Nice!  Thanks for updating, Sandy!  Good luck, gang!!!

I need to run errands and pack today, so I doubt I'll get out and do much besides a walk.  Then I'm off to the Northwoods with no cell service, so I'll catch everyone next week! 

Hi all-- Ran a dog jog last night in Rock Creek last night. Chowder's first trail run- 4.5 miles. Mixed results. We encountered a local all girls high school XC team. Teen girls terrify Chowder, and yesterday he hid behind me in a crouch while they passed. Then I turned an ankle (my fault), then again (Chowder's fault). Finished up with meeting the team again.  while walking back to the car. We're working in his socialization skills. And his running skills, but he's still young and this can't be a regular thing for another 3-4 months.

Mandy-- what part of the north shore? That is my favorite place on earth so naturally, I'm jealous. I hope you can get to Grand Marais for some world's best donuts.

qotd: a half marathon tomorrow, with a planned additional 5 miles to get home from the finish line.

Q2: smartwool, hiking weight. I've tried darned tough, and they are a good, but second choice option. I have found they don't wear as well as my smartwools (which was a bit surprising to me).

6 mikes with a friend yesterday...sure do like running in the woods....4 today.

yesterday qotd: Darntough...Like run runtraildc I like the hiking socks especially for the long runs...unlike runtraildc I think darn toughs last longer than smartwool.

Such a cute picture of AT and the Misses.

Thanks again for BD and Anniversary well wishes. We had a nice dinner at an Irish Pub, and walked around town listening to music and sampling beverages. "First Friday" in Gettysburg is about Arts and Music all around the downtown area. Very fun when the tourists are gone, like last night.

Morning trail run on a twisty section of the Ironmaster's course. Most of the creek crossings were nearly dry, so I guess we need rain.

GO GATSBY and GATOR  !!!

Sandy - thanks for the link.  looks like a lot of DNF's.  I like the run prediction. I've had many runs lately where I'm not sure how I'll do.

Moon - keep the smiling.

DC - good luck at the 1/2.  Teenage girls used to scare me too (raising them, that is).

Mandy - if you skinny dip again, remember what Warden always says. take a picture of it didn't happen. 

Sue - thanks for the text.  We were indeed listening to some great music when we got it.

GO GATSBY and GATOR  !!!

 

Sandy - thanks for the link.  looks like a lot of DNF's.  I like the run prediction. I've had many runs lately where I'm not sure how I'll do.

LOL, I did end up with 10 mi, it got hot about halfway through since I started at 8am (I'm usually done by 8am but I slept in this morning).

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Oh man, Gatsby !!!  Go !!!!  If I'm reading things correctly she's flirting with the cutoffs.

Cutoff time at the end of Loop 4 (66.66 mi) was 20 hrs, she did it in 19:57:24.

Cutoff time to start Loop 6 (83.33 mi) is 25 hrs.  Therefore she needs to do Loop 5 in 5 hrs, she was at the halfway point in 2:27:21.  (She did the last loop in 6:07:06).

Go Gatsby Go !!!!!

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By the way Gator is doing great, he has about a 2.5 to 3 hr cushion under the cutoff times. And he's already out on his last loop (Loop 6).

Go Gator !!!!

Oh man. I can taste one of those donuts. Magney and the end of the gunflint campgrounds are two of my favorites.  If you drive down Cascade Beach Road, looking for a summer cabin near Lutsen, turn down Black Point Road (marked private). At the very end is a one story norwegian, hand hewn log cabin (next to the big house). My great-grandfather and his brothers built that cabin 100+ years ago. But it used to be two levels and in Hovland.

 

Most if it.    Definitely will be stopping in Grand Marais for a donut and possibly riding my bike into Canada.  I'll be inland for a while and then hanging at Judge Magney for a few nights.  My forecast is gloomy, cold, and rain though.  Gah.

go Gatsby!  Sandy- how about Gator?  (I don't know his name)

5 miles w/ Tiny E on a very pleasant 65 degree day