Off to MA & NH for a Snowshoe Triple Weekend
Friday, February 15, 2013
Sunday, February 10, 2013
E-Mail Up and Running Again...
Sunday, February 10, 2013
... but the Juno software's days at Turtle HQ may be seriously numbered. I'm checking out other options for an e-mail client to access my Juno account... right now Thunderbird is looking like the most attractive option, especially since I've found on-line instructions for performing most of the transfer.
JMH
Sunday, February 10, 2013
... but the Juno software's days at Turtle HQ may be seriously numbered. I'm checking out other options for an e-mail client to access my Juno account... right now Thunderbird is looking like the most attractive option, especially since I've found on-line instructions for performing most of the transfer.
JMH
Saturday, February 09, 2013
Friday, February 08, 2013
Thursday, February 07, 2013
Tuesday, February 05, 2013
Sunday, February 03, 2013
One Advantage to the Stupor Bowl...
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Nope, not a football fan. Couldn't care less about the Super Bowl (though I would like to see the Ravens win... just because ravens are incredibly cool and intelligent birds. Sadly, I doubt being incredibly cool and intelligent is an advantage in football.) Some folks are incredulous when they hear that not only have I never watched the Super Bowl, but I never intend to. Even if it means I miss a slew of clever, cutesy, $8 million a minute commercials. Oh, the horror, the horror...
BUT - I did appreciate the reduced traffic on the Thruway when I drove back to Albany this evening. Guess there was a plus to a big chunk of the US population being glued to their humongous-screen TVs this evening.
UPDATE - Looks like someone else thinks the same way I do... here's an article with lots of info about ravens.
JMH
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Nope, not a football fan. Couldn't care less about the Super Bowl (though I would like to see the Ravens win... just because ravens are incredibly cool and intelligent birds. Sadly, I doubt being incredibly cool and intelligent is an advantage in football.) Some folks are incredulous when they hear that not only have I never watched the Super Bowl, but I never intend to. Even if it means I miss a slew of clever, cutesy, $8 million a minute commercials. Oh, the horror, the horror...
BUT - I did appreciate the reduced traffic on the Thruway when I drove back to Albany this evening. Guess there was a plus to a big chunk of the US population being glued to their humongous-screen TVs this evening.
UPDATE - Looks like someone else thinks the same way I do... here's an article with lots of info about ravens.
JMH
Saturday, February 02, 2013
Season of the SnōShū 2013 - Race #7
Cast A Shadow 6 Hr Trail Race
Saturday, February 2, 2013
The brief version:
I completed seven loops, each just under 2.3 miles according to my Garmin, for a total of 16.0 miles. The loops were fairly flat (some slight elevation gains and losses, though as time went on they seemed more and more significant) so I'd expect the GPS readings to be pretty accurate.
Didn't make it to six hours... finished loop 7 at 4 hr 32 min, having walked much of the way (and "shuffled" the parts that I "ran".) Legs were definitely feeling shot, right foot was aching pretty much constantly (walking aggravates it more than running) and I was pretty sure if I did another loop I'd be walking the whole thing. Ciuld I have done it? Sure. Would it have been miserable and extended my recovery time by a day or two? Yup. So good sense won out over stupid obstinance and I bailed at a little over 4 1/2 hours.
Despite stopping well before the time limit, I would count this as a success. I was out there for 16 miles, with no breaks longer than about 5 minutes or so. My longest day since early November was last Sunday, when I did 11.5 miles split between a snowshoe race in the morning and a run in the afternoon. My longest run since early November was somewhere around 8 miles. So today was a significant step up from where I've been for the past 2 1/2 months.
Would I do it again? Surprisingly, yes. I never found myself bored with the trail (exhausted and tired of running/walking/shuffling, yes, but not bored) which was my main concern. I would definitely like to do this as a snowshoe event, and I'd like to do it again as a trail event when I'm in better shape and can go longer/further.
It also helps that the Goose Adventure Racing folks (Mort, Tim, and their happy crew of volunteers) are incredibly supportive and a lot of fun... really the western NY version of the best parts of our snowshoeing/trail running crew around here.
The longer version:
May show up in the not-too-distance future, especially if I do a write up for Snonews...
