I know it’s been a few weeks… and a lot has happened in that time. I did an 18-mile hike south of Pacifica at Montara Mountain (photos to come) where I injured my knee. Spent the next two weeks avoiding walking, wearing a knee brace, icing my knee and praying for it to heal in …
Pretty amazing to think back over our training season. We started off with a 2-hour hike, working our way up to a 5.5 hour hike a few weeks back on Mt. Diablo that seemed pretty tough. Yesterday topped them all though. We hiked from Muir Woods up to the top of Mt. Tamalpais’ East Peak, …
I promised this earlier but I’ve been so busy with the training & fundraising… at least that’s my excuse. While I may not have been updating the blog regularly, I was still training, I swear. Here’s a quick recap of my last two major hikes before I make a post about yesterday’s uber hike (with …
My hike buddy Debbie and I had our first-ever book swap in support of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. For those of you who came out, thank you! I hope you had fun and left with some books you are excited to read. I had a blast, even though it did get a tad crowded …
When I hiked the Grand Canyon for LLS, choosing my trail was easy. I picked the toughest one. Done. This time I’ve been having an internal debate that would drive you batty if you could hear it. (Be glad it’s internal). My instinct, like last time, “Go for the toughest one!” But it isn’t quite …
Restock your bookshelf while helping a charity with Debbie & Jodi’s first-ever book swap for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. For a measly donation of $15, you could walk away with dozens of books, even if you don’t have any to swap. Green Apple Books has kindly donated more books than we could have imagined, …
Well, I’m coming up on the last month of training before the big hike. I’d hoped to have my fundraising all wrapped up by now, but this year is a tough one for many financially, so it’s a bit harder than my previous hike for LLS in the booming days of 2006. Having said that, …
Saturday’s hike was our longest yet, 5.5 hours and a perfect round 12 miles (we walked a little extra distance in the parking lot to get it to that perfect 12). Though I’m familiar with many Mt. Diablo hikes, this is one I hadn’t done before. We started in the Mitchell Canyon parking lot, on …
Today’s accomplishment: The Lyon Street Stairs 7 times in less than an hour, including a loop around the cul-de-sac at the bottom each time (up from 5 my first attempt at the start of training). Hoping by September to either do more, or get less winded each trip up — either would make me happy. …
Last weekend was a “buddy hike” in the Marin Headlands. For those who have been following the blog for awhile, you’ve heard that phrase before. Basically every weekend we have a team hike (each one getting progressively more difficult and longer) to train for the big hike in September, but interspersed are occasional buddy hikes …
