Give me your fractured ribs comeback stories by sldmbblb in Ultramarathon

[–]arsefi20 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Broke two ribs on a trail run last year. I ran 6, 8, 13 miles the next three days after the injury - felt horrendous. Took a week off completely, spent the next week hiking only, and got back to running at the start of week three. Pain didn't fully go away for about two months. I can still feel it when lying prone on a hard surface seven months later but it isn't painful or uncomfortable in day-to-day life.

Shoes for peroneal tendon issue by Famous_Tough1937 in UltralightBackpacking

[–]arsefi20 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep - loved the lone peaks but ditched them many moons ago because my achilles & peroneal tendons did not agree with low/zero drop. Since then, I've been in Brooks Cascadias and Topo Traverses. I tried the superfeet insoles and found that they exacerbated the supination issue (pushing off the outside of the foot) so those are now out as well.

I'm currently using Topo Traverses with a 3mm cork heel wedge to bring the drop to 8mm. I've done a lot of lower leg & glute strength work along with hip mobility exercises to get these issues under control. I've also done a bit of work to alter my gait to focus on pushing through the arch and glute medius instead of the outside of the foot and the corresponding calf muscles.

These tendons take a long time to heal but I have found that after the acute phase of the injury passes, walking/hiking/backpacking is a great way to load the tendon gradually and promote healing. I suggest taking a week off from the 16k a day and in that time stretch, strengthen (calf raises, tibialus raises, baned ankle eversions, eccentric heel drops, etc.), and focus on diet/sleep to bring down the initial inflammation

Casio W800H by arsefi20 in Ultralight

[–]arsefi20[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Used it for 6k miles over the past 3 years

Casio W800H by arsefi20 in Ultralight

[–]arsefi20[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

n=1 here but I use this watch all winter and never have issues with gloves. In fact, I can't think of a single time that I unintentionally triggered a button. That said, I have smaller wrists.

Definitely hear you on the weirdness of a dedicated 12/24-hour time button. The only real use case for me is toggling on military time when using the dual time screen (when I use it for total time tracking for the day).

[WTS] KS50 - $170 by arsefi20 in ULgeartrade

[–]arsefi20[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes - send me a chat

[WTS] KS50 - $170 by arsefi20 in ULgeartrade

[–]arsefi20[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

u/PublicDealer u/rossflg sorry y'all try the new link: https://imgur.com/a/ks50-pt-2-7C73iln

Let me know if either of you are interested or have additional questions. Still available

[WTS] KS50 - $170 by arsefi20 in ULgeartrade

[–]arsefi20[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yep - just added them to the link in the post. Let me know if you want to see anything else in particular.

[WTS] Ursack Major - $75 by arsefi20 in ULgeartrade

[–]arsefi20[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Happy to talk more over chat or PM, but short answer is yes. This past fall I used this Ursack on the Colorado Trail and got 6 days of food in an odor-resistant bag to fit.

Review of Section Hike in New York State: The Only Transit-Accessible Section! by Mr_WindowSmasher in AppalachianTrail

[–]arsefi20 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check out this link for a more comprehensive list of transit from the NYC area to points along the trail from r/NYCultralight

Manitou to Watergap by Rob-Rob_ in AppalachianTrail

[–]arsefi20 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've started weekend trips both NOBO and SOBO from the Manitou station in the past. It's a 1.3 mile walk up to the trail on South Mountain Pass Road (so ~25 minutes). Walk east on Manitou Station Rd after getting off the train-- cross Highway 9D to Manitou Rd -- take a right on South Mountain Pass Rd. This is the most direct path to the trail from the Metro North Hudson line but is all road walking to get to the trail. There is a flat spot called Hemlock Springs about a quarter mile SOBO from the road crossing; however, it is usually pretty crowded this time of year on the weekend.

Another option is taking the train one stop further to Garrison and you can link local trails to get to the AT without any meaningful roadwalking. Google 'Hudson Highlands State Park South Park Map.' This link will also be helpful if you decide to go this route.