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Your Next Big Peak
| Week 8: Recovery Week | ||
| Sunday: | Hike Pack: 50% of heaviest pack. Distance and elevation: 30% of daily trip average. RPE: 4-5 | |
| Monday: | Off | |
| Tuesday: | 30-minute trail run. RPE: 5 | |
| Wednesday: | 30-minute climb/descent. RPE: 3-4 | |
| Thursday: | Off | |
| Friday: | 30-minute hike. RPE: 4 | |
| Saturday: | Begin your summit attempt! | |
*RPE refers to the rate of perceived exertion, a fancy sounding term that merely expresses the difficulty of a workout from one to ten. An RPE of 1 means you're barely breaking a sweat; a 10 means you're burning in lactic hell.
Click here to download the 8-week training plan.
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