{"id":467,"date":"2009-01-12T09:59:46","date_gmt":"2009-01-12T16:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dailyimprovisations.com\/?p=467"},"modified":"2012-07-07T20:47:31","modified_gmt":"2012-07-08T02:47:31","slug":"a-better-bike-ride-and-a-rabbit-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyimprovisations.com\/a-better-bike-ride-and-a-rabbit-trail\/","title":{"rendered":"A Better Bike Ride and a Rabbit Trail"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sunday was a glorious day for a bike ride along the river, my first since my accident.\u00a0 The breeze was just enough to keep one from getting to\u00a0 warm when dressed down to a light sweater.\u00a0 I didn\u2019t take any chances, but didn\u2019t ride like an invalid either.\u00a0 Here I am after we are done, just to prove that I made it in one piece:<\/p>\n

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Don\u2019t worry, I only took my helmet off when we were back at the apartment…<\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t nearly enough exercise for Greg, though, as you may well guess.\u00a0 A couple of hours later, he rode for about an hour straight up hill to meet a running group that he has been trying out recently.\u00a0 Once there, he ran \u2018chasing the rabbit\u2019 for about an hour and a half.\u00a0 The deal is that they rotate members of the group going ahead\u00a0 with a couple bags of flour for marking the course.\u00a0 An unpredictable and sometimes broken and mystery course.\u00a0 These breaks are on purpose, to add to the fun and give the runners behind a chance to catch up.\u00a0 What happens is that every so often the chalk mark ends with a big circled X.\u00a0 Then the runners have to search within a given perimeter to pick up the scent again.\u00a0 Those who find it usually leave directions for those behind them.
\nGreg\u2019s first run with this group was a beach trip in the middle of December.\u00a0 They left Taipei on a bus around 2 PM.\u00a0 Greg hadn\u2019t learned about \u2018the rabbit\u2019 yet, so he thought he\u2019d be home much sooner.\u00a0 He also didn\u2019t know they hang out for a meal together afterwards.\u00a0 And no one knew there would be an accident on the freeway resulting in an extra 2 hour detour for the bus ride home.\u00a0 He finally returned home around 11:30 PM.\u00a0 Here is a picture from near the end of the beach run.\u00a0 The starting point was off in the horizon at the beach.\u00a0 He said there were very challenging slick, steep muddy slopes and rocky river beds.<\/p>\n

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His second attempt to run with the group, last Wednesday, was a little scary to hear about.\u00a0 It was an evening run from Taipei, but up into the muddy, largely isolated, stray dog inhabited, thickly green paths on a large hill near here.\u00a0 He didn\u2019t find the group, but he found the rabbit trail, so he ran by himself in the dark.\u00a0 He accidentally passed them at their meal on the way home and learned how he had missed them and how to make connections next time.<\/p>\n

To finish up, here are some photos the run this Sunday.\u00a0 They let the women have a 10-15 minute head start.<\/p>\n

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And the men are off!\u00a0 Greg stays to the back some, but he\u2019s going to be about third out of about 40 to finish the course when he gets done being \u2018social.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Into the thick of it –<\/p>\n

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Runners\u00a0 cooperatively looking for the rabbit trail:<\/p>\n

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\nLooking down at the starting point.<\/p>\n

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Yes, this is part of the route –<\/p>\n

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Go look in that dark hollow in the center of the picture for the trail….<\/p>\n

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Through the calla lily farms,<\/p>\n

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Here is a classic picture, unless you are picky about power lines:<\/p>\n

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Yes, go this way –<\/p>\n

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Don\u2019t miss the view from the bridge!<\/p>\n

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Let me take your picture before I pass you.<\/p>\n

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Getting closer<\/p>\n

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The finish line.\u00a0 The restaurant was expecting them.\u00a0 Greg didn\u2019t stay for dinner because he was getting cold and he wanted to get home before it got dark.<\/p>\n

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He\u2019s on his bike, but not in the picture.<\/p>\n

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Time for a ride home in the damp, cold wind.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sunday was a glorious day for a bike ride along the river, my first since my accident.\u00a0 The breeze was just enough to keep one from getting to\u00a0 warm when dressed down to a light sweater.\u00a0 I didn\u2019t take any chances, but didn\u2019t ride like an invalid either.\u00a0 Here I am after we are done, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyimprovisations.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/467"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyimprovisations.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyimprovisations.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyimprovisations.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyimprovisations.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=467"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyimprovisations.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/467\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyimprovisations.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyimprovisations.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyimprovisations.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}