[pct-l] Hiker help

[criosrun at aol.com]

good on you brick.  i think we met many years ago.  a few of us runners met you on the PCT, somewhere south of Walkers Pass.  i will hopefully hike the JMT this year.  hopefully i can get in many miles each day, as you have done.  but will enjoy the adventure done the less.
chris
ridgecrest, ca.





-----Original Message-----
From: Brick Robbins <brick at brickrobbins.com>
To: criosrun <criosrun at aol.com>
Cc: jadedreprobate <jadedreprobate at gmail.com>; pct-l <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Sun, Apr 10, 2011 7:48 am
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Hiker help


On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 11:33 AM,  <criosrun at aol.com> wrote:
>> i will try to help bob.  he is an old ultrarunning buddy of mine.  i will be 
able to help him but not until august as i will be at the Hardrock 100 miler in 
early july as a volunteer.  and then running the Tahoe Rim Trail 50k in late 
july.<<

Having hung out with Bob, and being both a long distance hiker and an
ultrarunner, I can assure you that for me, at least, over periods
greater than about a week, I can travel much further WALKING with a
light pack than running with no pack.

Running is just too hard on the body, and requires significant rest. I
can walk 30+ miles every day almost endlessly.

I wish Bob well on his adventure. I hope I am out in the woods when I am 80.