Sunday Jul 28 |
 | Backpacking 6:00:00 [3] 15.2 mi (23:41 / mi) +600m 13:07 / km | |
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| Appalachian Trail Section Hike - Pochuck Shelter to NJ 23 at High Point. Easiest stretch of the trail I have seen so far - no steep climbs, little rock. We pushed to beat the rain that moved in right after we finished. Humidity was awful. Hiked up to check out the monument before finishing - it's closed for renovations. But even more disheartening, the snack bar was closed too! All-in-all, another great section hike. |
Saturday Jul 27 |
| Backpacking 5:20:00 [3] 13.3 mi (24:03 / mi) +450m 13:32 / km | |
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| Appalachian Trail Section Hike - Wawayanda Shelter to Pochuck Shelter. Shortest day of the trip. We were getting short on food but managed to resupply at a farmer's market. This stretch included about 2.5 miles of road walk that is currently being relocated into the woods - should be a marked improvement. Pretty humid by afternoon. |
Friday Jul 26 |
| Backpacking 8:30:00 [3] 19.0 mi (26:50 / mi) +550m 15:18 / km | |
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| Appalachian Trail Section Hike - West Mombasha Rd. To Wawayanda Shelter. Man were we glad to get out of NY! Trail conditions improved almost immediately after we entered NJ. Weather is still not bad, but starting to warm up. |
Thursday Jul 25 |
| Backpacking 8:20:00 [3] 16.7 mi (29:56 / mi) +800m 16:12 / km | |
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| Appalachian Trail Section Hike - Morgan Stewart Shelter to West Mombasha Rd. Western part of Harriman was nice hiking but south of the NY State Thruway, the trail turned nasty. Stealth camped near West Mombasha Rd. |
Wednesday Jul 24 |
| Backpacking 8:00:00 [3] 16.2 mi (29:38 / mi) +1100m 15:12 / km | |
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| Appalachian Trail Section Hike - Graymoor Friary to William Brien shelter. Weather cooled off beautifully which really helped as this was the toughest day of the trip with 4 afternoon climbs in quick succession over the eastern part of Harriman SP. Crossing the Bear Mt. suspension bridge was pretty neat. Could see the NYC skyline from on top of Bear Mt. |
Tuesday Jul 23 |
| Backpacking 7:30:00 [3] 15.1 mi (29:47 / mi) +900m 15:37 / km | |
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| Appalachian Trail Section Hike - Clarence Fahnestock SP Campground to Graymoor Friary pavilion. Hottest day of the trip. Strong line of thunderstorms hit just as we were sprinting (or trying to anyway with our packs on) across the ball field to the pavilion. |
Monday Jul 22 |
| Backpacking 6:30:00 [3] 14.5 mi (26:54 / mi) +550m 14:57 / km | |
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| Appalachian Trail Section Hike - Morgan Stewart Shelter to Clarence Fahnestock SP Campground. Pretty hot day - thermometer at Shenandoah Tent Site showed 93 in the shade. Climbed down to Canopus Lake for a swim at the beach and an assault on the snack bar. |
Sunday Jul 21 |
| Backpacking 1:20:00 [3] 3.3 mi (24:14 / mi) +230m 12:23 / km | |
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| Appalachian Trail Section Hike - NY Rt. 55 to Morgan Stewart Shelter. Evening hike into the shelter with Krueser after a logistical nightmare getting to the trail head. |
Friday Jul 19 |
| Trail Run 49:12 [4] 6.5 mi (7:33 / mi) +250m 4:12 / km | |
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| Iron Hill - 3 hill loops. Split at end of 3rd loop = 27:06. Very hot & humid. |
Thursday Jul 18 |
| Weights 45:00 [3] | |
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Wednesday Jul 17 |
| Backpacking 1:45:00 [3] 6.0 mi (17:29 / mi) | |
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| White Clay Creek SP (Carpenter Rec Area) - AT training with full pack. Hung around afterword for the Bitter Creek bluegrass concert. |
