A World On A String

[unclefishstick]

yup,the same is true of the mountain bikers here,theres a core group of riders i see all the time,still having a tough time remembering names but im only just now getting good enough to feel like i want to ride with other people or start tackling the longer rides i can do around here,luckily for me the races i want to enter are only 50 miles which isnt that bad on a bike since i can carry everything i need for that distance with me fairly easily,even so,during the races there will be food and water stations every 10 miles or so,50 miles i can do almost without eating anything during the race i think...i suppose thats what training is for eh,easy to find a route around 10 miles,or for that matter just 2 laps of the whole circuit of trails would about do it,just one lap of the whole trail system is basically the single speed course for the local race next fall,i guess im going to tough it out and race that one single speed,its an open cat so it will be the guy who wins,and then the rest of us up to one dude who is like 70...i dunno,i could go sport class too and race with gears,but winning isnt super important to me,single speed is sort of a whole nother ball of yarn in the mountain bike world,only a very few people take it up...many of them have beards....

 

[Madjag]

Genetics + lifestyle + culture

 

[Jericho Mile]

a week's worth of bubble hash

a week's worth of bubble hash

really fresh trim from 2 Queen Mox clones...harvested as they hit day 58..relinquished fine whiteness



didn't make it..completely..by my normal procedure. I finished trimming this morning..the remains of a girl from the night before...taking from her..small bottoms and all the sugars..scraping them off my cut boards and into the 2 gal trim bucket. in there already..was the work from the previous day (her's and another's)

as soon as the collection was made and all the flowers trimmed and set aside:::

filled that bucket up with water..placing it without a lid into the freezer..while adding in some ice cubes into the floating trim. the bucket spent little time in the freezer...a bit over an hr perhaps..before I took it out...agitated the cold-but-not-freezing contents with rubber covered hands..for a few brief minutes..let settle for another few brief minutes..then

screened it.

* 1st time I didn't completely allow the bucket to freeze solid. very quick..looks efficient. bubble hash on the fly

** it will be dry and ready for meltdown tomorrow morning. last my household about a week.

this stuff I consider healthy to inhale...as I don't harsh on the agitation process..light handedly working the material for those brief moments. the choice glands fall easiest...I'd imagine...beyond that...good but not great. good doesn't work. one quick swiping of the glitter..once only

>>>>>>>>>interesting detail indoor gardening wise

while back (jan 14th)...I put 4 Old Time Moonshine f2s into flower. they've been a serious pain in the ass about sexing in veg. a couple made themselves obvious...but the others seem indifferent to which way they want to show..so anyways..

I said "fuck this"...and just put some of them in. have to set their 1.7 gal squares..on top of..overturned 5 gal buckets just to get them high enough into the light footprints. slow and short...and so far..not much flower stretch

I'm going to flower these 4 out in the squares...not going to transplant them into 5 gal smarties. There is no way I'm elevating 5 gal smarties..and I don't think the extra root space will really do much anyways as..

about week before I put these 4 in...I transplanted 2 others (the tallest one which showed pistils and the trifoliate subject which I only think to be female) into 5 gal smarties for an extended veg period. the transplant did nothing for them...didn't speed them up...didn't size them up...nada...they just be what they be

what they be in my estimation...is what they are supposed to be: indica dominant Blue line hash plants

but none of this is really an interesting detail. the interesting detail is that 1 of the 4 subjects put into flower has revealed itself to be a male. not only that...but it's the shortest plant...that I mentioned before..that all along...I'd hoped it be a male. Hope not dashed or smashed..no...it is as hoped

* conditions are looking favorable for the making of Old Time Moxshine....which is really..what the grand design is all about. extending the Moxie Blue pool. Hitting the Queen Moxie clone with the OTM pollen is priority.

** will I incross to make 3rd generation OTM? that too...looks favorable. I have a few of blue girls and one green girl. the male appears to be a green. a squat green. I don't have a big population to select from..but this strain is getting rarer. couldn't hurt to have more beans of it...around.

