Training for Mount Washington - Part Two

Today was #doublesummitday in my (sadistic?) plan to train for Mount Washington. Simone and I had not seen or talked to each other since our last training session, so we had so much to catch up on! It was awesome. Even though we work for the same company, we work on different brands & rarely see each other these days. We both have 1/2 day Fridays during the Summer months, so we planned to leave work at 12:30pm and headed out to Mount Wachusett. The 50 minute drive to the mountain seemed to evaporate in no time as we caught each other up on recent work and personal events.

At a peak elevation of only 2,006 feet, I hesitate to call Wachusett a "mountain". What is the definition of a mountain, anyway? I just googled it... a mountain is "typically at least 2,000 feet elevation". Ok, so it's officially a mountain... but just barely. The plan was a double summit. Which, honestly, is more of a mental challenge than a physical challenge. Having completed this challenge last year, I knew that I could do it. Simone, however, was walking into this challenge blindly. This was her first double summit & it was *my* job to coach her through it mentally. We pushed through the challenge together & both felt stronger in the end.

After today, I officially feel ready for Mount Washington. Thank god! It's still going to be a #painfest for me, but I definitely feel much better about it.  I'm happy, healthy & ready to push myself mentally and physically to my limits. We've been blessed with gorgeous training days so far. I'm hoping for a bright, clear day for our planned ascent in 2 weeks.