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Thursday Oct 31, 2019 #
6 PM
Cycling 23:24 5.52 mi (14.2 mph) +153m
ahr:133 max:178
Mercer Island 0-3 Bellevue. Last game of the season, which is great news, because it was the coldest game of the season. Unfortunately this was also one of the worst kinds of games as an AR - the kind where a coach is unhappy for legitimate reasons, but the center gets defensive and doubles down instead of making amends, and then you as an AR have to deal with it and try to walk the delicate line of placating the coach without tossing the center under the bus.
9 PM
Cycling 21:26 5.8 mi (16.2 mph) +90m
ahr:164 max:207
Wednesday Oct 30, 2019 #
5 PM
Cycling 24:57 6.64 mi (16.0 mph) +148m
ahr:140 max:165
7 PM
Cycling 22:59 6.59 mi (17.2 mph) +47m
ahr:123 max:153
Tuesday Oct 29, 2019 #
3 PM
Cycling 1:04:14 20.68 mi (19.3 mph) +4m
ahr:129 max:177
An excellent fall day, clear and cold. For some reason I think of this as a Denver day, though I guess it could be most places in the Midwest or Mountain West. Except I suspect those places might get colder than 50F.
Sunday Oct 27, 2019 #
8 AM
Cycling 33:26 8.08 mi (14.5 mph) +181m
ahr:132 max:182
1 PM
Cycling 30:38 7.75 mi (15.2 mph) +153m
ahr:128 max:174
Saturday Oct 26, 2019 #
2 PM
Orienteering race 29:23 ** 6.35 km (4:38 / km) +1m 4:37 / km
ahr:160 max:185 24c
Running warm up/down 11:08 [2] 1.0 mi (11:08 / mi)
7 PM
Orienteering race 22:46 ** 3.29 km (6:55 / km) +5m 6:52 / km
ahr:139 max:171 24c
Thursday Oct 24, 2019 #
6 PM
Cycling 26:56 6.6 mi (14.7 mph) +189m
ahr:127 max:164
Roosevelt 1-1 Ballard
9 PM
Cycling 27:55 7.25 mi (15.6 mph) +160m
ahr:126 max:153
From Tuesday night, Skyline 2-2 Eastlake. "Biggest game of the season," according to our assignor, who was at the game. These two schools are rivals, located maybe a mile from each other in Sammamish, which recently topped the Census Bureau's 2018 national study of "large" cities (>65,000 population) by median household income. At the high school level, affluence and strong soccer programs are highly correlated, which is an unsurprising bummer.
Wednesday Oct 23, 2019 #
3 PM
Cycling 1:05:39 20.65 mi (18.9 mph) +5m
ahr:134 max:165
SEAAAAATTLE...SOOOOOUNDERS...
I saw two cats happily hunting small critters, and a dozen or more fuzzy black/brown caterpillars on the trail, most of whom hadn't been stepped on or run over. I think these caterpillars should have a good rate of survival, at least when it comes to accidental death - they are smol enough that the chance of random collision is low, while also being visible enough to be seen and avoided by even those traveling at relatively high speed like myself.
I saw two cats happily hunting small critters, and a dozen or more fuzzy black/brown caterpillars on the trail, most of whom hadn't been stepped on or run over. I think these caterpillars should have a good rate of survival, at least when it comes to accidental death - they are smol enough that the chance of random collision is low, while also being visible enough to be seen and avoided by even those traveling at relatively high speed like myself.
C • sounders 18
Monday Oct 21, 2019 #
4 PM
Cycling 1:31:12 30.1 mi (19.8 mph) +94m
ahr:135 max:158
Here is my fantasy basketball team this year. I have missed the playoffs three straight seasons, which is unacceptable, but I feel I drafted a strong team. I suspect my players are for the most part relatively obscure to non-NBA fans; anyone who can name the team any of these players plays for (without cheating) wins a cookie.
