give till it hurts. We look forward to welcoming racers next weekend!
Wednesday Sep 20, 2017 #
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slept:3.0
Monday Sep 18, 2017 #
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slept:7.0
Sunday Sep 17, 2017 #
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slept:6.5
Saturday Sep 16, 2017 #
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slept:8.0
Friday Sep 15, 2017 #
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slept:7.5
Thursday Sep 14, 2017 #
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slept:8.0
Wednesday Sep 13, 2017 #
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slept:9.0
I have lots of catching up to do, both on AP and everywhere else. 'Bent and I made it home from Italy last night after scoring business class tickets with our frequent flyer points.
It was ridiculously good. Tired after racing? Why not adjust your seat so it lies completely flat, then use your full-sized pillow and fluffy duvet for a little nap? Then drink a few glasses of good wine and enjoy a 4-course lunch followed by a movie on a big personal screen. If I had money, I think I would splurge on this for any flight over 6 hours. But sadly, that's not going to happen. Anyway, it's great to be home. :)
It was ridiculously good. Tired after racing? Why not adjust your seat so it lies completely flat, then use your full-sized pillow and fluffy duvet for a little nap? Then drink a few glasses of good wine and enjoy a 4-course lunch followed by a movie on a big personal screen. If I had money, I think I would splurge on this for any flight over 6 hours. But sadly, that's not going to happen. Anyway, it's great to be home. :)
Sunday Sep 10, 2017 #
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slept:6.0
Saturday Sep 9, 2017 #
6 AM
Running race (Trail) 11:21:02 [3] 44.9 km (15:10 / km) +2844m 11:31 / km
slept:4.0 shoes: Salomon Speedcross Pro - Blue
Ultra Tour Monte Rosa Day 4
Macugnaga, Italy to Grächen, Switzerland
Macugnaga, Italy to Grächen, Switzerland
Friday Sep 8, 2017 #
6 AM
Running race (Trail) 11:24:12 [3] 45.9 km (14:54 / km) +3276m 10:59 / km
slept:5.75 shoes: Salomon Speedcross Pro - Blue
Ultra Tour Monte Rosa Day 3
Gressoney la Trinité to Macugnaga, Italy
Gressoney la Trinité to Macugnaga, Italy
Thursday Sep 7, 2017 #
6 AM
Running race (Trail) 11:04:36 42.9 km (15:30 / km) +2984m 11:30 / km
slept:6.5 shoes: Salomon Speedcross Pro - Blue
Ultra Tour Monte Rosa Day 2
Zermatt, Switzerland to Gressoney la Trinité, Italy
Zermatt, Switzerland to Gressoney la Trinité, Italy
Wednesday Sep 6, 2017 #
6 AM
Running race (Trail) 8:19:24 [3] 36.7 km (13:36 / km) +2224m 10:27 / km
slept:4.0 shoes: Salomon Speedcross 4 - Blue
Ultra Tour Monte Rosa Day 1
Grächen to Zermatt, Switzerland
(Race started 9 mins late so official time is 8:28:24.)
Grächen to Zermatt, Switzerland
(Race started 9 mins late so official time is 8:28:24.)
Tuesday Sep 5, 2017 #
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slept:5.5
(Copied from Facebook - dot watching details.) Tomorrow Richard Ehrlich and I start Ultra Tour Monte Rosa - a mountain run around the 2nd highest Alp, passing through Switzerland and Italy. We're doing it as a 4-day stage race with a total distance of 170 km and 11,300 meters of elevation gain.
For anyone interested in watching our live GPS trackers, we'll start Tues. midnight Ontario time (6 am Wed. in Switzerland). We have 12 hrs to finish each stage. Stage 2 starts Wed. midnight Ontario time, etc. My bib# is 518; Richard's is 533. GPS tracking is here.
http://live.opentracking.co.uk/monterosa4stage17/
Race timing is here; I assume they'll record our passage through a few checkpoints each day.
https://www.racematix.com/site/#entry:grp/Ultra-To...
On Day 1, we go from Grächen to Zermatt, Switzerland. On Day 2, we finish in Gressoney, Italy. We go to Macugnaga, Italy on Day 3, and we finish the circuit back at Grächen on Day 4.
So far we've met runners from Japan, Scotland, the Netherlands, the U.S., England and Switzerland. Looking forward to the adventure!
