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Monday, August 29, 2011

Sunday, 08/28/11 Green Mountain

5 miles/2,500 vert.

Happened to pull up behind Homie at Baseline/Broadway, so I followed him into the Chautauqua lot.  We had talked earlier but could not totally agree on a plan, so we left it as "maybe I'll see you out there", so the timing was good.  It was his intent to free solo the 3rd, so we jogged the approach together, where he then changed into his climbing shoes for the class 5 climb and I hiked around up to the back of  the 3rd and hung out for 20 minutes or so.  From there, we bushwhacked up the hillside to the NE ridge, then on to the summit.  There were a few flashes of lightning, but nothing too close and it fortunately subsided enough for us to tag the summit (though a bit hurried).  As always, it was great getting out with Homie and if we had turned around at the 3rd Flatiron, it would have been a great day.

We descended via the NE ridge/1st/2nd Flatiron access and I took it pretty casual, as my right big toe was aching.  It all started when I ran Mt. Princeton back in early July, when an untested pair of shoes aggravated my big toe nails really bad on the descent.  They were a moderate distraction for over a month and were nearly healed up before Pikes Peak, but I think the 13 miles of downhill did them in.  Before this hike/run with Homie, the big toe nail on my right foot looked normal, but was just a little tender, though afterwards, it is completely purple and is very painful.  This might force a little time off, at least from running anything steep.

Ordered a new Garmin 305 today to replace my broken one.  Can hardly live without it (OK, I get by just fine, but it really adds enjoyment to my flatter baby jogger running and eases my record keeping).

6 comments:

  1. Is the person in the background of your main blog picture ok? they look like they are about to throw up or take a poop!

    I have to take your blog off my wifes RSS reader, every time she sees a picture of your girls she brings up children...

    Let's hook up for a creek path run soon. I need a pacer to help me with a PR on the creek path by Nov. or I owe some friends a significant amount of money! (A PR I'm sure you could manage, pushing the jogger!)

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  2. Can I ask why you chose the 305 over the 405? I am trying to decide between the Forerunner 305, Forerunner 405, and the Foretrex 401 and any input from the pros like you and Brandon would be awesome.

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  3. Rob, that is a ~10 year old girl in the picture who hung out under the tent, clearly a bit bored with the bike race.

    Brandon, yep, it is all your fault!

    Trailrat, see above. I chose the 305 because that is what Brandon gave me last Spring. I chose to buy a new 305 because I really like the 305 and it is very affordable ($138 on Amazon). The only thing I don't like is that it can take a long time to load up the satellites. I also suspect that the 5-10 minutes I spent running in the pouring rain killed the 305 (I don't think it is a coincidence since it was the next day I discovered it would not work). If price was no concern, I would go with the 310XT, as it tracks satellites faster and is waterproof (but costs $399).

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  4. Thanks for the input, cost is a factor for me which is why I am going back and forth between the 3 of them.

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  5. Also meant to say that I don't know much about the other models, but the 305 is a solid performer at a great value (just maybe bring a ziplock bag for it if it looks like rain). Perhaps mine died because it was older (hand me down/trade from Brandon), so I am hoping my brand new one lasts a bit longer.

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