Training Log Archive: CleverSky

20 pushups, 50 situps, 15 tableups, 25 squats, 20 pushups, 50 situps, 15 tableups, 25 squats.

Holman St. loop with and out-and-back to the Mulpus bridge. Generally achy from yesterday, just wanted to do something easy that would get my bodily fluids flowing a little and get some outdoor air into my lungs. I was off my game, and had to hop off a couple of times early on, plus dismounted when crossing Northfield in both directions, and at the bridge. I did manage to make the last climb by the house, despite the fact that a car went by from each direction simultaneously when I was at the crux.

25 pushups, 50 situps, 15 tableups, 25 squats. Did this token bit of exercise just before bed in order to have something to log, note that I forgot how many pushups I'm doing these days and threw in five extra, which was pretty tough. The real exercise for the day was flying, which is equivalent to doing two hours of little pushups and stuff, and which left my arms and core kind of worn out. There was also a modicum of carrying stuff around, but since it was at the Mohawk Trail, that isn't really worth logging.

The view from about a half-mile up:

Rode to the post office and back. I took splits when I went by the convenience store, and it took me 25:45 to do what took 37:00 last night walking, so the unicycle is about 30% faster.

Back to Ernie's to pick up the car. I figured it would take about a half-hour, and I guessed pretty well. On the long hill up from the Nashua River to Groton School on 225, there was a guy ahead of me wearing proper bicycling attire. In my cargo shorts and T-shirt I went by him as if I was Charlie and he was Phil.

Riding to the ConComm meeting. Hopped off at the place where the boy scouts meet because a car stopped in front of me to drop a couple of them off and then there was traffic coming from behind, so I walked the remaining distance to the traffic light.

Back home after the meeting, in the dark, wearing the hatlamp. Some people from the meeting were intrigued enough to hang around and watch me leave. I blatantly ran the red light (and hollered that I was doing so, to much laughter) because there were no cars anywhere in sight.

Dropped off the car at Ernie's for some brake work, then rode to the bank, and headed home. Partway there I was enjoying the ride enough that I decided to take the scenic route. I took a peek at Boat Ramp Cove -- still drained, though I don't know if they'll wind up having whacked the fanwort or not, since it probably didn't get frozen very effectively. A bit of a headwind for much of the ride, but it was certainly a beautiful day for a bike ride.

Not having the car, but needing a few groceries, I grabbed a backpack and walked downtown to the convenience store, right around sunset. I hate to make observations about racial stereotypes, but you don't see many South Asians in Lunenburg (as opposed to Westford, where Nancy lives, which has a fair number). This place is rural enough that it's mostly old New Englanders. But the one place where I bump into them is at the convenience store that they operate, next door to Town Hall. There used to another place: on the other side of Town Hall, there was briefly a second Indian-run convenience store.

Lunenburg Project #08.
Northfield Rd.
-> Turkey Hill Rd.
-> Oak Ave.
-> Main St.
-> Lancaster Ave.
-> Rolling Acres Rd.
-> Meadow Ln.
-> Rolling Acres Rd.
-> Lancaster Ave.
-> (behind the town offices)
<-> School St.
-> Massachusetts Ave.
-> Riley Rd.
-> Sunnyhill Rd.
-> Massachusetts Ave.
-> Chestnut St.
-> Highland St.
-> Holman St.
-> Northfield Rd.

Looks like more than it is, I really just picked up two roads through housing projects (RollingAcres/Meadow and Riley). Planning out the route, I was puzzled because I couldn't picture Riley until I realized that it's just the road through the elderly condos. I knew there was an emergency back entrance, but it took me a bit to find it (not a real road, as it's gated on the Sunnyhill end). I also had a tiny doubling-back on Rolling Acres when I was overtaken by a basketball. I caught up to it when it was slowed due to passing under a parked truck, and I was able to grab it and run a bit back up the hill before shooting it up to the cagers.

The GPS tracking was pretty far off today. I measured the length on gmap-pedometer instead.

Nice day to be outside, though I spent most of the run stewing about how badly the job interview went this morning.

Dragging gliders up to launch at Hinesburg, VT. My Falcon and Jeff's Sport2 on the cart, with me and Jeff pulling from the front and ARt pushing from the back, up a muddy trail. Warm weather. Also carrying my harness backpack. We stopped for a break partway up.

Hiking down from where I landed to the road, carrying my glider and harness. Level for the first part, then downhill, and fortunately I found an excellent ancient trail that led to the road.