Just having fun
Community trail run canceled because of the weather, so only the chillers showed up. Nice group of four to the top of Rosskopf. Honestly beautiful weather. Good to be back! Can’t wait to go eat some berries… Stats Distance 7.58 mi Moving time 1h 19m 15s Elapsed time 1h 38m 58s Elevation gain 1886 ft Average pace 10:27 /mi Route (function () { function injectLink(href, id) { if…
I estimated going around deer Isle would take 5-10h. Looking now at the map, I think I may have been a bit optimistic. Regardless, got scared by some weather overhead and turned back. Stats Distance 3.95 mi Moving time 1h 32m 46s Elapsed time 1h 33m 59s Elevation gain 7 ft Average speed 2.6 mph Route (function () { function injectLink(href, id) { if (document.getElementById(id)) return; var link =…
If this is me and my siblings getting out of a shallow inlet, I’d be nervous to see us attempt an ocean crossing. Maybe someday. Stats Distance 8.70 km Moving time 2h 29m 00s Elapsed time 2h 29m 00s Elevation gain 0 m Average speed 3.5 km/h Route (function () { function injectLink(href, id) { if (document.getElementById(id)) return; var link = document.createElement('link');…
Gotta see it to understand… I need to go back to keep exploring this place. Stats Distance 9.11 mi Moving time 55m 08s Elapsed time 2h 10m 22s Elevation gain 600 ft Average speed 9.9 mph Route (function () { function injectLink(href, id) { if (document.getElementById(id)) return; var link = document.createElement('link'); link.rel = 'stylesheet'; link.href = href; link.id = id;…
Similarly unmaintained. Bagged all the 500 footers on the island I think. Headed back to the “bridged island” of deer Isle! Stats Distance 9.16 mi Moving time 4h 14m 39s Elapsed time 5h 52m 01s Elevation gain 2198 ft Average pace 27:47 /mi Route (function () { function injectLink(href, id) { if (document.getElementById(id)) return; var link = document.createElement('link'); link.rel…
When I went to bar harbor a week ago, I didn’t know that this part of Acadia even existed. In the last week or so, I’ve gotten to visit all three of them! This one has been my favorite. Partially because it’s harder to access… So 🤫. We saw maybe 10 people on the hike all day. There’s been incredible rock skipping for me, lots of seaweed for Mo, and the camping is civilized enough for Nina. Last…
Nina taught me and Mo a bit about how to paddle properly from her dragon boat expertise, while also criticizing my steering as we went for a little paddle. We attempted to catch the West Bus from Ellsworth earlier in the day but failed… My theory is that it went to the stop early (we were there, but hiding in the shade around the corner). However, our reroute to Mo’s friends place here was not the…
There was a nice two track into the woods under some power lines, so I figured it was simply a continuation of the bike trail. It slowly decayed to where I was knee deep in mud that tried to eat my flip flops, bushes high enough to scratch my elbows, and power lines hanging low enough I had to crawl under them. After surviving the hour of bikewhacking, I learned that I could get a ride from…
While I’m here… With Sue and Stew! Stats Distance 4.08 mi Moving time 1h 56m 08s Elapsed time 2h 23m 52s Elevation gain 1070 ft Average pace 28:27 /mi Route (function () { function injectLink(href, id) { if (document.getElementById(id)) return; var link = document.createElement('link'); link.rel = 'stylesheet'; link.href = href; link.id = id;…
With the Rozalia Project, we sailed from Bar Harbor to Marshall Island and spent a couple days dropping by different beaches and pickup up lots of trash. A significant portion was lobster gear, and through learning how to classify the different objects I learned quite a bit about lobstering. Tldr we collected all the bait fish so now they are reliant on the bait in the traps. The traps have vents…
With the Williams boys (Matthew Goss and Co) and Felix Knollmann. I think my watch auto saved while I was chowing down on a salt packet so here’s some pics from the prior day. Stats Distance 31.72 mi Moving time 1h 59m 46s Elapsed time 2h 02m 36s Elevation gain 1667 ft Average speed 15.9 mph Route (function () { function injectLink(href, id) { if (document.getElementById(id)) return; var link =…
Turns out you have to practice to keep the muscles there. Maybe even going to the gym helps. All I know is that a year of not doing much biking or gym does not make it easy to chase Matthew Goss and Felix Knollmann up hills. Thanks for the pulls, patience, and parking at the top of the hills. I stretched a little to get the last p. Apparently if you list things in 3s it makes it seem AI generated……
When you get up at 6 you see some interesting stuff. Early risers are scary. Saw a guy locked in writing an essay at the Porter dunkin. What an odd spot. Didn’t see anyone eating any worms though, but I wouldn’t be surprised if Dunkin let a few slip in. Took a deep dive into hardcore running culture with tracksmith. Matthew Radzihovsky kept me safe from the other runners and turned the 5k “fun”…
