Hello, and welcome back to the Shadows Run Podcast!

Today's episode is a little different than the usual around here - in this episode I sat down with my friends Luke Miller and Cole Arendas to recap our successful Moranic attempt on August 18th and 19th of this year.

For those not steeped in Jackson outdoor culture, the Moranic is an unoffical mountain triathlon pioneered by local legend David Gonzales. It involves:

• biking 24 miles from Jackson town square to String Lake in Grand Teton National Park
• hiking 1 mile from String to Leigh Lake
• swimming across Leigh Lake to the base of Mt Moran (for us this totaled 5 miles roundtrip swimming)
• climbing Mt Moran via the CMC route
• descending the mountain
• swimming back across Leigh Lake
• biking back to town square

This was far and away the hardest physical challenge I have ever undertaken. In total it took just under 28.5 hours to complete, and there were countless highs and lows along the way. If you love a good adventure story, this one is for you!

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