Instead of running today I went hiking with some family. I was initially planning on running some after we got home, but round trip counting driving the hike took over 5 hours, and I didn't have time during the rest of the day.
Total distance hiking (minus exploring done at the top of the peak we hiked to) was about 5 miles, so I will count that as running mileage for the day. Total time hiking was about 2:20:00. Net ascent during the climb up to the peak was somewhere in the 1100-1300 ft range. I could tell near the end of the descent that my legs are not used to that type of exercise, so I expect that I will be sore tomorrow. I also had to be careful because I was wearing minimalist shoes on the hike, which do not offer much protection from rocks. As a result I had to exert much more control over my motion when descending than the others did in order to avoid hurting myself, which I imagine took more muscular effort than I would have experienced otherwise.
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