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What’s in your…day trekking/trail running bag?

By on June 12, 2015
Michael J. Henderson

You want out on the trail, and you want out there fast! As in NOW!

Trail running? Fast packing? or Day Trekking?

Depending upon the mileage you plan to cover in this get out there NOW trail time, the basic take-along items are pretty similar to each other once you decide to go more than 15 miles in a trail session. Elite trail runners may disagree, but this is about the rest of us…those of us who take just a little bit more time to cover the mileage we want to conquer in a day.

Sometimes, we want to trek and just enjoy the scenery, other times we want to get out there and cover the terrain just as fast and as far as we possibly can in a set amount of time. The idea is to not be overloaded with too many non-essentials, but there are also items that make or break our trail time, especially if something goes wrong.

As a solo trail runner/trekker, I encounter drama on the trails every now and then…

…maybe I was running too hard and too fast and tripped over a gnarly root or rock and slammed my shin onto a sharp rock that bled – a lot (yep, been there and done that);

…what about the face-to-face almost a full-body slam into a mama bear;

…or even, what about having something in my pack when I didn’t eat right earlier in the day, and didn’t hydrate enough, and the whole world was getting woozy on me?

Well, those are only three of many, many moments of personal drama that I have had on my solo treks/training runs, AND…the items in my bag saved my sweet @$$ from increased drama in those times, as well as other moments.

If you haven’t checked out and signed up for the Cross Adventuring email list, you are missing some great information coming right to your in-box! We would love to have you join us on this amazing adventure called LIFE. The Infographic included below is just a small part of the quick “Bag and Snag” Guide that we have created for you. More “must-have” detailed information is included in the Guide, along with more Infographics that you can print out and keep handy to get you out the door QUICKLY for your next adventures in Trekking, Kayaking, Geocaching, Outdoor Photography, Birdwatching.

So, for a little teaser to the FREE Bag and Snag Guide….

 

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Don’t forget…

Adventure ON!

 

About Tambra

Tambra Warner Sabatini is the “Adventurer-in-Chief” of Cross Adventuring, which encompasses her vision for a better approach to our lives and where adventure and whole life mastery merge to transform us individually and within our communities. She believes that we must regain our passion and ability to design personal lives that are truly fulfilling and leave a positive legacy for our children and our world. Tambra is a devoted entrepreneur with a heart for sharing and leading others outdoors into life-transforming adventures. After a decade-long stint with the Federal Government as a paralegal, she began her entrepreneurial adventures. A series of major life transitions were kept in perspective through expanding her adventuring activities into ultra-endurance events and teaching her love for outdoor recreation with school children and adults through one-on-one coaching and group classes and include cross country skiing, geocaching, kayaking, windsurfing, ultra trail running, backpacking/fastpacking, and the list expands frequently. She is a prolific Indie Publisher of her own and her client's books. Check out her Amazon Author Page for her latest releases, including Adventure Foods.

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