*** I'll post up some pictures when things get really going. right now..I feel like I'm playing chess with the OTMs. attacking with some pieces but holding back possible high power reserves. I'm not excited or low..but being objective...looking at what the board is presenting me.

 

[budman678]

i hope you dont mind, but im proud of this mama...jock horror x re sd ibl

sitting under 400, 15 gall smart pot, easily 6+ week veg, takes up the entire 3x3
i dont think of you guys follow my thread

 

[Jericho Mile]

Not true. I was just over there reading your thread..before coming here. I'm subscribed in the shadows. Great training on that Nightmare...filling up your tent...using all the available space. props. She looks like a perfect beast.

I'll be out in the garage today..as I've been neglecting some things that need to be done. Mostly...turning the key..and turning over a motor that has sat idle for too long. Hopefully everything starts up and doesn't force me to have to become a mechanic.

 

[unclefishstick]

i gotta go check some chopped plant to see if they are dry....but its going to be like 70 today,thinking of course of going riding...had a good sesh yesterday,i was trying to hold my speed and effort level down to something more sustainable over the sort of distances i want to race since the shortest will be 22 miles and most in the 50 mile range...i was able to keep the pace low enough to breath through my nose through the flat parts and still felt fairly fresh after the climbs,got through all the technical sections really smoothly,did well on the downhill portion,no brake dragging in the corners,really nailed one short section,one of the steeper drops on the trail,a couple of sweeper turns then down a bench cut hill with a few shallow turns but they are all half blind so you really have to trust the bike and just let it go and then prepare to suck up the hit at the bottom since the transition is fairly abrupt over 20 mph...good fun,things didnt get hard until the second bonus half lap,ran into some guys i know on a parallel trail so i pushed hard up the climb to beat them to the drop in,i was getting pretty tired at that point,had to back off a bit on the way down...still had to pedal home after all...

 

[Jericho Mile]

i gotta go check some chopped plant to see if they are dry....but its going to be like 70 today,thinking of course of going riding...had a good sesh yesterday,i was trying to hold my speed and effort level down to something more sustainable over the sort of distances i want to race since the shortest will be 22 miles and most in the 50 mile range...i was able to keep the pace low enough to breath through my nose through the flat parts and still felt fairly fresh after the climbs,got through all the technical sections really smoothly,did well on the downhill portion,no brake dragging in the corners,really nailed one short section,one of the steeper drops on the trail,a couple of sweeper turns then down a bench cut hill with a few shallow turns but they are all half blind so you really have to trust the bike and just let it go and then prepare to suck up the hit at the bottom since the transition is fairly abrupt over 20 mph...good fun,things didnt get hard until the second bonus half lap,ran into some guys i know on a parallel trail so i pushed hard up the climb to beat them to the drop in,i was getting pretty tired at that point,had to back off a bit on the way down...still had to pedal home after all...

I've been kind of down. Last time I ran was 4 days ago...while we were having Santa Ana conditions (steady 20-30 mph winds with gusts of 80)...pushing me around and nearly standing me up into a stop...

been stretching etc....but basically I'm experimenting with recovery windows. Saturday will be 2wks since the race...and I'm thinking ahead to the races in April and May (all 2wks apart)...so really wanted to get an idea on how I'll feel...

I'm good though. Body is totally recovered...has been for days. I'm confident that I can handle the spring races and not waste myself completely....2wks is more than enough time in between races...to heal up.

I'm out to the garage...sipping a nutribullet mug of green juice..spend a few hrs out there

I might run this afternoon...but for sure tomorrow and through the weekend I'll be out there for many hours. We have rain forecasted for the weekend..totally wintered out

* I was just looking at my kitchen counter....there is a Nutribullet...a Vita Mix blender...a juicer..and veggies and fruit all over. If you dudes haven't tried juicing...man....you are missing out. We're getting a new food processor pretty soon...as I'm tired of spending money on gels and bars that I don't think are good for me...or don't work well. I'm rededicating myself to making my own running foods and gathering more (wild) herbs for teas....like I was doing a few years ago.

