Training Log Archive: mayer22

Fast ride out and back on Poverty Creek. Only had about an hour so we went as fast as Zitch could handle. Didn't do any big climbs and was just above 10mph.

Quick run with Zitch. Stuck mostly to the trails. Found a few more semi double tracks to potentially use. They are everywhere.

Way back up the mountain from the NW is still crappy. Wish I could find something better.

Ride to PT

Jemonica again. L Hip was super tight but loosened up. Tried stretching my L lower back out without much luck.

Ride to work

Commute home. Went to the river first.

Rain started just as I got on my saddle. It then downpoured for 30 minutes. Stopped as I got on McCoy. Didn't rain at the river quite so much. The house got hit hard. No way I made it up the driveway which was in bad shape and washed out. Lots of trees down too. Luckily only one across the driveway.

Couldn't mow the grass so Zitch and I went to do some more exploring. Checked out a few more ridges. Found some real clear woods and found the other end of two separate double tracks that had looked like they faded to nothing. Just a few real bad spots. Also found a the deer path to use to get to and from the trails.

Woods are so much nicer with all the water in them.

First "legal" run on the Gaines property w/ Zitch. Spent over an hour exploring trails I hadn't been on yet. I estimate about 500 acres of property. Temps were warm. Probably low 80's with DP in the 60's.

Started out trying to nail down a route to the trails straight from the house. Then went and ran the ATV loop. The old trail on the topo is completely gone where I stopped and moved a bit where I continued. Stopped for a second to look at the map at the end of lap 1 when a bear 10 yards away got spooked. It was hard to see but definitely a bear. He ran away slowly cause it was so thick. Don't know that Z got a good look either as he didn't take off right away. If he had he would have caught him. When he did take off I ran and he followed. The rest of the double track was pretty overgrown and slow moving most of the way. Don't know if I would have made it much past where I turned around.

Took another overgrown double track up to the neighbors. Then came back and took some other overgrown trails to the clear doubletrack up the ridge away from the house.

Moved over to the next spur on the other side of the neighbors property. Checked out some trails in the reentrant then made my way to the Gaines house. Started back to the house via the clear trails. Explored another old trail along the neighbors property line.

Wanted to check another trail I had seen. This turned out to be just an overgrown access trail to what seems to be a pretty significant cave in the ground (@57:00). I tried to look down it but didn't go in. Couldn't see too much. Was hesitant especially after just seeing the bear. Started back again. On my way noticed another small cave (Lap 2) that I had seen before. It is awfully close to the other. Connected?

Explored one more trail up the ridge to the top of the mountain. The trail seemed to disappear when the spur turned to a steep hillside. It turned around the reentrant but didn't quite make it to the other trail. That's where I went though. Finally ran back down the mountain.

Think I covered most of the trails and overgrown trails I have seen. Can explore and push through some of the really bad stuff some more but at least have a good idea of most everything out there. Have one or two more spurs to check out that don't seem to have trails.

Event: Untamed New England Expedition Race
 

Osteopathic Dr reeval. Not much going on. Explained some of the tightness in my groin. Also wen ahead and did some blood work.

PT w/ Jemonica
Same as last Friday. Toe targets and Bapps board.