In celebration of his 46th birthday on July 4th, Health Fitness Revolution founder Samir Becic is hiking 460 miles in Aspen, CO! He is hiking 10 miles for each year he’s been alive (10 x 46= 460 miles) with a 50lbs+ backpack- on rugged, steep terrain (up to 47% incline). Now he’s completed week 4 and has acclimated his Houston sea-level lungs, he is so close to crossing the finish line. Click to read about his experiences Week 1, Week 2, and Week 3. As he goes into week 5, he only has 66 miles to go to complete his goal. Please go and cheer Samir on social media as he continues his extreme hiking!
Here is the Week 4 mileage tally:
- Monday: 18 miles
- Tuesday: 9 miles
- Wednesday: 18 miles
- Thursday: 9.2 miles + 18 miles
- Friday: 18 miles
- Saturday: 12 miles
- Sunday: Rest day
- Total for week 4: 102.2 miles
Week 4 recap: last week I hiked 102.2 miles. Although I planned to accomplish 460 miles in 4 weeks, I only reached 394. My resting HR should be 44-46 but is actually 50-52. Although improving, my recovery is still 10-15% down. Completing my goal this week.https://t.co/gjNun9LaUB
— Samir Becic (@SamirBecic) June 28, 2022
As Houston’s Official “Fitness Czar”, Samir is doing this long hike in an effort to encourage and motivate Americans to be more active, walk, hike, and get outdoors. This type of fitness challenge around his birthdays is not new- in 2020, Samir was also in Aspen, Colorado celebrating his 44th birthday, and hiked 44 miles (for his 44 years on earth) over the course of 15 hours on July 4th in order to motivate Americans to be more active (and walk 1-2 miles a day). Spoiler alert: while he originally set out to do it over two days, he completed it in one, finishing in the middle of the night, in complete darkness! On that same trip, he hiked a total of 350 miles.
Today, I hiked 18 miles on the Snowmass ski slopes for 8 hrs (5 hrs climbing). Thanks to the Snowmass road team for offering me assistance, water, oxygen, and food. They were surprised that the sea-level Houston boy could climb over 12000 feet and be the only one on the trail. pic.twitter.com/QF76OvK2KE
— Samir Becic (@SamirBecic) June 20, 2022
Today, I hiked 18 miles on the Snowmass ski slopes for 8-9hrs (5-6hrs climbing). Thanks to the Snowmass road team for offering me assistance, water, oxygen, and food. They were surprised that the sea-level Houston boy could climb over 12000 feet and be the only one on the trail. pic.twitter.com/Zf4FX8T5bs
— Samir Becic (@SamirBecic) June 21, 2022
Tuesday, I hiked 9 miles on the Snowmass trails/slopes- specifically, Sheer Bliss, Timberline & Whispering Jesse, and the steep Garrett Gulch. pic.twitter.com/q5Ro6OJWbJ
— Samir Becic (@SamirBecic) June 23, 2022
Today, I hiked Conundrum, an 18 mile trail. It is so beautiful but I recommend those wanting to do it have an intermediate fitness level because it takes 7-10 hours to complete. pic.twitter.com/GbLs9YJfDq
— Samir Becic (@SamirBecic) June 23, 2022
Yesterday, I hiked the 9.2 mile Aspen Summer Road for the 8th time, and today I hiked the 18 mile Conundrum Creek Trail for a second time. I’m officially a little tired and have been sore for days; other than that, I feel great 🙂 pic.twitter.com/uQEoj4ru1g
— Samir Becic (@SamirBecic) June 25, 2022
I hiked the 18-mile Conundrum Creek Trail for a second time. It is so beautiful! pic.twitter.com/KCSBVjuZpE
— Samir Becic (@SamirBecic) June 25, 2022
On Saturday, Samir hiked 12 miles around the Snowmass Ski Slopes- Mick’s Gully and Dallas Freeway & Wineskin.
