[pct-l] what's the best 250 mile section?

[Gary Minetti]

Schroomer,

You are just a certified badass.

Over time and miles, I felt that 25-26 was my sweet spot.  Just a touch over 2 mph.  

I would have liked to have hiked more with folks like The Donald, Norm, Birdnut and BASA - however anything more than 25 and I was rushing, tripping more, etc.  I think I was the epitome of HYOH -  steady - very consistent, my pace.   

Four zero days.

All in all, a very successful first thru hike.  
Gman

On Feb 27, 2013, at 4:28 PM, Scott Williams wrote:

> Hey Dan and Gary,
> 
> I also turned 59 the year I thru hiked, 2010.  By Oregon we were consistently doing between 25 and 35 miles per day, mostly right around 30 or a mile or two over.  It kind of blew me away.  I never though I'd hit that kind of mileage on a day in, day out basis, yet your body just gets used to it.  I slept like a log and woke refreshed and ready to do it all again.  
> 
> When we got to Goat Rocks and beyond, the trail was tougher than OR and we did between 25 and 30 miles per day, usually around 28 or so, and then at the very end we slowed down considerably as we were getting to Canada too early and took some 12 mile days, which were delightful.
> 
> At my age, I think it was really important to start out slow and let the speed and miles build naturally.  By Oregon, you'll be flying!  
> 
> Shroomer
> 
> On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 11:22 AM, Gary Minetti <gary.minetti at gmail.com> wrote:
> I turned 59 on my first thru hike in 2012.  I was consistently doing 25-26 miles per day through N. Oregon and WA.
> 
> Gman
> 
> On Feb 26, 2013, at 12:48 PM, Daniel Zellman wrote:
> 
> > Shroomer,
> >
> > When you say you were "really hiking fast" when you got to the Cascades,
> > can you be a little more specific? Are you talking 20 miles/day? 25? Even
> > more?
> >
> > Anyone else care to weigh in here? I'd be interested to know what kind of
> > miles folks have found themselves clocking through northern Oregon and
> > Washington on their first thru-hike.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > -dz
> >
> > On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 2:19 PM, Scott Williams <baidarker at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> When we got to the Cascades, we were really hiking fast for the majority of
> >> it, but then found ourselves a day or two early for several rides set for
> >> us in Canada.  That forced us to slow down to 12 miles per day, for some
> >> really easy hikes.
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