I felt sick when I woke up. Or more accurately, got out of bed, because it felt like I barely slept a wink all night. A soreness was creeping back into my throat and a nagging voice was growing louder in my head, questioning my ability to complete a 40 mile trail run today. Was …
I did my longest run ever yesterday -- 22.5 miles, all on trail, in the snow. It was harder than I expected. By mile 11, I was feeling like I would just like to be done. My ankles, knees, and hips were starting to hurt. I was feeling this way earlier than I have on …
Back in early 2019, I got this idea that I wanted to do the entire 42-mile Allegheny Front Trail by foot in one day. I covered 20 miles of it on a cold day that February, a President's Day adventure on a bit of a whim. The spark was ignited. But shortly thereafter, my right …
I've had my eye on the Allegheny Front Trail (AFT) lately. I'm not sure why it in particular has garnered my attention over all the other great central Pennsylvania hiking trails --- maybe it's the proximity to Evan's new workplace and our general newly found interest in the Black Moshannon area, maybe it's its attainable …
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