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