Hannah and Sara ran the Presidential Traverse! While they anticipated the traverse début with some anxiety (about hydration, pacing, fueling, etc.) along with excitement, and Hannah was scrambling to get into camp at midnight the night before, Sara’s planning and both their general training allowed them to start this adventure with a tolerable amount of sanity. Ultimately the traverse was exciting and gave them a sense of accomplishment. The trek was about 20 miles over the seven major peaks of the Presidential range ridgeline. Spectacular views and lots of sugar carried them through. Other highlights of the trip included jogging through the alpine meadows, encountering researchers with butterfly nets on Mt. Washington, and being inspired for many interesting conversations. Rocky sections on the ridge posed a challenge, between the visual attention required just to take the next step and that needed to continually track the trail of cairns; do experienced traversers manage to run those parts too? Regarding the traverse, Hannah is already excited to improve her time; Sara is happy to never run another incline in her life.