60 Miles - 3 Days.. It was a much greater challenge than I anticipated, and incredibly rewarding.
My whole mindset on this event completely changed as I went through it.. it was very transforming mentally.
I started out wanting to do this from a physically challenging perspective, and probably pushed myself a little too hard that first day. Trying to beat the rain, I didn't follow my own plan of stopping every hour to fully stretch legs, hips and back. Then on the second day, I developed a nagging pain in my knee that I believe is a result of a pulled hamstring or quad? Without the event sponsor, Motrin, I don't think I could have finished that second day!
All my training walks, I never ever had any knee problems whatsoever. The circumstances of this event are fundamentally different, and I don't know how you can fully prepare for so many variables. So, I think at some point on the 3rd day I realized that I had this thing all wrong. No need to be the first ones in, it almost defeats the purpose! Coming in later, you arrive to a crowd of your companions and it is the most rewarding experience ever.
United StatesMy whole mindset on this event completely changed as I went through it.. it was very transforming mentally.
I started out wanting to do this from a physically challenging perspective, and probably pushed myself a little too hard that first day. Trying to beat the rain, I didn't follow my own plan of stopping every hour to fully stretch legs, hips and back. Then on the second day, I developed a nagging pain in my knee that I believe is a result of a pulled hamstring or quad? Without the event sponsor, Motrin, I don't think I could have finished that second day!
All my training walks, I never ever had any knee problems whatsoever. The circumstances of this event are fundamentally different, and I don't know how you can fully prepare for so many variables. So, I think at some point on the 3rd day I realized that I had this thing all wrong. No need to be the first ones in, it almost defeats the purpose! Coming in later, you arrive to a crowd of your companions and it is the most rewarding experience ever.