[pct-l] Setting the record straight

[Freiman, Paul]

Truly well said.
 
I remember feeling this "high" when I was racing bikes.  There was a point where "pain and exhaustion" became "exhilararion and excitement."  There is no way you can describe this feeling to someone who hasn't achieved it.  I remember the day I lost "it", because I went under the fitness threshold.  I'm jealous of Silent Scott and Tatoo Joe.  They are having a "Lance Armstrong 8th Tour de France victory" moment.  They are at one with their bodies.  They are having the time of their lives.  Not because they are setting the record; but the feeling that when they ask something of their bodies, the bodies deliver.  People analyze others from their experiences, and very few of us have had the experience of asking our bodies to go 35-50 miles a day for 71 days.  They just can't believe it is exhilararing for some.
 
Capt Bivy, the "has-been"
Better to be a has-been than a never-was.
 
 
Date: Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:20:29 -0700
From: Reinhold Metzger <reinholdmetzger at cox.net>
Subject: [pct-l] Setting the record straight

Some folks may not understand this, but there is great satisfaction in
setting extremely high goals and
then pushing your body to the extreme to achieve those goals.


Remember, this is their hike not your hike so please do not criticize
their hike because it differs
from the way you hike and I promise you they will never criticize your
hike no matter how much
your hike differs from their hike.

JMT Reinhold