oops!
In all the business of last weekend I forgot to post about our training hike.
Saturday morning had Steph feeling unwell, so she didn't go for the hike. I met the group at Kennesaw again for the hike to Burnt Hickory and back — across the tops of Kennesaw and Little Kennesaw both ways. The goal for the day was to make the hike, which I have now discovered to be 2.8 miles each way or 5.6 miles round trip, in under 2 hours and 45 minutes. If we made it back in under 2:45 we had to go back to the top of Kennesaw and add an additional 2.2 miles to the hike. Off we go!
Today is the first time I've used my new trekking poles and I was making great strides in keeping up with the fast-pack, including the coach, for most of the hike out to Burnt Hickory. We made it there in just about 1 hour! I was on a tear...
And then I tried to go back to the starting point. Wait, where's my energy? C'mon Gatorade and Lara Bar, help me out here, I have NO ENERGY! It was a long, slow hike back to the starting point. I went all out the first hour and had nothing left to give. The rest of the hikers were leaving me behind in their wake. It took me a little more than 90 minutes, but I made it back to the parking lot at Kennesaw under the 2:45 time limit set by our coach. Woohoo!
Wait a second. That joy is now tempered by the realization that I have to hike my butt back up that mountain! I was one of the few that chose to go back up, but I pushed myself to do it and I'm happy I did. This was one hell of a hard hike for me, I've never been as hot, sweaty and miserable hiking as I was that morning. Yet I felt great for having accomplished my goal for the day.
The following day Steph and I headed back to Kennesaw. I was really sore and Steph was still not in great shape, so we did about 3 miles round trip across the top of Kennesaw mountain to the mountaintop road and back. No more Kennesaw, please!!!
Tomorrow we're off to hike Stone Mountain. The weather is going to be horrible, so we may not actually get to climb the mountain since it becomes treacherous in wet weather. We'll let everyone know what happens soon...
Saturday morning had Steph feeling unwell, so she didn't go for the hike. I met the group at Kennesaw again for the hike to Burnt Hickory and back — across the tops of Kennesaw and Little Kennesaw both ways. The goal for the day was to make the hike, which I have now discovered to be 2.8 miles each way or 5.6 miles round trip, in under 2 hours and 45 minutes. If we made it back in under 2:45 we had to go back to the top of Kennesaw and add an additional 2.2 miles to the hike. Off we go!
Today is the first time I've used my new trekking poles and I was making great strides in keeping up with the fast-pack, including the coach, for most of the hike out to Burnt Hickory. We made it there in just about 1 hour! I was on a tear...
And then I tried to go back to the starting point. Wait, where's my energy? C'mon Gatorade and Lara Bar, help me out here, I have NO ENERGY! It was a long, slow hike back to the starting point. I went all out the first hour and had nothing left to give. The rest of the hikers were leaving me behind in their wake. It took me a little more than 90 minutes, but I made it back to the parking lot at Kennesaw under the 2:45 time limit set by our coach. Woohoo!
Wait a second. That joy is now tempered by the realization that I have to hike my butt back up that mountain! I was one of the few that chose to go back up, but I pushed myself to do it and I'm happy I did. This was one hell of a hard hike for me, I've never been as hot, sweaty and miserable hiking as I was that morning. Yet I felt great for having accomplished my goal for the day.
The following day Steph and I headed back to Kennesaw. I was really sore and Steph was still not in great shape, so we did about 3 miles round trip across the top of Kennesaw mountain to the mountaintop road and back. No more Kennesaw, please!!!
Tomorrow we're off to hike Stone Mountain. The weather is going to be horrible, so we may not actually get to climb the mountain since it becomes treacherous in wet weather. We'll let everyone know what happens soon...
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