A Sunday Long Run is hard to beat.... but a Pacific Northwest hike is a close rival and climbing Mount Pilchuck has been on the To-Do list for a while. If you’ve ever wondered if it’s hard to keep up with Nick Symmonds (Run Gum CEO and Certified Adventure Junkie), then you would be right; his pace is slightly quicker. As usual, I mentally prepared, hopped out of his much loved Nissan truck, and we started up towards the lookout tower on Mt. Pilchuck.