Darius Garland
Josh Richardson
Dwayne Bacon
Otto Porter Jr
Serge Ibaka
Nikola Vucevic
Julius Randle
Derrick Favors
Kelly Oubre
Taurean Prince
Ish Smith
Maxi Kleber
Danuel House
Darius Garland
Josh Richardson
Dwayne Bacon
Otto Porter Jr
Serge Ibaka
Nikola Vucevic
Julius Randle
Derrick Favors
Kelly Oubre
Taurean Prince
Ish Smith
Maxi Kleber
Danuel House
C • Teams 11
5 PM
Cycling warm up/down 12:01 2.41 mi (12.0 mph) +1m
ahr:109 max:148
Friday Oct 18, 2019 #
5 PM
Cycling 1:04:25 20.62 mi (19.2 mph) +11m
ahr:143 max:171
Didn't really want to ride today but I did anyway, because it wasn't raining. Then later I saw two flashes of lightning, but they were a ways off to the north. Then right about when I got to the northernmost point of my loop, there was a big flash and peal of thunder that wasn't so far off, and I started thinking it might not be great to be riding around on an aluminum bicycle. Still, it didn't start raining till 5min after I was done.
Wednesday Oct 16, 2019 #
4 PM
Cycling 1:20:00 20.32 mi (15.2 mph) +494m
ahr:139 max:173
This was a great idea, until it started pouring and it became a terrible idea. Still, there is a certain beauty and freedom in giving yourself up to the elements, like Bodhi from Point Break (2015 remake). Unlike Bodhi, I called in for an evac.
Eastlake 2-1 Issaquah
Eastlake 2-1 Issaquah
Tuesday Oct 15, 2019 #
6 PM
Cycling 30:03 7.87 mi (15.7 mph) +212m
ahr:129 max:166
Home -> Bellevue HS. Bellevue 0-2 Lake Washington, just like the US-Canada game :( :( :(
9 PM
Cycling 28:53 7.91 mi (16.4 mph) +199m
ahr:133 max:170
Sunday Oct 13, 2019 #
8 AM
Cycling 25:53 6.49 mi (15.0 mph) +54m
ahr:129 max:182
To Interbay for a couple GSSL (Greater Seattle Soccer League) games, men's open D1 - AKA the top level. These games can be hit or miss depending on the teams, but often they're some of the best soccer around short of NCAA D1, and dudes who get paid. Lots of 20-something ex-college types.
1 PM
Cycling 25:34 6.5 mi (15.3 mph) +61m
ahr:149 max:184
Saturday Oct 12, 2019 #
2 PM
Cycling 1:02:31 18.96 mi (18.2 mph) +372m
ahr:137 max:171
Legs feeling like two blobs of pudding.
Friday Oct 11, 2019 #
3 PM
Cycling 1:25:04 27.31 mi (19.3 mph) +63m
ahr:136 max:160
I'll fly a starship
'Cross the universe divide
And when I reach the other side
I'll find a place to rest my spirit if I can
Perhaps I may become a highwayman again
Or I may simply be a single drop of rain
But I will remain
I'll be back again
And again, and again, and again...
'Cross the universe divide
And when I reach the other side
I'll find a place to rest my spirit if I can
Perhaps I may become a highwayman again
Or I may simply be a single drop of rain
But I will remain
I'll be back again
And again, and again, and again...
Wednesday Oct 9, 2019 #
4 PM
Cycling 2:04:30 37.53 mi (18.1 mph) +303m
ahr:122 max:179
A nice and visually pleasing loop down to Kent, over to Maple Valley, and onto the back end of the Cedar River Trail with the gradual downgrade returning to Renton. I'd been eyeing a loop of this ilk for a while, and today was a lovely fall day, if a tad cold, and I didn't happen to have any plans after work. In addition, this loop looks like Botswana.
My next goals are 2020 US Nationals and NAOC. I now know what works for me, and I will not get injured. I will train well, I will train hard, I will train smart. I will be ready.
My next goals are 2020 US Nationals and NAOC. I now know what works for me, and I will not get injured. I will train well, I will train hard, I will train smart. I will be ready.
Sunday Oct 6, 2019 #
Note
(sick)
A proper cold.
Thigh is quite bruised but already less swollen and painful, so shouldn't hinder activity for more than a couple days.
Thigh is quite bruised but already less swollen and painful, so shouldn't hinder activity for more than a couple days.
