Hiking 27:02:12 [3] 86.02 km (18:52 / km) +2743m 16:16 / km
shoes: Topo MTNracer
Killarney loop belated birthday hike with Bash. (Should be 80k)
All the cool kids were in Killarney this week. DD11, Chad and Storm were running the loop clockwise while Dee, Aud and Nicole went CCL a day ahead of us.
We hit a good weather window. We’re not in racing shape this year, and neither of us has been doing long runs. With Bash’s dicey heel we packed a bit heavy in case we got stuck, but she managed with it OK.
As always, the daytime part was absolutely spectacular. We took time to go to viewpoints and take pics, but no swimming in David lake as it was cooler.
I’d forgotten how technical the bit around 45-50km is, but we hit it at dusk rather than full dark.
The last 25k is a bit of a trudge at night, but 3 10 min catnaps helped me, even if Bash couldn’t fall asleep.
Finished a bit faster than last time. Bash is so tough- I know her heel was hurting. So great to do this together- it’s such an amazing hike.