Tuesday Jul 16 |
| Trail Run ((Race)) 21:16 [4] 3.1 mi (6:51 / mi) | |
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| Oakbourne Park - West Chester, PA. Summer XC Series 5K. Bad training + bad pre-race prep = bad run. Ate dinner 2 hours before the start and felt it the whole race. Hadn't done any speed work recently either. Course was rolling hills with lots of turns, mostly over mowed grass and gravel roads/trails. I want another shot at this one before the summer is over. Splits: 6:20/6:57/7:17/0:42 |
| Weights 45:00 [3] | |
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Monday Jul 15 |
| Backpacking 2:00:00 [2] 6.0 mi (20:00 / mi) | |
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| White Clay Creek SP (Pleasant Hill / Possum Hill) - AT training with full pack. |
Sunday Jul 14 |
| Weights 45:00 [3] | |
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Friday Jul 12 |
| Trail Run 1:48:07 [4] 13.0 mi (8:18 / mi) | |
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| Fair Hill NRMA, MD - LSD over big CCW loop starting from Appleton Rd. parking area. Great weather. |
Thursday Jul 11 |
| Weights 45:00 [3] | |
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Wednesday Jul 10 |
| Trail Run 45:39 [3] 6.0 mi (7:37 / mi) | |
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| Pocahantas State Park - Richmond, VA (business trip). Old Mill and Powhatan Trails. |
Tuesday Jul 9 |
| Trail Run 42:45 [3] 5.9 mi (7:14 / mi) +205m 4:04 / km | |
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| Iron Hill - 2 hill loops (split at end of 2nd loop = 19:47). 95 deg, humid. |
Monday Jul 8 |
| Weights 45:00 [3] | |
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Sunday Jul 7 |
| Orienteering 1:01:36 [4] 6.9 km (8:56 / km) +185m 7:52 / km | |
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| French Creek West - DVOA local event run in a smoky haze that drifted down from the Quebec forest fires. I figure running the course was the equivalent of smoking a couple packs of cigarettes. Estimate 4 mins of errors. |
| Backpacking 1:45:00 [2] 6.0 mi (17:29 / mi) | |
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| French Creek - more AT training with pack. Loop around the West map with Krueser. |
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Saturday Jul 6 |
| Backpacking 2:25:00 [2] 10.0 mi (14:30 / mi) | |
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| White Clay Creek SP (Judge Morris Estate) / Middle Run Natural Area - training for AT section hike with full pack. |
Friday Jul 5 |
| Cycling 1:40:00 [3] 27.4 mi (3:38 / mi) | |
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| Loop starting from White Clay Creek Preserve lot #1. Rolling to hilly through Chester County farmland, suburbs, stream valleys. The chicken cheese steak at West Grove and the ice cream at Landenburg probably negated any benefits I would have otherwise derived from the ride. Great day for riding - finally a break in the heat/humidity. |
| Weights 40:00 [3] | |
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| Trail Run 44:38 [3] 5.9 mi (7:33 / mi) +205m 4:15 / km | |
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| Iron Hill - 2 hill loops. |
Thursday Jul 4 |
| Road Run (Race) 19:56 [5] 3.1 mi (6:26 / mi) | |
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| Wilmington - Rockford Park. Firecracker 5K. Course was flat with a few gentle rises. A good run in oppressive conditions - 90 deg, very humid. Snuck in just under my goal of 20 mins to take 2nd in M40-49 (it wasn't a very deep field). Splits: 6:05/6:36/6:37/0:37. |
Wednesday Jul 3 |
| Weights 45:00 [3] | |
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Tuesday Jul 2 |
| Track Run (Fartlek) 31:51 [4] 4.5 mi (7:04 / mi) | |
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| Bellevue SP - 1/4, 3/8 intervals (avg F=6:32, S=7:17). Very hot (95) and humid. |