Hi Ray,
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Your JMT thru hike video series is one of the reasons I was inspired to finally thru hike the JMT eleven summers ago! I did increasingly long hikes for several years until 2020 when I found it increasingly difficult to get on trail due to family reasons, so I've been trying to keep healthy in other ways, like Rucking. Great to know that you have a similar setup to mine and that it's been working well for you.
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It's also good to know that Peter Attia's Early program has been worthwhile for you. I've read his book, followed his podcasts and articles, but stopped short of Early due to cost but maybe I will consider it again the next time they open an enrollment. It helps that I'm almost exactly Attia's age so I can relate to his personal anecdotes and aspire to his level of fitness.?
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I'm not sure how big the rucking community is -- I think there are a number of GoRuck events and probably websites and communities related to them but I have never really looked into that.?
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