[pct-l] Anyone plan on starting slow?

[Kevin]

Lol

I assumed he meant 10 mile days. I still like the idea. 2.5 years on the PCT sounds mighty fine to me! :)

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On Dec 26, 2010, at 10:35 PM, John Abela <pacificcresttrail2011 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I think you mis-read what he wrote...
> 
> "10mi the first week"
> 
> Key word there is "week".
> 
> I think most folks could crawl on all four and do 10 miles in a week. Dude
> must be planning to spend about an hour on the trail and kicking back the
> rest of the day.
> 
> Hopefully he typed that wrong... but if not, I doubt he will make it before
> snow closes him in. At his rate he'll spend over 130 weeks (2.5 years) on
> the trail.
> 
> 
> On Sun, Dec 26, 2010 at 9:26 PM, Kevin <hikelite at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> That's my plan, except even slower. The only reason I'll do 10 mile days
>> the first week would be to reach water. If the snow is bad, I'll go even
>> slower. I consider myself reasonably fit, but I want to give my body as much
>> time as possible to leg it adapt to hiking everyday. I know I can do 8-10
>> mile days, with 40-45 lbs, for several days in a row. I need to let my body
>> get used to doing that every day, and then start raiding the number of daily
>> miles once I feel I no longer mind carrying a pack every day. I honestly
>> don't anticipate hitting a 20 mile daily average for at least 5 weeks. My
>> thought is I should be physically adapted for that around Kennedy Meadows.
>> Just in time to be slowed down by the Sierras. :). I'm trying to reassure
>> myself that living at 7000 ft will help me deal with the altitude, but I
>> know all those weeks down low will negate that benefit. :(
>> 
>> When are you leaving? I'm planning to start on 4/20 (my 40th). Maybe we
>> will start slow together. :)
>> 
>> Misspellings and typos brought to you by iPhone.
>> 
>> On Dec 26, 2010, at 9:04 PM, Michael Pinkus <mikepinkus at hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> Hello All,
>>> I'm a 43 year old guy who is a fairly experienced hiker. I'm concerned
>> about cumulative damage. Is any of the Class of 2011 thinking of going slow
>> the first weeks? Like 10mi the first week, 15mi the second and then up to
>> the 20's? I'd love to hear your thoughts. As of today, I've parked my truck
>> and will walk everywhere for everything until my start date of the 26th.
>>> 
>>> cheers,
>>> Mike
>>> 
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