[pct-l] Short mileage days

[Erik The Black]

Yes, this has happened to me.

I find that after thru-hiking I can't stop for very long. I often go hiking
in the woods behind my house with the intention of finding a nice spot to
relax and read a good book... but I start to feel anxious after sitting for
more than a few minutes, and I have to get up and walk some more. 

I will usually make it all the way back home without ever having taken the
break I had intended to. Even at home I do a lot of unconscious pacing back
and forth in my office... or walking around in circles in my yard.

Maybe it has something to do with the increased circulation and heart-rate,
or maybe it's psychological. But I find that now I just feel much better
walking than not walking.


-Erik the Black
www.pctatlas.com



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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 15:15:35 -0800
From: Diane at Santa Barbara Hikes dot com
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Subject: Re: [pct-l] for hikers with extensive backpacking experience
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On Nov 3, 2009, at 9:07 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
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> Do other thru-hikers (or for that matter long distance section  
> hikers as well), struggle with short-mileage hiking days after  
> their thru-hike is over??

Yes, but it can be nice to reduce down to 12 or 15. You'll find you  
have time to indulge that other thru-hiker phenomenon, which is being  
comfortable sitting right on the dirt.



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