Hiking in the Rincon Mountains.
Emily and I have talked quite a bit about our physical training getting ready for the trail. Some weeks have gone way better than others, but we have consistently put in 35-60 miles of training a week, mostly running and hiking. We have pushed ourselves hard, hoping that by putting in the work now we can start the trail doing higher mileages. On tough days we talked about how much easier those climbs in the Whites will be after training on these huge rocky mountains.
All of this training unexpectedly culminated on our hike this past Saturday. Friday we had gotten up at 6am to bike 26.2 miles with a friend (in 35mph winds), then napped, and then knocked out 10.5miles of trail running in the evening. So when we woke up Saturday morning and hit the trail for our 20 mile training hike we were (maybe) a little tired. According to the locals, it was the last “cool” day before summer- the high was only 87degrees and there was a beautiful crisp wind. We had packed tons of snacks and a good amount of water (which, as always in the desert, wasn’t enough). Continue reading
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