Carrying a load
I have my first hike with Mountain Mammas on Thursday, where I will need to carry my son the entire way. Well, to make sure I can do it, I went with my finace to try it out. They listed it as moderate, whatever. With 35-40 lbs on your back, it's hard as hell. It's listed as a 4.1 mile hike, but it seemed so much longer with all the ups and downs. But after 3 hours I had done it, all while carrying my baby on my back. I was very proud of myself, an tired as heck. It was beautiful and so worth it. I can't wait to do it again with a group of other Mommies carrying their children.
I realize though, that my goal of hiking a 14,000 foot peak by the end of this summer might be a little steep. I don't want to set myself up for failure, or injury(past problem) so I think my new goal will be something like 10 mile walk/hike. I'll work on it more, or maybe just a difficult trail. I want to try for at least 4 hours of continous excerise. We shall see. I do know that I want to get out to hike at least twice a week, and so far I do, but I also need to start walking on non-hiking days. I got the Nike attatchment to my ipod and will set it up to help motivate me to walk.
Anyways, so a good day, hope you all have had a great weekend as well.