This morning was tough. I was awake by 4:00 am and never really fell back asleep. I finally gave up at 5:30 and decided to do a light workout. Wednesdays are usually my rest day - little or no workout. I hop on the stair stepper aiming to do 150 steps when after the first few I get a shooting pain in my left knee. I maybe got 10 steps done before I had to quit. This is my biggest fear about doing a long trek - knee pain. My left knee does not like staircases, this is one of the reasons I got a stair stepper is so that I can hopefully strengthen my knees and not have any issues on a long hike. The EBC trek has a lot of stairs carved into the hills. Personally I prefer a gentle slope, but to each his own I guess. I do plan on wearing a knee brace when I go even if my knees are not hurting me then. I'd rather be safe than sorry. I guess I may need to do the same when working out at home. I just worry that my knee pain won't improve and I will not be able to attempt the EBC trek.
So since I scrapped my workout I went outside to feed the birds and water a few plants. The temperature overnight only dropped to 78, but with ridiculously high humidity it already felt like the mid to upper 80's. So with that and crazy allergies I started feeling pretty rotten. I came close to calling in sick to work, but decided to take two ibuprofen and see if I improved. By the time I was heading out the door to work I was feeling pretty low. I really hate summer in Texas, well I hate the heat no matter where I am. Summer is so depressing for me. I really just want to hop in my car and head to the mountains for a few days. But it is an 8 hour drive to the nearest range in New Mexico. I hate how depressing summer is for me. Two months and three days until I depart for Alaska - Hang in there. Step by step, day by day, it will be here before I know it.
EBC Trail - Stairs
Denali National Park, Alaska
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