[pct-l] 20 mile days

[dude at fastmail.ca (dude)]

Just as a side note to this response, I had a 2:20 marathoner tell me 
that every pount of bodyweight that you carry will add 2 seconds per 
mile to your pace.  For example, if you are trying to run 20 miles and 
you currently can run 20 miles at a 8 minute pace, then you lose 20 
lbs, you should be able to run at an 7:20 pace (20 lbs x 2 seconds = 40 
seconds).  If you calclulate how much faster that is over the entire 20 
miles, it come out to 13.333 minutes faster.  That's very significant.

it probably works very similar in hiking.  if you lose weight, you will 
use less effort to do the same ammount of work.

peace,
dude



> Jeff,
> I think your problem is your present weight. Whenever you can get down
> to, say, 190, then you'll be good to go 20 or even 30 miles a day.
> With the muscles you've developed as a 240 pounder, you'll be a hiking
> machine! But at 240 lb, you're putting yourself at a serious
> disadvantage for a successful trip, since that much weight over long
> mileage is bound to put inordinate stress on your whole body.
> Myself, I'm a 55 year old 6'1" section hiker. My present weight is
> 163. I just completed a 260 mile segment averaging 26-mile days,
> including one 32-mile day. During the trip I had no physical problems.
> I'm not trying to boast (well, maybe a little) but just pointing out
> that so far my age hasn't gotten in my way.
> Good luck.
> Ron
>> 
>> Message: 4
>> Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2004 20:20:29 -0600
>> From: "Jeff Olson" <jjolson@uwyo.edu>
>> Subject: [pct-l] 20 mile days
>> To: "pct-l" <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
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>> 
>> I'm 6'2", 240 pounds now, down 20 pounds from two months ago. 
>> There's another 30 that needs to go away.  Maybe more.  I guess all
>> this comes down
>> to a question.  How realistic is it to think that even in excellent
> cardio
>> shape, I could move in a month to 20 mile days and be energized,
> satisfied,
>> high, and routinely going to sleep anticipating waking up and leaping
> into
>> the day.  I lay in my tent above Frog Lake and realized I would
> probably
>> get
>> through on ibuprophen, but pay a price in permanent damage to
> ligaments
>> and
>> cushioning meniscus, etc.  I could have finished the TRT.  I chose
>> not
> to.
>> 
>> I've done all the tech things.  My base weight is 12 pounds, sans
>> food
> and
>> water.  Those aren't the suggestions I'm looking for.  Anyone under
>> 40 simply has to sit back and listen.  You can't imagine.  The guy
>> that
> laid
>> out his plan - an e-mail thatcame in the last week has the idea.
> However,
>> I'm more interested in stories of 50 plus persons who are coming from
> the
>> sedentary, weekend warrior, discovering the effects of age frame...
>> 
>> I have the vision.  I need to create a path.  I need to hear your
> stories.
>> Please write about what you did and went through to start the trail.
> I
>> dont' care if you finished or not.  What did you do, and what worked,
> and
>> what would you have done differently, if anything???
>> 
>> Thanks for you support and input...
>> 
>> Jeffrey Olson
>> Laramie Wyoming
> 
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