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COMMUNITY PBJ ▼ PBJ ENJOYING A PBJ ON SNOWY MOUNTAIN, 2020. OCTOBER 2023 19 ▶ LAST DAY ON THE NORTHVILLE-PLACID TRAIL, JEN, PAM, BETH, SEPTEMBER 2022. Self-Discovery by Adventuring Together By Pamela DelSignore & Jen Ferriss Back in April 2020, when time was all we had, an idea was born and collaboratively developed on a spreadsheet – The PBJ Challenge. Pam DelSignore, Beth Post, and Jen Ferriss (PBJ), running friends and members of the Saratoga Stryders, would test the limits of their athletic abilities, try something new or revisit a past goal. Pam became inspired by the Dirtbag Diaries podcast, episode 147, “Shenanigans:” dirtbagdiaries.com. In summary, two rock climbing friends, separated by miles, wrote letters challenging each other to climb tricky Boulder problems close to their homes. Challenge accepted; their friendship grew stronger. In 2020, this would be the perfect cure for isolation amid our “stay close to home” orders. The 2020/21 PBJ Challenge would run from Labor Day 2020 to Columbus Day 2021. We would train outdoors, six feet apart in order to complete our individual challenges together. In the spirit of the podcast, Beth and Jen challenged Pam (South Glens Falls) to climb Mount Marcy, a feat she had been talking about for years but never seemed to prioritize. Hiking up the highest peak in New York was not the challenge – but negotiating open summits and rock scrambles would test her mettle. Pam and Jen challenged Beth (Saratoga Springs) to run a half marathon. Beth started running in her 50s and perfected the run/walk technique. She loved data and used her Fitbit to help regulate her speed. However, Pam and Jen saw the technology as a barrier and Beth seemed skeptical of her ability to go farther than a 10K because her Fitbit was telling her to slow down. The Wineglass Half Marathon intrigued Beth and this challenge helped her commit. Lastly, Pam and Beth challenged Jen (Saratoga Springs) to cross-country ski a black diamond trail. Jen, being a new skier, had yet to find her groove and excelled at falling over. But Jen, full of spite and stubbornness, would put time and energy into learning how to stay upright, glide and embrace hills; even ones with trees and turns. The PBJ Challenge was the ultimate cross-training plan. With each season we found time to get outside and train on a weekly basis. We were there together to support each other’s challenge. We climbed Marcy, ran a half marathon and cross-country skied together. Additionally, we each had a stretch goal. Pam wanted to swim the length of Schroon Lake, Jen wanted to ride her bike up the Lake Desolation hill, and Beth wanted to kayak farther than her typical route. As with all plans we had to modify and be flexible. Instead of swimming the length of Schroon Lake, we had a PBJ Triathlon that took us from Lake Lonely to ▲ MOUNT MARCY SUMMIT, 2021. Schuylerville. The bike up Lake Desolation never timed up well so Jen rode up every steep pitch of road off Saratoga Lake, and then up the Prospect Mountain road with Pam, while Beth ran it. Jen’s black diamond XC ski – became two seconds crossing a black diamond trail at the Garnet Hill Outdoor Center. And Beth’s virtual Wineglass Half Marathon fell on a hot and humid day. She completed it, but with a bit of disappointment for all the work she had put in. Jen further challenged Beth to run After the Leaves Have Fallen in Minnewaska State Park Preserve on a crisp fall day. The race was an absolute success for PBJ and the perfect end to the PBJ Challenge 2020-21. Pam, always looking for the next big thing and inspired by her brother, one day asked us if we would be interested in hiking the Northville-Placid Trail, a 138-milelong trail through the Adirondack Park connecting Northville and Lake Placid. Pam’s brother had solo thru-hiked the trail in 2011. Jen, the hiker in the group, could not contain herself – she finally had someone interested in hiking the trail that she was gearing up for (literally buying lightweight gear) for the past three years. She was in. Beth likes to say yes before knowing what she’s getting into, and so agreed as well. Little did we know how amazing this experience was going to be for our See COMMUNITY 31 ▶
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