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Week 5: Mind Set
Week 5 was a little different - I was on trail for only 3 days before taking a vacation from my vacation for the rest of the week to go to my
Week 4: Snow Day
This week was sandwiched by 20 mile days, but was filled with a more leisurely snow day in Big Bear Lake and spring break vibes at the Deep Creek hot
Week 3: Push and Pull
The trail is about challengeing yourself for most people. Certainly very few people come out here 100% ready for high mileages, nonideal conditions,
Week 2: Taking Candy From Strangers
White cargo vans and strangers offering me candy have lost their creepy connotation. In fact, now we call them the physical therapist (a lovely woman
Week 1: Cold Feet
Week 1 was full of literal and figurative cold feet. Literal Cold Feet The first couple days and nights I was plenty warm, with arms or legs or
T-minus 2 Weeks
Shakedown trip? Nah, I'm going on a european vacation.
That’s a Good Thing
Hiking up Mt. Si last week was absolutely the most joyful I have felt in awhile, and not because I have been totally miserable, but because on that day, the weather was awesome, the view was great, I was alone in the woods, my knee didn't hurt and I was on top of the damn world (mentally - Mt. Si isn't actually that tall).