[pct-l] Break Strategies

[Cat Nelson]

Inquiring thru wannabe, who only stops to take a breather, also wants to
know. &;-)

Cat SageGirl McPeek
 On Nov 20, 2013 9:54 PM, "Michael Irving" <michaeljirving at gmail.com> wrote:

> OK, here's an actual hiking question to mix things up.
>
> To provide some context, I'm not a thru-hiker but a MYTH (multi-year thru
> hiker) hopefully.
>
> When I hike I tend to want to power through with pretty short breaks that
> may not even involve taking my pack off or sitting down. I usually have a
> short lunch but that may only be 20-30 min. I read/hear about thru-hikers
> often times having more formal breaks. (I tend to eat steadily through the
> day rather than set eating/break times).
>
> So, my question is if there is any info or opinions on how a break
> strategy or lack thereof impacts the average persons body in ability to
> hike longer miles and/or the same miles more comfortably. Sometimes it
> seems that breaks can make it even harder due to tightening up.
>
> Any experienced thoughts on this one? I don't recall it being discussed
> since I've been reading about the PCT over the last few years.
>
> Thanks!
> -GoalTech
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