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| Table Mountain from the Gorge 400 Trail. Previously taken |
This was the first larger volume back to back run that I am supposed to do for my training. 16 miles on Saturday and 14 miles on Sunday. Not sure if my body was up for the challenge given how fatigued I had been feeling earlier in the week. My weekly volume was hitting 60 miles for the first time ever and I was definitely feeling the effects of it.
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| The large post landslide face of Table Mountain from the PCT |
Having never been to the top of Table Mountain on the Washington side of the Gorge, when I calculated the mileage to be almost exactly 16 miles, I knew that I had to give it a go. Although I knew ahead of time that there would be some good climbing and that made me a little nervous given how tired my legs were feeling. That combine with humid-ish 80 degree weather, meant that I would have to take it a little easier so I would have something in the tank left for Sunday.
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| Climbing Heart Break Ridge |
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| The saddle. Getting closer |
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| Looking up the talus field which needed to be climbed. Almost to the top |
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| Looking back down |
In the end, I ended up running very low on water with around 7 miles to ago so I had to ration what I had for some time. I lost some significant body weight so I know that I got pretty dehydrated even though I drank 65oz during my 4 hours out. I should have been closer to 80oz which was a rookie mistake on my part. Lesson learned!
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| Summit Photo |
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| Hard to tell, but this photo has St. Helen, Rainier and Adams. Great view. |
That afternoon after the run, Kerrie and I loaded Ellie and headed down to Silver Fall State Park to camp with my uncle and so that I could get up earlier and get my run in before our annual mother's day hike. The temps were a lot more reasonable and my body responded well even though I was still feeling pretty dehydrated.
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| Upper North Falls |
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| North Falls |
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