JulieL
01-03-2005, 11:04 AM
Hey gals, Happy New Year!!!
Well I had a blast on my trip to TN w/DH. We had a lot of fun together and really got to just concentrate on each other. We ended up hiking 2 of the 4 days on our trip to the Smokeys. Our first hike was 5 miles, very nice and not very hard. Our second hike - OUCH!!! It was 6.2 miles to the top of the mountain we went on, elevation aprx 5500, and of course there was the 6.2 back down the mountain. Let me tell you this was sssoooooo hard. We had an elevation increase of 4100 ft from where we started. Our hike up was exactly that, up for 4 hours. The sucky thing was there was basically no flat ground, nor decline on our way up. Every corner we turned was up and up and up. DH never told me the elevation increase because he thought I could handle it, and I did, but let me just say, we were BOTH hurting and tired once we got up. DH is an avid backpacker. This summer he and a buddy went for 6 days in Colorado and 80 miles total hiking. He said this was on of the hardest hikes he's done. He said it wasn't the length of the hike but the constant upward climb that was so hard. Your muscles never got a let down. Downwards was much better, although tiring towards the last 2 miles or so, cause it was a constant downward slope as well. Needless to day my legs killed me for 2 days. My calves bared the worse of it. They almost felt like the muscles were bruised from it. The great thing was I can say I did it, and now I'm more confident I can do longer hikes with DH and even think I'll try backpacking with him. I really think I could hike 20 miles in a day if it wasn't that intense the whole trip! So even though it was a vacation I totally did work out! Can I say I sweat sssooooo much!
How was your week? Maureen I saw your before/after picks you look great! Also for those who are into running acountability partners Maureen and I both are into running, so come and join us! Hope you all had a great new year bash, I just slept!
Well I had a blast on my trip to TN w/DH. We had a lot of fun together and really got to just concentrate on each other. We ended up hiking 2 of the 4 days on our trip to the Smokeys. Our first hike was 5 miles, very nice and not very hard. Our second hike - OUCH!!! It was 6.2 miles to the top of the mountain we went on, elevation aprx 5500, and of course there was the 6.2 back down the mountain. Let me tell you this was sssoooooo hard. We had an elevation increase of 4100 ft from where we started. Our hike up was exactly that, up for 4 hours. The sucky thing was there was basically no flat ground, nor decline on our way up. Every corner we turned was up and up and up. DH never told me the elevation increase because he thought I could handle it, and I did, but let me just say, we were BOTH hurting and tired once we got up. DH is an avid backpacker. This summer he and a buddy went for 6 days in Colorado and 80 miles total hiking. He said this was on of the hardest hikes he's done. He said it wasn't the length of the hike but the constant upward climb that was so hard. Your muscles never got a let down. Downwards was much better, although tiring towards the last 2 miles or so, cause it was a constant downward slope as well. Needless to day my legs killed me for 2 days. My calves bared the worse of it. They almost felt like the muscles were bruised from it. The great thing was I can say I did it, and now I'm more confident I can do longer hikes with DH and even think I'll try backpacking with him. I really think I could hike 20 miles in a day if it wasn't that intense the whole trip! So even though it was a vacation I totally did work out! Can I say I sweat sssooooo much!
How was your week? Maureen I saw your before/after picks you look great! Also for those who are into running acountability partners Maureen and I both are into running, so come and join us! Hope you all had a great new year bash, I just slept!