[pct-l] Adding Weight to Pack for Training - Seattle

[Patrick Beggan]

I did the first option. It's bogus! I went up to Olympic yesterday and  
it rained on me. I've been trying to find someplace close that's good  
for training (the lake crescent area of olympic national park that I  
use now is about two hours) but the only part of the park I'm familiar  
with is the north and northwest sections. I figured the rainshadow  
would be a good location but I don't actually know any hikes that way.

If anyone in Seattle is doing training hikes and wants some company,  
let me know.


On Feb 11, 2008, at 10:41 AM, Eric Lee (GAMES) wrote:

> Joel wrote:
>>
> Out of curiosity, what do the fellow flatlanders do for training?
>>
>
> Um . . . move to Seattle?  <grin>
>
> If you're anywhere close to an office building or something that's  
> four or five stories high, you can go walk up and down their  
> stairwells (assuming you don't get thrown out by security).   
> Elliptical trainers machines are good and help tone your upper body  
> if you're going to use poles.  Stairmaster-type machines would work,  
> too.
>
> Probably the best thing you can do is just walk, though.  Even if  
> it's just flat, training your body to handle big miles is the most  
> important part.  If you've got that taken care of then the extra  
> conditioning to handle mountains shouldn't be a huge problem.
>
> Eric
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