Today I went on an eight mile hike downtown (Richmond) with a group from the Central VA Trailblazers. It brought back a few memories of the hike two weeks ago up in the Appalachians where we hiked up a severe slope for about a mile. Except that the trail here was less demanding. Still, it was an endurance test for me in the second half of the journey while going uphill and I began to wonder, “Am I ready to do an 11 mile hike next weekend in this heat and humidity on the Appalachian trail? At this moment the answer appears to be “NO” but maybe there is another issue that needs to be addressed. Electrolytes. I’m just drinking water and sweating in…