After 2.5 months training (running + hiking 35 miles each week), I completed 41-mile (5200 ft gain) Maryland Appalachian Train hike challenge today. We cut short the last three miles because the police close a bridge to look for a missing kayaker, yet we got lost in the dark thus had extra 2 miles. So total 40 miles (64.4 kms). It was pretty scary to hike over rocks in the dark for three hours ("the Drag Age"!), and we also hiked half hour at the end on a sloop. On top of that, I woke up 1:30 am to drive to Harper's Ferry to meet the group at 3 am, and all other hikers looked much younger, athletic, and energetic than me! There were 32 people signed up, ~20 showed up, ~15 actually finished. Some had supporting groups, and some stayed the night before in Harper's Ferry. I managed to stay in the first half of the group all the time. I felt exhausted after 30 miles, but got enough energy from pizza to finish the hike. BTW, the photo with me had the original Washington Monument as background.
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