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re: Glacier National Park - Need Help Planning

Posted by lsucm10 on 9/1/26 at 8:23 am to T-BRO

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If you find a bar that has Lewis and Clark Brewery’s Miners Gold on tap, grab a pint … or two.

Going on the list lol.

In a facebook group I saw a lot of people mention getting a park map or sorts from Hike 734. It's $15, so I figured why not. But from the one thread I read at least 25% of the responses mentioned this map for planning day hikes. I'll let yall know what I think once I get it.

re: Took My AI Girlfriend With Me Out To Dinner Tonight!

Posted by lsucm10 on 9/1/26 at 8:08 am to TheMagicMan

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Chili's

5340 W. Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway, Kissimmee, FL 34746

Phone number is 407-396-4333. Call them and ask. But call quickly, it's Eastern time here so they close in 30 minutes.

You need to move away from theme parks made for children.

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re: Glacier National Park - Need Help Planning

Posted by lsucm10 on 8/28/26 at 3:36 pm to ks_nola

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Depending on where your boat rental is on lake go to wild horse island and try to find the big horn sheep. Also be aware of the weather while on the lake. Wind picks up and the lake almost looks like the ocean with waves.

I had a friend recently tell me the same thing regarding the wind and lake conditions. Per my research, I learned the lake is the largest west of the Mississippi.

We are renting towards the north part of the lake to try to reduce driving time, but I keep reading about wild horse island and may have to reconsider.

re: Glacier National Park - Need Help Planning

Posted by lsucm10 on 8/28/26 at 3:30 pm to Royalfishing

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I know yo want a B&B but I’ve done hundreds of miles of backcountry hiking in glacier and theee is no better place to stay than Many Gkacier Lodge. It is a wonderful way to experience glacier even with kids. Convenient to many trails that can be done in a day. Grizzly bears in the mountain side outside your the porch. Brook trout fishing at the headwaters of the lake.

I missed the window for when reservations opened and its booked up. I check 1-2 day looking for something, but no luck so far. I did book one night at the Rising Sun Motor Inn to have a day starting a little closer towards the east side. The goal is to get at least one night at Many Glacier hotel.

re: Glacier National Park - Need Help Planning

Posted by lsucm10 on 8/27/26 at 8:23 am to DeepwaterGoMer

Thanks everyone for the suggestions so far! While nothing is booked officially or unable to book at this time, below is our current plan.

July 14 - Travel Day - Fly into MSO and drive to rental in Columbia Falls. Rental that we are looking at is about 25 minutes to the west entrance of GNP and 15 minutes to Whitefish.

July 15 & 16 - Hiking GNP

July 17 - Glacier Rafting Company 1/2 Day trip at 9:00AM (2-3.5 hours long)
Lunch at Freda's then maybe putt putt.
Mass at 5 PM
Dinner and spend the evening in Whitefish

July 18 & 19 - Hiking GNP
As of today there is a room available for the Rising Sun Motel Inn & Cabins. Likely to book one night to be closer to the east side to start the morning off with less driving.

July 20 - Horseback riding the C.M. Russell Trail (2 Hours)
Picnic lunch
Rocky Point Trail ~2 miles per All Trails
Check out the Farmers Market in Whitefish at 5PM

July 21 - Rent a pontoon boat at Flathead Lake

July 22 & 23 - Hike GNP

July 24 - Travel Day

Most of these activities are unable to book at this time. I did the research on these first because it's less work than figuring out which trails I want to do and then also seeing how far I can get the kids to hike. Last summer in Western North Carolina we hiked 6-10 miles a day. I think I could get them up to 13 max for one or two of the days.
I forgot who mentioned it here but I have stalked the site with the hotels in the parks and wish I would not missed that window when it opened. I'm going to book the one night today and hope something opens up at Many Glacier Hotel. Also will likely book the rental property by the weekend. We have two options and just trying to deiced which one is best for us.

Thanks again for the tips and I will continue to come back to this thread for refrence and update as the planning goes along.

re: End of summer recap How much did you spend on your vacation? Spoiler nothing is cheap

Posted by lsucm10 on 8/20/26 at 4:36 pm to sidewalkside

Went to Sapphire, NC early June for a week for a little under 5k
Went to Destin for 3 nights in early August for around 2k.

Crazy thing, one week at WDW cost more than those two combined staying at a moderate level resort and not going crazy of extras.

Just getting started researching next years trip. Its making me feel poor already.

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re: Glacier National Park - Need Help Planning

Posted by lsucm10 on 8/19/26 at 4:54 pm to Crescent Connection

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We wanted to do Grinnel Glacier, but you need to lodge at Many Glacier Hotel to get access to the trailhead, or be prepared to get out there at 4am.

