We don’t know whether to call this a proper hike or just a jaunt in the woods (a la John Muir), but the Rocks and Roots crew have filled in their 3.16 mile section to connect their miles from central Virginia to Bennington, Vermont.  It was a gentle start to the AT hiking season. 

We welcome back Frankie Wilde to continue talking about his 2022 bike tour of Colorado!  While it has been a hot minute (5 months to be precise) since we last spoke to Frank, he jumped at the chance to relive his adventure once again.  

Check out our last episode with Frankie: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rocks-and-roots/id1545645681?i=1000581714092

And give him a follow on Instagram @wildeacrossamerica

Well kids, another DNF in the books and I have to say we learned a lot about our training and endurance during our 50k attempt this past weekend.  We both made it to mile 21.  Cranky’s ankles literally seized up at 19 and Tumbles’ time was increasingly getting longer and longer where she would have definitely be DFL (dead freaking last, by a long time). Not that would have been the worst thing in the world, but stopping before an injury is definitely preferable. 

As the title suggests, your esteemed hosts are attempting the Rat Race 50k in south Jersey.  Crazy?  Yes.  Especially when we’re prepared-ish-maybe-sorta?  Absolutely.  Weeks (yeah, not months) of training with gradually upping mileage at weekends plus injury and rest time puts some doubts in our plan, but we’re still going to give it a go. 

The race is Saturday (3/18). Pray to your god for us. 

We were thrilled to speak with Glowstick this week about her trail adventures on the AT, Foothills Trail, and the Colorado Trail!  Coming off of a back injury and surgery, Glowstick’s motivation along with a bit of encouragement from Bill Bryson had her complete the AT in 2018.  From there it was love as her move to Colorado afforded her peaks and trails to her heart’s content. 

and Insta! @audreysadventuresyt

Tumbles’ Treadmill Mental Fight: runtothefinish.com/survive-long-runs-treadmill/

We once again welcome to the show Greg Calabrese, owner of Rip Van Winkle Adventure Guides in the Catskills!  (Tumbles apologizes for not getting this episode out last month).  

Thank you, Greg, for taking your evening to chat with us and looking forward to catching up with you again soon!

Check out Greg’s business here! 

And check him out on Insta!  

Mr O’Grady is back and doing better than ever!  Always a pleasure to chat with him, Kyle dives into his Pacific Crest Trail thru hike and goes over the trials and tribulations of illnesses, fires, and (just one) video malfunction as well as meeting new friends and growing the bond with old friends. 

Follow Kyle on YouTube: YouTube.com/@kylehateshiking 

Everywhere you listen to Podcasts: Trail Tales 

and on Insta: kylehateshiking 

First off, forgive the background noise; Tumbles’ neighbors house was on fire.  Secondly, we had an excellent talk with IBTAT, discussing his experience on the Scottish National Trail.  Going 862 km from the England/Scotland border to Cape Wrath, he took in the castles, highlands, lochs, the ocean, and a good bit of rain.  We also get into his vlogging and his National Geographic-esque flair to these videos.  As usual it was truly great to chat with IBTAT again. 

He’s also on Instagram: savedbymtns and to see his vlogs head to YouTube: IB TAT. 

Hey y’all, we opted outside or at least tried to this mild Black Friday. Alas it ended in a comedy of errors and a good meal in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.