Forest Park Maps

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Forest Park Maps

2008-05-04 : Here are some maps of Forest Park I've grabbed off the web, for ease of use with my iPhone I also have a vague plan to make my own map that is more accurate and easier to read.

map from PDF
satellite, rotated, from Google.

According to Google Earth, the outer bycicle path is 5.66 miles.

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My dad told me a story that when he was in the military stationed in El Paso, the President said every American should be able to walk 50 miles in a day. He said a bunch of the guys wanted to show they were tough, and set out to do a 50 mile hike. He said they never made it. They made it about 25 miles. They got blisters so bad they could barely walk, and they had to hitch a ride home.

That got me thinking. Walking is by far my favorite form of exercise. Could I manage a 50 mile walk? I think that would be a notable accomplishment. With a little preparation, I think I could do it.

This must be what my dad was talking about: Kennedy March: "I think most American people are so weak, they can't even walk fifty miles within twenty hours".

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2008-05-10 : Did one lap, in serious form.

Lap time: 1h 19m 20s (= 4,760s = 1.322h)
Average Speed: 4.28 mph
- 9 laps (50.94 mi) would take 11h 54m.
Wore Merrils, hat, zippy pants, t-shirt, and sun shirt. Should add bandana for neck. (Need my Big Mac wrapper!) Weather was slightly cool (~60°), clothing was pleasant to slightly warm.
Should park car at one of the lots that's right next to the trail (eg, aviation fields). Can keep water and food there and go ultralight.
Should create a web site for timing and status:
- start button, buttons for checkpoints, stop button
- checkpoints at road crossings, and other favorite places
- pause/resume buttons
- once start is hit, next checkpoint becomes true start.
- Status: distance traveled, percent complete/remaining, laps remaining, pace last segment, avg pace, pace trend, predicted completion time
- Optimized for iPhone :)

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2008-05-10 (6 days ago)