Can you break lactose intolerance by eating a bunch of ice cream? Thanks Ricky Salvatore for the invite. And the encouragement to stay until the end of the bucket. I should swim the mystic more 👍. I do think Boston can be a lot like Freiburg with just a little bit of work (clean up the river, get rid of a bunch more cars)… Stats Distance 13.55 mi Moving time 1h 06m 29s Elapsed time 2h 26m 50s…
Katz family rail bike run. Natalie S was a little slow on the brake and slammed her bike into the back of us. Das ist nicht erlaubt! Seth Massey thought it was hilarious though… I bet these things are pretty efficient. At the same time, they are a bit of a Gadget-Bahn. Very fun, regardless! Stats Distance 8.17 mi Moving time 1h 09m 30s Elapsed time 1h 51m 39s Elevation gain 194 ft Average speed…
It was a tough battle out the door but we made it to the trail with minor casualties with Natalie S Jonathan Adler Seth Massey Samantha O’Brien and multiple others boomers not on Strava. Ran into a very friendly bunch of bachelor partiers at the tower who informed us that the tower was not just a firetower but also a “fire tower”. Walton Rea frog alert Stats Distance 6.23 mi Moving time 2h 41m 05s…
NTC pride run… I got a free pair of sunnies from Walton Rea! I’m sure they’ll be used well until someone steps on them. NTC is an always adjusting cult-like group of people and it’s been fun to see it change over the years. However, it was what made me get into/like running. Broke some early morning day old bread with these washed up kidos bright and early this morning. Maaya Prasad Grace Mao…
We came across two women trying to get the turtle to cross the road with a camp chair. We tried to help but probably only scared the turtle more. He was a big dude and he’d snap out and bite the chair if it was put in front of him. I missed new England hills and roads. You can see the sandy dirt on the side of the road reminding you you’re right near the coast at all times. It’s nice to have some…
Lufthansa was quite an experience. Leg room and decent food, as well as coming around 5 times for drinks, resulting in my consumption of a whopping 8 cups of tomato juice and befriending of the flight attendant. Even my rowmate, a nice “entrepreneur” fella from Bangalore, tried a cup. Instead of going direct to Logan, we flew in a big wiggle up north, giving us some great views of Maine, the Cape,…
Why get a pair of shoes wet when I can do flops and flats? People said the road riding was good around here but I thought, nah, it can’t be as good as the MTB trails. But woah. It is absolutely gorgeous. After climbing just past St Peter I started the long decent into the valley with barely any cars on a little road winding in and out of the slope. I decended into a thunderstorm and got absolutely…
I’m just gonna have to be faster. I could see it make the first two turns but after that I was minutes behind. Guess I’m not as fast as all those influencers taping their phone to the tram. While waiting for the tram to start, I saw a lizard and juggled some rocks. I wonder if cave man children also had wandering minds and whimsical lives Stats Distance 3.45 km Moving time 15m 37s Elapsed time 15m…
Gotta shakeoff my sore feet. I’m sweaty again. We ended up an interesting Surfpark thing. My phone is out of storage, so no pic, but you get the idea Stats Distance 8.53 km Moving time 50m 51s Elapsed time 1h 47m 51s Elevation gain 73 m Average pace 5:57 /km Best pace 2:08 /km Average cadence 80 rpm Calories 846 kcal Achievements 1 Device Garmin fēnix 6X Route (function () { function…
Big day with Fabio and Sophia D. Started at what Sophia calls morning and varrying levels of preparedness. Sophia was prepared for almost anything, but not for the amount of weight that the almost anything would be. Fabio had lots of things in his pockets. To be fair, he asked me and my advice was to not bring much so his back wouldn’t hurt. I was the usual unprepared. We quickly realized that I…
The American being Sarah Schaumann … Sponsored by Scott’s Hawaii Stats Distance 16.38 km Moving time 3h 41m 56s Elapsed time 5h 43m 38s Elevation gain 1498 m Average pace 13:33 /km Best pace 4:06 /km Average cadence 54 rpm Calories 1437 kcal Achievements 1 Device Garmin fēnix 6X Route (function () { function injectLink(href, id) { if (document.getElementById(id)) return; var link =…
And the ER, but not for me. Also not because of the run, but because of a tick from a few days ago. It’s getting real hot, but some ice cream and a swim in the river goes a long way. Stats Distance 8.29 km Moving time 51m 07s Elapsed time 59m 25s Elevation gain 86 m Average pace 6:10 /km Best pace 2:10 /km Average cadence 80 rpm Calories 666 kcal Achievements 1 Device Garmin fēnix 6X…
