1 Month to Go….

With just over a month to go before the Extreme Weekend some of you may be getting nervous about being adequately prepared, as you should be!! We’ve seen this week that the weather can be unpredictable with each day lingering in the low 100’s. As if the hike wasn’t going to be hard enough, weather like this could make it twice as dangerous. I can’t stress how important it will be to stay hydrated during the hike. Be prepared!! Some of us have purchased a CamelBak hydration pack; some will just carry bottled water… either way works. I will most likely bring a couple bottles of Gatorade too. At this point you should also be working out regularly, be that; running, walking, hiking or weight training. Remember, it’s a 16 mile roundtrip hike with nearly a 5,000 elevation climb (almost 1 mile). As I see it, the hike will be the most strenuous, skydiving the scariest and the rafting will be an endurance challenge due to the soreness of hiking. It’s time to get serious about your training!