Triangle Rucking Group?

Chuckman said:
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The one that would get me would have Free Ammo painted on it! šŸ¤£šŸ˜‚ Iā€™ve got a dive buddy that drives a white van like that, we call it the Creeper Van! But it hauls a lot of dive gear!
 
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I'll be running a chainsaw this Saturday after my run, but I am looking forward to joining y'all eventually. The past 2 years the few times I've been hiking i have had a kid on my back so this would be interesting.
 
Apex is showing snow in the AM then windy and cold the rest of the day. Greensboro shows cold and windy with a chance of flurries. Neither is awesome, but doable. Just depends on how bundled up we want to be.
 
@Fred @CZfool68

We are game. Just need to know a time and place. I know NOTHING about Greensboro area trails. Up thread a bit we had some suggestions.
 
cubrock said:
@Fred @CZfool68

We are game. Just need to know a time and place. I know NOTHING about Greensboro area trails. Up thread a bit we had some suggestions.
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I am probably heading to Greensboro tomorrow for work. Iā€˜ll do some sniffing around post tomorrow night. Iā€™m game for a cold shitty Saturday Ruck in Greensboro. Iā€™m ok picking up @FredB, @Elenaidan and @MrBitey if they want to car pool. But no farting in my truck dammit.
 
Based on a quick search there is a 4-5 mile trail that make sense and a 10+ mile trail. What says the group? Iā€™m up for the 10+ and if need be we take breaks and help out those that might need it.
 
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CZfool68 said:
Based on a quick search there is a 4-5 mile trail that make sense and a 10+ mile trail. Want says the group. Iā€™m up for the 10+ and if need be we take breaks and help out those that might need it.
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We are game either way.
 
So, what time do we meet and where?
 
I am on the way to Greensboro now. After my meeting Iā€™ll try to checkout the trail. Iā€™ll post something later about location. We all have a drive so do we want to do this after lunch? Earlier is fine with me. Iā€™m wide open. Anyone have a preference?
 
CZfool68 said:
I am on the way to Greensboro now. After my meeting Iā€™ll try to checkout the trail. Iā€™ll post something later about location. We all have a drive so do we want to do this after lunch? Earlier is fine with me. Iā€™m wide open. Anyone have a preference?
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We prefer earlier, but we are flexible to whatever the group needs.
 
I went to Bur-Mil Park in Greensboro where the Brandt Lake trail is located. There were no trail maps available. There is a lot at the end of the park that looks like it is close to the beginning of a trail. Saw a guy head that way with his dog. Not sure about navigation, but according to the link below it looks like if we just circle the lake we should be good. Maybe @Fred will have his little GPS unit. i think it will take me about 1.5 hours to get there. How about 10 am?


I can drive if anyone here wants to carpool it.

@cubrock
@Elenaidan
@Fred
@elmostump
 
10 AM works great for us.
 
Is there a parking area off Strawberry Rd? It looks like it on the satellite map, but I can't tell for sure. Just want to make sure I know where we are meeting/parking.
 
cubrock said:
Is there a parking area off Strawberry Rd? It looks like it on the satellite map, but I can't tell for sure. Just want to make sure I know where we are meeting/parking.
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I just put Bur-Mil park in Waze and it took me to a park entrance. There is a pool on the left as you pull in. I took the park road all the way to end. There is a small circular lot there. I am not even sure that is the right place, but it isnā€™t far from the edge of the lake so it canā€™t be too bad. I hope. Although I am not a navigation expert either.
 
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CZfool68 said:
I just put Bur-Mil park in Waze and it took me to a park entrance. There is a pool on the left as you pull in. I took the park road all the way to end. There is a small circular lot there. I a, not even sure that is the right place, but it isnā€™t far from the edge of the lake so it canā€™t be too bad. I hope. Although I am not a navigation expert either.
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I saw that on the map. Looks like a good place to meet.
 
@CZfool68 So you guys are talking about a Saturday 10:00 am ruck in Gboro? Car pool would be fine with me. I think I can make that time. I am still recovering from the beating you delivered last weekend. šŸ˜‚
 
Elenaidan said:
@CZfool68 So you guys are talking about a Saturday 10:00 am ruck in Gboro? Car pool would be fine with me. I think I can make that time. I am still recovering from the beating you delivered last weekend. šŸ˜‚
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No pressure, just let me know. I could swing up to Durham and pick up you and @Fred. Iā€™ll be rocking a lighter pack than what I carried last week. Do whatever works for you. Youā€™ve got my number so just let me know. Maybe we meet somewhere by Southpoint and Fred in the AM.
 
Fred said:
Somewhere near Southpoint works. Not sure it's the best place to leave my car all day, but I can't think of a better place nearby. I'll take my 31 lb pack. Might have to think about bringing water or food on a ten mile early morning trip.
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Pick a spot near Southpoint somewhere and Iā€™ll be there at 8:15.