Sometimes I get sidetracked away from things......then I realize those are the things that have gotten me to where I am. Sometimes...I must go back to the very basics...and see if...I've actually progressed...or if it's an illusion

 

[unclefishstick]

yup,i have been having lots of old injuries flare up recently as i push through to the next plateau,my shoulder is giving me hell today,my back went part way out a couple weeks ago,had a good little wreck,been some spells of crappy weather but overall good progress...im feeling so much more solid on the bikes,dropped a lot of the fear that was holding me back,figuring out where my weaknesses are and trying to work on them...and getting to the point where i need to make more of an effort to ride with other people,i still kinda have no real gauge of where im at and finally feel competent enough to be around other riders...had another rider give me props last night,feeling like im part of the core group now,the people who are out there day after day...i do put in the miles,im probably in the top 10% around here if i were to care enough to use strava,i think im on track for at least 8-9000 miles this year...

 

[Jericho Mile]

she was good to me

she was good to me

She'd been sitting for 2 months...under a cover..in the garage. Fired right up though.

...then there is that part of me. that part that likes horsepower, speed, loud motors, and fumes. I forget sometimes...until it's all coming together down the highway. It's an awesome feeling

anyways...I put her through her gears and RPMs for a 1/2 hr. Next time...I'll owe her a tank of gas and some love. No girl likes to sit for 2 months. they must be driven or they become unhappy.

* Decided that since we have rain coming...I'll head out and gather some bags of oak leaves (poaching off the national forest) for my back bed. Managed to dump 3 industrial sized (demo bags) of leaves on the bed before Monday's rain. thinking about it: I've hit the bed with loads of compost material..before each storm we've had. Like very perfect timing...as the rain really sinks it in.

It's all about worms. you heard it here

 

[Jericho Mile]

Precious Commodity

Precious Commodity

Layering leads to more layering. In the perfect worlds..the earth goes untilled. The webs of life...those connecting strands that we do so much rely upon..do not get damaged.



^ bags 4, 5, 6 for the week. The leaves are from California Live Oak mixed with Manzanita. I like to find nice little groves...growing in depressions..where the leaves are layered at least 8"...with the bottom inches already breaking down into a rich duff

It's unfortunate that I break apart the micro web strands while scooping off the decomposing layers...but I cope..justify it...because I have my own plans for its design to aid in my design. Bit selfish..but if it's for.. the benefit of my garden beliefs..and that belief that..I will put it to good uses

and that all will eventually be..merry. then I'm good with it. So I rob..a little... some Oak trees of their food. A little blip for them though..as there are plenty of leaves...and my time with them....relatively short.



^ ready to be spread. Nice rich material...teeming with goodness. In a week or two...I'll probably add another green Alfalfa layer mixed with kitchen compost, wood ash, and coco...but for now...awaiting rain to aid the process

worm songs. I can get near to hearing them. They are like the steady hum of a tuned motor.

 

[Jericho Mile]

and the world on a string

and the world on a string

doesn't mean a thing
it's only real in the way i feel
from day to day



^ on my 4th pair of Altra Lone Peak 2.0's. No complaints...my "go to" shoe. I do need to get a new pair as the current ones are getting slippery and sprung out...yeah...I'll have to do that soon like..I should be on my 5th pair now

Been training in Oriflamme canyon, Noble canyon, Secret canyon, and on the PCT...along with off trail running into various "lesser" canyons and over several fuel breaks...and top many peaks which go unnamed other than..."steep motherfucker" "washed out motherfucker" "evil yucca motherfucker"

