February was a tough month for training.  Family obligations (sister = surgery; brother = heart procedure; mother-in-law = a fall, broken leg, and surgery), a week of personal illness, and some bad weather made it hard to find time to train.  March was much better-  I changed shoes and backpacks and stepped up my mileage, elevation, and weight.  If I am not ready for the Andes, it is not for lack of trying!  Here are my stats:

February, 2017

Miles on Treadmill:  29  Miles on Roads/Trails: 47.97  Total Miles:  76.97

Total Elevation:  6,189′

March, 2017

Miles on Treadmill:  30  Miles on Roads/Trails: 115.80  Total Miles: 145.80

Total Elevation:  15,159′

Below is a map of my hike on March 28, 2017.  I did a total of 13.15 miles that morning with over a 1,000′ of concentrated elevation at the 3.5 mile mark (10 reps of “the hill”):