Outdoor Week Ending 6/3/12

Easy week after 50k, visiting Maine. 

Rtime Rclimb   Ltime  Lclimb   Htime   Hclimb  OnFeet 
4:58    1560    1:37    900    6:59    2855    11:57

Date    Type    Time   Climb  Effort    Decription
28-May    hike    2:00    150    2    bath, ME
29-May    run    0:37    50    3    roads
29-May    hike    0:25    300    3.5    roads
30-May    run    1:07    120    4    Reid State park
30-May    hike    0:25    40    3    Reid State park
31-May    run    0:23    50    2    Reid State park
31-May    hike    0:47    120    2    Audabon

I love it up in Maine - the people, the climate, the coast -- but I missed my home trails. I'm coming to realize more and more that I really don't like running on roads at all anymore and while Maine has lots of wild places, I have yet to find an area where there are LOTS of great trails in one area...

1-Jun    run    1:37    900    6    ram park
1-Jun    hike    0:27    550    3.5    ram park
2-Jun    run    1:14    440    5    stony brook
2-Jun    hike    0:45    645    3    stony brook
3-Jun    hike    2:10    1050    1.5    hook loop #1

Back in the lower Hudson Valley, I have access to literally hundreds of miles of trails within a fairly short drive, and lots more, including the Catskills within 2 hours drive. How Ironic it is that for a person who really loves trails and nature, I find I have more access to them closer to New York City, because that's where lots of people have built so many trails over many decades.

I was so happy to get out onto some of my favorite trails in Ramapo Park in New Jersey just over the NY/NJ border that I blasted my run and enjoyed it immensely. Even a rare hard fall didn't dent my enjoyment being out there and knowing I could run pretty much all day without repeating any trails...