{"id":1524,"date":"2020-09-06T16:00:07","date_gmt":"2020-09-06T23:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/craigromano.com\/blog\/?p=1441"},"modified":"2020-09-06T16:00:07","modified_gmt":"2020-09-06T23:00:07","slug":"hike-a-thon-was-a-huge-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigromano.com\/?p=1524","title":{"rendered":"Hike-a-thon was a huge Success!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>325.1 miles hikes and more than $7700 raised for our trails!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/craigromano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Hikeathon2020-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1444\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Wow. I am still catching by breath and catching up with my work after an amazing August. Since 2012 I have participated in the Washington Trails Association\u2019s annual Hike-a-thon as a way to have a little fun and help give back to the trails that have enhanced my life. When the Pandemic struck this spring things were looking bleak for many non-profits and I wondered how WTA\u2019s hike-a-thon would fare. But as I write this with just two days left to collect donations, more than $150,000 has been raised\u2014making this the most successful hike-a-thon ever for the organization!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And it was my most successful Hike-a-thon as well. &nbsp;I really decided this year to go all out. I set three goals for myself. Three goals that I knew would have me working hard to achieve. They were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Raise $7500 (beating my previous best)<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Hike or run every day on a trail in the month of August (taking no days off)<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>And tally 300 miles for the month (far beating my previous best of 257 miles)<\/strong><\/li><li><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And I am\necstatic to announce that I met and\/or exceeded every one of my goals! As of\nthis writing because of the generosity of 90 of you (my record amount of donors\nto date) I have raised more than $7700! I did indeed hike or run a trail every\nday of the month alternating easy \u201crest\u201d days on some of my local trails with\nhardcore mileage days in the backcountry. And I not only reached my 300 mile\ngoal for the month-I exceeded it big time by completing 325.1 miles. This included\na kick off day of 33 miles on the trail and a grand finale on the trail with\nanother 33 mile day! I did a handful of 20 milers in the mix too! This all\naveraged out to just shy of 10.5 miles a day. I\u2019m beat!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While all of this was incredibly satisfying, one of my underlying motivators was to give myself a big goal to do something positive during this incredibly difficult time. The constant barrage of news about the Covid-19 Pandemic, spiraling social unrest, deepening economic inequality, and political ineptness and polarization\u2014I just couldn&#8217;t take it anymore! It was refreshing and recharging to become totally absorbed in my Hike-a-thon and so deeply satisfying to challenge myself\u2014and exceed my expectations\u2014and have such positive results to show afterward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This whole process has recharged me and has given me reasons to stay hopeful while the outside world remains gloomy. I empathize with my fellow hikers and runners who are stressed, anxious, and depressed. These are indeed difficult times. Consider setting some goals for a greater good for yourself and community. It will help you stay positive and focused. We will get through this\u2014and I believe that ultimately it will make many of us better people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So a big thanks to all of you who donated to my hike-a-thon, accompanied me on the trail, and provided support. My hike-a-thon would not have been as successful without all of you. And if you donated, stay tuned for September 8<sup>th<\/sup> when I announce the winners of the Oboz Footwear hiking shoes (Thanks once again Oboz for donating them). <strong>And if you haven\u2019t donated, you still have until tomorrow to make a donation<\/strong>. You will automatically be entered into the Oboz drawing and become a WTA member. And if you donate $50 or more, I will thank you with a special series Green Trails Map (Thanks once again Green Trails and Mountaineers Books for your generosity). <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/give.wta.org\/fundraiser\/2808698\">Just click here and make your donation!<\/a><\/strong> And to all, Happy Hiking as we move into my favorite time of year to hit the trail!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>And if you need some great suggestions to find excellent autumn hiking destinations,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/kindle-dbs\/entity\/author\/B001JP2NLY?_encoding=UTF8&amp;node=283155&amp;offset=0&amp;pageSize=12&amp;searchAlias=stripbooks&amp;sort=author-sidecar-rank&amp;page=1&amp;langFilter=default#formatSelectorHeader\"> my books are packed <\/a>with detailed info\u2014including on many trails less traveled!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>325.1 miles hikes and more than $7700 raised for our trails! Wow. 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