@Elenaidan
 
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Fred said:
Greensboro forecast is now 1.4 inches of snow. Southpoint Mall works.
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How about over by the REI across the street. Might have a lesser chance of getting shot at over there than at the mall. 1.4ā€? Assuming everybody else on the road behaves the Jeep ought to handle that easily. As long as we donā€™t get ice weā€™re good.
 
From what I can see, we didnā€™t get anything but rain. Gina be windy, though. Wind chill at noon in Greensboro is forecasted at 19 degrees. Gonna be fun!
 
Secondary roads in Greensboro are a bit nasty. Drive carefully.
 
Just got home. We wound up doing 9 miles today around Lake Brandt. Missed a loop trail that was supposed to bring our total up to 10.7 miles or some such. Personally, Iā€™m happy with the 9. On top of the hike the boys and I did yesterday, I was feeling it the last couple miles. We saw two bald eagles over the lake on the drive in. That was neat. Iā€™ve not seen them in Greensboro before.

Got to meet @CZfool68 and @Fred and we broke bread at Jersey Mikeā€™s afterwards. Great ruck. Great conversation. Great Big Kahuna sub afterwards. We give it all two thumbs up.
 
cubrock said:
Just got home. We wound up doing 9 miles today around Lake Brandt. Missed a loop trail that was supposed to bring our total up to 10.7 miles or some such. Personally, Iā€™m happy with the 9. On top of the hike the boys and I did yesterday, I was feeling it the last couple miles. We saw two bald eagles over the lake on the drive in. That was neat. Iā€™ve not seen them in Greensboro before.

Got to meet @CZfool68 and @Fred and we broke bread at Jersey Mikeā€™s afterwards. Great ruck. Great conversation. Great Big Kahuna sub afterwards. We give it all two thumbs up.
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Guys yā€™all are hard core awesome, sorry I missed yā€™all in my neck of the woods. Maybe next time. Only been a few weeks since last steroid shot in back, hopefully start no weight hiking soon.
 
elmostump said:
Guys yā€™all are hard core awesome, sorry I missed yā€™all in my neck of the woods. Maybe next time. Only been a few weeks since last steroid shot in back, hopefully start no weight hiking soon.
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@cubrock sonā€™s were all in. Those two were ready to roll, and politely backed off and let the old guys survive. I suspect they could have left us in the dust. Solid young men. Cubrpck and his wife have done well. It was a good day.
 
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Did 7 miles today on the Tobacco Trail with my normal pack load and the 30 lb plate. Should have been easier than last weekā€™s effort, but my left shoulder is tight and hurting. It also seems to have whooped my ass more than usual. Exhausted tonight. Is this what that getting old crap everybody talks about feels like? šŸ¤•
 
Fred said:
9 miles, 2 hours 54 minutes. Was feeling it at the end.
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Simply for context, the traditional military standard is 45 pounds, 12 miles in 3 hours. So you were at a, what, 17/18 min pace? That's good.

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UNC has a 9/11 stair run in Kenan in September.
 
Chuckman said:
Simply for context, the traditional military standard is 45 pounds, 12 miles in 3 hours. So you were at a, what, 17/18 min pace? That's good.



UNC has a 9/11 stair run in Kenan in September.
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There were some trails closed and stops for figuring out where we were going. IMO we could have knocked it out faster on a familiar trail. We also had to walk along the road and check out the lakeā€™s dam for a few minutes. We werenā€™t trying for speed so IMO we did pretty darn well.

I need to weigh my pack with the full load to see where it falls. Felt like a lot yesterday!
 
CZfool68 said:
There were some trails closed and stops for figuring out where we were going. IMO we could have knocked it out faster on a familiar trail. We also had to walk along the road and check out the lakeā€™s dam for a few minutes. We werenā€™t trying for speed so IMO we did pretty darn well.

I need to weigh my pack with the full load to see where it falls. Felt like a lot yesterday!
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Sure. Again for context only, not necessarily as a goal or anything. Some guys are content with 2 mph, and that's fine, too.
 
Fred said:
Is that independent of terrain? Is that with hip belt packs or shoulder packs? I have done 4 mph on previous 8 mile rucks with 30 lbs. 12 with 45 might be a goal to work towards, if it is well defined.
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That's 'schoolhouse' pace, and usually on hardball (pavement) or fire roads, gravel roads, or dirt roads. The 'operational' pace--irrespective of terrain--is 3 mph, with a 10 min break every hours. But then, those ruck loads often approach 100 lb or greater.
 
Chuckman said:
Sure. Again for context only, not necessarily as a goal or anything. Some guys are content with 2 mph, and that's fine, too.
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Agreed. For a person of my age and condition just doing the work is enough. Iā€™m not going to be storming Normandy in the future. Goals change as you age. But our man @Fred is at that prime age he can set lofty goals and do crazy crap. šŸ˜„
 
Chuckman said:
That's 'schoolhouse' pace, and usually on hardball (pavement) or fire roads, gravel roads, or dirt roads. The 'operational' pace--irrespective of terrain--is 3 mph, with a 10 min break every hours. But then, those ruck loads often approach 100 lb or greater.
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100 lbs. šŸ˜±
 
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