Been reaching out and taking every group training run that is offered up. Last weekend (as I mentioned in Unc's thread) I was down Oriflamme canyon...into the Anza Borrego desert...on an organized training run for the Oriflamme 50K (the start of my April thru May race binge)...and later this month I'll be with my club doing a 32 mile training out and back run through Secret canyon...then the next weekend another desert training run for the Lost Boys 50M...and so on and so on....until basically...you'll come to understand that

between individual training runs and organized training runs....I'm running all the time. or so it seems. they all seem unreal after a while. can't remember when or where I did what with or without whom....it's a blur of terrain or instances or faces or trailheads or pains

I'm rolling along really well....with a fuck all attitude...if it's less than a valid effort. all my efforts have been valid though...so perhaps..the "fuck all" attitude I'm visiting here...does not really exist. I'm training hard...putting in the effort...just like..I always do or have done. You will never take away my will to put in the work. Nothing comes free and easy for me. I will myself beyond my abilities...because that's what it takes for me to get it down. it's work....no other definition need apply.

* Can't keep up on calorie intake. I've dropped 4lbs in the last couple weeks. Even if I go to bed full....I rise...hungry. I burn 1000s of calories in no unhurried fashion....sometimes so rapidly that I can only wonder at how I maintain form and function. It's a permanent state of tripping...the burning of fuels mixed in with the chemical releases..on top of physical exhaustions....world on a string. true...it doesn't mean a thing beyond how I feel



^ I have to make a correction. The Old Time Moonshine that I thought was a male...is not a male. She shows these little male like pods (bad example in the picture..a few had strings that allowed the pods to dangle)...but I'm not even sure that they are male flowers. She put these out before showing pistils...and no pistils spring from the pods themselves...which leads me to believe that she has male tendencies, but.......is female dominant. She's the only sister showing this trait...and she is still the dwarf of the population.

* None of the OTM expressions are over 3' tall. All need to be set on 5 gal buckets to get max light spray. In a room full of stretch...they are at odds. That being said....they smell wonderful and seem happy in their elevated positions. Real easy plants to maintain. I hardly feed them. I did prune the hell out of them though...because they put out gigantic light blocking leaves....I mean really big ones



^ a couple more Queen Moxie clones...in their mid 40s...hitting the notes. With these I would feed for 3 straight days then flush (with Clearex) for 3 straight days...as I find that because I bottom feed without any run off...the nutrients stick around..and as long as...I don't over feed..and flush pretty constant...I can get away from using a lot of nutrients...or knocking the medium pH out of whack.

What do I know? nothing

Another brutal Santa Ana wind event is blowing me all over...steady 30-40 mph winds with 80 mph gusts predicted in passes. Ran 10 hard miles yesterday...running on through Sunday....put in another 50 miles between now and then...lost in the loudness of the wind

about it

 

[unclefishstick]

yup,im looking at the endurance race series schedule here and theres a race around my birthday and another one mid summer when its hot as ass here up around 7900 feet thats a 24 hour race so i think those will be my vacations since i can take the time to ride to the events and volunteer and get a feel for what they will be like and get guided tours of the area and no doubt free vip camping as well and pick up some bike cred by riding to the events and get my entry into the community by helping out and then start racing in earnest next year when i can be in the 50+ categories which is full of very talented riders with craploads of endurance...theres a shit ton of 50 mile races,and theres a bunch of 100's and ultras as well...

 

[Jericho Mile]

Letter: "A"

Letter: "A"



^ Put this Old Time Moonshine (Labeled "A") into flower on the 1st of February. This is the expression that showed more vigor than her sisters....growing taller and faster.

I vegged her (topped) for a couple weeks in a 5 gal smartie...just to see if that would help set her off...well

she is still not much of a stretcher...as in the picture..she has been elevated into the light spray by a milk crate. Stout and bushy...note the amount of massive leaves she is putting out. I had pruned her up really well while she was still in veg....and I'll prune her up again..once bud set starts coming into play...but yeah...all these Moonshines exhibit prolific leaf output and size

* I still have the Trifoliate expression in veg (took clones off it the other day) in a 5 gal smartie...but it is not all that vigorous...very slow and drawn out (after a fast start)..appears to be its nature. It will still be a couple/few weeks before it sees the flower studio.

