Added 2 more miles today for a total of 8.02 miles. This was a hike up the Stone Mountain Walk Up Trail. I’ve done this hike about 3 times over the past few weeks, but kept having to go back down before the top because my blood sugar was dropping kind of fast. Yesterday things went well and I made it to the top (it’s only about a mile to get up there with 800 feet of elevation gain). There was a really pretty rainbow to greet me at the top which I thought was a great omen for the year. Unfortunately on the way down I was rushing because there was lightning west of us and I completely lost my footing on the downstep resulting in a rather ugly sprain. I’m not sure how long this is going to sideline me for.
Nicolas H. (who has actually hiked the entirety of the AT in 2019 and now does ultra runs) reported in his first distance of the year–53.88 miles. Way to leave everyone in the dust bro. Rumor is he did a 20.25 mile run to ring in the new year.