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Seamstress
Trad climber
Yacolt, WA
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Love those trail races in the Northeast. Even with all that heat, I'm missing them. Great job, Lisa.
I'm still getting out every day. The mileage is closer to normal (Mon. - Fri.), but finding the time for long runs has been difficult.
My husband hasn't seen his brother in 15 years. He and his wife pulled up in an RV on Thursday. So this past weekend was devoted to eating and socializing. I managed to sneak out at the crack of dawn (my least favortie time to run) for a quick 5 miles. The gang was roused for a spectacular 6 mile hike on Silver Star in SW WA. It was a five mountain day - Rainier, Adams, Jefferson, Hood and Adams were visible. The wildflowers were spectacular. I can tell that this was an exceptional amount of activity for them. They will be nearby for 9 weeks, and the "boys" will be getting together a lot. There will be more early morning runs and a lot less climbing than I hoped. It's family, andI have not needed to ever accommodate his family before. So suck it up, enjoy it, and let's see if we can infect them with a love of the outdoors....
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 16, 2011 - 06:56pm PT
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Back to an almost regular running schedule.
Tuesday I ran the turtle rock trail in Vedauwoo. About four miles the way I do it.
Friday I (five-finger) ran a variation 6 miles of the headquarters trail at Lincoln summit (highest point on I-80) on Mike F's recommendation. I'd skiied it before when they set skate ski tacks up there for the UW ski team. Great terrain, in the trees, highly recommended, if you're ever in the area.
Saturday I again ran Turtle rock and shaved 6 minutes off my tuesday time. also in five fingers. Then I hit the Vedauwoo invert offwidth circuit.
Monday I ran the Lyttle Creek, black hills run, maybe three miles. Then crosstrained with xtal face climb bouldering in the the South Dakota needles.
Today I ran lyttle creek again.
I gotta say the five fingers feel really good on my still sore foot, though I don't know if they would on pavement runs...
Somewhere in all this I started reading 'Chi Running'- also highly recommended.
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wildone
climber
Troy, MT
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Aug 16, 2011 - 09:56pm PT
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Jaybro, have you read, Why We Run, A Natural History by Bernd Heinrich. I guarantee you will love every page. Right up your alley.
As for me, I'm running 3-5 miles a day on the treadmill, then getting on the stationary bike and doing Lemond's "bust your gut" exercise, and I'm keeping it at or above 300 watts for 30 minutes. That...is hard. I'm training for an unsupported through ride of the Arizona Trail as soon as I get off this oilfield. From Mexico to Utah, 800 miles including hiking your bike across the big ditch, and it will take me 9 days. PSYCHED!
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thedogfather
Trad climber
Somewhere near Red Rocks
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Aug 19, 2011 - 10:53am PT
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I don't post regularly since most of my workouts are 30 minutes on an elliptical and an occasional 3 mile run. But for my 62nd birthday on August 10th, I decided to do the 18 mile, Mt Charleston loop for a test of my cardio fitness and as part of a birthday challenge. This is Mt Charleston, NV, the highest point in southern NV. I started up the south trail, over the top, down the north trail, short road section to the Echo trail, back to my car.
Times to key landmarks:
Switchbacks 1:33
Top 2:46
Saddle 4:20
Finish 5:01.06
4,416 calories
Then to the gym for top roping repeats to get my age in routes (allow 5 laps per route but one 5.11 I did 7 laps) 22 5.11s + 40 5.10s = 62 routes in 4hrs 10 min.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 19, 2011 - 11:15am PT
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Nice! and, Happy Birthday!
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Rick A
climber
Boulder, Colorado
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Aug 19, 2011 - 01:44pm PT
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Mathes Crest with Ed yesterday.
Perfect weather and did not see anyone else while on the route.
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Seamstress
Trad climber
Yacolt, WA
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Aug 19, 2011 - 03:59pm PT
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Rick - I'm jealous, still want to do that route someday.
The aerobic training has been at a frenzied pace leading up to Hood to Coast. For the last couple of weeks, I doubled to prepare for the relay. I am feeling more confident that I will finish my legs even with the much reduced running schedule up to July 1. With the "easy" legs I have, I sholdn't have a problem.
Yesterday's 8 mile run was fabulous. I wondered if my watch battery was dying - the splits were nicer than I had the right to expect. I'm getting ready to jaunt 4 flat miles right now, and then head up Mt. Adams in the wee hours. It probably isn't wise to do Adams a week before the relay where we each run three legs in a day. But it isn't every day that someone asks to go snow slogging, and I love snow slogging, too.
One of my men dropped off the team, and I'm frantically replacing him. I do have a very mellow set of legs for myself, nice for the old lady with insufficient training. I may have to trade with the substitute. The drop-out had the second most demanding set of legs for the relay. Much of the challenge in the relay is with the logistics and sleep deprivation. In that way, it reminds me of mountaineering.
Time to run in the sun!
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The Lisa
Trad climber
Da Bronx, NY
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Aug 19, 2011 - 04:15pm PT
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I hiked Mt. Charleston once and loved it! Nice to read about it here, and great going for 62!
Good to hear everyone else is charging along - good luck with the relay, Seamstress.