Did some laps on the flowy section, while some guys on e-MTBs flew past me. Turns out my pedal was loose… Not sure if that was a coincidence or if I accidentally did that this morning when changing pedals on my other bike. Strange to see Europeans playing American football. Not sure why they’re always making fun of us for it. Stats Distance 14.30 km Moving time 1h 17m 20s Elapsed time 1h 39m 46s…
With Fabio and the Freiburg Club. Everything is going on a 2 week break and then starts back up again when I go to the US. Speaking of which… I’ll be there on the 4th! Get ready for some last minute pasta dinners. Speaking of great food… Check out my summer mode tofu. Skip the air fryer. Almost the same great taste and way easier to make! Stats Distance 3.80 km Moving time 26m 20s Elapsed time 42m…
It’s wild how much land Oxford has. So much of it is private. The contrast to Birmingham is stark. Birmingham feels a little more real, though. I want to do more long exposure shots where people are moving at a similar speed and I don’t follow them… Maybe tomorrow in London. Stats Distance 0.91 km Moving time 23m 59s Elapsed time 24m 50s Elevation gain 0 m Average speed 2.3 km/h Max speed 3.3…
Not as fast as the NS IC which Seamus Joyce-Johnson was on. Had a fun time at the train museum… May have been the sole members of our age group, but shamelessly foamed regardless. Off and on rain has lead to some cool lighting and an excuse to stop on the side of the road. Fondue in nijmegen yesterday, UK tomorrow! Stats Distance 67.39 km Moving time 3h 31m 38s Elapsed time 3h 51m 24s Elevation…
But I really don’t know what I would do with a can of RedBull Stats Distance 13.39 km Moving time 1h 22m 43s Elapsed time 1h 26m 33s Elevation gain 100 m Average pace 6:10 /km Best pace 2:31 /km Average cadence 81 rpm Calories 1043 kcal Achievements 3 Device Garmin fēnix 6X Route (function () { function injectLink(href, id) { if (document.getElementById(id)) return; var link =…
Aaaallll downhill. Got to see the sun setting on Roßkopf and the very end of the sunset as I exited the forest, a few minutes from home. Absolutely stellar timing. I’m trying the pimsler audiobooks! So if you see me talking to myself while running, you know why. Annnddd… I bought a nice old steel Roadbike! Downtube shifting, tri bars, 25c tires… I’m excited. Stats Distance 18.02 km Moving time 1h…
I happened to move to the one city in Germany with an alumni from my frat… And he’s a pretty cool guy! With him, his gf, his gf, his gfs friend, and a guy I emailed on the internet because he does some cool transit who now works with me at my company, we hiked to St Peter’s for a very nice meal. Regarding units of measurement, I am onboard with metric for length and weight. However, Fahrenheit has…
Apparently that’s an American thing. After lavender RC, went swimming in the dreisam and then walked in circles looking for a piano under a bridge. Right as we were gonna give up, we found it! Even Flixbus has a rear rack. Pretty sick. MTB and regular versions Stats Distance 9.11 km Moving time 52m 14s Elapsed time 1h 29m 13s Elevation gain 67 m Average pace 5:43 /km Best pace 3:12 /km…
I did most of the Baden to the Bone trail. It is not easy. Maybe I need to get more sendy? Super cool that I can be on top of Rosskopf from my house in less than an hour and then ride down multiple different MTB trails. Stats Distance 20.17 km Moving time 1h 26m 02s Elapsed time 1h 43m 44s Elevation gain 587 m Average speed 14.1 km/h Max speed 52.0 km/h Calories 883 kcal Achievements 10…
For some reason all the beer vending machines are kaputt today 😟 Why doesn’t Strava have a longboard option? Stats Distance 16.10 km Moving time 1h 06m 07s Elapsed time 2h 04m 32s Elevation gain 39 m Average speed 14.6 km/h Max speed 27.2 km/h Calories 822 kcal Device Garmin fēnix 6X Route (function () { function injectLink(href, id) { if (document.getElementById(id)) return; var link =…
The French are an odd bunch, for sure. But maybe everyone’s just jealous about the food. Fixed my kit lens today! I have been using my new lens for a while, so it was not urgent, but it’s nice to have options again. See that little black speck in front of the ring? That little thing jammed it so my camera would bug out with it. Costs about a dollar to replace, but about an hour of fiddling. This…
This isn’t him and me, but me and my friend from elementary school, Finn. Also, a picture someone uploaded of my cat to his website. Managed to get through this run despite a large bruise from yesterday. It’s no longer egg shaped and has flattened out a bit. Gotta get a bit of work done, then practice unicycling for tomorrow before movie night with my roommates! Stats Distance 8.36 km Moving time…
Met these two German guys with cameras on the tower. After comparing d*ck siz-sorry… camera models we started chatting a bit about politics. They seemed to be somewhere in the middle, talking about the right in the countryside and the left in the city. They seemed a little less supportive of the green party, which reigns over Freiburg and is apparently starting to invade Munich. Of course, then we…
