Thursday Aug 30 |
 | Bike Commute 1:00:00 [2] 12.75 mi (4:41 / mi) | |
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| Bike commute home-fair grounds-office-home |
| Mtn Bike (Pulling Chariot) 50:00 [3] | |
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| After previous bike commute of the day picked up the kids and rode to the fair with Jerritt. Easy ride except for the stretch on SNelling during rush hour was a bit stressful. |
Wednesday Aug 29 |
| Bike Commute 40:00 [2] 8.0 mi (4:59 / mi) | |
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Tuesday Aug 28 |
| Bike Commute 40:00 [2] 8.0 mi (4:59 / mi) | |
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| Woo Hoo!!
The new tire on the bike is awesome |
| Orienteering intervals 25:00 [3] 2 km (12:30 / km) | |
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| Ran along with the Speedster on the sprint course at Como. Did a few intervals to keep up with him. This was the first time I've run around a course with him since last spring. Kudos to the course setter. |
Sunday Aug 26 |
| Walk 7:00:00 [3] 17.8 mi (23:36 / mi) | |
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| Day 3
Walked to St. Paul, past the Cathedral - Summit Ave - River Rd - U of MN campus to the finish on Boom Island. It was fun to know the route and be close to home. I noticed a couple little blisters today at lunch. I feel lucky not to have any feet problems. The blister medics were hoppin' today as there were a lot of walkers limping around with blisters and other assorted walk related issues.
In addition to all the candy and other treats along the way we made sure to save room for DQ blizzards delivered by the Johnston Support Team. - Thanks J, J and R!
We had time to stop at a bar at St Anthony Main (along with other walkers - we weren't the only ones) for a beer before going to the finish area on Boom Island for the closing ceremony.
This was a very cool event! I wasn't sure what to expect - I was hoping there wouldn't be a lot of hand holding and singing "Kumbaya" (which there wasn't) but met some fun, interesting and inspiring women and men and raised some money for breast cancer research, outreach and education through the Komen Foundation. Over $6.3 million was raised by the walkers this weekend. |
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| C • Congratulations 1 |
Saturday Aug 25 |
| Walk 8:15:00 [3] 20.8 mi (23:47 / mi) | |
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| Day 2
Walked through some cool areas of St. Paul I want to go back and check out more on my bike: Swede Hollow, Indian Mounds Park. Started towards the back again today figuring we'd still finish closer to the front of the group. We found it easier to not spend a bunch of time hanging out at the food stops but to grab what we needed and continue.
For a while we felt like we were being stalked by a guy with 2 kids in a white minivan. It was fun to see Jerritt, Jasper and Rena at Phalen. |
Friday Aug 24 |
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| Breast cancer 3-day 60mile walk |
| Walk 7:45:00 [2] 19.8 mi (23:29 / mi) | |
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| 1st day of the Breast Cancer 3Day. By the time we started after the opening ceremony there we only about 10 people out of 2,500 walkers behind us. I talked to a few women who walked last year and they said they gained weight over the 3 days. I couldn't figure out how you could gain weight with all the walking. By mile 10 it became obvious! We were on a 20 mile a day trick or treat. Tons of people were along the course whanding out candy, popcicles and other treats.
Nice route through Coon Rapids - and trails along the Mississippi to a park in Maplewood where we camped both nights. |
Wednesday Aug 22 |
| Bike Commute 50:00 [1] 8.0 mi (6:14 / mi) | |
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| Rode extra slow today because I'm afraid my rear tire is going to blow out. It is close to 20 years old and has been fraying a bit more since the beginning of summer. I am hoping to get over to Eriks in Dinkytown at lunch to get a new tire. |
Tuesday Aug 21 |
| Bike Commute 40:00 [3] 8.0 mi (4:59 / mi) | |
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Monday Aug 20 |
| Bike Commute 45:00 [2] 8.0 mi (5:37 / mi) | |
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| Soggy commute. Welcome back to the real world. Somewhat flat back tire which I didn't notice until I was at River Rd. I turned around and went back to SA to air up the tire. Didn't have the 75 cents to pay for the air. Luckily a nice guy filling his tires let me have a few seconds worth of air which did the trick. I hope I don't have a leak. I'm not that excited about running home in the rain. |
Sunday Aug 19 |
| Trail Run 30:00 [4] 4.5 km (6:40 / km) | |
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| Quick hilly Trail run at the North End before heading home. N End trail to the Birkie trail to the Power lines. |
Saturday Aug 18 |
| parent workout (misc. kid related workout) 3:00:00 [1] | |
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| Spent the day with Suan, Ethan and Erika while ROGAINE was going on. There was much loading and unloading of the van, buckling and unbuckling of carseats, persuading tired troopers to keep going on the grocery shopping trip, hiking around Cable, WI with handful of grocery bags. Making up silly songs while waiting for lunch at the restraunt to be served. You get the picture. |
| Hike 45:00 [2] 2 km (22:30 / km) | |
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| Hiked around the Ridge Trail at the North End with Susan, Jasper, Ethan and Erika. It was really fun. All the kids had their maps out and would occasionally stop to confer about where we were on the trail. Very fun hike. |
Friday Aug 17 |
| Hike 45:00 [2] 1.5 mi (29:59 / mi) | |
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| Fish Hatchery hike around the snowshoe trails after a leisurely 1 1/2 hours of laying around on the grass reading my book in complete silence while the rest of the Johnstons grabbed a nap in the van.
