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Training hikes and pre-trip preparation.
Mileage: 30 miles with 9000 feet of elevation
As described in my Cascade Crest Lottery post, I've refocused my training on a 100 mile goal in mid-July. As part of that goal, I need to do a 50 mile training run with 6500 feet of gain before June 14th to prove I won't die out there.
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AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! I guess I’m done with work at this point, so I get to just focus on hiking now! All of my food shipments are packed and waiting to be m...
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Whew… This one was a doozy. With one week left before starting my hike, I decided to do a pack shakedown/high-mileage hike to see what I could learn, an...
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People always say “Don’t be the guy that has never put up his tent on the first night of the PCT” (aka Reese Witherspoon in Wild), so I decided to do a...
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