Training Timeline

Hiking the wonderland is hard work. Some people actually run the 93 miles of very extreme elevation gains and losses but they are accompanied by businesses that set-up tents and cook gourmet meals for them at check-points.

I am a runner too but I used to run just so I could enjoy hiking each summer. I wanted to enjoy the scenery and not be exhausted so for me the joy is in the journey not just the finish. I don’t know how you could see and take in everything by running.

If your training is like mine in January, it usually consists of working off the holiday dinners and everything in-between, my workout starts with getting my nutrition in check with my personal trainer. One thing I have learned is not to try to run off a bad diet. It doesn’t work for me.

You would also think I don’t have a hard time keeping extra weight off but this is not true. The older I have gotten it is harder to take it off. When I say take-it-off, I mean take the fat off. You will need muscle to power you through this hike so a gradual decrease in body fat and building muscle start with my trainer, nutritional check-ins and weight training.

The following is a sample of the level of exercise I do leading up to the normal hiking season. I also have journaled some of my thoughts of my training outcome.

Winter Turn Around

January 2020

Find Your Fit is a small studio in Puyallup that focuses on high intensity interval weight training. I’ll talk more about this facility and my trainer in another section. I also hiked to Mashell Falls this week.