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re: Glacier National Park Trip Itinerary - July 2027 Preplanning
Posted by lsucm10 on 10/1/26 at 9:34 pm to idontyield
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The spur trail off Highline is about a mile before you hit the chalet. The chalet has snacks they can buy and eat on the porch while they wait on you. It is 100% worth doing, even if it is just you. It is the steepest trail you will encounter on your trip by far.
Wife just informed me that these are not agreeable terms lol. It is what it is. Pushing the limits as is, so to keep the peace it looks like I’ll have to skip it. Unless I can talk all of them into it lol.
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I have been up there about 5 times. Your itinerary is fine, dont let anyone talk you out of it. You have some easy short days built in for pulling into overlooks and stopping to play in the rivers and lakes. You are good,
That was what I was thinking but wasn’t sure if it’s enough easy days between some of the two day hikes.
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We did Grinnell Galcier hike when my kids were little, like 5 and 6. It was the biggest hike they had done at the time. The park had record heat, it was 100 degrees. We ran out of water on the way back and were miserable by the end. The wife was beyond pissed at me. We all lived and it is a great story now
I think the cool kids are calling this “type 2 fun” these days. Sucks while doing it but looking back on it, it was a good time!
I’m sure we will have moments where my wife and kids will be like wtf, but when we get home those stories will be positive.
I do appreciate all the input. I have a much more detailed spreadsheet based on current plans but not sure how to share it without putting my personal information out there.
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re: Glacier National Park Trip Itinerary - July 2027 Preplanning
Posted by lsucm10 on 10/1/26 at 8:01 pm to idontyield
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I will preface this with saying that we live in Colorado at 5800' so being at elevation doesn't bother us. I have done every hike you show and most of them with my kids. You will be fine. Your kids will be fine as long as they are somewhat active kids, they did 10 miles last summer so they can do this.
Thanks for the confidence boost!!
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Dawson Pass is the only one on your list my kids didnt do. I did it with Pitamakan so came down what you will climb. Scenic Point is in that part of the park and pretty awesome also.
Pitamakan was on my list along with Dawson Pass. If I recall correctly that’s the one with the tunnel at the end. If so I didn’t know if the extra distance was worth it and went with Dawson instead. I’ll have to recheck scenic point. It’s a bucket list trip so I want to choose the better of the two!
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Highline has a spur trail to an overlook of Grinnell Glacier. It is about a mile each way and pretty damn steep, you should definitely do it and anyone who isnt feeling it can wait for you at the chalet. If you take the spur trail this hike gets much more strenuous.
I wasn’t sure if it was worth getting the vantage point of Grinnell Glacier while on the Highline trail since we are making the trip to it on another day from a different trail head. Maybe if timing works out I can let them have lunch at the chalet and go up there solo. 2 miles could take as much as 40-60 minutes which they may be happy to have resting. May be a game day decision!
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You need to have dinner at the Belton Chalet one night.
Appreciate the suggestion! Going to have to look into it.
I didn’t think this think would be as or more expensive than a trip to WDW, but here we are lol.
Random question since we are at it. What kind of clothes do you recommend for July up there? Pants and light layers for upper body?
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Besides the elevation gain of each hike, what altitude will you be at, and will you be acclimated? I know Logan Pass is roughly 6,000 feet asl.
The house we are renting is around 3100'. Our first day of hiking peaks out around 4,000'. Our second day of hiking is when we will reach our highest hike, just shy of 8,000'. From the other comments, I probably need to rethink doing that hike since it also has us climbing ~3000', with 2000' of that from mile 2.25 to 5 ish. Our previous height we have hiked to is just under 5000'. So all valid points yall are making.
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You are looking at 20+ miles over 3 days, with 15 or so spread over 2 days twice. I don't know how physically active you and your family are, but that's a lot of walking. I think you need to pick a couple of weekends and go walk those miles at a local park to see how your body responds - not just that evening but a couple of days after. I can see the kids, especially the younger one, being tired, sore, etc. and just being miserable.