** My opinion: Old Time Moonshine probably would do better under horizontal lights. They don't have the stretch needed to maximize themselves in my vertical room. True...I am helping them out by elevating their pots...but still...they'd be happier in a horizontal spread. They could be better trained (because of their indica dominant structure) under bulbs...rather than..surrounding bulbs. I'll do my best to bring them through though.

*** I forget sometimes..how much..I enjoy the musky sweet aromas of the Blue lines until I'm growing them again. Wonderful stuff..these aromas I'm getting

>>>>>>>>>>>winds have died down....killer weather has landed upon us

 

[Jericho Mile]

later in the day

later in the day

didn't train yesterday as I had planned. It was not that the winds kept me in..no..it was just a gluttonous pig feeling..even if the fact was...I was feeling starved all day..lacking in any energy really. Not until the evening did I sit down to a fulfilling meal of pasta. The state of gluttony being in the disgusting feeling of laziness...wallowing in my own (un)showered filth all day...completing nothing and listening to the winds thrash my home

today was different. Shit has gotten done...the winds have died down quite a bit..and the temps and sunlight combine for a warmer glow

Ran 14 miles. 6.5 were on chip seal road...and 5 of that 6.5 miles were pitched steep and exposed to higher elevation winds. On this sort of terrain I like to practice keeping a perfect form...but at times..I'm stretch running..using different strides and paces..as well as...different climbing muscle groups/ligaments/tendons...concentrating on breathing and pace rhythm. Climbing long pitches whether on pavement or trail...knocks the fucking shit out of your bottom end....makes you strong...makes you believe

...rest of the run was down and up a well used single track trail...that winds itself through a beautiful canyon...from timber to brush fields...allows one to let go and fly...if one is accustomed to very rocky and technical trails and is confident in their hips being there. It's a race track...used twice a year for organized competition. Fun fun shit



^ here it is (as even now...after all this time...I am still not positive of its sex) the trifoliate expression that sprouted in this Old Time Moonshine run.

It has been in a 5 gal smartie for..I can't exactly remember...but for weeks..pretty sure. The transplant from a 1.7 gal square to the 5 gal smartie did nothing to put a fire under it. Super slow grower.

Should say that it has now been topped many times (some for clones) and also brutally defoliated once. Nothing seems to bother it...nothing seems to push it....kind of a rebel. I've stuck it over in that corner...where it gets plenty of light and plenty of company..no bother to me.

I'm going to let it grow as tall as it wants..only taking away some of the massive water leaves these things put out. Not messing with it anymore..wait it out and flower it when it's ready. I still believe it to be female...but I'm not 100% at all...so it's an it for now

* The wife is working tonight...so I'm going to garden and stretch on the yoga mat. Baking some sweet potatoes at the moment...making drinking water...and washing running gear....the fucking life behind the scenes

started to experiment with pastas (chia seed last night) as I need to absorb more and more carbs that can be quickly and easily taken in. I'm so well worn on my rices, beans, quinoa,....etc etc want to

expand into some different options. otherwise...the diet gets monotonous

** I'm attempting to kick my sugar habit once again. Last few weeks I've denied myself organic maple syrup and coconut palm sugar (both of which are well stocked in a cupboard) in my tea/coffee. It's a real effort to eliminate sugar from the diet...real effort. I'm the worst kind of addict when it comes to my sugar..

when I quit this time I was drinking at least 6 and sometimes 8 mugs of tea a day. not so bad? all those mugs either had 4 tablespoons of maple syrup or 2 heaping tablespoons of coconut palm sugar....not to mention I'd take down a couple tablespoons of maple syrup while making teas..or even 1/2 tablespoons of the palm sugar....fucking gnarly gnarly cravings for sweetness.