I was looking at staying a night or two here just for the experience. Just cant decide if I should do so towards the end of my trip or at the start. Leaning towards end, if I can get a room as we are behind on that side of things.

Glacier National Park - Need Help Planning

Posted by lsucm10 on 8/19/26 at 2:59 pm

We are a family of 4, children will be 13 and 9. Based on out schedule for next summer we picked July 7 - 17, 2027 to go. (Budget 10-13k all in) We will fly out of MSY and don't mind having to drive a few hours to glacier from the airport if it saves us some money on flights and car rental.

So when should I start booking stuff? If we want to rent a VRBO, what areas should we look at? Where to avoid? When's the best time to book flights for this? Any weird things that I would need to book months in advance due to limited availability?

Our focus / plans for the trip is to get in as much hiking as possible. We would like to go horseback riding one day, maybe white water rafting, check out a rodeo if ones taking place in town while there and lastly spending a day just walking around town. We will likely cook most of meals but would like to eat out 2-3 nights.
I'm not really sure on where to start with this one, so I would appreciate any guidance anyone has.

re: Official Running Log/Marathon Training Thread

Posted by lsucm10 on 8/16/26 at 7:48 am to OysterPoBoy

Ran the Q50 Bleau Moon 10 miler last night. At race start time 7:45PM the heat index was still over a 100. Pace was slow but I beat my previous 3 times. So I’m happy with that part.

re: Official Running Log/Marathon Training Thread

Posted by lsucm10 on 8/3/26 at 4:19 pm to Ol boy

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First run since last Saturday 50miler and legs felt good. Trying to decide if I want to find a race to run this fall or just maintain till La marathon and R2R Grand Canyon 2027.

Gulf coast half or 10 miler in October is a good one. It falls on a long run day where I am supposed to run at least 13 miles at MRP. I have not heard if Goldenfliers is officially done or not. Since it did not happen in 2025 after returning in 2024, I'm guessing probably not.

I ran once last week since the race. Back to just maintaining till the Q50 10 miler on August 15.

re: Official Running Log/Marathon Training Thread

Posted by lsucm10 on 7/27/26 at 6:23 pm to Ol boy

Saw the same guy and also stopped. They already had two guys there so me and another guy moved on and I saw the race director hauling arse with the medical guy to him. I had on the varsity sports singlet on.
Talked to several of the Army guys during the day and I think they all dropped to the 50k. I asked them if the decision to run 50 miles was made while drinking a few beers. He acknowledged thats an accurate assumption lol.
I want to do it again, because the finish time was garbage. For now, I need to get my feet to heal for my 10 miler in August and then somehow convince my wife things would go better next time.

re: Official Running Log/Marathon Training Thread

Posted by lsucm10 on 7/27/26 at 10:30 am to Ol boy

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50 miler yesterday in 14:10.
Started out run walking 15min pace for the first 30 or so and then just started trying to stay under 20min miles after that.
It was extremely hot and someone said 110 degree heat index. I saw numerous runners go down with cramps. Not as sore as thought I would be so really questioning how hard I pushed and if left to much in the tank lol. May have to try it again to see if I can “race” it now that I got my finish I wanted.

I did the 50k... or 32.8 miles per my watch. It went down hill fast for me. I planned on running at 9 min/mile pace for the first half and then attempt to stay under 10 till mile 20 and then whatever after that.
Started with cramps around mile 7-8 and by mile 13-15 I couldnt run even short amounts of distance without something cramping. It was a long and hot 9 hours total time for me. I have huge blisters on my feet and soreness did not settle in until late Sunday.
I'm happy I did it, but know I could have had a much better run with the cramps. I had some stomach issues midweek and I guess I never really got rehydrated. I am wondering if I should have tried the IV thing the day before. I rarely cramp or get blisters.
The 1/2 mile out and back portion got HOT towards the middle of the day.

Congrats on your finish!

Two of my favorites parts from the race:
1. Saw a guy running in sandals
2. Guy finished the 50 miler and I told him congrats. Somewhere in the conversation he casually mentions his longest run ever prior to his ~12 hour 50 miler was 10 miles.

re: Official Running Log/Marathon Training Thread

Posted by lsucm10 on 7/17/26 at 3:53 pm to jordan21210

In a taper of sorts for my first 50k next weekend at Tickfaw State Park. I hope to go sub 6, but I am not certain thats going to happen.
Just picked up a new pair Asics Gel-Cumulus. Been using them shortly after my knee surgery and have not had any issues with the knee or shoes.
Races:
Diablito 50k - July 25
Q50 Bleau Moon 10 miler - August 15
Northshore Half Marathon - Oct 11
Turkey Trot BR - Nov 26
Wilderness 10 Miler - TBD
Louisiana Marathon - Jan 17
Zydeco Half - March 7

Thats all I got planned for now. Hopefully getting more miles than I would normally do this summer will pay off for the fall / winter races.

re: Official Running Log/Marathon Training Thread

Posted by lsucm10 on 6/29/26 at 12:56 pm to RunAsAdmin

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I made it 8.7 miles and blew up. I saw a pond and just fell in it and laid there for several minutes. Got back up and cut through some woods to get back to the car. Absolutely failed myself with nutrition. Underestimated mother nature and humidity, lesson learned.