In a earlier response to another poster I mentioned my son and I hike around here and my daughter is active in sports. Our plan is to take them walking a few days a week with my wife and I starting in the spring and maybe a few hikes in Saint Francisville to get some hill action. While no where near the same, it will at least get them some time on their feet. I'm confident they can spend the time on their feet because they walk 10+ hour days at WDW. Again, not the same experience, but it' something. I appreciate your input and I will likely have to make some changes. You'll laugh, but my first version of this plan had even more miles, so I have changed a good bit already. I need to keep finetuning the plan to make it a bit more enjoyable for everyone.
re: Glacier National Park Trip Itinerary - July 2027 Preplanning
Posted by lsucm10 on 10/1/26 at 3:54 pm to RonFNSwanson
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Do y'all hike regularly? Do you kids enjoy nature? I can't see most teenage girls wanting to hike 10+ miles at a time. And almost 60 miles in 10 days. Sounds a liiiiittle ambitious, but you know your family better than I do.
My son and I hike when we tent camp in the state parks around here during the fall / winter months. 3-5 miles a day plus whatever random stuff we will do while out there. My daughter is active in sports basically year round now so she has a base to build on. This summer we went to Sapphire NC and in 4 days we hiked 25 miles (5, 10, 5, and 5 miles). So its a huge jump up for sure, but that trip went really well. We took our time and would pack in lunch and snacks.
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But I think your plan is absolutely nuts. A 3000' gain hike will probably have y'all wanting to sleep for 2 days.
I'm most willing to change this particular hike as I agree with you on it being a beast. The downside is the other trails I would like to replace it with are not much better distance / elevation wise. I have a lot of time to consider things and it helps having someone else tell me this is a little crazy lol. Just pulled up the trail on all trails again and it seems like 2,000 feet of the gain happens in about 2.25 mi lol.
Glacier National Park Trip Itinerary - July 2027 Preplanning
Posted by lsucm10 on 10/1/26 at 1:58 pm
A few weeks ago I asked for suggestions and thoughts on here for our trip in 2027. We are a family of 4, kids will be 13 (female) and 9 (male turns 10 in August) I did a bit more research and started putting together a plan. Id appreciate any suggestions you may have for what I have planned so far.
July 14 - Travel Day. Pick up rental car, and stop at the Sharing Shack in hopes of getting some items we will return after the trip (A cooler and bear spray). Then a grocery stop. We are staying in a VRBO in Columbia Falls.
July 15 - Hiking Day. Avalanche Lake / Trail of the Cedars followed by putt putt golf at Golfing to the Sun Mini Golf. (6.1 Mi / 780')
July 16 - Hiking Day. Take a boat to the trail head of Dawson Pass and stop on the hike back at "No Name Lake". Catch the boat back to the car and on the way home hike Running Eagle Falls. (Total 9.5 Mi / 2903')
July 17 - River Rafting Day - ~ Rafting trip w/ Glacier Rafting Co (~3 hour)
Followed by lunch at Freda's. Going to spend the evening in Whitefish with plans to eat dinner at Blackstar BrewPub.
July 18 - Hiking Day. Iceberg Lake and then check in at Many Glacier Hotel. Afternoon hike of Swift Current Lake / Nature Trail, then dinner at the hotel. (Total12.1 Mi / 1584')
July 19 - Hiking Day. Take a boat across Swiftcurrent Lake and Lake Josephine. Grinnell Glacier Trail. Drive back home after hike (7.4 Mi / 1978')
July 20 - Horseback ride the CM Russel Trail (2 hours) and then hike Rocky Point. Spending the evening in Whitefish to check out the Farmers Market and have dinner. (2 Mi / 236')
July 21 - Lake Day. Renting a pontoon boat for the day on Flathead Lake.
July 22 - Hiking Day. St. Mary/Virginia Falls, Baring Falls, and Rising Sun Trail. (5.3 Mi / 625')
July 23 - Shuttle to Logan Pass and Hike the Highline Trail (12.3 Mi / 1502')
July 24 - Travel Day home.
