I find my heel getting progressively worse…again. Two cortisone shots and no better. I’ll be contacting Doc Mendeszoon again because we need a solution for my long-term goals of walking the Continental Divide. Or I could just whine about it with each step.
The heat and humidity continued to play a role in how I felt. I tried drinking copious amounts of water, what an interesting concept and something I think I invented, but by the time I arrived at the park to hike, I was feeling depleted and unenthusiastic. My friend Kathy was visiting her daughter in Portland and would be climbing South Sister Mt., which is a 12-mile hike with a 4,900 foot elevation gain and topping out at 10,400 feet and I was thinking of bagging this simple workout? Couldn’t do it.
I started with a set of 80 step-ups with my forty-pound pack on my back and again felt the twinge in my hip I’d been feeling when walking around Cleveland the day before. I decided to forget the step-ups, but do the hike.
Dakota was walking slowly and for good reason. It was close to 90 and probably near 100% humidity. Sweat was streaming from my face and landing on my shoes. I did have the foresight to bring my Nalgene bottle and was drinking regularly. We made it an hour before returning to the car soaked, but pleased I hadn’t been a big weenie. I’m sure you’ve completed your climb by the time you read this Kathy, so try not to hold me in the low regard I deserve. I’ll get pushing the envelope soon.
Hike Duration: One hour
Training Heart Rate: 100-110 bpm.
Calories burned: 500.
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