JMH
2013 Event Totals
Run 16.0 mi 4 hr 32 min
Bike 0 mi, 0 min
Snowshoe 19.6 mi, 5 hr 12 min
Kayak 0 mi, 0 min
states visited: MA, NY, VT
Cast A Shadow 6 Hr Trail Race
Saturday, February 2, 2013
The brief version:
I completed seven loops, each just under 2.3 miles according to my Garmin, for a total of 16.0 miles. The loops were fairly flat (some slight elevation gains and losses, though as time went on they seemed more and more significant) so I'd expect the GPS readings to be pretty accurate.
Didn't make it to six hours... finished loop 7 at 4 hr 32 min, having walked much of the way (and "shuffled" the parts that I "ran".) Legs were definitely feeling shot, right foot was aching pretty much constantly (walking aggravates it more than running) and I was pretty sure if I did another loop I'd be walking the whole thing. Ciuld I have done it? Sure. Would it have been miserable and extended my recovery time by a day or two? Yup. So good sense won out over stupid obstinance and I bailed at a little over 4 1/2 hours.
Despite stopping well before the time limit, I would count this as a success. I was out there for 16 miles, with no breaks longer than about 5 minutes or so. My longest day since early November was last Sunday, when I did 11.5 miles split between a snowshoe race in the morning and a run in the afternoon. My longest run since early November was somewhere around 8 miles. So today was a significant step up from where I've been for the past 2 1/2 months.
Would I do it again? Surprisingly, yes. I never found myself bored with the trail (exhausted and tired of running/walking/shuffling, yes, but not bored) which was my main concern. I would definitely like to do this as a snowshoe event, and I'd like to do it again as a trail event when I'm in better shape and can go longer/further.
It also helps that the Goose Adventure Racing folks (Mort, Tim, and their happy crew of volunteers) are incredibly supportive and a lot of fun... really the western NY version of the best parts of our snowshoeing/trail running crew around here.
The longer version:
May show up in the not-too-distance future, especially if I do a write up for Snonews...
JMH
2013 Event Totals
Run 16.0 mi 4 hr 32 min
Bike 0 mi, 0 min
Snowshoe 19.6 mi, 5 hr 12 min
Kayak 0 mi, 0 min
states visited: MA, NY, VT
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
SIGH.
Wednesday, January 30, 3013
I was really hoping to run this evening... if for no other reason than it's always a kick to be running in shorts and shirt-sleeves in January, and tomorrow the temperature's supposed to drop back to more seasonable levels.
Except - when I got to the Madison Avenue Pinelands trailhead for the Pine Bush, I discovered that the trails are covered with ice - and I didn't have my screw shoes. I went a little ways in but quickly concluded that it was simply too treacherous. So I beat a careful retreat and figured I'd hit the bike path instead.
Except - because it was warm I wasn't wearing tights, and it started raining fairly steadily as I was driving over to the trailhead. It became apparent very quickly that I would end up pretty chilled if I ran in the rain, despite the much-warmer-than-normal temperatures.
So in the end - no run for me tonight, as a result of circumstances beyond my control (icy trails and the rain) and poor choices on my part (not having my screw shoes or a pair of tights with me.)
Hopefully tomorrow night will work out better - I really would rather not jump into the Cast A Shadow race on Saturday after having last run almost a week before...
JMH
Wednesday, January 30, 3013
I was really hoping to run this evening... if for no other reason than it's always a kick to be running in shorts and shirt-sleeves in January, and tomorrow the temperature's supposed to drop back to more seasonable levels.
Except - when I got to the Madison Avenue Pinelands trailhead for the Pine Bush, I discovered that the trails are covered with ice - and I didn't have my screw shoes. I went a little ways in but quickly concluded that it was simply too treacherous. So I beat a careful retreat and figured I'd hit the bike path instead.
Except - because it was warm I wasn't wearing tights, and it started raining fairly steadily as I was driving over to the trailhead. It became apparent very quickly that I would end up pretty chilled if I ran in the rain, despite the much-warmer-than-normal temperatures.
So in the end - no run for me tonight, as a result of circumstances beyond my control (icy trails and the rain) and poor choices on my part (not having my screw shoes or a pair of tights with me.)
Hopefully tomorrow night will work out better - I really would rather not jump into the Cast A Shadow race on Saturday after having last run almost a week before...
JMH
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