Another month has come and gone... and that means it's time for me to play catch up with all of my readers! Here's what I would talk about with you today if we decided to go out for coffee.
If we were having coffee… I’d tell you: I'm so glad October is finally over! It was definitely my busiest month and it feels like I was hardly home at all. While I love my work as a backpacking guide, I definitely spent more than 2/3 of the month in the backcountry. I really missed running and spending time with my dog.
If we were having coffee… I’d tell you: I'm also excited to be able to train for my ultra marathon! I only have 6 weeks to train for it at this point, but I'm not worried for a few reasons. 1) It's only 50K and I feel like it's doable. 2) The cut off time is more than 50 hours. 3) I was backpacking or hiking at least 60 miles per week during the month of October. Even though I didn't run further than 9 miles at a time, I was still getting in my endurance training!
If we were having coffee… I’d tell you: For the first time ever, I had to end a hike early due to wildfire. There are quite a few fires burning in the southeast right now due to the severe drought we are experiencing. Several parts of the Appalachian Trail are closed due to fire. We actually came up on it burning and had to hitchhike out a day early.
If we were having coffee… I’d tell you: That my most recent blog post absolutely blew up on the internet last week. I'm super proud of it and, if you haven't read it yet, I'd really encourage you to do it. It came from a place near and dear to my heart and I hope it inspires people.
If we were having coffee… I’d tell you: That I'm ready to get my diet back on track. Being that I've been backpacking so much in the past few months my regular eating habits have flown out the window! Gone are my cravings for fresh fruit and veggies and here to stay are sugar and snack cravings. When Extra Toasty Cheez-Its are a diet staple, it's time to clean things up a bit! Even with the holidays coming, I'm pretty confident I can do it.
That's everything that's been happening with me this past month. What would you tell me if we were meeting up today to catch up?
This post is a link-up with Coco @ Got 2 Run 4 Me, Lynda @ Fitness Mom Wine Country, & Deborah @ Confessions of a Mother Runner!
