[pct-l] three simple rules (for me)

[Brandon McGinnity]

Good rules, I agree with them. I had an AT thru tell me last year, that he'd
have two goals for the day. His basic mileage goal, and a second one about 5
miles on. He absolutely had to make the first, and if he felt good and able,
he'd do the second. I like this. To start the day with just the one goal can
make it hard to push farther sometimes: you feel successful already,
attained what you set out to do. If you start with a secondary goal, it'll
be easier to convince yourself to go on.


On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 1:00 AM, Ikem Freeman <ikem.freeman at gmail.com>wrote:

> I came up with a few simple rules that I will try to follow on my
> thru-hike this year:
>
> (1) Don't go home for ANY reason. Not a wedding (you can only hope
> they will still be married in October), not for a death (it's a sure
> bet they will still be dead in October), and not to FIX something.
> Make hiking the trail your highest priority.
>
> (2) Take a zero day now and then. Your boody will enjoy it, but more
> important, your spirit will demand it.
>
> (3) Hike one more mile. At the end of the day, I might find a perfect
> place to camp, and in the morning, I would find an even BETTER place
> to camp about a mile down the trail. I can do a mile in about 20
> minutes or so.
>
> When I think I should be done for the day, I may stop and eat, but I
> want to try and hike ONE MORE MILE. If I do that 20 times, I've gained
> a whole day of hiking.
>
> If I can follow these simple rules, I think I'll make it all the way
> to Canada this time.
>
> See you on the trail!
>
> O. Ikem Sofar
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