Game Over: Completed My Thru

[Texaco]

Hey all,

Just wanted to reach out and thank you all for your input and support as I planned, organized, and departed for my hike. I began on April 4th and summited Katahdin on July 26th, 114 days, 5 zeros, totaling 109 days of hiking - just over 20 mile per day average. I'm going to spend the next few days going over the data of mileage, money spent, etc, and draw up some stats on my hike.

I met a lot of great people and had some phenomenal times as I hiked up, spending a bit of time crushing miles on my own and a good month towards the end slowing down & hiking with a large group of people I now consider exceptionally close friends. Highlights included a 62 mile day in 20 hours 32 minutes, hiking the entire 100 Mile Wilderness in 3 days, and finishing 36 days ahead of my intended finish date. Quite the experience.

Here's my summit photo: cotton Superman shirt (I hiked up in my poly New Balance shirt), Red Sox hat, and a cold Sam Adams Lager served in my commemorative Katahdin Mtn pilsner glass that I've had for a few years. I was able to summit with one of my friends, Santa, and my dad who is an avid hiker of the NH 48s... a phenomenal way to end on a gorgeously sunny day.

Happy trails, y'all! Stats to come, but be sure to check out the blog I wrote daily at www.2180miles.com

Texaco

[12trysomething]

Very very cool! What a great way to finish, sounds about perfect!

[Gambit McCrae]

Congrats!!!

[drifter]

Great job ! Congrats - the memories are priceless.

[Siarl]

Congratulations and very inspiring!

[Another Kevin]

Applause from a clueless weekender!

Blog bookmarked.

[dangerdave]

Awesome! And fast! I wish I was 22 again...just for my thru.

[Damn Yankee]

From one Yankee to another, congratulations on a job well done.

[rocketsocks]

Very Nice, good for you dude...you had a beauty day to summit, Awesome!

[centerfieldr162]

Congratulations! Great way to end

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[Bob55]

Congratulations.

[RED-DOG]

Great, welcome to the 2000 miler club.

[Sly]

Kludos!

Since you're practically local you may want to attend the Gathering in Williamstown in October.

http://www.aldha.org/newsletter/gatheringspread2014.pdf

[Deacon]

20+ miles per day. That is awesome.

[Damn Yankee]

Seeing your Avatar reminded me of when I was a kid and Texaco used to give out paper kites with their emblem on it. Tear up some rags into strips, tie together and make a tail. I loved that kite. One day the string broke while it was way up and I never saw it again. Thanks for bringing up this painful memory, going to go take some valium now and bury the memory for another 45 years

[rocketsocks]

Seeing your Avatar reminded me of when I was a kid and Texaco used to give out paper kites with their emblem on it. Tear up some rags into strips, tie together and make a tail. I loved that kite. One day the string broke while it was way up and I never saw it again. Thanks for bringing up this painful memory, going to go take some valium now and bury the memory for another 45 years

that so sad....crying yellow man.gif

[WILLIAM HAYES]

congrats you were cruising

[Leanthree]

Congrats and thanks for sharing the blog. I am to TN so far reading it and enjoying it greatly!

[JumpMaster Blaster]

Holy crap man I just found and started reading your blog last week! Well, I guess I know how the story ends, right? You were definitely rollin rollin rollin. A big congrats to you and excellent blog to boot!

[Dogwood]

Ahh, stats are only stats. What was phenomenal about your hike from this persons's perspective is that you finished and in style with one of your friends, Santa, and your dad on a gorgeous sunny day. Like the Sammie Lager style too!

Sportin dat red sox cap disawows the completion though. Go back do it again rockin a Yankees brim.