Rim to Rim to Rim - A Grand Canyon Adventure 

Thanks for the tips! I will definitely do it again some day and I will 100% pack better nutrition. I think my attire was fairly appropriate for how early I started and how fast I went but I definitely needed more calories and more electrolytes

@@Cody-does-things It's great running attire, a key to Grand Canyon "survival/success" is to keep the sun off your body. Having the sun on your head/face/neck, and even your arms, is like being microwaved all day, and it brings on a sunstroke and heat stroke that are extremely hard to turn around, once they hit. The more you get cooked, (and you get cooked sooner and worse at altitudes like those in the Grand Canyon because the air is thinner and offers less protection) the more it brings on a combination of "exposure" symptoms and events; so you suddenly start feeling bad, but it's crept up on you, so you don't realize it soon enough, and you start making bad decisions. This is why the poster-boy for death and injury in the canyon, is fit, 20-something, athletic type men, and why that's who's pictured in all the warning signs on Grand Canyon busses, and trail signs. Apologies for the unsolicited advice and for continuing to dog you about it. I started backpacking there in 2007, and running R2R's there with my then 15yr old daughter, in 2015. On average, I, or she and I, have at least one save, of a person exactly like you, per each of our crossings, and we actually carry extra GU Roctane, and Liquid I.V. electrolyte mix, because it's so frequent.

@@austinado16 No worries at all, I truly appreciate the advice! The best way to learn is through real life experience and by talking to others like you with experience so thank you!

@@Cody-does-things I'll be 60 in a few weeks, and I continue to learn new stuff all the time. Keep that attitude as your baseline, and you'll do well. I/we definitely learned-by-doing in the Grand Canyon!! Coming from an XC and Track racing background, I feel like we were a bit ahead of the learning curve, but still, it was a learning curve!!! Sometimes the Canyon won. Sometimes we won! Oh, btw, Rule No.1: When you blow up in the Canyon, you owe it a redemption run! You'll enjoy the next one even more than you enjoyed this one, and don't hesitate to get your hair and shirt wet at every water spigot, and creek crossing. It's absolutely fantastic, and keeping your body core temp low as possible, will significantly help with how you feel, and how you perform. All the best to you!

@@Cody-does-things what shows were you running in? Looks like Topos Ultraadventure 3. Great job man!!!

I absolutely will go back. Congratulations on your R2R!

You give me hope. Turning 60 in a week, was going to take it off my bucket list, but hey…

@@kristymoore7052 R2R is very hard. Alternatively you can camp at the bottom (permits required) but then you have to carry more out. You can also stay at phantom ranch in their cabins but availability is limited. But if you get a cabin then no need for tent, pad, bag, etc. Good luck!

Thank you! I hope to get back several times just like you. The canyon is truly an amazing place and I believe everyone should traverse it if they can. Life changing down there

I agree with 100% of everything you said. I made a lot of mistakes and was lucky I had my fitness to rely on. I’m actually thinking about becoming a ranger but I’m not really sure where to start.

Haha thanks! I appreciate it!

I definitely underestimated the difficulty of the canyon. In reality, if I would have just taken in more calories I would have been fine. Great lesson to learn though. Now I take a bunch of carbs and salt with me on bigger efforts. The canyon is a magical place for sure!

Thank you! I am glad you liked it. Very jealous about Costa Rica - that is one of the places I really want to go. Just keep up the training and you will be cranking out R2R2R in no time

Appreciate that! Just out here being myself and loving life.

Thanks!

Thanks!

Glad you liked it. Keeping it real is my main goal lol

Thanks for watching!

Thank you!

Thank you! I just ran a race in Germany... stay tuned for the upload soon :)

How did we both decide to come to this video on the same day 😂

Originally I intended to sleep overnight and backpack it as well, but then I decided to just full send it :)

I know right?!? Highlight of the whole trip is that I’m still breathing 😂

Thank you and thanks for watching

I swear it got steeper and longer than when I went down in the dark haha. Those are the slowest miles I have ever “ran” in my life. Brutal

Haha thanks! It helps that I’ve been running for years be even still that last 9 miles back up the south rim was TOUGH!

It’s brutal out there but amazing. Wouldn’t change a thing. Congrats on all those successful hikes!!

Go get it dude! Its awesome I am glad you're getting out there!

Yes! Nutrition is definitely my number one thing to change next time. Thanks for watching!

You are right I was underprepared. I should have taken more food. I feel like the physical preparation was fine. Most people don't run 50 miles to train for a 50 mile race. Should have done more elevation training though. I am grateful for the generosity of the people on the trail, but I don't think they were imperative to my completion. I was only 4 miles away from the top when they gave me some food. They helped but what got me through this was grit. Sure I could have done it better but that's how we learn. Thank you for watching, I truly do appreciate it :)

@@Cody-does-things I posted a similar comment. But I think you would have pushed through either way unless your electrolytes dropped to a dangerous level and then there isn't any amount of pushing that will get it done. I've talked to the rangers and it's one of the most common issues. For other folks.. Phantom ranch has food and sundries available at the canteen.

LoL not enough training? He completed it in under 12 hours. Well done Cody.

It was absolutely gorgeous. Life changing run for sure.

Those switchbacks seem to last forever, don't they? Such an epic hike though!

@@overwatchxrescue never ending switchbacks 😂

@@Cody-does-things Yeah, it's tough to say which hike has the most of any I've been on. It'd have to be either that or Garibaldi Lake in British Columbia.

Thanks! Now I know for next time!

@@Cody-does-things Haha, yeah, it was driving me crazy too. lol

That should be plenty. All I had were those two 500mL soft flasks. There are a few places to fill up at campgrounds and such, but there were some longer stretches with no water. Could always fill up out of that creek if you needed too as well

I had a 1/2lb hamburger and fries for dinner. So no lol. In all my experience running I just never consumed calories during workouts, but now I’ve learned hour much it helps and I eat like crazy

It’s just a garmin forerunner 235. Getting ready to upgrade to coros pace 3 for the longer battery life

It is a garmin forerunner 235. Great watch - I absolutely love it. However I am about to get the coros pace 3 exclusively for the reason of having longer battery life

Yes, thank you for watching! I definitely need more electrolytes and calories. I did not take in nearly enough.

You never discover your limits if you don't push it right up to the line. I got close to the limits that day but that's how we grow! Thanks for watching!

This made me laugh :) Sometimes things don't go as planned, but that's where the fun starts. I love coming up with creative ways to work the problem. This was definitely not smooth sailing, but I made it to the end all the same. Thanks for watching!

You are 100% correct on the electrolytes. I have come a long way in my nutrition since then. I’m pretty in tune with my body and what it’s capable of, but I was definitely nearing the limits there

Hey Cody, really appreciate your humility and willingness to own up to the things you might have done better. Just the way you were super honest about how hard it was at the end. A friend and I are going to do this next year and videos, like yours will help us to do it better. Keep up the great work!

@@BryanStoudt you’re in for an awesome experience! Just make sure you bring enough food and water and enjoy the ride. The rest has a way of figuring itself out