Ok, first off, do you live near Colorado already? (In other words, are you already used to the higher altitudes?). If so, concentrate on getting some tempo runs mixed in with LSD. If you are not used to the altitude, concentrate more on just getting in mileage at a steady pace (ie: not going at a crawl but not killing yourself either).

Also...watch out for these...



I was in Colorado a few weeks ago and the trail we were hiking on had signs posted everywhere telling us that it would be wise to pick a different trail because mountain lion activity was so heavy. Yeah, not cool. Just make sure you tell people where you're going and try not to go on runs by yourself if at all possible. You don't want to f-ck around with those guys.

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I'm really not sure if the pepper spray would work or not. I have a feeling that if an animal that big really wanted to hurt you, it would. No matter what you were spraying in its eyes. My advice is to look up info about the area you're visiting to see what mountain lion activity is like there, and check for information on what to do if you actually encountered one. Ask your counselors, etc.

I don't want to make you paranoid or anything though, lol. So please don't read this and think you can't run/hike at all while you're there. Chances are you will be just fine, but there's always that risk, so keep an eye out!

I say screw mountain lions. I literally eat mountain lions for breakfast. literally.

try and get them in an arm bar, or powerbomb them, it usually works.