No real running today, but does a really tough hike count as anything? We went into Zion today and did Angel's Landing. I've heard about this hike for a few years now from my brother-in-law who has done it a few times and likes to tell me how scary it is, sheer drop-offs on both sides, chains to hold onto on narrow strips of trails with those sheer drop-offs just inches away. I figured that hundreds of people do the hike every year, and I've only heard of two deaths, one a woman whose husband "allegedly" pushed her off, and another a teenager who was drunk and was obviously not being careful enough. So I figured as long as I was careful, no worries. Just to get to the hard part is quite an uphill hike, but if you've run Suncrest, it really wasn't that difficult. The people I was with have not run Suncrest, so they were struggling. We made it to Scout's Landing, and then for the treacherous part. I was ready to turn back several times, but my BIL convinced me it would be ok, plus both my daughters and my older son were doing it and I didn't want to seem like a wimp. But I wasn't enjoying it one bit, I just wanted it over. We made it to the top, "enjoyed" the views for a while, then back down. I thought going back down would be worse because then we would have to see the drop-offs better, but going back down really wasn't that bad. I was happy to be done with it and said I would never do it again. Now a few days later I think "maybe" I might try it again if the circumstances were right. I did run the non-treacherous parts of the trail a little, so I'm giving myself two miles for the day, just to even my weekly mileage out to 30 miles. |