Training for bigger hikes

Kim · Joined: 21 Oct 2003 Posts: 139

What do you do to train for bigger hikes like R2R2R or Mt. Whitney?? Not that I drink much, but I'm even wondering about even avoiding alchohol for a mth before hand. I try to do harder hike/runs for my daily exercise, go up higher mtns, read to prepare for the hike... anything else you do? I'm really curious about the alcohol thing and what people do the day before the big one, too. I'm doing Mt. Whitney in July and it's recommended to hike in high altitudes the couple days before the hike, but i don't want to do too much, either, so that my body is tired out for Whitney. I'm thinking pasta for dinner the 2 nights previously might be a plan, too!

paintninaz · Joined: 06 Jan 2003 Posts: 3515

Tom Treks · Gear Addict Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 3347

Ummm... what was the question again? Dismayed

Davis2001R6 · Joined: 12 Dec 2003 Posts: 5591 Location: Italy

Well I can say I didn't have a beer the night before the Rim-Rim-Rim but I did before the Rim-River-River + Humphreys. Personally I don't think you would need to cut out alcohol for a month before a big hike. Maybe the night before, just keep yourself in good shape thats all.

Guest · Posted: 5/21/2004, 7:57 pm Post subject:

I never understood the 'training plans' as far as eating certain things or eliminating certain things. If we are taking good care of ourselves on a daily basis why change anything(except for training harder) in preparation for something? I find if I follow a certain diet days proir to an event I don't feel well enough to do my best. A few weeks back I was in Prescott for the Whiskey Row Run. Late lunch the day before included 3 ales from Gurley Street Grill. The next morning I had the best run of my life and still had a few miles left in me.

ck1 · Joined: 04 Jan 2003 Posts: 1331 Location: Mesa

I like to carbo load the night before a big hike on Hefe, then on the morning of the hike a Nalgene of Peet's coffee, iced, with 1/2 and 1/2 and some Java Ice...
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srlatty · Joined: 04 Jan 2003 Posts: 270 Location: Ahwatukee

I think I had 6 beer's last Friday night, the night before the Canyon Lake to Peralta GHOTM. I don't think they affected me. I can't say that I felt the best, on that hike, but I would blame it more on conditioning than the alcohol. Hadn't hiked in about 2 months and the ones prior to that were short, easy hikes.
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LongStoryShort · Joined: 04 Oct 2004 Posts: 402 Location: Doha, Qatar