# @lauren_e_weeks on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DLPhX31ukZQ
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/59019756-lauren-e-weeks-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-06-23T12:00:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Lauren Weeks (@lauren_e_weeks) — https://gondola.cc/lauren_e_weeks

## Caption

This was supposed to be a 3-mile run… it turned into 13.

The plan was simple: jog up to Cathedral Rock and back. Anthony told me it was a 3-mile round trip. 

But I missed the turn within the first 200 meters 🙃. I kept going up, glancing at my watch as it ticked past 1.5 miles… then 2… then 3… still telling myself, ‘I must be close. Can’t turn back now.’

Spoiler: it wasn’t Cathedral Rock. It was Griffith Peak, a 5-mile climb up, with another 5 (ish) back down… if you don’t get lost on the ridge like I did.

Thankfully, Anthony came to the rescue via phone + dropped pin when I ended up somewhere totally off-trail. At the summit, it was freezing and I was very unprepared. Wearing only a sports bra and shorts with  2 6D nutrition chews in my pocket.

But honestly? It felt familiar. That “keep going no matter what” mindset is exactly how I approach racing. Even when the route isn’t what I expected, I press on until I hit the summit, or the finish line. Turning back just isn’t an option.

Elevation gain: 4,337ft
Max elevation: 11,205

Also, friendly reminder: never put me in charge of navigation. I didn’t even know I went to the wrong peak until I had made it back down and showed Anthony my map.

thefeedme thehybridengine 
#trailrunning #chasingsummits #mtcharleston

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