tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post2496458243367285224..comments2024-03-21T03:56:28.972-06:00Comments on Jill Outside: The snow is piling up — Fat Pursuit 2020Jill Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-46762147877762212332020-01-23T17:47:41.828-07:002020-01-23T17:47:41.828-07:00Unicorns and sunshine...funny, I could use some on...Unicorns and sunshine...funny, I could use some on my current project right now! It's "always" one day at a time...my plans get reshaped on the anvil of fate of the new day, beaten into some form of forward motion. Speedy recovery from the crud, it feels so good to feel good....I try to remember that when I think I'm having a bad day.<br /><br />Jeff CAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-37625365672789615732020-01-23T09:30:07.860-07:002020-01-23T09:30:07.860-07:00Yes, going while the going is good is the main str...Yes, going while the going is good is the main strategy. In the 2018 ITI I experienced three days of Fat Pursuit-like conditions — less snow accumulation, but warmer and wetter, so in many ways worse. At this and many other times you just have to keep going because there's no other choice, and the battle takes so much out of me. It's not sustainable. My personal margins are just so thin ... it's going to take a lot of luck with weather and trail conditions to manage the thousand miles successfully. All of my experiences since Dec. 21 have made that abundantly clear to me. You're never going to get sunshine and unicorns for 30 days straight, but I am going to need at least a few such days. <br /><br />All that said, I do feel mostly good about what I'm working with in terms of fitness, both physical and mental. At least, I felt good about it 10 days ago. Ever since Fat Pursuit I've been battling a terrible crud and have hardly gotten out of bed. If you follow me on Strava you're probably puzzling over all of the big zeros. In a way it's not a bad time to take a rest, but it's also not great, either. Being taken down so hard by a virus after a "measly" 100 miles is not super confidence-inspiring either. Ah well. If I can boost myself outside today, I will consider it a win. One day at a time, from this point on. Jill Homerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-63284173628553320152020-01-23T06:52:47.976-07:002020-01-23T06:52:47.976-07:00Between the White Mountains and the Fat Pursuit, w...Between the White Mountains and the Fat Pursuit, what a test of moving thru extreme conditions, it seems you found that level of output where you "Die Empty" but not "Broken". 100 miles in roughly 2 days is 10% of ITI "math" and Strava had you moving time near 3mph average....Reminds me of Kenny Roberts comment "go fast 'when' you can go fast, go slow when you 'have' to go slow" he was very measured and found places where he could gain ground and would wick it up but yet dial it down when he had too. Mechanicals and weather was what took him out of a race, rarely from pushing too far.<br /><br />"You're going to burn up all of your energy going almost nowhere, all for flashes of beauty and hiccups of clarity so fleeting that the wind will carry them away."<br /><br />Watched a Lael Wilcox video of her 2019 CDR with a amazing shot taken at sundown with her silloette on a backdrop of a sky on fire....I think your quote captures the ephemeral moments we see moving thru life only if we put ourselves where it can happen, a electronic image can't capture the shear wonder and existential aloneness or the immersion of the senses that being there brings....<br /><br />Jeff C<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-51860468319388410622020-01-21T23:26:39.418-07:002020-01-21T23:26:39.418-07:00I don't think I have any recent photos. I'...I don't think I have any recent photos. I'm hoping to get out for one more overnighter and maybe I'll put finally put together a gear post.<br /><br />I'm not against using a fur ruff. I suppose I'm just already fairly happy with my current system. I don't enjoy having my vision obstructed, and a ruff usually blocks peripheral vision to varying degrees. I've watched others who have had to cinch theirs tightly because it's windy or very cold, and they're basically blind ... although my balaclava and buff system can be similarly obstructing once everything ices up. <br /><br />And yes, ice buildup is the drawback of the system ... but an icy balaclava is still effective as long as you're wearing it, and it's not hard to carry a spare of these things to swap until you can dry everything out. I'm picky about what I'm willing to put on my face — I need to breathe warm recirculated air in order to protect my lungs, but I don't like the Cold Avenger face mask because it makes me feel like I'm suffocating. So I'm dealing with a moisture-laden system either way. The ruff seems like it's just another thing to get in the way. But perhaps someday I'll make the switch.Jill Homerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-73602897224211054882020-01-21T23:17:18.844-07:002020-01-21T23:17:18.844-07:00Haha. Thanks! I enjoyed your newspaper article. Th...Haha. Thanks! I enjoyed your newspaper article. Thanks for covering the event. Jill Homerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-77358030380798780312020-01-21T18:35:05.170-07:002020-01-21T18:35:05.170-07:00I enjoy following you along the trails. A couple ...I enjoy following you along the trails. A couple questions: 1. Can you show pictures of how you sleep outside? 2. How come you don't use a ruff on your outer wear?<br />Happy Trails.Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09413041976713178036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-75054913627676387662020-01-21T10:55:23.409-07:002020-01-21T10:55:23.409-07:00I have read your blog for over a decade so imagine...I have read your blog for over a decade so imagine my delight when you mention a headline that I wrote! <br /><br />Congrats on pursuing. That event is truly Sisyphean. The Hoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16045503820798955352noreply@blogger.com