For picking trails I used hike734 and alltrails. My wife is a little concerned about some of the distances / elevation gains we will have on some of the trails. If you have kids of similar age I would like to know how they would handle the distance? Last summer we went to WNC and our longest day was just at 10 miles and ~1550'. I understand her concerns, but I also think the trails I have listed are "must do's". Again feel free to make suggestion or if you have anything you think I should skip and replace with kinda deal.
July 14 - Travel Day. Pick up rental car, and stop at the Sharing Shack in hopes of getting some items we will return after the trip (A cooler and bear spray). Then a grocery stop. We are staying in a VRBO in Columbia Falls.
July 15 - Hiking Day. Avalanche Lake / Trail of the Cedars followed by putt putt golf at Golfing to the Sun Mini Golf. (6.1 Mi / 780')
July 16 - Hiking Day. Take a boat to the trail head of Dawson Pass and stop on the hike back at "No Name Lake". Catch the boat back to the car and on the way home hike Running Eagle Falls. (Total 9.5 Mi / 2903')
July 17 - River Rafting Day - ~ Rafting trip w/ Glacier Rafting Co (~3 hour)
Followed by lunch at Freda's. Going to spend the evening in Whitefish with plans to eat dinner at Blackstar BrewPub.
July 18 - Hiking Day. Iceberg Lake and then check in at Many Glacier Hotel. Afternoon hike of Swift Current Lake / Nature Trail, then dinner at the hotel. (Total12.1 Mi / 1584')
July 19 - Hiking Day. Take a boat across Swiftcurrent Lake and Lake Josephine. Grinnell Glacier Trail. Drive back home after hike (7.4 Mi / 1978')
July 20 - Horseback ride the CM Russel Trail (2 hours) and then hike Rocky Point. Spending the evening in Whitefish to check out the Farmers Market and have dinner. (2 Mi / 236')
July 21 - Lake Day. Renting a pontoon boat for the day on Flathead Lake.
July 22 - Hiking Day. St. Mary/Virginia Falls, Baring Falls, and Rising Sun Trail. (5.3 Mi / 625')
July 23 - Shuttle to Logan Pass and Hike the Highline Trail (12.3 Mi / 1502')
July 24 - Travel Day home.
For picking trails I used hike734 and alltrails. My wife is a little concerned about some of the distances / elevation gains we will have on some of the trails. If you have kids of similar age I would like to know how they would handle the distance? Last summer we went to WNC and our longest day was just at 10 miles and ~1550'. I understand her concerns, but I also think the trails I have listed are "must do's". Again feel free to make suggestion or if you have anything you think I should skip and replace with kinda deal.
re: Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge/SMNP with family of 4
Posted by lsucm10 on 10/1/26 at 1:04 pm to slinger1317
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Laurel Falls is a great hike with a fun waterfall that you can stand in. It is very popular and the parking gets crowded fast. Depends on the weather if you want to take your shoes off and stand in the pool
Laurel Falls trail is closed until 2027 as they repave the trail, add guardrails and a new observation platform near the bottom of the falls.
Some other shorter options listed below:
Cataract Falls - 1 Mi - 32' Elevation Gain
Metcalf Bottoms Trail - 1.4 Mi - 187' Elevation Gain
Grotto Falls Via Trillium Gap Trail 2.7 Mi - 524' Elevation Gain
Just a short list but you can find more on the all trails app. Theres several places to have a picnic near a stream and let the kids play in/near water but I would think its gonna be a bit chilly for that around the time you are going.
Looking like I am going to fire up the brick oven to cook some pizza this weekend and a few other things! Its been since spring, so it's time!
re: Anybody know what all the smoke and and electrical fire smell is around Highland/Airline
Posted by lsucm10 on 9/3/26 at 7:19 am to Tigahs24Seven
Smelt like someone was burning trash last night around 10PM. I live in the area near Masons Grill.
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If you find a bar that has Lewis and Clark Brewery’s Miners Gold on tap, grab a pint … or two.
Going on the list lol.
