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Saturday Sep 2, 2006 #
Running 22:00 [2]
weight:136lbs
Ran on the kids' Erie street. David did the first half mile with me. We were there to pick them up and bring them home for the summer. Running felt like a small forward step in what is otherwise physical fitness backsliding.
Thursday Aug 31, 2006 #
Bicycling 30:00 [5]
Biked a total of 1:34; maybe 30 minutes was fairly full out.
Met Harvey and Sally in the Fells (Sheepfold), then raced Harvey from there to Jose's Mexican restaurant in Cambridge. He was in his van but had to pick Gretchen up on the way. I was delayed by a lady who I asked directions from; she drew me an elaborate map (she was an artist with a sketchbook) which took 5 minutes, and sent me on a quieter but less direct route.
I still beat Harvey by a minute. It took me 40 minutes. It must be that they didn't get back out of the house quickly enough. It was really fun to be racing; it gave me the energy to go into seriously high gear.
It was rush hour, and I thought about eddie's close calls on his recent commute. I thought maybe if (like me) you don't go as fast as Eddie, it might be safer. You need more stopping distance. Although going slowly means, of course, that you are increasing your total time on the road, which increases your chance of a random hit.
I made one satisfying squealing stop when a car pulled into a driveway from the other side of the street, and I didn't see them coming because I was riding along the right side of the traffic going my way, and there was a van blocking my view.
68h
Met Harvey and Sally in the Fells (Sheepfold), then raced Harvey from there to Jose's Mexican restaurant in Cambridge. He was in his van but had to pick Gretchen up on the way. I was delayed by a lady who I asked directions from; she drew me an elaborate map (she was an artist with a sketchbook) which took 5 minutes, and sent me on a quieter but less direct route.
I still beat Harvey by a minute. It took me 40 minutes. It must be that they didn't get back out of the house quickly enough. It was really fun to be racing; it gave me the energy to go into seriously high gear.
It was rush hour, and I thought about eddie's close calls on his recent commute. I thought maybe if (like me) you don't go as fast as Eddie, it might be safer. You need more stopping distance. Although going slowly means, of course, that you are increasing your total time on the road, which increases your chance of a random hit.
I made one satisfying squealing stop when a car pulled into a driveway from the other side of the street, and I didn't see them coming because I was riding along the right side of the traffic going my way, and there was a van blocking my view.
68h
Bicycling 1:04:00 [3]
Note
Found out about another teacher, this time on the north shore (Beverly), who wants to do some orienteering type activities with her students. Need to find someone up that way who can help out. Another great opportunity!
Wednesday Aug 30, 2006 #
Note
Orienteering + party: Nahant
If anyone is reading this, you're invited to a party at 8 Spouting Horn Road in Nahant on Sunday afternoon. If you're interested in doing some orienteering Sunday morning at Breakheart Reservation in Saugus, let me know by tomorrow night and we'll work something out.
If anyone is reading this, you're invited to a party at 8 Spouting Horn Road in Nahant on Sunday afternoon. If you're interested in doing some orienteering Sunday morning at Breakheart Reservation in Saugus, let me know by tomorrow night and we'll work something out.
Bicycling 1:30:00 [3]
8 min commute.
37 min to get from home to Boojum Rock parking lot.
45 min to get home. !
37 min to get from home to Boojum Rock parking lot.
45 min to get home. !
Orienteering 1:10:00 [1]
With Gretchen, did part of an old green course. Walked and talked. LOTS of poison ivy.
Tuesday Aug 29, 2006 #
Bicycling 8:00 [1]
Commute.
Arg, getting desperate again.
And weighty.
Arg, getting desperate again.
And weighty.
Walking in the woods 30:00 [1]
Walked/jogged to the Cantab, roundabout way. Drank a beer, listened to bluegrass, drank a whiskey, and had a smoke out back. Came back home. Not particularly stellar training, BUT, I made woods dates with two members of the band for tomorrow and the next day (one each day) at the Fells, so I'm SURE to get some exercise, if only biking there.
There was a message on the answering machine from a teacher in Cambridge who would like someone to do an orienteering event for 70-80 junior high school kids this fall. Cool!
