Episode #343 - Andy Hood
Mighty Blue On The Appalachian Trail: The Ultimate Mid-Life Crisis
Steve Adams
4.8 • 599 Ratings
🗓️ 13 October 2022
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Summary
Today's guest, Andy Hood, isn't a hiker. He's a runner, but the story of his recent journey parallels that of many long-distance hikers. It is his backstory that attracted my attention, as well as offering me a chance to introduce you all to a different hiking trail; in England, no less!!
Andy talks movingly about wanting to do something to empathize with his mother's plight and, in going so, he finds out much about himself and others. He also tells us about an often overlooked part of self-care.
You can find out more about Andy and his journey on his blog at http://www.runningwestwardho.co.uk/. He also posted on Instagram at http://www.instagram.com/runningwestwardho.
If you'd like to learn more about the path itself as a potential hike, go to http://www.southwestcoastpath.org.uk/. And, of course, to learn more about self-care for guys, head to http://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-information-and-support/testicular-cancer/how-to-check.
A last minute guest this week, in our hostels section, was Dave, from Mountain Harbour Bed & Breakfast, in Roan Mountain. You can find out more about this top-notch hostel at their excellent website, at https://www.mountainharbour.info/.
If you'd like to find out more about "Then The Hail Came," check out George's website at https://georgesteffanos.webador.com/. You can also find George's book on Amazon at this link. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09QFG4ZR6.
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| 0:14.7 | You are listening to the Hiking Radio Network where we talk the walk with shows by hikers about hikers for everybody. |
| 0:35.5 | Mighty Blue on the Appalachian Trail, the ultimate midlife crisis, joins Steve and his guests every week as he staggers from Georgia to Maine. |
| 0:48.8 | Hey guys, thanks for coming back to join me on the podcast. You're listening to Mighty Blue on the Appalachian Trail, |
| 0:54.8 | the ultimate midlife crisis. I'm your host, Steve Adams, sometimes known as Mighty Blue, and today |
| 1:00.1 | we have another Brit as our main guest. Andy Hood is a listener who reached out to me a while ago |
| 1:05.6 | about his upcoming plans for a journey along the southwest coast path in England. |
| 1:10.4 | And Andy did an intend to hike it. |
| 1:11.9 | He was going to run 170 miles of the 800-odd-mile path in just seven days. |
| 1:17.2 | But it was Andy's personal story and his way of articulating it that drew me in. |
| 1:21.3 | As he says, running a trail is much like a hike in a trail, only faster. |
| 1:25.5 | Certainly in my case. |
| 1:27.0 | And since I know a number of you would like me |
| 1:29.0 | to introduce other trails to you, then this is your chance to learn about a new one. After Andy, |
| 1:34.0 | we've got Dave from Mountain Harbour Bed and Breakfast in Rhone Mountain, and very well known |
| 1:38.9 | for its epic breakfast. I called Dave out of the blue and, trooper that he is, he agreed to be |
| 1:44.1 | interviewed with just |
| 1:45.1 | five minutes notice. Finally today we hear from George DeFannis and his almost catastrophic |
| 1:50.7 | hike into Peresburg. This is the part of the book that we learn where the title of the book |
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