In a facebook group I saw a lot of people mention getting a park map or sorts from Hike 734. It's $15, so I figured why not. But from the one thread I read at least 25% of the responses mentioned this map for planning day hikes. I'll let yall know what I think once I get it.
re: Took My AI Girlfriend With Me Out To Dinner Tonight!
Posted by lsucm10 on 9/1/26 at 8:08 am to TheMagicMan
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Chili's
5340 W. Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway, Kissimmee, FL 34746
Phone number is 407-396-4333. Call them and ask. But call quickly, it's Eastern time here so they close in 30 minutes.
You need to move away from theme parks made for children.
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Depending on where your boat rental is on lake go to wild horse island and try to find the big horn sheep. Also be aware of the weather while on the lake. Wind picks up and the lake almost looks like the ocean with waves.
I had a friend recently tell me the same thing regarding the wind and lake conditions. Per my research, I learned the lake is the largest west of the Mississippi.
We are renting towards the north part of the lake to try to reduce driving time, but I keep reading about wild horse island and may have to reconsider.
re: Glacier National Park - Need Help Planning
Posted by lsucm10 on 8/28/26 at 3:30 pm to Royalfishing
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I know yo want a B&B but I’ve done hundreds of miles of backcountry hiking in glacier and theee is no better place to stay than Many Gkacier Lodge. It is a wonderful way to experience glacier even with kids. Convenient to many trails that can be done in a day. Grizzly bears in the mountain side outside your the porch. Brook trout fishing at the headwaters of the lake.
I missed the window for when reservations opened and its booked up. I check 1-2 day looking for something, but no luck so far. I did book one night at the Rising Sun Motor Inn to have a day starting a little closer towards the east side. The goal is to get at least one night at Many Glacier hotel.
re: Glacier National Park - Need Help Planning
Posted by lsucm10 on 8/27/26 at 8:23 am to DeepwaterGoMer
Thanks everyone for the suggestions so far! While nothing is booked officially or unable to book at this time, below is our current plan.
July 14 - Travel Day - Fly into MSO and drive to rental in Columbia Falls. Rental that we are looking at is about 25 minutes to the west entrance of GNP and 15 minutes to Whitefish.
July 15 & 16 - Hiking GNP
July 17 - Glacier Rafting Company 1/2 Day trip at 9:00AM (2-3.5 hours long)
Lunch at Freda's then maybe putt putt.
Mass at 5 PM
Dinner and spend the evening in Whitefish
July 18 & 19 - Hiking GNP
As of today there is a room available for the Rising Sun Motel Inn & Cabins. Likely to book one night to be closer to the east side to start the morning off with less driving.
July 20 - Horseback riding the C.M. Russell Trail (2 Hours)
Picnic lunch
Rocky Point Trail ~2 miles per All Trails
Check out the Farmers Market in Whitefish at 5PM
July 21 - Rent a pontoon boat at Flathead Lake
July 22 & 23 - Hike GNP
July 24 - Travel Day
Most of these activities are unable to book at this time. I did the research on these first because it's less work than figuring out which trails I want to do and then also seeing how far I can get the kids to hike. Last summer in Western North Carolina we hiked 6-10 miles a day. I think I could get them up to 13 max for one or two of the days.
I forgot who mentioned it here but I have stalked the site with the hotels in the parks and wish I would not missed that window when it opened. I'm going to book the one night today and hope something opens up at Many Glacier Hotel. Also will likely book the rental property by the weekend. We have two options and just trying to deiced which one is best for us.
Thanks again for the tips and I will continue to come back to this thread for refrence and update as the planning goes along.
July 14 - Travel Day - Fly into MSO and drive to rental in Columbia Falls. Rental that we are looking at is about 25 minutes to the west entrance of GNP and 15 minutes to Whitefish.
July 15 & 16 - Hiking GNP
July 17 - Glacier Rafting Company 1/2 Day trip at 9:00AM (2-3.5 hours long)
Lunch at Freda's then maybe putt putt.
