Hiked back to the Whiskey Bend Trailhead November 23, 2008
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Hiked from Camp Lillian on the Elwha River Trail back to the trailhead. 45# pack, 5 miles, 800 ft elevation gained, and 800 ft elevationlost.
Beautiful fall day for a hike! Crisp, cool, and easy to maintain a good pace.
Monday, the back of my knees were sore, and I think it’s the constant lifting of my feet when they are wearing hiking boots. Interesting…
Workout:
- Type: Walk
- Date: 11/23/2008
- Time: 09:00:00
- Total Time: 2:30:00.00
- Distance: 5 miles
- Average Pace: 30:00/mile
Going to camp Lillian November 22, 2008
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Went w/my Boy Scout Troop’s Venture Patrol up the Elwha River Trail to Camp Lillian for an overnight. 45# pack, 5 miles, 800 ft elevation gained, and 800 ft elevation lost.
Workout:
- Type: Walk
- Date: 11/22/2008
- Time: 11:30:00
- Total Time: 2:27:00.00
- Distance: 5 miles
- Average Pace: 29:24.71/mile
A little hike in the woods October 26, 2008
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Today, I convinced several of my neighbors to bring their kids and join me on a hike in the woods.
It was a nice time, and it was a good little walk. Had my camera pack on + my littlest girl on my shoulders, so there was a bit of a load involved (40+ lbs?).
Got some great pics of some of the kids & the families who joined in. Good fun all the way around!
Workout:
- Type: Walk
- Date: 10/26/2008
- Time: 10:00:00
- Total Time: 1:00:00.00
- Distance: 2.5 miles
- Average Pace: 24:00/mile
So that’s what the Monkey on your back looks like! August 18, 2008
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Over the weekend, I took Boy Scout Troop 624 on a little hike.
We hit the loop of Hyas Lake to Deception Pass, and South-ish along the Pacific Crest Trail to Squaw Lake and then back to the Trailhead at Tucquala Meadows. We did this in two days, although we had planned it for three. I guess the Scouts were in the mood for more on Sunday. Which turned out to be pretty good since we were treated to a massive lightning storm on the way home that appeared to be coming a little too close to our hiking location:
For this trip, I had on a 50 lbs pack. I try pretty hard to keep the weight down, and the problem is that as you add more days, you increase weight because of food. Plus, as the Scoutmaster, I gotta carry a few things because one has to be prepared!
At any rate, here’s what my monkey looks like:
I paid good money for this monkey, and I like it most of the time. I’m fairly picky when it comes to my gear, and this Osprey pack works for me. As does the Marmot Tent. And the Dozier Buffalo River Hunter sheath knife. Still, 50 extra pounds is 50 extra pounds. Made for a good longer-duration workout that definitely worked its magic on me - just a *little* sore today.
Also, we got to meet Congressman Jay Inslee on the trail. How cool is it to see a member of your State’s Congressional Delegation out communing with nature???
re: Sore - Nope, not planning on hitting the gym today! 
Workout:
- Type: Walk
- Date: 08/17/2008
- Time: 09:00:00
- Total Time: 8:00:00.00
- Distance: 8.76 miles
- Average Pace: 55:02.75/mile
- Ascent: 1,899 ft
- Descent: 2,744 ft
A Challenging Hike March 8, 2008
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On Saturday, I was out with my Boy Scout Troop on the Gray Wolf Trail in the Olympic Forest.
The challenge was the blowdowns. I believe we spent 3 hours trying to make to our intended destination by going over, under, and around large, broken trees.
By any measure a fun workout, if low on the intensity scale. Still climbing all around these obstacles w/a 45 lbs pack on was fun!
Workout:
- Type: Walk
- Date: 03/08/2008
- Time: 12:00:00
- Total Time: 5:15:00.00
Outran two Boy Scouts September 23, 2007
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This weekend I was out with my Troop, wandering around on the trail to Ashland Lakes. It was a short hike, not too much elevation gain, and just right for the new Scouts who are getting their feet wet, literally, with this new thing called backpacking.
I was feeling my oats on the way back, it was an easy trail, and so I started challenging some of the older kids to see who could get to the trailhead first. They started walking faster, blocking my path on the trail, etc. - normal 13-yo stuff. So, I figured I’d up the game, and when I saw an appropriate opening, I started running. Mind you, we have packs on, and mine was in at about 40 lbs. I didn’t have to go too far, say 300 yards or so, but it finally got my heart rate up a bit.
My reward for beating them to the end was several nice pictures of them in the sun on the trail - the first sunlight we had really seen the whole trip.
Health:
- Date: 09/23/2007
- Weight: 183
- Mood: Normal
- Sleep Hours: 9.5
- Sleep Pattern: Normal
Daddy, who’s that sweaty guy on the jungle gym? August 30, 2007
Posted by hardly General Cardio, Kettlebell, Run, Strength Training, Uncategorized, Walk
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Very exciting, we’re at the beach!
I’ve been looking forward to this to see if I can create a workout on the fly, with the things I find at hand on the beach. And no, the couple that was tryng hard to swallow each other’s tongues somehow didn’t even notice I was doing this. I know. Sorta like finding out a Senator from Idaho has a secret life when he enters public bathroom stalls. Who knew?
- Toddler squats - 20
- Run 1 mile (approx) in the sand (the soft stuff near the grass, not the hard stuff near the waves.
- Walk back to motel while doing the following in-between:
- Body-weight squats w/arms held vertically above head - 20
- Situps - 50
- Push ups - 50
- Log squats - 25
- Rock thrusters - 25
- Pull-ups - 20
- Stair run - 8 sets
There were numerous findings along the way:
- Running in soft sand is harder than running on a hard surface. Duh. Plus, sand in the shoes. Double duh.
- As one does situps in the sand, you actually dig your way into the sand. I can hear my coach saying “O.K., gang, we’re going to China today…”
- There IS a neet-o jungle gym near Mo’s at Cannon Beach that is just high enough off the ground for an adult male of my size to do pullups! 2 year-olds are shocked that Adults also play on the jungle gym, and what is that pull-up thing anyway? Daddy, can you do that, too?
I won’t say this was the most taxing workout I’ve done of late, but it definitely got my hr going (and I checked my hr monitor just to make sure I was somewhere near where I ought to be). Plus, it was mentally fun to run around on the beach looking for heavy things to pick up
ps. And what, exactly is a toddler squat? That’s where you pick up your toddler and use her as an added weight to your warmup of body-weight squats.
pps When one returns to room, said toddler MUST show Daddy how she has figured out how to do body-weight squats, too!
Hoh, Hoh, Hoh August 17, 2007
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Today’s workout was fairly simple: Take a Troop of Boy Scouts on a 5-mile hike up the Hoh River Trail w/a 45 lbs pack.
Add in boots that started bruising the tops of my little toes at 2.9 miles in, and that’s that.
Health:
- Date: 08/17/2007
- Mood: Normal
- Resting Heart rate: 50
- Sleep Hours: 6
- Sleep Pattern: Insufficient