even now...I've not given up Medjool dates..which are loaded with sugar and are also a go-to running food (take out the pits and carry them in a plastic bag...in a pouch..on my trail belt).......I have to have something...even the manufactured endurance foods are loaded in sugars (mostly organic brown rice syrup)...all those gels..all those bars...loaded. Dates are my best alternative..as I need the sugar boosts during the runs...and their texture/make up are easy to eat/don't dry out my mouth...........fuck it. I like dates with my tea too. sugar blues is a real place....I'm there

 

[unclefishstick]

been a really slow riding week here,too much to do at home,felt like crap for most of the week because i ate beef,always makes me feel dragged out and low energy unless i go for the free range grass fed local stuff...but that could just be because the shit cost like 30 bucks for a tiny little steak...at least i have cut it back to maybe 2-3 times a year...
do get a bit tired of chicken,but on the other hand sticking to a basic diet does allow me to perform better when i ride...

yup,hills are your friend for building power on a bike as well,nothing like those long ass grinders to teach you how to breath and pedal correctly...my trip to the trails the first real hill is fairly steep at first and then eases off a bit but i often have to toss in a mad dash sprint at the top because i have to cross 2 lanes of traffic on a 35 mph road...having to dig deep when you're already tired really builds that explosive power...i know on the dirt on the climbs that arent very technical (that means rocky) im crushing all but the very top guys,and im working on the more technical climbs...just ordered new knee and elbow armor,and getting a top of the line helmet next....whenever i had my pads on i have walked away unscathed from wrecks so theres that psych effect that says in my mind if i have them on im way more willing to go for it,i stop thinking about wrecking,so of course i dont wreck,and that just creates that mental feedback loop and next thing you know it becomes comfortable terrain...

but yeah,good fun,feels good to inhabit a body that does what i want without too much pain,couldnt climb anymore,i wrecked myself for that sport,hiking too,bad feet...on the bike i feel free...just like a kid again....a kid with disposable income....

 

[Jericho Mile]

been a really slow riding week here,too much to do at home,felt like crap for most of the week because i ate beef,always makes me feel dragged out and low energy unless i go for the free range grass fed local stuff...but that could just be because the shit cost like 30 bucks for a tiny little steak...at least i have cut it back to maybe 2-3 times a year...
do get a bit tired of chicken,but on the other hand sticking to a basic diet does allow me to perform better when i ride...

yup,hills are your friend for building power on a bike as well,nothing like those long ass grinders to teach you how to breath and pedal correctly...my trip to the trails the first real hill is fairly steep at first and then eases off a bit but i often have to toss in a mad dash sprint at the top because i have to cross 2 lanes of traffic on a 35 mph road...having to dig deep when you're already tired really builds that explosive power...i know on the dirt on the climbs that arent very technical (that means rocky) im crushing all but the very top guys,and im working on the more technical climbs...just ordered new knee and elbow armor,and getting a top of the line helmet next....whenever i had my pads on i have walked away unscathed from wrecks so theres that psych effect that says in my mind if i have them on im way more willing to go for it,i stop thinking about wrecking,so of course i dont wreck,and that just creates that mental feedback loop and next thing you know it becomes comfortable terrain...

but yeah,good fun,feels good to inhabit a body that does what i want without too much pain,couldnt climb anymore,i wrecked myself for that sport,hiking too,bad feet...on the bike i feel free...just like a kid again....a kid with disposable income....

