Diary of a Macman

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near t.o.s.

Went top of skyline on this hot summer day

Today saw more deer, (yesterday on hi mtn)

 

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bergen essex passaic lenapie trail for roadies

I outlined a 27 mile road route through brookdale and garrett mtn. Coming off garrett mtn I lost my bearings headed too far south in clifton and got an unwanted section of us 46 near old itt

I think you might be interested in this map: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=203414725939769536957.00048d3c7c92cabd2d318

Fountain of youth via a giant carbon fiber road bike

 

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a better way to cross the parkwayy

Sunday found a better way to cross the parkway as Saturday I risked life and limb transvering the parkway (60 exits north) on us 46

Edgar felix memorial bikeway is a great safe way for cyclists to cross gpp

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/43690364

 

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Ran srcp at lunch had good moving time through the heat but droid and water bottle ripped runners belt when I pulled zipper

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/43843015

 

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lenapie trail on foot

Ran some of the lenape trail today brookdale up into mills

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/43981513

the side of brookdale roadies won't see

 

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nice tri (work out)

Got to river rd this morning going up the alpine climb a peloton led by a blonde woman flew past me as I took this pic another blonde (woman) ran downhill. I asked her not to tell anyone I stopped during the infamous alpine climb. see blondes do have more fun

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/44080916

Ran 6.25 miles at saddle river park at lunch then swam laps after work.

 

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hi mtn rox

Tried a different loop today. Red whit and yellow. Took the tarmac bac scioto to hi mtn road,
Belmont, overlook

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/44366614

 

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saturday loop

http://www.trimbleoutdoors.com/ViewTrip/851643

roadie past me on garrett mtn as i adjusted helmet he let me follow him back to garfield via ackerman

 

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Took the old trek on river rd today

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/44928970

 

[martin]

i've only been on river road once or twice. good climbing there though!

are you one of the guys that does the hill repeats i've seen there?

so, from what i'm reading you go every tuesday, do you try to set a new PR or are you just trying to get in come calorie burn-age?

 

[freeride]

i've only been on river road once or twice. good climbing there though!

are you one of the guys that does the hill repeats i've seen there?

so, from what i'm reading you go every tuesday, do you try to set a new PR or are you just trying to get in come calorie burn-age?

I don't think I ever repeated any hill anywhere. today was rainy so i was back up around the par of 1:15

went for a run at lunch
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/44973436

i got stuck at work late so no swim wanted to practice some flip turns, otherwise i woulda had a nice complete tri work out day.

 

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garret mtn

2nd time this week at garret mtn. This time just did laps around the place. I was faster in the spring. albeit 3 police were giving out tickets so I didn't go full throttle . Met another roadie up there he didn't mind speeding downhill past cops. I know closter dock rd will get you a ticket on your bike for speeding

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/45097159

 

[martin]

Whoa, what?! They will give you a ticket for riding your bike too fast???

Do you have any more detail on this please?

I've seen speeds of 45+ on my road bike but I never thought I could be ticketed...

 

[freeride]

Whoa, what?! They will give you a ticket for riding your bike too fast???

Do you have any more detail on this please?

I've seen speeds of 45+ on my road bike but I never thought I could be ticketed...

In alpine they give lots of tickets to cyclists. I didn't see the cop give the ticket. I think my wife heard the story from a co worker. Anyway I got my 8 laps in today at garrett mtn the time was a bit longer but I went out of the normal loop and up to the summit by the antenna.. got to the pool at the end of the day and got in a couple of laps

 

[gtluke]

go run the lenape again in mills and see if you notice anything different

 

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go run the lenape again in mills and see if you notice anything different

i ran through mills last week on tuesday 8.10.10 and road bike past just this past saturday. i woke at 5 am the past couple of days and was thinking about heading over towards mills. i'm road biking harriman sunday, but i hope to check out the mills soon

 

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Come to think of it mill must have been blazed rently. I think my battery was dying when I ran throught there or I would have taken some pics.

There blazing eagle rock this week end

Lenape Trail-blazing Workshop The 30-year old Lenape Trail is 32-miles long and links together 18 Essex Co, N parks and reservations, forming the oldest urban/suburban park system in the parks and reservations, forming the oldest urban/suburban park system in the country The Trail Conference is assisting with the repainting of the Lenape Trails signature yellow blazes and is hosting two, spur of the moment, Trail Blazing workshops (free!) at the Eagle Rock Reservation in Montclair, NJ Participants in this workshop will meet at 10 a.m. on Saturday 8/21 and 8/28 in the High Lawn Pavilion parking lot at the scenic Eagle Rock Reservation' southern entrance off Eagle Rock Avenue With an outstanding view of the Manhattan Skyline as a backdrop, participants will receive an in-the-field hands-on tutorial in paint blazing from a Trai Conference expert.* Afterwards, each participant will get the chance to test ...

Btw Saturday 8.21.10 is natl trail running day

Today at lunch I used the money my dad gave me for my birthday and got this sweet camelbak for running trails and mtb

 

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Picked up these all terrain sandles yesterday. For natl trail running day I ran to work and back about ten miles total. Got some trailage in borgs woods Run in: actually ran with nb 905s

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/45444385

 

[MudSlinger]

Wow, that Fairfax pack is the bomb. I've been look for some time for a small lightweight pack, I think I finally found it. Good that I decided to catch up with MTBNJ.

Sorry to hear you were disappointed with your Franklin Lakes Tri this year and slower than last year. After my visit to Jersey in June and July, I felt slower and bit off as well. I really think it was heat combined with the long stretch of good weather leading to over-training. I rode myself silly and spent my recovery days pedaling with the lady at the shore. The mtb-scene in Jersey was outstanding this year with plenty of dry, fast, fun trails.

Not sure if you've been follow this http://www.northjersey.com/news/ess...08069_Trail_along_tracks_gathering_steam.html
Just imagine biking uninterrupted from Glen Ridge to Hoboken, taking the ferry across the river, heading up the west side, back over the GW, down the Jersey side and taking the rail trail back for a mills-eagle rock loop. One sweet urban adventure!

 

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rainy Day Women No. 12 & 35

Cancelled my ride in harriman but got two hours at 24 fit including some swimming.

I scored the camelbak at road runner sports