Mass at 5 PM
Dinner and spend the evening in Whitefish
July 18 & 19 - Hiking GNP
As of today there is a room available for the Rising Sun Motel Inn & Cabins. Likely to book one night to be closer to the east side to start the morning off with less driving.
July 20 - Horseback riding the C.M. Russell Trail (2 Hours)
Picnic lunch
Rocky Point Trail ~2 miles per All Trails
Check out the Farmers Market in Whitefish at 5PM
July 21 - Rent a pontoon boat at Flathead Lake
July 22 & 23 - Hike GNP
July 24 - Travel Day
Most of these activities are unable to book at this time. I did the research on these first because it's less work than figuring out which trails I want to do and then also seeing how far I can get the kids to hike. Last summer in Western North Carolina we hiked 6-10 miles a day. I think I could get them up to 13 max for one or two of the days.
I forgot who mentioned it here but I have stalked the site with the hotels in the parks and wish I would not missed that window when it opened. I'm going to book the one night today and hope something opens up at Many Glacier Hotel. Also will likely book the rental property by the weekend. We have two options and just trying to deiced which one is best for us.
Thanks again for the tips and I will continue to come back to this thread for refrence and update as the planning goes along.
re: End of summer recap How much did you spend on your vacation? Spoiler nothing is cheap
Posted by lsucm10 on 8/20/26 at 4:36 pm to sidewalkside
Went to Sapphire, NC early June for a week for a little under 5k
Went to Destin for 3 nights in early August for around 2k.
Crazy thing, one week at WDW cost more than those two combined staying at a moderate level resort and not going crazy of extras.
Just getting started researching next years trip. Its making me feel poor already.
Went to Destin for 3 nights in early August for around 2k.
Crazy thing, one week at WDW cost more than those two combined staying at a moderate level resort and not going crazy of extras.
Just getting started researching next years trip. Its making me feel poor already.
re: Glacier National Park - Need Help Planning
Posted by lsucm10 on 8/19/26 at 4:54 pm to Crescent Connection
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We wanted to do Grinnel Glacier, but you need to lodge at Many Glacier Hotel to get access to the trailhead, or be prepared to get out there at 4am.
I was looking at staying a night or two here just for the experience. Just cant decide if I should do so towards the end of my trip or at the start. Leaning towards end, if I can get a room as we are behind on that side of things.
Glacier National Park - Need Help Planning
Posted by lsucm10 on 8/19/26 at 2:59 pm
We are a family of 4, children will be 13 and 9. Based on out schedule for next summer we picked July 7 - 17, 2027 to go. (Budget 10-13k all in) We will fly out of MSY and don't mind having to drive a few hours to glacier from the airport if it saves us some money on flights and car rental.
So when should I start booking stuff? If we want to rent a VRBO, what areas should we look at? Where to avoid? When's the best time to book flights for this? Any weird things that I would need to book months in advance due to limited availability?
Our focus / plans for the trip is to get in as much hiking as possible. We would like to go horseback riding one day, maybe white water rafting, check out a rodeo if ones taking place in town while there and lastly spending a day just walking around town. We will likely cook most of meals but would like to eat out 2-3 nights.
I'm not really sure on where to start with this one, so I would appreciate any guidance anyone has.
So when should I start booking stuff? If we want to rent a VRBO, what areas should we look at? Where to avoid? When's the best time to book flights for this? Any weird things that I would need to book months in advance due to limited availability?
Our focus / plans for the trip is to get in as much hiking as possible. We would like to go horseback riding one day, maybe white water rafting, check out a rodeo if ones taking place in town while there and lastly spending a day just walking around town. We will likely cook most of meals but would like to eat out 2-3 nights.
I'm not really sure on where to start with this one, so I would appreciate any guidance anyone has.
re: Official Running Log/Marathon Training Thread
Posted by lsucm10 on 8/16/26 at 7:48 am to OysterPoBoy
Ran the Q50 Bleau Moon 10 miler last night. At race start time 7:45PM the heat index was still over a 100. Pace was slow but I beat my previous 3 times. So I’m happy with that part.