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Thursday Aug 16 |
| Hike 1:00:00 [3] 3.0 mi (20:00 / mi) | |
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| Hike with Rena in backpack to the Big Manitou Falls (highest falls in Wisconsin) than along the river while there was a rivereering expedition going on. |
| Walk 30:00 [1] 2.0 mi (14:59 / mi) | |
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| Lake Walk in Duluth form Canal Park to the Malt Shoppe and back to car. |
Wednesday Aug 15 |
| Hike 2:00:00 [3] 4.0 mi (30:00 / mi) | |
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| Hiking at Pattison State Park with Rena in backpack. Hiked out to the Little Manitou Falls for lunch and hiked back on the other side of the river.
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Monday Aug 13 |
| Road Bike 28:00 [3] 6.0 mi (4:40 / mi) | |
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| PLanning to do the hills on River Rd. Got one loop in and could feel back tire going flat. Rode home before it was completely flat. |
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| C • secret resistance training! 1 |
Saturday Aug 11 |
| Walk 1:30:00 [1] 4.0 mi (22:30 / mi) | |
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| Walked to Midtown Farmers Market with Rena to get fresh veges for our camping trip. |
Thursday Aug 9 |
| Bike Commute 40:00 [3] 8.0 mi (4:59 / mi) | |
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Wednesday Aug 8 |
| Bike Commute 40:00 [3] 8.0 mi (4:59 / mi) | |
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| Trail Run 45:00 [4] 4.0 mi (11:14 / mi) | |
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| Tarten Terrible trail run fundraiser. I was a bit quicker on the first lap (about 4 minutes) which was good otherwise I may have had to put a little burst on to not be lapped by the winners. Was slower on the 2nd lap but still managed to pass 3 people. |
Tuesday Aug 7 |
| Bike Commute 50:00 [3] 10.0 mi (4:59 / mi) | |
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| Took the very long way this morning through the West Bank. |
Monday Aug 6 |
| Bike Commute 1:20:00 [3] 13.0 mi (6:08 / mi) | |
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| Bike communte plus and extra lunchtime ride to show Colleen where to get on the Greenway at River Rd. |
| Road Bike 1:10:00 [3] 20.0 mi (3:29 / mi) | |
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| Good ride with Cathy, Dori and Susan on the Greenway to Hopkins. The ride was mainly a 3 effort with some intervals thrown in. |
Sunday Aug 5 |
| Walk 1:25:00 [3] 4.0 mi (21:14 / mi) | |
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| Trails by the river to the railroad bridge then up to the street level. Walked down the hill by Franklin came up the steeper part of the hill then walked back down and came back up and home. |
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| C • No bike commute today? 3 |
Saturday Aug 4 |
| Road Bike 50:00 [3] 13.0 mi (3:50 / mi) | |
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| River Rd to Summit down Ramsey Hill to visit friends at Childrens Hospital. Its tough to start a ride at the bottom of Ramsey hill.
Felt good to be on the road bike again. I have been sporadic at best with riding (excluding communting). |
| Walk 45:00 [2] 2.75 mi (16:21 / mi) | |
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| Quick walk around the neighborhood with Rena in the stroller. |
Thursday Aug 2 |
| Bike Commute 40:00 [3] 8.0 mi (4:59 / mi) | |
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Wednesday Aug 1 |
| Bike Commute 40:00 [2] 8.0 mi (4:59 / mi) | |
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