Training Log Archive: ernst

Streamering and field checking (map corrections) for Boulder Dash. Spent a total of 5 hours 50 minutes which includes mapping 3 trails, and stopping quite a bit writing notes and marking up streamers, and just mostly looking around to verify locations. Figured about 2 hours of leisurely moving about.

Then vetting some of the Day 2 (Steve's) controls. Spend about three hours, about half of it moving about.I inadvertently left my 1:5k blowup behind so had to navigate with 1:10k map which provided for a reading challenge in the dark intricate N areas. Eventually ran into Steve at a planned location where the map did not seem to make sense. Also it was just getting dark. I had a headlamp, but did not feel like fiddling with it, so I tried to find as many controls as possible on my way back to parking. Missed 3, found 5, the last of which was almost in complete darkness. A fun day, except for the light rain in the beginning. Had it not stopped, I'd probably had to deal with disintegrated documents.

Bike to work, then from office to MUB for an 8:30 special lecture about DARPA grants.

Running home after a looong day at work. First a loop around CW, then along S side of Oyster River, then W Foss Farm then and a loop (clockwise) on the Surrey bike trails, then home. Last mile in near dark conditions. (no headlamp).

Run to work. Usual route. No time for shenanigans. Pretty hot out! Sweaty!

Running home, no detours. Quite hot! Low on energy, hungry.

Marathon Training. I wanted to see how it feels running on the road.
Home to Wiswall Dam to Lee Hook Rd, to downtown Lee, loop around Allen Way, then W.Hill Road all the way to Packers Falls Rd, then back home. Exactly 10 miles after a few extra strides over to T park and back.

Hills were tough especially those that were sun exposed (~ 75 by the end). But I was able to maintain a 7:15 mile at the end, which was not bad. First mile was a warmup (~ 9 minutes).

Bike to work.

Bike home.

Trail and some off-trail run from Ht of land of Province Road N of Bow Lake, to Evans Mt, and over to Parker Mt. Ridge. I can never find a trail that connects from Evans to the Ridge. And the Ridge is tricky for relocation: multiple side hill-tops and mostly indistinct trails.

Surprise encounter: (the only person I saw all day): a hiker showed up as I was trying to locate myself, it ended up being Tom, the colleague and (greater) neighbor forester. This required a serious conversation about trees, trails, work, and everything else. Spent about 20 minutes gabbing before parting.

I started to get hungry, and as I missed the main ridge again, I plowed my way back to Evans Mt. Then a longer loop checking of the snowmobile trails and one resident's trail maze just N of where I parked.

Georgeous area of old farm fields, rocky hill tops, and mostly open woods, except near marshes and low points. About 15 yrs ago, there was talk about organizing a Rogaine around here. But then folks got pulled into other commitments. It would be fine terrain. Many private owners in this ridge of the "Blue Hills" , but they all seem to welcome foot-traffic. And they mow their trails. In the winter trails are open to snow mobiling. The NH "corridor" trails S7 goes through here.