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Written by Joshua McKinnon on 2024-12-09 at 02:37

First hike in 2 months. It was really nice hearing the crunch of fresh snow, even if there was only a little. #hiking

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Written by Joshua McKinnon on 2024-12-09 at 02:41

This was a short (1.7 mile, 600ft) hike in light snow. My first after breaking a toe back in October.

My toe was fine on ascent and had mild discomfort on descent (final 1/3 of the hike). I’d say that’s success. I think I’m ready for more of these and gradually ramping up distance and elevation.

Legs felt good, we’ll see how they feel tomorrow after my gap in exercise.

The tough part will be finding days to hike with the early winter sunsets and work.

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Written by Joshua McKinnon on 2024-12-12 at 03:40

Update from Sunday’s short hike. My legs are miraculously still in hiking shape and had only minor soreness, although I’m sure with less endurance, but sadly my toe discomfort worsened and persisted for several days. Even pangs of sharper pain (when not on my feet at all), which hadn’t happened in weeks.

Further hiking will probably need to wait a bit longer. I’ll continue enjoying all the photos folks are posting of mountains.

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Written by Tim Stanton on 2024-12-12 at 05:03

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So sorry your recovery is taking so long, Joshua. Sounds like you’ve been working hard at taking care of the toe. Hope you are near the turning point of this.

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Written by Joshua McKinnon on 2024-12-12 at 05:12

@TimKStanton yeah, it’s a bummer. I am hitting milestones, the hiking one just isn’t quite there yet. No pain barefoot walking. Able to wear normal shoes again. No discomfort for 1-2 weeks prior. Stretching my toes gently in both directions multiple times daily pain free…

I think descent just puts too much weight and pressure on it, even in boots, that it’s still not quite ready for it. Ascent was 100% fine but I do need to get down. Descent is when it started and I don’t think it was the last .6 miles of distance that was an issue.

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