First MTB. First week of German classes. Did a work trip to Basil this week. I really like traveling for work. I feel like 30 percent would be ideal. All by train and for trains ideally. I need to sleep more. I’m claiming that as the reason that yesterday I made some pretty crummy hummus (which I will eat DW) and burned the hell out of some popcorn (which I will not eat DW) (I tried air frying…
Run clubs are a great way to find new sports haha. Also looking up random shit and emailing people with their emails on sketchy looking websites. Stay tuned for some potential Einrad spielen. Stats Distance 11.25 km Moving time 1h 28m 52s Elapsed time 2h 29m 22s Elevation gain 71 m Average pace 7:53 /km Best pace 3:04 /km Average cadence 80 rpm Calories 936 kcal Device Garmin fēnix 6X…
This seems less dangerous than rugby, but it’s hard to say. I was searching for rollerblading groups in Freiburg this morning in bed and came across this event. The page was a little sketchy looking but I figured I’d check it out on the way to pick up my unicycle off Kleinanzeigen (German Craigslist). What a cool sport. We’ll see where that goes. The rollerblading was an event in and of itself.…
My second Kleinanzeigen purchase. So excited. None of these pics are from the ride but they’re all since the last post. Stats Distance 15.35 km Moving time 47m 09s Elapsed time 47m 59s Elevation gain 19 m Average speed 19.5 km/h Max speed 35.7 km/h Calories 448 kcal Device Garmin fēnix 6X Route (function () { function injectLink(href, id) { if (document.getElementById(id)) return; var…
Bought some Kleinanzeigen skates! Fit great, a very well spent 10 euros. Got super thirsty on the way back so I stopped for a big bottle of juice… Spent the longest ten minutes waiting in line at the checkout while a girl tried to buy alc without an ID and other shenanigans stalled my checkout. That’s one downside of the little grocery stores here. Stats Distance 21.32 km Moving time 1h 24m 32s…
So here are some to my walk to buy tahini and toilet paper after (there’s probably a joke there). This was my first time with the Freiburg community trail runners! Interesting music suggestions you end up with when you turn off creepy data stuff. Stats Distance 11.29 km Moving time 1h 23m 10s Elapsed time 1h 23m 32s Elevation gain 376 m Average pace 7:21 /km Best pace 2:28 /km Average…
I finished the book during this run. Interesting book. It’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking that celebrities are not real people with normal emotions and basic needs. Ironically, this book does a good job of humanizing Mark Zuckerberg. The way her colleagues treated her towards the end of the book was terrible. Despite that, throughout her time at Facebook, she has this unwavering optimism…
I didn’t realize that Seamus Joyce-Johnson was a local! Went to the international school he went to as a kid for a year, and got pannenkoeken at his favorite spot. One reason I decided to come to the Netherlands this weekend was because the Rewire festival. However, I just read a few words about it and saw one spot where it said you could see stuff for free. Little did I know that we would end up…
After a wonderful tour of Den Haag and language lesson from Seamus Joyce-Johnson, I headed back to pick up my too good to go and almost forgotten pizza I had ordered the night before, “just in case”. This is the last weekend on my rail pass. I’ve enjoyed it tremendously, however I am very excited to spend next Saturday back in Freiburg. I’ll finally go to parkrun, then to the trolleycar club, then…
From Basel SBB to Basel Bad Bf. Due to construction north of Freiburg, this is the fastest way to Freiburg from Strasbourg, though the apps will suggest a bus and lots of waiting. There is so much room for improvement with routing. I could have taken a tram but this is more interesting. It’s a strange gap in the network, I think because the Swiss don’t want to deal with DB delays. There are a few…
When I realized how far the summit was from the city, I decided I’d hike over to the bus to get a little closer. However, even the bus stop was far away. When I got there, I was just a minute early so I didn’t know if the bus had passed already. After five or ten minutes, I got restless and decided it would be stupid to wait if I had maybe missed it, so I left the stop. Of course, the bus comes a…
A too-secret bus itinerary A few years back, I sent this itinerary to my sibling and dad, who I would be joining a couple days later: Concord Coach Boston South Station 8:00 AM -> Bangor 12:10 PM (Dad) Portland 10:00 AM -> Bangor 12:10 PM (Mo) West’s Transportation http://www.westbusservice.com/ 1-800-596-2823 Bangor (Concord Trailways) 2:00 PM -> Whiting (Community…