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<DIV><STRONG>Old post I know, but...</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>I assume you were flexing your fingers and toes in the booth, for
conditioning.</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 size=2 face=Arial FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"><STRONG>Bob
"Trekker" Brewer</STRONG>
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<DIV>In a message dated 2/2/2015 4:21:59 A.M. Central Standard Time,
jennifer.hanson@earthlink.net writes:</DIV>
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said. One piece of advice I wish I had heard/followed prior to starting
from the Mexicon border on April 1 was to visit a tanning booth a few times
before heading out. We suffered from the sun somewhat
needlessly.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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A Hanson<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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the Continental Divide Trail: One Woman’s Journey”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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[mailto:cdt-l-bounces@backcountry.net] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Scott
Williams<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, February 02, 2015 2:52 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Mary
Kwart<BR><B>Cc:</B> cdt-l@backcountry.net<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Cdt-l]
Getting in shape for the trail<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P>Hey Fireweed, I completely agree. Keeping in hiking shape is the
single most important thing I do to make my long summer hiking possible and
fun. Some folks do hit trail and get in shape over the first few weeks,
but sheer misery on the trail during that early period is the single most
important contributor to early drop out that I've seen on either the PCT
or the AT. The CDT seems to have a more seasoned crew starting and it's
less of a problem here, but train early and train hard and you'll toughen your
feet slowly over the preseason and strengthen your legs and there will be much
less pain when you actually find yourself walking day after day, week after
week with a pack on your back. It's just a lot more fun when you hit the
trail running and not hobbling.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P>Shroomer<o:p></o:p></P>
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