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Recent content by krJoest

  1. krJoest

    Hiking Clubs

    That's the name of the book we get the hikes from, Hoosier's Hidden Hikes.
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    Hiking Clubs

    The Hoosier's Hidden Hikers are a great group! It's been a lot of fun hiking with them.
  3. krJoest

    Hiking Clubs

    I've been doing group hikes with the hikers of the Hoosier's Hidden Hikes FB group, we hike once or twice a year. I don't love group hikes, but these are always a good time.
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    Sick on the trail

    I get altitude sickness, the older I get the worse it gets. The worst I've ever had was on the Sawtooth Ridge between Mt. Beirstadt and Mt. Evans, I was sick before I started the traverse but I pushed it anyway. I couldn't make the Mt. Evans summit and had to hike back through the willows as...
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    Falling

    The faster the race I'm training for, the more I hurt myself training on trails for the race. The 1st time I trained for the red cedar trail run I fell 3-4 times.
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    Weekly Photo Theme Summer Trail Photos

    Henderson Park near Salem, In. Summer 2025.
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    Marathons

    I ran the Tunnel Hill Marathon last year, it counts as a trail run. It was 2 out and backs stuck together so you turned around a couple miles north of the tunnel. It was a lot of fun to run with all the 100 mile runners and see them finishing their races.
  8. krJoest

    New Moderator

    Thank you!
  9. krJoest

    Most recent waterfall photos!

    I know, right? Caves are going to get explored. Cave closures only keep out cavers, spelunkers don't care.
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    Most recent waterfall photos!

    Yep, it's gated so you have to fill out permits and get a key.
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    Most recent waterfall photos!

    Waterfall below Endless Cave in Cave River Valley near Mitchell, Indiana.
  12. krJoest

    Injuries

    Trail running is tricky, you've got a higher risk of injury than road running. I only ever run 30-40% of my miles on trails, the faster the race the less trail miles. They say strength training is good for injury prevention?
  13. krJoest

    Heights

    The devil's in the details. I do get vertigo around a +100' drop!
  14. krJoest

    What got you into trail running?

    Yep, my 'hiking journey' hit a few bumps when covid started! I had been running enough that I could run 3 miles without stopping for a while, but the pandemic was when I started running over 10 miles a week. It's been great!
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    R2R2R

    I think there might be trail closures right now
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