I had limited time on this Friday but it was warmer today than the others this week so I decided to get out for a run. This pond was mostly frozen but not all the way in a couple parts. Let’s just hope no one tries to go out there yet.
Game on! The big two are ready to face off tonight on the rink… ππ₯
With this the 2024 Gott Walker Ice rink is open for business. The girls and Big Darbs tested it out. I will say after shoveling it earlier today Darby was so excited to get on the rink and more importantly run all round the rink. π
Smile! π Why not, I am out running which I enjoy and my ankle didnβt bother me which I was worried about. Also, the sun was out today and no wind making it not bad at all even though the temp was 18Β°F.
Donβt let the sun in this photo fool you as it was up till this point on the run it was windy and overcast. Running wise things were good until about 1 mile from home and my ankle started hurting a pain I have not felt before so letβs hope that goes away soon. π¬
It felt good to get out for a run tonight before dinner. Felt a little sluggish after not being overly productive all weekend but overall it wasnβt too cold out or at least I am starting to get used to it.
Was a cold run out there today and I seemed to have ran across some pumpkin massacre on the trail. I am not sure I have seen so many destroyed pumpkins in one place.
After some debating yesterday I did decided to sign up for a 10K Turkey TrotΒ with a little encouragement from people π¦ . Was a chilly morning but had fun out there.
Flooding Complete: 27 hrs and 11,649 Gallons (44,096 L) of water later I am now going to call it good. It really did take much longer than when I did it in 2022 but I used less water overall and the rink size of 54' x 32' is the same. Now we will wait for ice to start being made by the assistance of mother nature. π§
Flooding Update: 24 hours and I am going to let this continue for a while to make sure I have enough water on the shallow side. I am now wondering if I placed the rink in a slightly different location than other years as it seems to be taking longer than last time.
Flooding Update: 22 hrs in and all four corners are finally covered with about 1 inch of water on this shallow side. Since I don’t have to be anywhere to be till 9am I might let it run till at least 8:30 am with two hoses and then decide my next moves.
Flooding Update: Decided to call it a night after the 16 hr check-in as it didn’t look like I was going to have any issues with it overflowing and the structure was solid. However, I was awakened at the 20 hr check-in, so I went out and did a lap again, thinking I might shut off a hose, and it still had not covered all four corners yet, so I will let it continue. Interestingly, there is a little ice forming already out there.
Flooding Update: Canβt believe I still have not filled the 4th corner after 16 hrs of flooding. I am thinking I am just going to go with the plan so letβs hope it is all good tomorrow.
Made some time today with flooding the rink and working to get out for a run. Sometimes the best motivation is listening to something interesting.
Flooding Update: Well 14hr in now and all braces around the rink are in tack except maybe some small ones as things progress. However, water has still not touched the far back corner. The 18 hrs estimate from other years might be close. Not an idea time though so I am wondering if I go for another 2 hrs with 2 hoses and then cut back to 1 overnight so I can sleep with no worries. π€
Flooding Update: Still filling up slowly now that it is about 10 hrs in I am getting eager for it to at least cover all 4 corners. Hopefully, by the 12 hr mark I will get there.
Flooding Update: 12 hours in and only three out of the four corners are now covered but I feel like reaching that fourth is going to take some more time.
Flooding Update: Things are still progressing nicely with no issues to report. I decided to get the back braces put on as I think we have about 1ft of water on the back side now or close to it.
Flooding update: 6 hrs in and things are still looking good. Not quite to half the bottom covered yet but the deep end is filling up nicely so far.