Dana's Grand Canyon Rim-To-Rim Hike

Rim to Rim Training Week 4

Wow, that was quick! I can’t believe a month has already passed—one month down, three to go.

I’m still dealing with some pain in the ball of my left foot, but thankfully my appointment is coming up. I want to be healthy and strong, not just to complete this hike, but also to enjoy it! In the meantime, I’m icing my foot and trying not to aggravate it.

Met with the personal trainer this week. She’s incredibly knowledgeable and very helpful. She reviewed my plan and made a few tweaks based on my goals. She showed me a few new machines to try and corrected my form on some of the machines I was already using. I’m going to start incorporating some balance training using the Bosu ball. This will prove to be so helpful since I’ll be walking on such uneven terrain. And I need to step it up on the stairmaster so I can crush those inclines!

Shoe update. I returned the hikers and bought a different pair. I used them this week and they are keepers! Finally, a pair I don’t have to return! LOL. This was week 2 bringing the water bladder along. And once again, I couldn’t get any water to come out. I thought i had it all figured out but …. nope! Still not getting any water out of it. Time to get MacGyver involved to help with this mystery!!

Overall, it was a successful fourth week! I clocked 17 total miles this week. Here’s looking at you week 5!