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First run since last Saturday 50miler and legs felt good. Trying to decide if I want to find a race to run this fall or just maintain till La marathon and R2R Grand Canyon 2027.
Gulf coast half or 10 miler in October is a good one. It falls on a long run day where I am supposed to run at least 13 miles at MRP. I have not heard if Goldenfliers is officially done or not. Since it did not happen in 2025 after returning in 2024, I'm guessing probably not.
I ran once last week since the race. Back to just maintaining till the Q50 10 miler on August 15.
Saw the same guy and also stopped. They already had two guys there so me and another guy moved on and I saw the race director hauling arse with the medical guy to him. I had on the varsity sports singlet on.
Talked to several of the Army guys during the day and I think they all dropped to the 50k. I asked them if the decision to run 50 miles was made while drinking a few beers. He acknowledged thats an accurate assumption lol.
I want to do it again, because the finish time was garbage. For now, I need to get my feet to heal for my 10 miler in August and then somehow convince my wife things would go better next time.
Talked to several of the Army guys during the day and I think they all dropped to the 50k. I asked them if the decision to run 50 miles was made while drinking a few beers. He acknowledged thats an accurate assumption lol.
I want to do it again, because the finish time was garbage. For now, I need to get my feet to heal for my 10 miler in August and then somehow convince my wife things would go better next time.
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50 miler yesterday in 14:10.
Started out run walking 15min pace for the first 30 or so and then just started trying to stay under 20min miles after that.
It was extremely hot and someone said 110 degree heat index. I saw numerous runners go down with cramps. Not as sore as thought I would be so really questioning how hard I pushed and if left to much in the tank lol. May have to try it again to see if I can “race” it now that I got my finish I wanted.
I did the 50k... or 32.8 miles per my watch. It went down hill fast for me. I planned on running at 9 min/mile pace for the first half and then attempt to stay under 10 till mile 20 and then whatever after that.
Started with cramps around mile 7-8 and by mile 13-15 I couldnt run even short amounts of distance without something cramping. It was a long and hot 9 hours total time for me. I have huge blisters on my feet and soreness did not settle in until late Sunday.
I'm happy I did it, but know I could have had a much better run with the cramps. I had some stomach issues midweek and I guess I never really got rehydrated. I am wondering if I should have tried the IV thing the day before. I rarely cramp or get blisters.
The 1/2 mile out and back portion got HOT towards the middle of the day.
Congrats on your finish!
Two of my favorites parts from the race:
1. Saw a guy running in sandals
2. Guy finished the 50 miler and I told him congrats. Somewhere in the conversation he casually mentions his longest run ever prior to his ~12 hour 50 miler was 10 miles.
re: Official Running Log/Marathon Training Thread
Posted by lsucm10 on 7/17/26 at 3:53 pm to jordan21210
In a taper of sorts for my first 50k next weekend at Tickfaw State Park. I hope to go sub 6, but I am not certain thats going to happen.
Just picked up a new pair Asics Gel-Cumulus. Been using them shortly after my knee surgery and have not had any issues with the knee or shoes.
Races:
Diablito 50k - July 25
Q50 Bleau Moon 10 miler - August 15
Northshore Half Marathon - Oct 11
Turkey Trot BR - Nov 26
Wilderness 10 Miler - TBD
Louisiana Marathon - Jan 17
Zydeco Half - March 7
Thats all I got planned for now. Hopefully getting more miles than I would normally do this summer will pay off for the fall / winter races.
Just picked up a new pair Asics Gel-Cumulus. Been using them shortly after my knee surgery and have not had any issues with the knee or shoes.
Races:
Diablito 50k - July 25
Q50 Bleau Moon 10 miler - August 15
Northshore Half Marathon - Oct 11
Turkey Trot BR - Nov 26
Wilderness 10 Miler - TBD
Louisiana Marathon - Jan 17
Zydeco Half - March 7
Thats all I got planned for now. Hopefully getting more miles than I would normally do this summer will pay off for the fall / winter races.
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