I actually don't know the answer to the question.

The question is, would I do it?

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I want to tell you about Doug, Doug McPhail, 72 years old.

Last year he did not finish. He did not complete the challenge.

And it nagged at him.

The challenge is the Rachel Carson Trail Challenge.

Rachel Carson Trail is in Pennsylvania.

It's near Pittsburgh. I think it's north of Pittsburgh. 37 miles is the Rachel Carson Trail is in Pennsylvania. It's near Pittsburgh. I think it's north of Pittsburgh.

37 miles is the Rachel Carson Trail Challenge. It happens usually right around the summer

solstice, first day of the summer solstice. The 37 mile challenge begins strictly at sunrise

on that day and it ends strictly at sunset.

So those, when they say sunrise to sunset, those are not vague terms.

They actually have specific times attached to sunrise and sunset.

And you can't begin until they say all right sun's up go and you must finish by a

specified time which is sunset for that day this 37 mile trail challenge is is not an easy saunter through the beautiful trails of northern Pennsylvania.

I'm sure they're beautiful.

But that's not the primary thing on your mind probably soon after you get started because this challenge

is incredibly hilly. Lots of uphills and also some very steep downhills. And oftentimes, the trail

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