Hike1:06:52 4.47 mi (14:58 / mi) +91m14:04 / mi ahr:125 max:175 slept:7.5 weight:165.8lbs shoes: 2019 Blue Gel Kayanos
Run and walk. Jogging on the way out with Matt and Hua, then meeting up with Rhonda and walking with her on the way back. We had thought she would be walking the whole time, but she couldn't stand it and was only about a minute behind us.
10 AM
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Got home to find out that Jonathan had shot an 8 point buck back in the woods. He had gone out with our friend and neighbor Steve, who showed him what to do, provided him a tree stand, and most important, showed up after Jonathan shot his deer and helped him track it the quarter mile it went until it expired, field dress it, carry it back and do the paperwork. And then after a bit I accompanied Jonathan to the Litchfield Meat Locker, where they butcher deer, among other things. There were a few others there that seem also to have arrived today.
Steve is a wonderful guy. He has been hunting here for quite a few years, at least 12 or so, maybe 15. He has some motion cameras out and had caught this deer on camera a few times. He was certainly looking for him. Very generous with his time and expertise to help the beginner whose beginner's luck got the buck. Although Steve gets plenty of venison on his own.
Hike1:05:08 3.84 mi (16:58 / mi) +81m15:55 / mi ahr:143 max:179 slept:7.25 weight:166lbs shoes: 2019 Blue Gel Kayanos
1 PM
Running29:21 2.04 mi (14:23 / mi) ahr:164 max:189 shoes: 2019 Blue Gel Kayanos
This was an unqualified success. Same as Tues and Thurs, multiple "hospital" loops on a 5:30 clock, but 4 this time, instead of the three last time, faster than last time, and felt pretty good. My hamstrings are happier than they have been since they started acting up the last day I was in Latvia. I came home with sore hamstrings and stretching, weightlifting and walking seemed only to make them worse, so I pretty much hadn't run at all since then. Anyway, once I tried running on Tuesday they seemed a bit loosened up, and they certainly seem to be going in the right direction now.
2 PM
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An hour or so of pleasant laurel wrangling with Zack in the clear-cut, making progress.