Tag: Menstrual Cycle Awareness
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We did it! – Eastern Continental Trail
“This is the last morning for a long time we sit curbside outside a gas station predawn drinking coffee and thinking of it as a luxury, Spice.” Big breaths. We each had avoided mentioning the “lasts” up until this point. With just five and change miles to go, in the quiet peacefulness of early morning…
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Ect Inner Autumn 1
6/26- 7/3Pre-Menstrual weekCycle day 22 – Cycle day 29Miles this season: 130Amqui to Gaspesie National ParkTotal ECT miles: 515 of 4400ish So many milestones in this week. I find my thru-hiker strength, we make it through the toughest section of the trail, Matane, and we get our first glimpse of the sea. The sea! Or…
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Ect Inner Summer 1
6/19-6/25Ovulation weekCycle day 15- Cycle day 21Miles this season: 138San Quentin, New Brunswick to Amqui, QuebecTotal ECT miles: 385 of 4400ish With a Canadian take of the iconic Bridge of the Gods from the Pacific Crest Trail, we feel triumphant as we cross over the Restigouche River closing our chapter on New Brunswick and starting…
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Ect Inner Spring 1
6/11-6/18Cycle day 7- Cycle day 14Miles this week: 152Houlton, Maine to San Quentin, New BrunswickTotal ECT miles: 247 of 4400ish Oh how interesting it has been to observe the unfolding of Inner Spring while transforming from a soft baby-footed hiker back into a calloused thru hiker. So much of what I’ve become accustomed to noticing…
Cyclic by Nature 