Made a similar mistake as well. Ran 8 miles Thursday afternoon, 4 miles Friday morning and then spent most of the day doing yard work. Ended up with a headache from being dehydrated. Planned on 18 miles Saturday morning and after 4 miles the headache returned and I stopped sweating. Shut it down and had to walk ~2.5 miles back to my truck. Felt like crap all day Saturday.
I am getting a little worried how I am going to pull off a 50k in 4 weeks. Going to try to get 20-22 miles in this weekend.

re: Official Running Log/Marathon Training Thread

Posted by lsucm10 on 6/17/26 at 1:05 pm to MrCEO

Just a heads up for anyone in the Baton Rouge area planning on running the Hump Day 2 Miler this afternoon at the BREC park on Perkins. The 1/2 mile race is not for 6:15 PM and the 2 miler will start at 6:30 to try to get the race in before the rain. If you are running it, good luck!
I spent last week in the mountains in North Carolina and the weather was great with lows in the lower 60's and never really got over 80. Down side, it was hilly AF near our cabin so the runs were slow and short. Did hike around 25 miles. First run back in BR on Monday sucked!!!

re: Official Running Log/Marathon Training Thread

Posted by lsucm10 on 5/18/26 at 8:12 am to RunAsAdmin

5/12 - 9 Mi
5/14 - 6 Mi
5/15 - 4 Mi
5/17 - 16 Mi

Debating on getting a short run this afternoon. Running a 50k in July is starting to feel a like a dumb idea.

re: Official Running Log/Marathon Training Thread

Posted by lsucm10 on 5/11/26 at 4:20 pm to lsucm10

5/5 - 7 Mi w/ 7x 0.5mi repeats
5/6 - 4 Mi @ 8:54 ave
5/8 - 5 Mi @ 8:39 ave
5/9 - 13 Mi @ 9:00 ave

It rained for 12 of those 13 miles Saturday morning. Good news, it wasn't hot. Bad news, the chafing in places I never had before.

re: Official Running Log/Marathon Training Thread

Posted by lsucm10 on 5/6/26 at 4:58 pm to Ol boy

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Yeah well talk about humbled, there was a guy who lapped me and I saw him running what looked like a 5k pace and so I just assumed he was running the 50k. When i crossed the 50k finish a few mins maybe 15-20mins later I see him coming in!!! He was the 50mi first place finish. Dude was rolling and that was supposed to be his build up for an upcoming 100mi.
Thanks for reminding me how slow I was lol
As for blowing up I tried to run my marathon pace 10.5 or so and just couldn’t get my heart rate down. Good luck hopefully I’m out there for the 50m

Some of those ultra runners times are crazy fast. Summer heat slows me down a good bit. I also run before sunrise most mornings so I will have to change that to have a chance. Working on building some base miles now. Using this race to motivate myself to run between 30-40 mpw until the race. I need to also sign up for the Bleau Moon 10 miler. I have had two bad races there the last 2 years so I need to have a solid summer of training before starting to get ready for Louisiana Marathon. Are you signed up for the 50 miler yet? Good luck with it, I have zero idea how one would train for something like that! Looks like the 50k and 50m each have 9 people currently registered.

re: Official Running Log/Marathon Training Thread

Posted by lsucm10 on 5/5/26 at 3:54 pm to Ol boy

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Yeah that’s pretty much it. Most of it is partial shade but there is a spot by the river that’s full sun for a short distance and then the main road up towards the gate section is full sun mid day as well.
Heat/humidity is the worse part of the race but hey it’s south La.

Forgot to get back around to this, I'm registered for the 50k,,, I saw last years 50k winner ran it in 6:22:00. I know it's not during winter or a marathon, but I feel like sub 6:00:00 is doable. Will likely get humbled on race day lol.

re: Official Running Log/Marathon Training Thread

Posted by lsucm10 on 5/4/26 at 8:54 am to lsucm10

5/1 - 3.2 Mi 8:35 pace
5/2 - 11 Mi 8:26 pace
5/4 - 5 Mi 8:35 pace

It has been perfect weather the last few days for running. I am not looking forward to 80 before sunrise and 95%+ RH.