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Hit 500 trail miles this year and it snuck up on me
I was just checking my GPS app last night after a quick 8 mile loop on the Appalachian up near Bear Mountain and saw my total for 2024 hit 502 miles. That's way more than I've ever done in a single year before, I barely even noticed because I just kept doing shorter hikes on weekends. Has anyone else had a milestone sneak up like that where you didn't even realize you were racking up serious distance?
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cora40012d ago
Those hidden miles from short weekday hikes add up way faster than the big 20 mile days, don't they. I hit 300 miles this fall doing the same loops over and over near my house in the Catskills and it felt like I blinked and missed it. Makes me wonder how many of us are accidentally training for thru-hikes without even trying.
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butler.brian12d ago
It's wild how the little consistent things end up being the real foundation for everything else... same with saving spare change or reading a few pages a night, you don't notice until you've got a whole pile built.
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