[pct-l] On Training for Hikes

["Pete Asprey" <pete@asprey.net>]

RE:
Question-  What type of training do you do to get ready for a long
hike?"When you feel the winds of change, build a windmill, not a windbreak"

I try to train in three ways.  I put on my pack, with a 3 gallon water
bottle and some other junk in it, climb on the treadmill set at 14 degrees
up 2-3 mles per hour (or more if energetic), put on my PCT trail tapes (or
read a book, or some other video training) for an hour or so each
evening--for as long as I have time for.   I alternate this with the same
pack on, trecking poles and hike the farm roads around where I live
(flat/sea level). This is usually after dark, and I use the trecking poles
to avoid falling or wrenching knees ankles (a plug for the extra safty the
poles offer).  Finally, I do some weight training, and of course, mountain
hikes whenever I can.  While nothing prepares for the long days, the fact
that I train with pack on toughens all the areas that might have been rubbed
raw, and hardens the right muscles.  Whatever is right for you!
Pete

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