{"id":1045,"date":"2021-06-17T14:38:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T21:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maxheap.net\/?p=1045"},"modified":"2022-01-02T11:01:17","modified_gmt":"2022-01-02T18:01:17","slug":"last-post-before-pct-thru-hike-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maxheap.net\/pct2021\/last-post-before-pct-thru-hike-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"Last post before PCT thru-hike begins!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Having revised my plan earlier this year from hiking NOBO (&#8220;northbound&#8221;: starting at the Mexican border) to hiking SOBO (starting at the Canadian border), I&#8217;ve been focusing the past months on rehabbing my left foot after some recent surgery. Regaining the strength, flexibility and stability took longer than anticipated, but over the past two weeks I&#8217;ve completed 140+ miles of trail hiking with full pack and water, including four 20-plus mile days each with 4K feet of ascent and the same of descent. 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