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By the time I hit the trail on May 11, I want to be able to hike twenty miles and still be able to get up off the ground the next morning. And then keep doing it. For days.
My plan is to train like a marathoner.
Part one of a series on how to train for a thru hike (and why even bother when everyone else seems to “hike themselves into shape.”
I’m 15 weeks out from stepping on the trail.
But I've been busy with indoorsy things—researching gear, making freezer bag meals, bingeing on Goliath and Catastrophe.
And it suddenly dawned on me...
So I'm getting real about my training plan.
I almost skipped recording this day because, honestly, the trail isn’t that interesting for the first 3.5 miles. Just climbing and climbing and climbing some more. Nothing as gnarly as the Kinsmans. Just unrelenting up hill.
But there was a special treat at the end and an idea for my next challenge, so I decided to add this to the mix of Friday Faves.
Trail: Shining Creek Trail to Shining Rock
Distance: 8 miles
Elevation: 2,500 feet (bad ass!)
Date Hiked: 8/16/16
These training hikes are testing my strength and endurance, but also testing my commitment and my ability to talk myself down off the ledges. In other words, they're firing up my fears in a big way.
