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  <title>The Trail Begins | S5 E3</title>
  <description>One week down, and the honeymoon phase now officially collides with reality. Our 2026 Trail Correspondents check in from the AT, PCT, and CDT after their first week on trail, sharing sore bodies, emotional highs and lows, unexpected surprises, and the early signs of who’s settling into trail life… and who’s wondering what they’ve gotten themselves into. Correspondent Roster In this episode, we hear from:  Logan Hannah - Instagram Parrish &amp;quot;Quip&amp;quot; McWhorter - Instagram TJ McQuiston - Instagram Chris Becraft - Instagram Jessica &amp;quot;Hellman&amp;quot; Bagnell - Instagram J Michael Shaw, II - Instagram Scott Anderson -  Facebook Sorrel &amp;quot;Team Ultraheavy&amp;quot; Perka- Instagram Danny Nelson - Instagram MacKenzie &amp;quot;Wilt&amp;quot; Wieder - Instagram  Sponsor Trail Correspondents is presented by Altra. Use code “TREK10” for 10% off at checkout at altrarunning.com Connect Questions, comments, or just want to say hi? Email us at podcast@thetrek.co.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review. Subscribe on Spotify and leave us a review. Follow on Instagram: Trail Correspondents · The Trek Sign up for The Trek newsletter:  thetrek.co/newsletter Credits Hosted, produced, and edited by Andrew “Shanty” Baldwin (Instagram). Trail Correspondents is a production of The Trek. </description>
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