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Week 14 : Rich Mountain Tower
I haven’t gotten back to my regular intensity of weekly workouts but I did manage to learn a new skill for hiking uphill and looked forward to this weekends hike. We took the kids with us for the weekend’s hike up to Rich Mountain Tower. It was a beautiful warm…
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I was Today Years Old when I learned how to walk uphill
Y’all. I am unashamedly in many Facebook and Reddit support groups for hikers, backpackers and general outdoorsy interests. Today someone posted about rest stepping and pressure breathing and I went out to my steep driveway to try this and my. mind. Is. Blown. This is the difference between two walks…
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Week 13 : Plagued by Injuries but getting back on the wagon
After fully recovering from my pulled right quad, I got to work to regain some of my conditioning. I’ve really fallen in love with Kettlebells and managed to keep up with my 100 swings and also finally successfully execute the full Turkish Get Up. Spring Break was the end of…
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Week 10 : Back On The Trail – Wolf Creek Falls
I did a lot of kettlebells this week and I have been working on my Turkish get ups step by step. This weekend, we enjoyed a nice easy day hike to Wolf Creek Falls. My leg is mostly recovered and I only had a little bit of pain coming down…
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Weeks 8 and 9 : Injury and Rest
The last two weeks have been rough here. We had lots of weird schedule changes and kid events and activities that threw my training routine off. On top of that Life stuff, I also pulled my right quad really bad so I had to rest and also modify my workouts….
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Tuning in my pack
I have a new page on the site with my gear list- you can access it from the Main Menu at the top. I was recommended this site LighterPack.com as a good place to organize and track a packing list. It lets you categorize different items and does a nice…