For anyone interested in watching our live GPS trackers, we'll start Tues. midnight Ontario time (6 am Wed. in Switzerland). We have 12 hrs to finish each stage. Stage 2 starts Wed. midnight Ontario time, etc. My bib# is 518; Richard's is 533. GPS tracking is here.
http://live.opentracking.co.uk/monterosa4stage17/
Race timing is here; I assume they'll record our passage through a few checkpoints each day.
https://www.racematix.com/site/#entry:grp/Ultra-To...
On Day 1, we go from Grächen to Zermatt, Switzerland. On Day 2, we finish in Gressoney, Italy. We go to Macugnaga, Italy on Day 3, and we finish the circuit back at Grächen on Day 4.
So far we've met runners from Japan, Scotland, the Netherlands, the U.S., England and Switzerland. Looking forward to the adventure!
Monday Sep 4, 2017 #
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slept:7.75
Sunday Sep 3, 2017 #
11 AM
Trekking (Snow) 35:00 [1] 3.1 km (11:17 / km) +134m 9:17 / km
shoes: Salomon XA Pro Grey
'Bent and I took the cable car up the Klein Matterhorn to Matterhorn Paradise where they have a restaurant (of course!), access for mountaineering and ski-mo, and a marked, crevasse-free (we hoped), snowy trail along a wide ridge - all at almost 4,000 m elevation. 'Bent and I hiked to the Italian border at the end of the groomed path and hung out for awhile hoping that our bodies might make some extra red blood cells. :) We had spectacular views of the Matterhorn, Breithorn, Monte Rosa, Mont Blanc and more.
The groomed trail
We checked out what we could see of our race route - daunting but pretty.
The groomed trail
We checked out what we could see of our race route - daunting but pretty.
2 PM
Trekking 50:00 3.16 km (15:48 / km) +220m 11:44 / km
shoes: Salomon XA Pro Grey
On the way down, we stopped at Schwartzsee and hiked toward the Matterhorn for a better look. We stopped at 2,770 m elevation and resolved to return some day to hike to the Hörnli Hut.
This is Monte Rosa.
On Day 2 of Ultra-Tour Monte Rosa, we'll start down in Zermatt and climb 1600+ m over Theodulpass into Italy, crossing a glacier on a marked path. I'm sure the Hockley Valley prepared me for that. ;(
This is Monte Rosa.
On Day 2 of Ultra-Tour Monte Rosa, we'll start down in Zermatt and climb 1600+ m over Theodulpass into Italy, crossing a glacier on a marked path. I'm sure the Hockley Valley prepared me for that. ;(
7 PM
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slept:6.75
Yay!!
Saturday Sep 2, 2017 #
12 PM
Running (Trail) 35:30 3.36 km (10:34 / km) +320m 7:09 / km
slept:10.0 shoes: Salomon Speedcross 4 - Blue
So far our Deluxe Matterhorn View room is working out really well.
It wasn't worth taking a cable car up high today so 'Bent and I ran and hiked up the valley toward the Matterhorn, stopping for lunch in the small hamlet of Zmutt. It's a popular, well-maintained trail.
This is Zmutt. Like our hotel room, it has a fabulous view of the Matterhorn. I know that because I googled it.
It is the hub for trails to everywhere.
It wasn't worth taking a cable car up high today so 'Bent and I ran and hiked up the valley toward the Matterhorn, stopping for lunch in the small hamlet of Zmutt. It's a popular, well-maintained trail.
This is Zmutt. Like our hotel room, it has a fabulous view of the Matterhorn. I know that because I googled it.
It is the hub for trails to everywhere.
2 PM
Running (Trail) 21:52 [3] 3.28 km (6:40 / km) +6m 6:36 / km
shoes: Salomon Speedcross 4 - Blue
After lunch, we ran back down to Zermatt at a good pace.
Back in town, we visited the Mountaineers' Cemetery including the grave of the Unknown Climber. Most other tombstones had names of one or more climbers and the mountain they died on.
From reading the tombstones, it's clear that men should never climb mountains between the ages of 20 and 30. Sadly, that demographic was greatly over-represented.
Back in town, we visited the Mountaineers' Cemetery including the grave of the Unknown Climber. Most other tombstones had names of one or more climbers and the mountain they died on.
From reading the tombstones, it's clear that men should never climb mountains between the ages of 20 and 30. Sadly, that demographic was greatly over-represented.
Friday Sep 1, 2017 #
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slept:1.75
'Bent and I arrived in Zermatt this afternoon. It cost a bit extra for a Matterhorn View room but we are eternal optimists. The sky has to clear up eventually, right?
I can't resist the chocolate croissants but I'll be skipping this.
I can't resist the chocolate croissants but I'll be skipping this.