TRAINING

When I leave for the mission’s trip in late March, I will have been training consistently for nine months. In June, 2008 I began walking 24 miles a week, July I increased to 40 miles a week and am currently up to 60 miles a week for August and continuing to progress into September. Beginning with my first walk I carried a back pack, varied my path to include different degrees of inclines, declines and terrain and added to the total weight of the pack. I will be taking some weekend hikes to use my gear and prepare. All of these actions are increasing my endurance and conditioning in preparation for the mission’s hike.