Since whenever I last posted here: I did the Spartan Beast race at Killington, VT. It is organized by the same group that holds the Death Race and you may have seen their various Spartan races advertized around the country. This was a kick-ass obstacle race held over 12 miles on Killington ski trails. It was fun to mix straightforward trailrunning with rope climbing, balance beams, carrying sand bags, crawling under barbed wire, etc.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 19, 2011 - 05:32pm PT
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Three mile trail run with dogs, white man running shoes...
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Seamstress
Trad climber
Yacolt, WA
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Aug 19, 2011 - 05:36pm PT
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Nice style, Jaybro.
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Aug 20, 2011 - 02:00pm PT
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Quick 30+ mi bike ride this morning.
Humid . Lots of lizards.
I've decided this will be my Saturday morning routine now.
Feels great!
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The Lisa
Trad climber
Da Bronx, NY
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Aug 21, 2011 - 11:38am PT
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Lizards! Must be lovely scenery to ride through.
I will be running around the 'hood today and despite the urban-suburban setting I will see rabbits, turkeys, squirrels and a lot of wetlands birds. Oh, and the colony of escaped parrots that makes giant nests in the light posts at the ballfields. :)
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thedogfather
Trad climber
Somewhere near Red Rocks
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Aug 21, 2011 - 11:47am PT
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7.5 hour hike up Bridge Mountain in Red Rock. Hot!!! but incredible views.
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Seamstress
Trad climber
Yacolt, WA
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Aug 22, 2011 - 01:39pm PT
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First day of the year to break 90 degrees. I joined some friends for a quick climb of Mt. Adams. It didn't seem aerobic at all for the first 5,000 vertical feet. However, the thinner air and fast ascent caught up with us about 11,000'. The march to the summit from the false summit took way too long, but the day was perfect. We were on snow from 6,800' to the summit. It was early season snow conditions with perfect weather. 45 - 50 degrees on the summit and a 5 - 10 mph breeze. It doesn't get much better. Skipped my run, but it seems like valid cross-training.
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Seamstress
Trad climber
Yacolt, WA
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Aug 26, 2011 - 03:39pm PT
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Today is Hood to Coast. I had to trade my three "easy" legs for a harder set of legs as one gentleman is nursing an injury. It is a warm day - nice for the legs in the dark, but it will be tough in the afternoons.
Van 1 is checking in, and I'm on Van 2. Keeping our fingers crossed that nothing will go bump in the night. It always does, and there is no cell phone communication between legs 20 - 32. Love the logistical challenge.
Time to finish the carbo loading.....
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Seamstress
Trad climber
Yacolt, WA
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Aug 30, 2011 - 04:06pm PT
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What a weekend of aerobic bliss!!
I understand that many teams had sever traffic issues at Hood to Coast. We planned obsessively and never came close to missing an exchange. The weather was a tad warm, but we dealt with it and finished relatively close to our predicted time. I had three awesome legs and did better than I had a right to expect. This was surprising to me given a) the lack of real training miles b) the lack of races earlier this year and 3) piling into a curb and sprawling on the ground in mile 1 of my first leg. It was dark, and I didn't see the curb. After finding the required blinking lights and reassembling, I still managed to beat my predicted time for that leg, and the next two legs. I love team events, and this year did not disappoint.
Following 45 hours without sleep, I took one day of rest with just a jaunt down Lava Canyon with my family and out-of-state guests. Monday I took a group up Mt. St. Helens. Thankfully the group moved quite slowly up to 7,200'. My duaghter's boyfriend then decided a nap was more appealing than finishing the climb. I took my husband's brother to the rim and back. It was surprisingly effortless, probably due to the very slow pace up to that point.
Back to running today. I am looking forward to it. That's a good sign. I see a distinct drop-off in aeroib thread check-ins. Don't let the summer heat beat you!!
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goatboy smellz
climber
Nederland
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A few shots from riding around the block, trying to average 40 to 80 miles a week on the mtb before wintah.
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Seamstress
Trad climber
Yacolt, WA
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Fall is the best time of year for aerobic activity. Hope you are all still getting out there.
Yes, I am the colorful one.
Love the feeling of power that runs through the body while pounding the pavement in fall. It was too drizzly for fun climbing this weekend and family was visiting. This is an excellent excuse to do a fall wine run. This type of race is becoming more common. If you want to bring home some hardware, find a brand new race to enter. I ran in the inaugural run near my house and scored 4rth woman. I picked the 10K to work on regaining some speed and acknowledging the low mileage in the bank this year (casualty of other sports). My 10K time was definitely running, not bordering on jogging. Excellent and unexpected. The remainder of the afternoon was spent at the various vitners tasting the fruit we ran by in the morning. All the proceeds went to charity. If you want to indulge in your passion for running, food, wine, and feel altruistic, this is definitely the way to do it. Next year, I will do the 1/2 marathon since I will have more miles in the bank.
See you back on the road.
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The Lisa
Trad climber
Da Bronx, NY
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What lovely scenery to bike through, Goatboy! Are those patches of snow left over from winter 2010-2011?
I have been running shorter races, including some Spartan races which mix trail running with obstacles. It has been a summer of mud and abrasions :)
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