So while we committed to raising all that money, we also had a long long way to go to get into shape. We went on our first training hike/walk in April down in Greene County hiking just over 7.5 miles! That was a long morning for sure...But a great start.
Over the next several months we went on several training hikes together, ranging from 3-4 miles up to 12+!! Some days were spent just on the Montour Trail near our home, getting miles in under our boots. Other days we got out into the hillier areas that surround Pittsburgh.... like the day we decided we would train on the Rachel Carson Trail. We had already participated in the Rachel Carson Challenge a few years ago and were familiar with the difficulty of the terrain. It was just as miserable as we had remembered.
We hiked a power line down near Uniontown, and the gorgeous mountains of the Adirondacks near Lake Placid, NY.
But lets not forget our "favorite" training of all time.... STAIRS! yup... as part of our training, we would drive up to Oakland to the Pitt Campus and the Cathedral of learning. A towering building that has two stairwells that go up and up and up... 36 floors to be exact... 757 stairs to be more exact.
We start in the basement and hike up all 36, have a quick drink and break, then take the elevator back down and do it all over again. What a work out!!! I never want to see those stairs again!!
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