Again, this weekend was a mentor led hike, which meant I opted for sleeping in on Saturday and going hiking on Sunday. Chryssa, Mike, Byron and I headed to Marin for a little hiking. We tried out a hike we'd never done before a 7.3 mile loop starting in Stinson beach, climbing up to Pantoll station on Mt. Tam and then hiking back down Steep Ravine to the Dip Sea trail. A fantastic hike, mostly shaded and with a lot of stairs.
It is really becoming apparent that the stair climber at the gym is paying off. I managed to not feel exhausted by this hike, but then again we were going at our own pace rather than with a large group. Although, we did finish the hike in the timeline suggested by the BayArea hiking book.
Next week we are hiking with the team again at Saratoga Gap. Only three team hikes left until we leave for Yosemite.
On the fundraising side, I'm up to $1350 still a ways from the $3200 I need to raise. I have about a month of fundraising time lefts, so it still isn't too late to donate if you are interested.
http://pages.teamintraining.org/sj/Yosemit109/mthompscsp
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Windy Hill - not so windy
There wasn't a team hike this weekend, which meant that Chryssa and I opted to hike on Sunday instead of on, as Chryssa likes to put it, OMG it's early Saturday. We hiked up through the trees to the top of the ridgeline, had a great lunch in the sun and then headed back down.
Total we did about 7.5 miles - half of it uphill. The sun was a scorcher though, thank goodness for my camelbak and my SPF 75 sunscreen.
I'd highly recommend this hike, it was absolutely beautiful, and given that it was a clear sunny day, we could see all the way to Treasure Island.
Yesterday we were back at the gym for stair climbing and incline walking. The weather was in the upper 80's and our gym has no A/C. Not a fun day yesterday, but we got an hour workout in nonetheless.
This Sunday we'll be hiking Mt. Tam - another on your own hike.
Only 3 more team hikes left until Yosemite!!
Total we did about 7.5 miles - half of it uphill. The sun was a scorcher though, thank goodness for my camelbak and my SPF 75 sunscreen.
I'd highly recommend this hike, it was absolutely beautiful, and given that it was a clear sunny day, we could see all the way to Treasure Island.
Yesterday we were back at the gym for stair climbing and incline walking. The weather was in the upper 80's and our gym has no A/C. Not a fun day yesterday, but we got an hour workout in nonetheless.
This Sunday we'll be hiking Mt. Tam - another on your own hike.
Only 3 more team hikes left until Yosemite!!
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Now I call these HIKES
Saturday we finally had another team hike. It was nice to be out with the team again. It is funny that we really only have 3 team hikes left before the big day. The rest are on your own hikes or mentor lead hikes, which Chryssa and I usually do on our own instead so that I don't have to get up at 5am to be there.
An update on the hike:
We started out bright and early, yet again, and as we drove up the hill to the park entrance the snowflake light came on in Chryssa's prius - which means we were hiking in a balmy 36 degrees. We started out the hike at the top of one very large hill and hiked several hours down, ate a small lunch and then hiked back up. Our pace was faster than anticipated, which meant we were able to do an extra 1.4 mile extension. Total we probably did about a 7 or 7.5 mile hike. The hard part was going back up the hill! The Peterson Trail at Sanborn is a butt burner to say the least, but we made it and did very well. This weekend we are doing Windy Hill, since Chryssa and I both missed that team hike.
On the fundraising side:
We had another bake sale yesterday and raised about $400 - which means I'm up to $1250!! I still have a long way to go, but I'm at 39% of the required amount I have to fundraise.
Of course you can still donate: http://pages.teamintraining.org/sj/Yosemit109/mthompscsp
or send a check made out to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and send it to:
Melissa Thompson
579 Texas Street
San Francisco, CA 94107
Also, if you could please send the link on to anyone you know that may want to contribute to this cause I'd be very grateful.
Thanks for all of your support -
Melissa
An update on the hike:
We started out bright and early, yet again, and as we drove up the hill to the park entrance the snowflake light came on in Chryssa's prius - which means we were hiking in a balmy 36 degrees. We started out the hike at the top of one very large hill and hiked several hours down, ate a small lunch and then hiked back up. Our pace was faster than anticipated, which meant we were able to do an extra 1.4 mile extension. Total we probably did about a 7 or 7.5 mile hike. The hard part was going back up the hill! The Peterson Trail at Sanborn is a butt burner to say the least, but we made it and did very well. This weekend we are doing Windy Hill, since Chryssa and I both missed that team hike.
