Saturday Jul 21 |
 | Hiking 2:00:00 [1] 5.0 mi (24:00 / mi) | |
| shoes: Vasque Sundowner |
| Fair Hill NRMA, MD - Hike with my pack (about 2/3 full). Checked out some control locations for the Sept event along the way. Need to make some course revisions as usual. Hoping to do another AT section hike in August but it looks like I'll be hiking alone and I still need to sort out the logistics. |
Friday Jul 20 |
| Weights 45:00 [3] | |
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| Sit-ups 5:00 [2] | |
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| 225 |
| Trail Run 42:02 [3] 5.5 mi (7:38 / mi) | |
| shoes: New Balance 907-2 |
| Bellevue SP - Finally a run after a week+ layoff. The ball of my right foot has been very sore for a while now and I decided some rest was in order. The foot felt okay running. Did the big outside loop and then tacked on a small loop on the slice of parkland east of Philadelphia Pike. |
Tuesday Jul 17 |
| Weights 45:00 [3] | |
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| Sit-ups 5:00 [2] | |
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| 225 |
Sunday Jul 15 |
| Cycling 2:30:00 [3] 39.0 mi (3:50 / mi) | |
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| Railroad, PA - Decided to check out the Heritage Rail Trail on my way back to Delaware. Had driven past it countless times but never stopped. I wasn't sure if my light touring Trek road bike would be beefy enough but the surface was a fine, hard-packed gravel which the Trek tackled with aplomb. It was easy riding even with the higher coefficient of friction. But the bike picked up a good bit of dust along the way.
The rail trail is quite nice. I was enjoying it so much I decided to take it all the way to its northern terminus in York. Most of the ride passed through pastoral southern York County countryside along the Codorus Creek with a few villages - Glen Rock, Seven Valleys, Hanover Junction. The last few miles in York suffered from some industrial blight. The ride was going smoothly until I got caught in a torrential downpour a few miles north of Glen Rock. Fortunately there was no thunder or lightening so I pedaled through it. The rain helped wash some of the dust off the bike. Stopped in Glen Rock for a quick snack before returning to Railroad. Next time I'll head south into MD.
It was a nice end to a very relaxing weekend. And the break from running has given my sore feet a much needed rest. |