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Man, I wish I had the time to do that many miles. I have got around 400 miles in with a 60 lb pack. Around a 1000 feet of gain in those 400 miles. Not much oportunity in West Georgia and costal Virginia for elevation gain.

Back in the gym. Squats, deadlifts, leg press, 20mins on the stairmaster at level 10.

A couple of weeks behind; week ending 9/23 35 miles, week ending today 44 miles- 1408 miles for the year. Missed one strength workout, but have a good excuse- spent a couple of days walking my rifle in one of our early rifle backcountry seasons. Going to hit it again this upcoming week as well.

Last week's workout

Fasted for 20 hours than ran 12 miles in 1 hour 23 minutes
Fasted for 16 more than ran 12 miles in 1 hour 31 minutes
Refeed day
Run 12 miles in zone 2.......2 hours
Two refeed days
Run 36 miles in zone 2 refeed every 12 miles ......5 hours 42 minutes

55 and alive

Trystan

Sled drags, goblet squats, 22mins of rucking. Just biding time for killing season. The fun begins this weekend

Been working on the weights , as well as my hiking. Focusing on uphill hiking with a weighted pack, have a week before the real test, Elk season starts a week from today. 868 miles for the year.

Pretty decent week- 44 miles (1580 for the year), 19 of those miles in the Bob Marshall for their early backcountry season. Kind of a [bleep] show trip- 30 minutes out realized I forgot my phone (my gps), figured that's OK I know this area pretty well. Get to the trailhead and discover I've also forgotten my trekking poles. This is very steep country and knew it was going to suck w/o the poles; if I got lucky enough to harvest something- going to really suck! About a mile of climbing and it started a light rain, another 1/2 mile and I'm in the clouds- maybe 50' visibility. The basin I want to hunt is higher and there is a single finger ridge that can take me into that basin safely, everything is near cliff. Now that phone/gps would be handy!

Somehow I manage to find the finger ridge (after looking off cliffs several times prior) and the clouds are lifting a little. Find a spot to camp and glass; get the tent setup as it's still drizzling. Oh yeah, the shelter requires a trekking pole I use the tripod and looks like it's going to work.

Drizzle turns to rain and I'm stuck in the tent for a couple of hours before it lets up and finally stops. Get a couple of hours of glassing in before dark, don't see anything. Plan the next day is to get up early, pack camp and get to the ridge that separates this basin from an adjacent one.

Wind blows hard that night and then it starts to sleet/snow, by morning thankfully there is no snow accumulation and no precip. Eat breakfast in the dark, pack up camp and head up to the ridge- hoping I can glass both basins. Start glassing the new basin, catch movement- young mule deer buck, more movement and I pick up a pretty good buck. In a matter of a minute, the clouds rolled and I couldn't see but 50'. I waited about an hour and half for the clouds to lift, but they didn't. It did start to rain again though! Slip and slided as I climbed up to the main ridge, started down for the truck. Was in dense clouds almost the entire way. Finally broke out of the clouds (about 6000') and glassed for about a couple of hours- nothing.

The silver lining is I saw a pretty good buck, if I don't get back in this year, he'll be even a better buck next year

Been on the mountain since Thurs. Shot a small 6pt yesterday evening and got it all packed off with a hunting partner by 11pm.

Never felt better in the mountains.

Congratulations on your harvest. Hope it eats well, I am headed out the day after tomorrow for elk in Wyoming.

Congrats!

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GR

Decent week- 40 miles (1620 for the year) w/ quite a bit of elevation gain/loss; both strength sessions in (squats/bench & deadlifts/overhead press). If the weather holds hope to chase some high country mulies at the end of the week.

Good week for me- got both weigh training sessions in and a 3 day mule deer- 53 miles for the week (1673 for the year).

* no animals were hurt in the making of this trip

Squats, deadlift, sled drags, and rucking

That is some gorgeous country.

Went over 900 miles last week, this week lots of rain, wiil have to hit the treadmill again. I hate the treadmill.

Getting caught up- week ending 10/30 33 miles, both strength sessions in; week ending 11/5 58 miles (courtesy of a few days of elk hunting), 1764 miles for the year- should make 2023 if all goes well. Missed one weight session, that happens during elk season

A pretty good week for mileage- 47 miles (1811 for the year), about half those miles elk hunting. Only one strength session in. Elk hunting has been tough; most of the snow is gone, what snow is left is crunchy. Forecast is not good- warmer, no precip

Legs today, leg press, kettle bell squats, rucking.

Heading out Thurs to try one last time to fill a Cow tag, taking it easy in the gym

Just finished up my second elk hunt of the year, and passed the 1,000 mile mark. Had a tough pack out earlier in the week, 7 mile round trip and just over 2,000 feet elevation gain. With 60+ pounds on my back it was hard on an old man. Thank god we packed out down hill. Done for the season, and headed south in a few weeks.