Distance Challenge Entries

[happyone]

7.5 mi last night

[bluegoose]

Only 4 miles this morning, but it felt like 8. Speed work day at the track with 800m intervals. not much fun, really.

[Pheidippides]

Only 4 miles this morning, but it felt like 8. Speed work day at the track with 800m intervals. not much fun, really.

Slacker.

[ERCougar]

We went camping at Navajo Lake last night and despite still feeling a little sore from my half on Saturday, I figured I'd get a nice slow recovery run around the lake this morning. I was shooting for about 4-5 miles, so I grabbed a quick swig of water and left. First mistake.

So the lake's a little bigger than it looked and as I'm hitting 2 miles, I'm still on the south side where I started. I'm getting close to turning the corner though, and I remembered that there was a causeway that cut the lake in half, so I'm thinking that instead of doing an out-and-back, I'll just keep going around the lake and run across the causeway. Second mistake.

This trail ends up cutting a wide swath around the west end of the lake because of marshiness (yes, I'm sure that's a word) to the point that when I finally get around the end of the lake and to the causeway on the other side, I'm at about 7 miles. And tired. And hungry. I cross the causeway, only to discover that it doesn't quite cross all the way, but that there's about a 15-ft gap to get to the other side. I seriously consider stripping down and swimming the 15 ft, but this lake's at 9200 ft and I can't see the bottom and I just read a report of a 32 yo dad that drowned in a lake in the Boulder Mountains as he was saving his kids because he cramped up because of the cold. So I decide to head back and try to get around the other end of the lake. Third mistake.

I continue my tour around the lake, but again, the trail takes a huge swath around the east end of the lake, so instead of following the trail, I decide to shortcut through, only to get bogged down in mud (hence the wide swath). Fourth mistake.

I get out of that and cut through a big volcanic boulder field (and yes, I'm counting the mileage despite likely going slower than 15 min miles at this point....problem? suck it), finally back to the south side of the lake and back home.

So 10+ miles later (I stopped my mileage counter when I reached the dead-end on the causeway because I was so mad that I had decided to walk for a few minutes) and some wet feet and sore muscles and hungry stomach, I finished my easy recovery run. Garmin says 9.1 miles, but I know I was over ten with the omitted distance and I should get extra credit for the scrambling and the 9200 ft...but I'll follow the rules.

EDIT: Despite the adventure, I love Navajo Lake. For you Michiganders, it's the closest thing we have to the turquoise waters of Traverse Bay, in a high mountain setting. Quite the wildflower display too--Sego Lilies, Columbines, Asters, Bluebells, Paintbrush, Thistle--it's a great time to go hiking or camping.

[Hot Lunch]

5.1 at lunch.

[cowboy]

4.5 at noon. A 5k at 8:30 and a 1.5 mile cool down.

[BigPiney]

We went camping at Navajo Lake last night and despite still feeling a little sore from my half on Saturday, I figured I'd get a nice slow recovery run around the lake this morning. I was shooting for about 4-5 miles, so I grabbed a quick swig of water and left. First mistake.

So the lake's a little bigger than it looked and as I'm hitting 2 miles, I'm still on the south side where I started. I'm getting close to turning the corner though, and I remembered that there was a causeway that cut the lake in half, so I'm thinking that instead of doing an out-and-back, I'll just keep going around the lake and run across the causeway. Second mistake.

This trail ends up cutting a wide swath around the west end of the lake because of marshiness (yes, I'm sure that's a word) to the point that when I finally get around the end of the lake and to the causeway on the other side, I'm at about 7 miles. And tired. And hungry. I cross the causeway, only to discover that it doesn't quite cross all the way, but that there's about a 15-ft gap to get to the other side. I seriously consider stripping down and swimming the 15 ft, but this lake's at 9200 ft and I can't see the bottom and I just read a report of a 32 yo dad that drowned in a lake in the Boulder Mountains as he was saving his kids because he cramped up because of the cold. So I decide to head back and try to get around the other end of the lake. Third mistake.

I continue my tour around the lake, but again, the trail takes a huge swath around the east end of the lake, so instead of following the trail, I decide to shortcut through, only to get bogged down in mud (hence the wide swath). Fourth mistake.

I get out of that and cut through a big volcanic boulder field (and yes, I'm counting the mileage despite likely going slower than 15 min miles at this point....problem? suck it), finally back to the south side of the lake and back home.

So 10+ miles later (I stopped my mileage counter when I reached the dead-end on the causeway because I was so mad that I had decided to walk for a few minutes) and some wet feet and sore muscles and hungry stomach, I finished my easy recovery run. Garmin says 9.1 miles, but I know I was over ten with the omitted distance and I should get extra credit for the scrambling and the 9200 ft...but I'll follow the rules.

EDIT: Despite the adventure, I love Navajo Lake. For you Michiganders, it's the closest thing we have to the turquoise waters of Traverse Bay, in a high mountain setting. Quite the wildflower display too--Sego Lilies, Columbines, Asters, Bluebells, Paintbrush, Thistle--it's a great time to go hiking or camping.

That was epic. Glad you made it back ok. Probably a good decision not to swim, though I probably would have done it.

[UtahDan]

5.1 at lunch.

How do you guys do this at lunch? I would need to bring three additional shirts as I spent the next hour cooling down.

[cowboy]

How do you guys do this at lunch? I would need to bring three additional shirts as I spent the next hour cooling down.

The dress code in my office is jeans and T's, baseball caps preferred. I usually hop in the shower after the run and then I'm good.

[UtahDan]

The dress code in my office is jeans and T's, baseball caps preferred. I usually hop in the shower after the run and then I'm good.

Maybe once I am skinny I will have a shorter cool down. I wait at least a half hour before I shower. There is no point in doing it sooner as I will still be sweaty and soak whatever I put on.

[bYuPride]

I've logged the last couple days of rides. Hopefully I did it correctly.

[Babs]

We went camping at Navajo Lake last night and despite still feeling a little sore from my half on Saturday, I figured I'd get a nice slow recovery run around the lake this morning. I was shooting for about 4-5 miles, so I grabbed a quick swig of water and left.

LOL. This was an awesome story. So let me get this straight: you head off jogging without water on an unknown trail in the desert in July. Sweet! I take it you weren't a boy scout?

[ERCougar]

LOL. This was an awesome story. So let me get this straight: you head off jogging without water on an unknown trail in the desert in July. Sweet! I take it you weren't a boy scout?

Who are you and what are you doing here? You might want to swing by Ellis Island and introduce yourself.

BTW, the entire state of Utah is not a desert. Navajo Lake:

[Babs]

Who are you and what are you doing here? You might want to swing by Ellis Island and introduce yourself.

BTW, the entire state of Utah is not a desert. Navajo Lake:

wow. that's quite a lake there. No wonder you had so much trouble. Are all your runs imaginary, or just this one?

[ERCougar]

wow. that's quite a lake there. No wonder you had so much trouble. Are all your runs imaginary, or just this one?

The link was just working! What kind of mojo are you working here? Who are you?