The Journey

I was second-guessing myself because I was like, why do I want to do this so late when I could be sleeping that night.

Since I’m writing this, you already know I said fuck it and did it.

I left around 8:00 pm. My goal was to reach the peak of five mountains; however, as you can see in the title, I only did three mountains due to a time limit.

The gear I was carrying was :

Rucker 3.0

Headlamp

Windbreaker

30lb Ruck Plate

Tylenol

Hydration Bladder 3L

Fruits and Snacks

Other Stuff

A few miles later, I arrived at the park. I decided to rest for 5 minutes at one of the tables. Damn, taking off that bag felt amazing, and when I was done resting.

I was dredging putting that bug of burden back up, but I had to. Several miles later, I arrived at my first mountain. I decide not to use my headlamp.

Since, the visibility that night was pretty good.

When I reached the first mountain peak, my knees were hurting a lot. So I took off my rucksack and rested for a tad bit.

Took out the painkillers and a snack. That helps for a little bit.

I was about to reach the top of the second mountain. I saw lights down the hill next to a building. I was like, oh shit.

So I hurried my ass up that hill and reached the peaked. My plan was to reach the parking lot and follow the trail straight towards the fence. Once I reached the parking lot.

I prayed to god nobody was there, and the parking lot was cleared. After that, I quickly checked my phone to make sure I was heading the right way.

Once I reach my destination, I start heading up the third mountain. Off in the distance, I hear coyotes; I wasn’t in the mood to deal with coyotes right now.

When I was going up the third mountain, I was very paranoid for some reason. Every time I heard a noise or every few minutes, I would stop to look around for anything that looked like a threat.

When I made out those mountains, I felt relieved because it was a straight walk from now on. A few minutes later, I saw an animal crawl out of the sewer drain.

I was like, is that raccoon? I saw it go back into the sewer drain. That was something.

However, a few minutes later, I turned around and saw a cop car pass by.  Then the cop car decided to do a u-turn and slowly approached me.

Are they going to offer me a ride or what?

NAH

They turned on the high beams, blinded my ass, and sped off.  Son of bitches, they couldn’t let me suffer in peace.  When I arrived home, I fell asleep.

Overall Experience

I rucked 17 miles within 10 hours. My knee caps were worn out, and I was surprised that my back wasn’t worn out. Thank god I brought that windbreak because it was windy and cold up those mountains.

 All I want to do is rest up and get ready for a race tomorrow.