I covered somewhere around 18-miles on Saturday in Joshua Tree National Park. It took me over five hours because I lost the trail and continued to scramble my way over a mountain pass in effort to make it a looping out-and-back route. I guess I lost the correct trail pretty early on. This might have been because of how absorbed I was in listening to Into the Wild on audiobook.

Despite the lack of water and calories, I still finished feeling good and now I'm confident that Sunday's 50-mile training run in Penasquitos Canyon will go well. I'm teaming up with Joe Decker's group for four, 13-mile loops. With the support of these awesome folks, Sunday should be a breeze. Stay tuned for how it all works out. Thanks for reading!