On the fundraising side:
We had another bake sale yesterday and raised about $400 - which means I'm up to $1250!! I still have a long way to go, but I'm at 39% of the required amount I have to fundraise.
Of course you can still donate: http://pages.teamintraining.org/sj/Yosemit109/mthompscsp
or send a check made out to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and send it to:
Melissa Thompson
579 Texas Street
San Francisco, CA 94107
Also, if you could please send the link on to anyone you know that may want to contribute to this cause I'd be very grateful.
Thanks for all of your support -
Melissa
Monday, April 6, 2009
And the hiking continues
It has been awhile since I've updated my blog, but I'm still here and still training.
Two weekends ago I spent a lovely extended weekend in Sonoma county and wasn't able to participate in the Team hike at Windy Hill, but I still got out there (even after a day of wine tasting). Byron, my boyfriend, and I hiked in Jack London State Park. We did about a 6 mile hike that day up a ridge overlooking wine country. The trail was mostly wooded and at one point came to a beautiful overgrown lake and then moved on to an old orchard. I highly recommend checking out this park if you are ever up in Sonoma County and are looking for something to do other than wine tasting.
This weekend was a do-it-yourself hike. So, instead of getting up to be on the trail at 8am on Saturday, Chryssa and I opted to hike on Sunday instead. That a very happy Melissa did make. I was actually able to squeeze in two pilates classes on Saturday, another part of my personal training.
Sunday was quite the adventure, we opted to hike in Marin since Chryssa and her husband, Mike, had never really been hiking there. We chose a hike in the Marin headlands that none of us had ever done and due to our inability to read the map properly ended up doing what we think was a 7 mile hike. We turned left where we should have turned right, which made for a longer hike, but the bonus was that we discovered a lovely little place to have lunch with an amazing view of the bay.
This week, I continue my gym and pilates schedule and then we hike Sanburn on Saturday as a team. So, back to the 8am hike time. Fundraising is going well. I'm officially up to $765 in donations and have another bake sale scheduled for April 13th (my birthday).
Well that's all on the hiking front. Here's hoping that you can make a donation to this great cause.
You can follow the link http://pages.teamintraining.org/sj/Yosemit109/mthompscsp or send a check made out to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society to:
Melissa Thompson
579 Texas Street
San Francisco, CA 94107
Two weekends ago I spent a lovely extended weekend in Sonoma county and wasn't able to participate in the Team hike at Windy Hill, but I still got out there (even after a day of wine tasting). Byron, my boyfriend, and I hiked in Jack London State Park. We did about a 6 mile hike that day up a ridge overlooking wine country. The trail was mostly wooded and at one point came to a beautiful overgrown lake and then moved on to an old orchard. I highly recommend checking out this park if you are ever up in Sonoma County and are looking for something to do other than wine tasting.
This weekend was a do-it-yourself hike. So, instead of getting up to be on the trail at 8am on Saturday, Chryssa and I opted to hike on Sunday instead. That a very happy Melissa did make. I was actually able to squeeze in two pilates classes on Saturday, another part of my personal training.
Sunday was quite the adventure, we opted to hike in Marin since Chryssa and her husband, Mike, had never really been hiking there. We chose a hike in the Marin headlands that none of us had ever done and due to our inability to read the map properly ended up doing what we think was a 7 mile hike. We turned left where we should have turned right, which made for a longer hike, but the bonus was that we discovered a lovely little place to have lunch with an amazing view of the bay.
This week, I continue my gym and pilates schedule and then we hike Sanburn on Saturday as a team. So, back to the 8am hike time. Fundraising is going well. I'm officially up to $765 in donations and have another bake sale scheduled for April 13th (my birthday).
Well that's all on the hiking front. Here's hoping that you can make a donation to this great cause.
You can follow the link http://pages.teamintraining.org/sj/Yosemit109/mthompscsp or send a check made out to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society to:
Melissa Thompson
579 Texas Street
San Francisco, CA 94107
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