We do what we do. I turned 49 last week...and yeah I'm not 20 anymore..but I eat better and don't rampage on dope and booze anymore...actually get quality sleep. I can't remember much of the 80's, 90's, or early 00's.......I was there but not

always stayed active though...always had sport. I ran the La Jolla 1/2 marathon...one year...after staying up all night snorting coke and drinking beer.....can't say it was my best run. fucking coming down off coke...hungover...and running by Torrey Pines with a bloody nose....good job, son..well played

For all that I did to myself in those decades....I'm stoked I can do what I'm doing now. For sure...I feel like I'm in my best shape...and for sure..I haven't hit the zenith of my abilities. Starting to wonder if all the dope and booze didn't preserve me somehow...pickled me in chemicals....

feel childlike...yes...shit is still amazing to me. i'm still rolling wild and having fun.

continue to free myself of others' opinions of me..of what I'm doing. being free of opinions...some sort of enlightenment must be gained

* saw those pictures of your new peg boards...well done...clean and organized

 

[unclefishstick]

cycling does come with a lot of "stuff"...admittedly i have a problem in that regard but then again my ambitions are large and that comes along with piles of stuff...i feel like i have the basics of mountain biking down pretty well at this point...not being young and stupid anymore i realized right away theres a whole heap of trouble to get in even on a "road" out in the desert,so this time period has been about obtaining the skill set to ride safely where i want to go,and trail riding is just plain fun so even going over the same trails over and over just to get over the noob fear until it became something i could do without using my thinky bits too much and letting the bikes do their job...my part is simple,stay in balance,keep the pedals moving...

 

[Jericho Mile]

Handfuls of oily

Handfuls of oily

...room temp pasta noodles...a nutri bullet juice...a couple bananas and some coconut water

was able to fuel me for a short while with the added compensation of the Medjools in my belt...managed to run almost 12 miles of single track and dirt road (old mine road)..without giving out

though I was feeling faded and in need of fuel at the end....I'm now sipping green tea and coconut milk...not much in a hurry to refuel..though I know..that's what I need to do. lately..I haven't felt like eating after runs...and I go to bed depleted..then like today..I slam down some nutrition..some quick carbs and head out on some tough runs. It's not the best way to go about training..keeping oneself low on calories..or in a depleted state..not sure why I'm doing it

mid 70's but a cool wind took away some of the warmth...and only when I was on the lee side of a hill..the wind blocked...did I feel any heat. salty run..the wind dried it on my face and hands...that gritty feeling of pollens/salts/granite dust...grinding over the skin...makes me feel deep in the meditation

run with the wife in the morning. be our Valentines Day run belated by a day. No chocolate this year...well...we've been eating and juicing with cacao...drifting off to the beginning: the bean itself in rawness. love it. the bitter before the sweet



^ 2 clones. On the left is a Cyclone and on the right is a Shy-La...same age. Cyclone is way more vigorous. Shy-La is a slow bitch...but I dig her..been calling her the lime..as she seems such a green plant.



^ These are all Cyclones being fed and then hedged up. They grow like weeds. My entire grow..both the veg studio and the flower studio are on the same feed schedule. They get fed for 3 days then flushed for 3 days fed for 3 days flushed for 3 days all the way to the final flush out of flower

ok. I'm testing these Cyclone and Shy-La clones. I'm going to give them ample opportunity to prove themselves...so in this way...I will not have an opinion of them until..I've seen the finish of at least 2 clones each. Obviously Cyclone fits the bill for vigor....but from the seed plants I liked the Shy-La flowers a lot better...even though I mostly consumed a blended hash ball of both...I did smoke some of their flowers (as documented)

* as I have not found any seeds in any of the Queen Moxie clones since I found the Cyclone and Shy-La beans (a few weeks apart and on different plants)....I'm almost willing to concede that:

these are not Queen Moxie selfs...but are actually herm beans from pollen passed by the Hell Queen clone (that I eventually didn't like and so..destroyed).....be then : Hell Mox accidentals

Further evidence (lol...yeah ok) is that upon curing the Cyclone flowers...an aroma dominated that was exactly like that of the Hell Queen. It's a spicy..but almost hay smelling...and I can't stand it. That aroma is why I culled out the Hell Queen clone. I liked everything else about her...but that aroma

now...same thing here with Cyclone. I love growing her....but if upon curing the flowers from these clones...I find that again...that aroma>>>>>>Death to Cyclone. I hope not...

