Training Log Archive: bmoore

On a section of single track, with a hiker ahead of me approaching someone oncoming, I went way around. And got yelled at, asked not to run 20' off trail because it contributes to trail widening. I replied that 20' (her number; I was probably more like 30' off) was far enough off that there's no way it would create a use track. From her reply, she wasn't convinced. I was pissed so just kept going, but in hindsight it might have been more satisfying to stop & try to educate her, both that going far enough off trail isn't a problem (if I had been 2 feet off the trail she would have had a point) and also that, even if she were correct, obnoxious comments are not an effective approach for converting someone to one's point of view.

Is "trail rage" a growing thing during the pandemic? In the past month I've observed a bunch of altercations, much more than were normal previously. I don't think it's just the increased traffic; people seem grumpier.

100-ish cattle. They're back from wherever they migrated to for the winter. The obnoxious person wasn't yelling at the cattle to stay on the trail, even though they were in the same area I was.

80305 project day 7. That's mostly it for the trails. There are a few easy & moderate days worth of roads left, but many of the further away roads would require road running on a long run, and that's not too likely to happen unless the trails are muddy or closed.

And it's summer. Today's run would have been a lot more comfortable if I'd gotten out a couple of hours earlier.

A couple of weeks ago I signed up, #83, on the wait list for Never Summer 100k 2020. That's probably too high to get in, and I don't think I even want to get in. Assuming I won't yet be ready for it, I'm still thinking another round at Grand Mesa 50m for this year. If it happens. They're on the same day, July 25 (and into July 26 for NS), so it seems like they'll either both or neither happen. I'm glad I'm in the queue; it's looking more like it might become the wait list for the 2021 race, which is when I really want to do it.

As for GM50, although Mesa county (where Grand Mesa 50 takes place, though it also crosses into Delta) is now opening up (at least to locals) faster than the rest of the state, it's not looking too promising. "No organized large gatherings until at least July 1st". And they're discriminating against runners & cyclists:

> Maintain physical distancing in outdoor settings (6 feet while hiking, 15 feet while running or biking)

Then there's this.