Sometimes you just know you’re in for a badass workout. During my warmup last Wednesday at the infamous dunes, I got a nice adrenaline kick from a couple heliopters swooping down between the small dune and big dune…

…that stands for long slow distance. Last weeked I joined some family and friends for a trek up the highest peak in the Northeast. Due to a late start (shocking!), hiking buddy and photographer extraordinair Shawn Newman and I had to keep a steady pace to make the scenic route to the Lakes of the Clouds Hut in time for dinner.