Also was a msg from my old friend Lee, from my home town, with just his phone number. Wonder what is the deal? I haven't talked to him for years. I think last I knew he decided to quit installing hot tubs and take up preaching and ministering. Back in high school I had a brief crush on his brother Kent, with whom I held hands all the way home from something or other, in the car with his mom driving; we must have been in the back seat. That was just before I found out Kent was gay and he took me to a gay bar in Chicago and it was a total blast. Later he contracted AIDS, and I heard about his death from a pay phone at the Grand Canyon visitor center, and came outside to the sight of a double rainbow that was a complete circle inside a circle because I was looking over the rim into the canyon where there was plenty of room going down for the bottom part of the rainbows.
There was a message on the answering machine from a teacher in Cambridge who would like someone to do an orienteering event for 70-80 junior high school kids this fall. Cool!
Also was a msg from my old friend Lee, from my home town, with just his phone number. Wonder what is the deal? I haven't talked to him for years. I think last I knew he decided to quit installing hot tubs and take up preaching and ministering. Back in high school I had a brief crush on his brother Kent, with whom I held hands all the way home from something or other, in the car with his mom driving; we must have been in the back seat. That was just before I found out Kent was gay and he took me to a gay bar in Chicago and it was a total blast. Later he contracted AIDS, and I heard about his death from a pay phone at the Grand Canyon visitor center, and came outside to the sight of a double rainbow that was a complete circle inside a circle because I was looking over the rim into the canyon where there was plenty of room going down for the bottom part of the rainbows.
Monday Aug 28, 2006 #
Bicycling 1:09:00 [2]
weight:135lbs
Biked to Arlington for appointment.
Sunday Aug 27, 2006 #
Hiking 6:30:00 [1]
16.3 mile loop, 2900m climb.
Lovely trails up to saddles and down from them, and through the Dead Marshes. Route: Sawyer River Road, Signal Ridge trail 1.7 miles to the Carrigan Notch Trail, then 4.1 miles to an intersection where I parted ways with Dave, Geoff & David G. They climbed Mt Carrigain (from the intersection, 7.9 miles and 750m climb) and I went back via the longer but gentler Nancy Pond Trail (11.4 miles and 420m climb). I beat the guys back by 45 min, partly because they spent 35 minutes on the summit of Carrigain. It rained the last couple hours; I had the right gear so it was very pleasant. A bit of jogging; mostly walking.
Maybe it's from trying to be efficient with time on rogaines, but I noticed that I get impatient with those small delays that can happen when multiple people are on some adventure together. For example, after we played mini-golf in North Conway Saturday, I turned in my club and walked out of the establishment. The guys didn't follow. What could they possibly be doing? What was so hard about returning your club and walking out the door? I finally went back in for them, this way guys, I motioned toward the door.
Goals:
some '07 rogaines
improve my rankings on red and blue by 5-10 points in a year
Therefore:
speed
longer-distance running
etc.
Lovely trails up to saddles and down from them, and through the Dead Marshes. Route: Sawyer River Road, Signal Ridge trail 1.7 miles to the Carrigan Notch Trail, then 4.1 miles to an intersection where I parted ways with Dave, Geoff & David G. They climbed Mt Carrigain (from the intersection, 7.9 miles and 750m climb) and I went back via the longer but gentler Nancy Pond Trail (11.4 miles and 420m climb). I beat the guys back by 45 min, partly because they spent 35 minutes on the summit of Carrigain. It rained the last couple hours; I had the right gear so it was very pleasant. A bit of jogging; mostly walking.
Maybe it's from trying to be efficient with time on rogaines, but I noticed that I get impatient with those small delays that can happen when multiple people are on some adventure together. For example, after we played mini-golf in North Conway Saturday, I turned in my club and walked out of the establishment. The guys didn't follow. What could they possibly be doing? What was so hard about returning your club and walking out the door? I finally went back in for them, this way guys, I motioned toward the door.
Goals:
some '07 rogaines
improve my rankings on red and blue by 5-10 points in a year
Therefore:
speed
longer-distance running
etc.