Training Log Archive: Spike

I found a bunch of lidar data that I'd never seen before. Anyone had any experience with it?

ftp://rockyftp.cr.usgs.gov/vdelivery/Datasets/Staged/Elevation/Non_Standard_Contributed/NGA_US_Cities/

Locally it includes data for Topeka, KC and Wichita. We've already got pretty good data for those places, so it isn't all that important. They've got shapefiles of building footprints and trees. That might be useful for some quick remote map projects.

There is also data for some places that I hadn't seen before, like Dallas, TX, and Madison, WI.

I got out the door early-ish. I shuffled around on West Campus. It seemed harder than I'd expected. It also felt muggy and the sun was warm. The shade was nice.

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I mowed the lawn. It was more fun than mowing the lawn.

Shuffled around on West Campus. Temp was reasonable (mid 80s) and humidity wasn't too terrible. Fun.

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Feeling worn out. When Mary's out of town my routine gets messed up and I don't get enough sleep. Took a day off.

When I was biking yesterday I noticed that my brakes were not really working very well. I watched a youtube video to see how to replace the pads on the disc brakes. It looked easy. I stopped at a bike shop to buy the pads. They only had one set in stock. I figured that was better than nothing. I replaced the pads that seemed to be most worthless. Just like the youtube video - easy. But, the you tube videos always show people working on really clean bikes. Mine isn't. I need to hit another shop to get another set of brake pads.

C • And wash your bike! 4

MTB on roads, single track and the levee. It seemed kind of hot, so I took it a bit easy. Fun.

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Mid afternoon MTB ride on the bike path, levee and single track. I biked to/from the river trail via Baker Wetlands and Burrough's Creek. The river trail is only open on the "race loop."

I felt ok but the heat was a bit of a chore. I slowed over the last 30 minutes.

I didn't get out in the a.m. because I watched the TDF and soccer match. Then I hung out a bit before I got going. To try to help with the heat, I wore my cooling vest/shirt for about 20 minutes before I started. I also carried some some sport drink that's supposed to be good for heat (lots of potassium and sodium, I guess....I mix it at half strength). I guess those things helped.

I should have mowed the lawn today. I didn't. Maybe tomorrow.

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