Saturday Oct 5, 2019 #
9 AM
Orienteering race 2:03:35 *** 16.56 km (7:28 / km) +216m 7:00 / km
ahr:158 max:175 27c
Loop 5 map
Mergeo's Whidbey Woods Checkpoint Run, at Putney Woods. This is a combo orienteering/trail running format where there are five loops (courses) and you've got a three- or six-hour time limit to finish as many as you can. Everyone has to do Loop 1 first, then the rest is up to you. Beforehand I had pretty much decided I'd do 1 followed by 4 and 5, as those were the ones advertised as trending more toward off-trail/orienteering, and then call it a day hopefully after about two hours.
Completed Loop 1 in ~23min, and Loop 4 in ~29min, despite losing about two minutes at 3 when the flag was a bit further into the thicker green than I was expecting. Then on the way to the second control of Loop 5, I was running downhill on a trail and kicked a small unseen stump, and went down HARD, taking major damage points on my left thigh, as well as jamming my right big toe what kicked the stump - my worst fall since the NAOC 2016 Long, where I smashed my knee on a boulder and went out for like a month with a deep bone bruise. I took a minute before determining that I could continue, albeit with somewhat subdued fervor, and was able to complete the long and tough Loop 5 without further incident other than going most of the way to 4 rather than 14 after leaving 13 - luckily it wasn't very far out of the way. I was pleased to spike most of the more rugged off-trail legs including 6, 10, 11, and 15. Missed my two-hour goal, but probably would have been right on it without the fall.
Unfortunately, I then had to come back and AR a soccer game, which was going to be interesting as after I finished a large knob quickly materialized on my thigh, and walking became difficult. However, in a comically fortuitous deux ex machina turn of events, we learned that the game was a continuation of a suspended game, so I only had to survive a minute of the first half, plus the second.
Mergeo's Whidbey Woods Checkpoint Run, at Putney Woods. This is a combo orienteering/trail running format where there are five loops (courses) and you've got a three- or six-hour time limit to finish as many as you can. Everyone has to do Loop 1 first, then the rest is up to you. Beforehand I had pretty much decided I'd do 1 followed by 4 and 5, as those were the ones advertised as trending more toward off-trail/orienteering, and then call it a day hopefully after about two hours.
Completed Loop 1 in ~23min, and Loop 4 in ~29min, despite losing about two minutes at 3 when the flag was a bit further into the thicker green than I was expecting. Then on the way to the second control of Loop 5, I was running downhill on a trail and kicked a small unseen stump, and went down HARD, taking major damage points on my left thigh, as well as jamming my right big toe what kicked the stump - my worst fall since the NAOC 2016 Long, where I smashed my knee on a boulder and went out for like a month with a deep bone bruise. I took a minute before determining that I could continue, albeit with somewhat subdued fervor, and was able to complete the long and tough Loop 5 without further incident other than going most of the way to 4 rather than 14 after leaving 13 - luckily it wasn't very far out of the way. I was pleased to spike most of the more rugged off-trail legs including 6, 10, 11, and 15. Missed my two-hour goal, but probably would have been right on it without the fall.
Unfortunately, I then had to come back and AR a soccer game, which was going to be interesting as after I finished a large knob quickly materialized on my thigh, and walking became difficult. However, in a comically fortuitous deux ex machina turn of events, we learned that the game was a continuation of a suspended game, so I only had to survive a minute of the first half, plus the second.
C • AR 3
Friday Oct 4, 2019 #
4 PM
Cycling 1:04:19 20.7 mi (19.3 mph) +24m
ahr:144 max:166
Been feeling a little snorgly last couple days, so hopefully this will blow everything out.
Getting to be that time again...#TMT
Getting to be that time again...#TMT
Tuesday Oct 1, 2019 #
6 PM
Cycling 30:14 8.54 mi (16.9 mph) +196m
ahr:127 max:162
Home -> Newport HS
Newport 2-5 Issaquah. Home side valiantly and improbably fought back twice to 2-2, then allowed three goals in the final 10 minutes.
Newport 2-5 Issaquah. Home side valiantly and improbably fought back twice to 2-2, then allowed three goals in the final 10 minutes.
9 PM
Cycling 32:02 8.94 mi (16.7 mph) +192m
ahr:130 max:155
V cold.