Outdoor Week Ending 7/8/12

This week I did my last long run before the Escarpment trail run on July 29th. It's become tradition for me to do this route in training every year, recently the last long run before the race for specific training. This year I matched my 2006 time, though that year I ran it much earlier, in late April.

Run   Rclimb  Long  Lclimb  Hike   Hclimb  OnFeet
8:03    5378    3:18    3068    5:22    2768    13:26

Date  Type  Time  Climb  Effort (HR) Description
2-Jul    run    1:17    660    3    121    stony brook
2-Jul    hike    0:28    140    3    144    stony brook

The rocky terrain of Harriman park once again surprised me as I sat down on some rocks on the high point of the peninsula, looking down at the lake, and heard the now too familiar rattle. The rock I was sitting on had a deep concave recess under it, but I'd looked under it before sitting down. Now, backing away and bending down to look much more closely, I couldn't see the snake, but it was way down in there, this one at a very popular spot that is frequented by many people. That's my 5th rattler of the year, though I didn't see it, and I guess it's to be expected since I'm out on those particular trails a few times a week. I'm much more aware now that Harriman is literally crawling with snakes, and rattlesnakes in particular. They're not aggressive but of course they can be very dangerous. I've seen 5 right on the trails and in popular spots, and that's just a very small sampling of what must be out there in the park at large, being 8-10 miles wide and a good 25 miles long in area.

3-Jul    run    0:47    400    4    ram park
3-Jul    hike    0:17    100    3    ram park
4-Jul    hike    2:10    500    1.5    stony brook
5-Jul    run    1:07    600    4    ram park 91f
5-Jul    hike    0:37    160    3    ram park
6-Jul    run    0:37        3    new paltz rail trail
6-Jul    hike    0:25        2    new paltz rail trail
7-Jul    run    0:57    650    4    ram park, sprint at end
7-Jul    hike    0:15    50    3    ram park
8-Jul    run    3:18    3068    5    141    Peekamoose to
8-Jul    hike    1:10    1818    5    131    Neversink River

I will post on this long run separately. 

Goals:
Escarpment Trail July 29th
Vermont 50 km September 30th