AMR Trains #39: Hiking Half Dome in Yosemite National Park
Another Mother Runner
Feisty Media
4.8 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 17 August 2021
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
Part adventure, part friendship, part inspiration. Complementing the Half Dome recap post, Dimity talks to Joann Verweij and Jessica Johnston—the J-Team—about hiking the iconic orb in Yosemite National Park.
Among other things, the trio lays out:
—Optimal training for the 17-mile, 4,800 foot hike (stairs! lots of stairs!);
—The logistics of having a successful and joy-filled long day on the trail;
—How to navigate the final 400 feet of cables up the rock face;
—And why a big adventure is just as—if not more—satisfying than crossing a finish line.
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| 0:17.3 | Welcome to AMR Trains, a podcast about training and racing and endurance sports. |
| 0:32.8 | I'm Dimitie McDowell, co-founder of another mother runner. |
| 0:36.2 | Today we have got a treat for you friends. |
| 0:39.5 | Our podcast is part adventure, part friendship, part inspiration, |
| 0:44.0 | especially if you're interested in getting off the pavement and onto hiking trails. |
| 0:48.9 | In late July, I hiked half-dome in Yosemite National Park with my J-Team, |
| 0:54.4 | Jessica Johnston and Joanne Verway, two mother runners out of St. Paul, Minnesota. |
| 1:00.1 | You may remember them as my teammates on a 2018 rim to rim hike in the Grand Canyon. |
| 1:05.6 | So this is our part two adventure with the J-Team. |
| 1:08.8 | Today, they are going to relive the 17-18-ish mile. |
| 1:13.2 | We're not entirely sure. |
| 1:14.7 | 4,800 foot hike, we're sure about 4,800 feet up and down. |
| 1:20.9 | The hike up and down half-dome with me. |
| 1:24.0 | So kind of a race report, but not really. |
| 1:26.1 | So welcome, Jo and Jess. |
| 1:27.7 | I'm so excited to see you guys again and to chat with you both. |
| 1:31.7 | Hey, I like to see you guys. |
| 1:35.2 | Awesome. |
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