Training Log Archive: Spike

Jogging around in some crappy forest at Clinton. I carried a map board and drew a few changes as I went. That kept the pace low, but required me to go into some places I wouldn't normally go. Chilly - 39 when we finished - but really nice in the forest.

The usual commute. It was a little chilly this a.m. With yesterday's trip in the rain and today's in the cold, I've gained a reputation as being a bit of a nut job at work. I think I'll have a good chance to cement that impression if I bike to work next Tuesday when I need to be on the job at 5:45-5:50 a.m.

Watching "Cops" from the land boat after tracking Mary's progress on the trails at Clinton via live web tracking (instamapper.com). It was pretty cool.

Commute. It was a rainy day, so it was a good test of whether or not I'd be enough of a hard core bike commuter. I managed pretty well. I could probably use a better pair of rain pants and a rain jacket in a nice bright color.

Jogged at West Campus/Hutton Lake. I carried the map and spent some of the run working on high LAM frequency. At some point it got dark enough that I couldn't really read the map, especially through my rain covered glasses.

Work commute - a bit chilly on the way in, some frost in the grass on West Campus. I also did a few errands on the bike, including going to get my flu shot. In a typical Lawrence experience, I chatted with a former Mayor in the waiting area.

Short run on West Campus (aka Hutton Lake). I planned to do a bit more, but I left work late and then cut the run short to get home and deal with some dough that was rising.

Work commute. I'm still at work, so I am pre-logging the return trip. I am (as usual) last on the agenda and the meeting is both full and moving slowly.

Work commute. I took a different route home because I had an end of the day meeting at the KU PD.

Watching football on TV while on the land boat. My fantasy team held on for the win.

Cycling to and from the overlook at Clinton.

I created a quick base map of the overlook area at Clinton. The base is 2 meter contours and the intensity image (all Lidar). I jogged around on the trails with the GPS as a way of getting an initial trail network mapped and to explore the area a bit. I think I will map the overlook as my winter mapping project. It isn't the best terrain (even for Kansas). There is a nice trail network, but the vegetation isn't very nice (tick, crappy forest and lots of the open areas are 3-5 foot deep grass). On the other hand, the area is convenient and parts of it are nice (some of the open areas are mowed grass and the trail network is good).

The plan is to map the area as an ISSOM map, probably 1:5,000 and 2 meter contours.