[pct-l] PCT Training

[Kent Spring]

Hi Gary -

The best initial training for me has been just getting out and 
hiking, probably with the equipment you have stored away since 
you were 25, and try the backpacking thing at your current point 
in life.  So try some day and/or multi-day hikes, and see whether 
you like it, and what equipment really would enhance your hikes.  

Also, has your wife been running?  Couples can do great together, 
but they need to be on close to "the same page" athletically.

Kent
> 
> Good morning all -
> 
> After a long hiatus from backpacking due to careers, kids,
> mortgage
> payments, etc.,  my wife and I are getting excited about
> hiking again.  We,
> however, are no longer 25 and are a little apprehensive
> regarding the
> demands on long days, weeks, and hopefully months.  My
> question is, while I
> have been running about 40-50 miles/week I have not had a
> backpack on my
> back for 15 years.  Has anyone else made the jump from
> non-hiker-but-runner
> to PCT through hiker and if so, what can I do to make that
> transition a
> little easier.  My concerns are mostly about my feet and
> back.
> 
> 
> Gary
> 
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