[at-l] at-l Digest, Vol 18, Issue 56

[Jim Bullard]

Easily done? 72 miles in 19 hours is 3.789 mph non-stop, no breaks,
eat/drink as you walk. Take any breaks and you have to walk faster. I know
there are GA>ME thru-hikers who have done all of Maryland in a day (41
miles) but will concede that it wasn't easy and these are people who have
been walking all the way from Georgia and are probably in the best shape of
their lives at that point. Could someone do 72 miles ins a day? I expect it
is possible if that person was in excellent physical condition, the terrain
was not too challenging and they had good weather for it. I doubt that at
the end of the day they would describe it as "easy" though.

Jim Bullard
http://jims-ramblings.blogspot.com/
http://members.photoportfolios.net/Jim_Bullard


2009/2/25 Martha Federle <gypsy97 at gmail.com>

> I think it would be about the same satisfaction you get driving 800 miles
>> in a day on an interstate, versus poking along on the US Routes and State
>> Highways, seeing the sights, talking to folks, and taking much longer.
>> Personally I love taking the backroads, and I feel the same about hiking any
>> trail.  But for someone who can't resist the challenge, go for it.
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> gypsy
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>> Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:34:27 -0500
>> From: "Ryan Crawford" <m2b1 at earthlink.net>
>> Subject: Re: [at-l] 72 miles in one day
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>> I believe it can easily be done.
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