Shy-La however....even though slow...I just love her. She's her own thing. I am hoping that she'll show off in the clone runs...as I really think she has some brilliant terpenes.

Clones. So much can happen different in the clone runs. Seed runs are sometimes so very...inaccurate. Strange that Cannabis is an annual..

 

[Jericho Mile]

another thumper of a run

another thumper of a run

didn't end up running with the wife..we were too slow getting going..so we had breakfast together..then she went off to meet her friends for lunch, mimosas, some social shopping..and I watered gardens...then hit the trails

concentrated for over 10 miles on steep technical hills...one after another...up and down...over to the next one...up and down..so on so forth...sliding surfing

something wasn't sitting right in my guts...ended up puking a bit at the top of the first hill..a ways up there..where someone had stuck a cross into a rock pile...almost like an exorcism..the cross and sounds of vomiting echoing down into an inhabited valley..on a Sunday no less

felt better after that..churning the legs over and over up the long climbs...leaning way back during the slippery descents..avoiding yucca and deep V wash outs..

you have to let your feet go. can't always be watching out for where they land...or worrying about footing. feet are generally able to find their own way through the rocks...especially at faster speeds...they can be slipped in and out...lightly skim sailed along the roll of the rocks. concentrating on foot placement wastes a lot of energy...saying you really must learn to let that drain go

* wondering if it's not the cold turkey of sugar that is making me have little desire to eat. I'm not sure what's going on. I ate my breakfast in 2 separate efforts...about an hr apart. my stomach filled quick..felt full quickly.

On theses last couple runs...I've eaten 4 dates per run...figuring that 2 dates an hr seems like it works for under 20 mile runs..but on longer runs..could be that they play havoc on my guts...

felt fine though. I should be somewhat depleted...but even now...a couple hrs after the run...all I've had is this mug of green tea with coconut milk in it...I'm tired yes...bit sore..but otherwise..feel good and hydrated..not starving or craving food...crazy. A neighbor said he could tell I was training hard because I look gaunt. gaunt..

** I have that 32 mile training run coming up this weekend. It kind of looms over me. The 1st 16 I'm not concerned about. There will be water and snacks at the turnaround....but then it's a tough 16 miles back with no water sources...no aid at all...I've run the canyon before..it's an ass kicker...north or south..there are long climbs. Be my 1st run with the club...some really talented runners...so yeah...it's looming a bit

absorbed now by states of depletion...maybe its the path to take..as it keeps offering itself up...and the depths to which I've gone now..becoming long ago an obsession with running wild and pushing myself further

i see it...this meditation into distances...fuels..forms....the everlasting drive to find ways to persevere...even if...there is no cause...no end goal...no nothing

well there's a lot of pain and agony..questions to empty air about why I must do this to myself. I mean..training on the trails takes a lot of time...a whole lot of energy.....just a lot of overall effort. leaves you not much of a social life. the races and the organized training runs become your social life. my phone hardly ever rings anymore..because everyone knows if you aren't wanting to train with me..chances are I'm unavailable. i do have friends who come up and run with me though...so it works out

feeling the sucking vortex into the next level of this game i've been playing..doing what I need to do. I tell my wife: "I just want to be better"....that simple

 

[unclefishstick]

what are those sweat bands you use? was it sweat hogs?
i actually have more of a social life since i started mountain biking,tuesday night ride and all that,plus theres only so many locals so you come to recognize everyone,im crappy with names but they are finally starting to sink in...i need to ride with other people more frequently so i get more comfortable with it for racing...
yeah,its really hard to explain endurance sports to people,they mainly have no basis to comprehend it,cant understand the raw hours of it all,have no real inkling of the pain...and if they did they would most likely think it even odder...had a good lap,felt strong on the climbs,only had one spot in the rocks that was dicey feeling,i think that was mostly because i had a ton of stuff with me,i was probably pushing 45 lbs curb weight today....still crushed a half dozen weekenders on the climbs...gonna ride the moony a couple more times then break out the single speed at 24 lbs...