Mt Whitney Zone Forums General Discussion Getting in Shape, Training for Whitney 2012 - Ideas, input?

While this BB is obviously focused on Mt Whitney, I wonder how many hikers here view Whitney as just another hike among many others they do each year, versus the primary reason they hike.

I'm in the first category, and while Whitney is a longer than many of the hikes I do each year, it's not my "raison d'être".