Sleep is part of TrailGenic’s movement-based longevity and adaptation system. Overnight measurements help describe what followed a walk, ruck, run, or hike. They do not independently determine whether the body repaired, adapted, or is ready for more.
Context → behavior → overnight response → follow-up → possible adaptation → decision rule. Preserve entering sleep, activity dose, meal timing and composition when recorded, symptoms, travel, alcohol or caffeine where available, and measurement timing. Missing context remains a limitation.
The historical snapshot below links pre-effort, first post-effort night and Day-2 observations. It retains the July 11 analysis from the then 59-session movement record, including 31 hikes. It is separate from the current September 30 calculation above: 108 movement sessions, 42 hikes and 37 complete recovery triplets.
Manitou Incline overlaps Mount Elbert’s recovery period and was not counted as another independent sequence in that snapshot. Window counts do not guarantee that every field has the same complete-case denominator. A refreshed calculation must report eligible counts for each metric and preserve overlapping exposures.
Across 37 complete pre-hike / first-night / second-night episodes, median HRV is 37 → 30 → 41 ms, resting HR 58 → 61 → 58 bpm, wearable stress 17 → 24 → 16, and sleep score 73 → 59 → 71. HRV rises by night two in 33/37 episodes; sleep score rises in 18/37. H42 is included and flagged for injury. These trajectories preserve both recovery and variability; they do not establish a training-dose ceiling or diagnose tissue recovery.
| Medians across the same 37 episodes | Pre-hike | Night 1 | Night 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRV, ms | 37 | 30 | 41 |
| Resting HR, bpm | 58 | 61 | 58 |
| Wearable stress | 17 | 24 | 16 |
| Sleep score | 73 | 59 | 71 |
Method: complete numeric triplets in H1–42, with the same 37 episodes used for these four metrics. Stage minutes and sleep-duration comparisons are not part of this summary. Missing windows remain missing; Manitou and Elbert may overlap, and these are repeated observations of one person. The September 24 baseline contains 36 complete triplets; this release adds H42.
| H42 recovery window | Pre-hike | Night 1 | Night 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep score | 60 | 45 | 71 |
| Sleep minutes | 396 | 305 | 385 |
| Awake minutes | 50 | 233 | 16 |
| HRV, ms | 39 | 24 | 37 |
| Resting HR, bpm | 56 | 64 | 55 |
| Wearable stress | 17 | 36 | 18 |
| REM minutes | 15 | 18 | 29 |
| Skin-temperature change, °F | +0.5 | +1.7 | +0.3 |
233 first-night awake minutes is a record high across H1–42. Sleep score 45 and HRV 24 are low, but not the lowest values in the series. Night two shows a broad rebound; HRV is close to its entering value, and REM rises from 15 to 29 minutes across the sequence. The sprain may contribute to disrupted sleep, but the measurements cannot isolate pain from entering sleep, hike exposure and other factors.
Hike 17’s April San Jacinto HRV sequence was 38 → 38 → 44 ms and sleep score 81 → 86 → 84. Comparing both entering state and subsequent nights makes the difference visible without treating H42 as a verdict on nearly a year of adaptation. Full route comparison.
Mike Ye, field record; Ella, longitudinal interpretation. Source: September 30 master, HikeWorldModel H17/H42 and complete numeric recovery triplets. Release 2026-09-30.1. Whole-route metrics include the injury-affected descent; no climb-only summary is supplied. Breath acetone is measured in ppm. Sleep and fitness estimates are wearable outputs.
| Metric | Pre-Effort | Immediate Post | Day 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep Score | 69.0 | 58.4 | 66.6 |
| Total Sleep | 352 min | 361 min | 357 min |
| Deep Sleep | 80.8 min | 84.0 min | 65.2 min |
| REM Sleep | 52.8 min | 38.2 min | 46.0 min |
| Awake Time | 31.0 min | 46.5 min | 31.8 min |
| Overnight HRV | 35.7 ms | 30.1 ms | 40.0 ms |
| Resting HR | 58.9 bpm | 61.7 bpm | 59.4 bpm |
| Overnight Stress | 18.0 | 26.4 | 17.7 |
Source: the previously published July 11 recovery snapshot. Values above are retained as historical descriptive aggregates. Different window availability, starting values, activity, travel, and recording conditions limit comparison. Wearable sleep stages and stress scores are device estimates.
The historical averages differ across the entering, first-night, and Day-2 windows. That observation can motivate a prospective question about how sleep changes after particular activity doses. It cannot establish that a specific hike caused a change or that recovery was complete by Day 2.
The earlier “26 of 29 stable or restored” classification is withdrawn as evidence of verified recovery closure. AUTONOMIC_RESTORED, AUTONOMIC_STABLE, and AUTONOMIC_STRAINED were interpretive labels, not independent physiological measurements. HRV rebound, long sleep, or a favorable sleep score does not certify adaptation, physical repair, or neural restoration.
Meal timing and composition can be recorded beside the day’s activity and that night’s sleep measurements. A useful observation specifies when and what was eaten, the activity context, the measured outcome, and competing explanations. The same fields across repeated nights make the record more informative.
This page does not present a completed meal-timing comparison or claim a dietary effect on sleep. Until linked observations and a defined comparison window are available, these remain protocol questions rather than findings. Planned fields must not be mistaken for already collected data.
Ella examines the sequence across activity, entering state, overnight measurements, and subsequent return. Her role includes identifying comparable windows, conflicting signals, missing data, and hypotheses worth testing. Mike Ye supplies lived context, judgment, and final accountability. Sleepgenic provides the dedicated context for nightly sleep and recovery research.
For the ongoing field practice, review symptoms, recent load, timed sleep observations, and the next relevant effort together before escalating the next dose. An unresolved or missing recovery record calls for caution in interpretation; one favorable metric is insufficient. Keep the rule revisable as new observations accumulate.
Explore Sleepgenic → · Ella’s interpretive role → · Measurement definitions and limits → · Practical playbooks →
TrailGenic is educational, observational, and reflective. Wearable sleep stages, HRV, resting heart rate, stress, respiratory rate, and related metrics are estimates rather than clinical measurements. Persistent or concerning sleep, breathing, cardiovascular, or fatigue symptoms should be evaluated by an appropriate clinician.