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It’s going to be cold and windy. At what point do you say no?

I’ve done the traverse before a few years ago.
I have been training on these mountains all summer.
I have proper gear and clothes/layers.
But when’s it just too much and not fun?

Or is it just mindset?
40mph winds with sub freezing windchill can be a fun adventure. But it can also be miserable.

Any thoughts or experiences you want to share?

Could really use a friend right now.
I told them that Illinois has had over 200 tornadoes and how that exceeds every other state by a huge margin. And they started talking about upcoming housework because of rain. They didn’t even care about the tornadoes. They just…. Anti slabbed me.

I’m feeling really lost.

What is the first letter of your town/city? Is there an EF5 that hit a place with the same first letter? I grew up in an S town so I get Smithville as well.

This is my first year trail running. I’m so in love with this sport, and it’s been a fun thing to add into my hikes. I do a lot of difficult hiking on very steep terrain. I’m very close to my summer goal of “trail running” the Presidential Traverse in NH. I also signed up for a “trail” half marathon (on gravel roads and a small portion of road running near the start/finish.)

I’m looking to do my first 50k in late summer/fall 2027. I know maybe two places to look online for races, but I’m curious if anybody here has done any races in the northeast.

I’ve gotten pretty used to using poles so I think I’d prefer a race that allows them, but I’m open to any ideas!

Thank you!

I’m coming up on my final weeks of training for a single day presi traverse (after building back up after a broken leg) and I am confident in my fitness. However, I am feeling a little spooked about the wind.

As the day goes on the wind should become less and less, and I expect to be hitting Madison around 9:30am, then heading to Adams and Jefferson and down Randolph path (and the 18 other trails 😂) back to valley way lot.

Wind always freaks me out. Just need to hear I’ll be fine I guess.

I appreciate any wise words, tips, and encouragement. Wind scares me and I’ll be facing a bit of a fear tomorrow.

I feel like this can’t be happening. I’m equal parts excited and scared. BUT! I have my porta potty ready to shelter inside of for the impending EF5+. I’ve taken my pants off so Susan can get them. I’m prepared to hold the camera so I don’t ever die. And if I’m in the suck zone and I can’t get to my porta potty I should be fine as I live on the top floor of a 3 story building that was built in the 1800s.

Although I am obviously prepared, any tips on surviving as I drive straight at slabbers and punch their cores are welcome. My Corolla is basically a TIV, lil dominator jr.

My goal is to someday run in a 100 mile race. I’m currently on the path building toward that goal.

TLDR: currently four weeks away from a trail run about 20 miles and 10,000 feet of elevation game. Signed up for a half marathon mid September. Consider considering signing up for a full marathon in mid October. Am I being ridiculous?

I’ve been trail running for about a year. My current goal is a trail in a mountain range that covers roughly 20 miles with about 10,000 feet of elevation game. I’ve also signed up for a half marathon on a trail. Much less elevation. And I was thinking that maybe next summer I would sign up for a 50 K. But my partner and I were talking today and he feels strongly that I could be ready to run a full marathon by mid October this year. I am not worried about the half marathon. I have a strong running base. But the idea of doubling that is a little daunting. I also know that it’s much different to run a road marathon and it is to run on mountains for 20 miles. Am I kidding myself here with toying with the idea of signing up for this marathon?

Trail running involves walking and hiking on steep terrain. The half marathon will be a challenge in that I would ideally like to run it in its entirety. I don’t know about running a full marathon in its an entirety though. I don’t know if I’ll be ready.

Current training involves running/hiking about 30 miles a week with between 8,000 and 10,000 feet of elevation gain.

I’ve been training for an 8-10 hour presi traverse for first week of August (or when there’s a decent weather window.)

I look at the trailsnh site for weather basically every day. I’m wanting to do a JAM hike and Crawford path to Washington hike this week or early next week, but the weather keeps looking worse and worse.

I can’t tell if I’m being too careful and picky, or if I’m doing the “right” thing or the “safe” thing by not hiking the northern presidentials this week? I’d planned for Wednesday, then Friday, then Saturday, then Monday. (Can’t on Sunday or Thursday.) And looking just now at the weather I feel like there is not a day that makes me feel good weather wise.

Just looking for some advice on this week and timing of these hikes. Or if the higher summits forecast looks spicy, any suggestions on other peaks/trails to go practice on this week until Monday.

I’ve done Washington via ammo and jewel before, and gulfside for a presi multi day trip. But I’m unfamiliar with this route up Jefferson. How’s the parking lot? Any other valuable insights welcome. Going solo and constantly checking the weather.
Thank you!

I’m keeping my eye on the weather on the trailsnh site. But I wanted to check here as well just to get some more opinions.

I’ve hiked the ridge several times, but never solo. Tomorrow would be a solo hike/run. Weather seems decent aside from wind. Has anybody seen anything different or anything that would keep them from a day on the ridge tomorrow?

I’m an experienced hiker, but solo hikes in the whites are never something I want to underestimate.

Thanks in advance!

Do we measure threats in cigarettes or signatures??

EDIT**** I meant ONE Gu (20-23g carbs) every 25 minutes, in other words about 2 per hour. NOT 2 every 25 minutes. So sorry for this confusion and dumb typo.

Please delete if not allowed.
Apologies if this topic has been covered, I’m feeling too yucky to do a deeper search.

Today I did a 9 mile mountain run and had 2 Gu gels every 25 minutes ish. I did the same thing on my 7.5 mile Mon rain run one week ago. Last week I felt a little nauseated after my run and after eating. Today I came so close to throwing up a few hours after my run. Is this a matter of adjusting to higher carb intake? Could it be Gu in particular? I had tried to keep up with electrolytes and I refilled 30 minutes after the run with a tailwind recovery drink.

Just wondering what you all think about this. I’m pretty new to this sport and training for something so I’m working on training my gut as well and today feels like planting went horribly wrong.

Any help or advice is welcome. Please be gentle, I’m doing my best to learn and apply an overwhelming amount of knowledge to my workouts.