One big mountain!

Sunday, September 2nd

No Running.

Highest point east of the Mississippi!
4.2 Mile climb up Mt. Washington - 2 hr 45 min
Tuckerman's Ravine-Lions Head
~6 Mile descent down - 3 hr 20 min
Crawford Trail-Tuckerman's Ravine

Awesome day in all aspects. The weather was great, the climb was fun and challenging and the company was irreplaceable. We started the hike around 9:30 am on tuckerman's ravine and switched to the more challenging lions head shortly after. The trail was great and had a variety of challenges along the way. Jess and Gabe both brought their cameras and took plenty of shots along the way so once I get a hold of those, I'll post a few for your viewing pleasure. I was going to bring my own but I wanted to pack as light as possible and it came down to either the camera or 3 more packs of Jelly Belly sports beans. Of course I opted for the Jelly Bellys...

So we summitted just after noon to find a beautiful cloudless sky and a very mild 50 degree temperature. No 270 mph winds either, just a calm cool breeze. So we enjoyed the views, rested the legs a bit, refueled on beef jerky and trail mix, then proceeded to descend on the more gradual crawford trail. The hike down was nice and going into tuckerman's ravine was awesome with great views and the waterfall just next to the trail (again pictures will help with these descriptions).

So it was a great experience in my first time up the famous Mt. Washington and was followed by an epic dinner at the Turner household. This was definitely a big item to check off "the list", which seems to get longer and longer as the years go by but there's still plenty of time left and many great adventures to follow.


Monday, September 3rd

6:30 PM - 9.5 Miles - 62 min
Fells - middle to lower res

Felt surprisingly good during the run and finished up at a pretty good pace. However after a couple hours of sitting around afterward the tightness from the climb and the run are starting to set in a bit. First day of practice tomorrow so I'm gonna turn in now and try to get some quality sleep after having a couple long days and short nights.


Training Log: Aug 27-Sep 2

Monday: 9 Miles, 60 min - Fells
Tuesday: 0 Miles, 0 min
Wednesday: 8.5 Miles, 56 min - Fells
Thursday: 6 Miles, 40 min - River loop
Friday: 10.5 Miles, 68 min - Fells
Saturday: 6 Miles, 39 min - River loop
Sunday: 10+ Miles (Hiking), 6 hrs - Mt. Washington

Total: 40 Miles (5 runs, 1 day off), 10+ Miles (Hiking)

August: 150 Miles