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Volcanoes and mountains and bears, oh my!
Well maybe no bears. Still, the last week hiking in Mexico has been a huge confidence boost. For a while now people have been asking “How’s your training for Everest going?” Before today I never knew how to answer. I mean, HOW do you train for the world’s highest marathon while living in the flat lands of Illinois? I’ve done everything I can think of: the altitude room at Well-fit Performance, endless amounts of treadmill time on an ever increasing incline, the stair climber, strength training, etc. But until this past week I had no idea if any of that would translate into the real world of high mountain trekking.…
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Breathing is overrated anyway.
I went to get my shots for Nepal. As it turns out, I only needed one: a third and final dose of Hepatitis A/B. Oh, and these lovely Typhoid pills I get to store in my fridge. Yum!! In addition to the shots, I was able to secure a script for Diamox, a medication prescribed for altitude sickness. It’s one I’m still having an internal debate about. You see, altitude sickness is, one of the most common ailments a hiker will encounter along the trek to Everest Base Camp. It’s actually the question I get most from people who find out I’m doing the Everest Marathon. “Can you even breathe at…
