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Hiking and bicycling is what I did for conditioning prior to my two longest section hikes. In '90 since it was a spring departure, I did 2150 miles on a stationary bike in the months before the hike. That was also because I was recovering from a broken femur in spring of '89. But lots of weekend hiking in both cases. Eg., before the ~600 mile AT section in 2007, I section hiked the MA mid-state trail over a number of weekends.

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Quote from LIhikers: “Quote from rafe: “I don't think I'm picking nits here. Nobody is standing by with a stopwatch, that's true. But it must be done in one calendar year, so it is a timed event in that sense. If it takes more than a year, it's not really a thru hike at that point. Do you disagree? I'm aware that the certificate from ATC doesn't say thru-hiker or section hiker, it says something about 2000 miles. When ATC talks about thru-hiking, it is to describe the logistics of a typical 5 or…

Quote from AnotherKevin: “I have rather a phobia about gyms. (In my background, a gym is where your classmates beat you up while the teacher looks in in approval.) ” Ditto here, I hated gym class, always. The closest I ever got to a gym as an adult was martial arts classes, karate and Tae Kwon Do. I prefer my physical recreations mostly outdoors -- skiing, sailing, hiking, bicycling, that sort of thing.

I never got into night hiking much. I can see where it might work where the path is fairly level, easy to follow, and free of obstructions. A couple summers ago I ran out of daylight coming down off Camels Hump on the Long Trail. The trail was so gnarly I was probably moving at 1/4 mile per hour by headlamp. It was impossible. After about fifteen minutes of that, I found a place to pitch the tent and called it a night. In the morning I discovered I had made camp maybe 1/4 or 1/2 mile above the s…

Max, your argument hinges on the exceptions-to-the-rule and outliers. If you've defined the term thru-hiker to be whatever you want it to be or imagine it be, ignoring the more common usage, then there's no point discussing the matter any further.

Quote from Astro: “nt of da ” Quote from Astro: “Quote from rafe: “I don't think I'm picking nits here. Nobody is standing by with a stopwatch, that's true. But it must be done in one calendar year, so it is a timed event in that sense. If it takes more than a year, it's not really a thru hike at that point. Do you disagree? I'm aware that the certificate from ATC doesn't say thru-hiker or section hiker, it says something about 2000 miles. When ATC talks about thru-hiking, it is to describe the …

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I don't think I'm picking nits here. Nobody is standing by with a stopwatch, that's true. But it must be done in one calendar year, so it is a timed event in that sense. If it takes more than a year, it's not really a thru hike at that point. Do you disagree? I'm aware that the certificate from ATC doesn't say thru-hiker or section hiker, it says something about 2000 miles. When ATC talks about thru-hiking, it is to describe the logistics of a typical 5 or 6 month thru-hike -- direction is irrel…

Quote from max.patch: “thru hiking is not a timed event at all. ” How do you figure? At the outside, in one calendar year (or some such.) In reality, for most folks, something like five or six months. LASHing, on the other hand, is free-form.

Quote from Da Wolf: “for most thru-hikers it is ” Maybe why most of us here are LASHers and not thru hikers.

We appear to have at least one frozen pipe. Ugh. Hoping it doesn't turn into a disaster. Outside temp is up to 14F. I ran an extension cord and put a heater in the crawl space where the pipe runs. We'll see...

Quote from TrafficJam: “Quote from max.patch: “Quote from Astro: “Hi, those with a significant other, or interested in pursuing one, please don't forget what this Sunday is. ” yeah, a scam thot up by the florists, chocolatiers, restaurantiers, and greeting card companies to remove money from our wallets and into their till. but i'm wise to their ways. ” St. Valentine didn't eat chocolate or give his lover flowers...but he did get his head chopped off. Just sayin'. ” There's a zoo or aquarium tha…

Quote from Astro: “I am another slow hiker, so Astro definitely does not refer to my speed. But this summer by starting early, hiking late, staying out of towns, and never taking a zero, I was able to keep up with most of the younger thru hikers I was with for nearly 7 weeks. As matter of fact some had fallen behind me. ” A lesson I learned back in the day when I raced sailboats: you can win a regatta without ever taking first place in any one race. The key is consistency, avoiding mistakes, not…

Minus 10 Fahrenheit as I write this but the expected wind has not materialized, so it "feels like" minus ten.

Quote from WanderingStovie: “Quote from Astro: “Hi, those with a significant other, or interested in pursuing one, please don't forget what this Sunday is. ” Here's wishing everyone happy VD. ” Careful with the acronyms there, Stovie.

I'm terrapin. Slow and ugly. but beats the hare occasionally, if the hare gets lazy or complacent. There's also a GD connection. That's been my trailname since forever.

Quite mellow here still - temp around 25F, not much wind, and sun is shining. I guess the nasty stuff starts later? (Though I can see the wind picking up just a bit.)

Hurts my motor to go so slow...

I've spent long hours on youtube watching covers of Grateful Dead (Robert Hunter) and John Prine originals. I love seeing younguns playing that stuff. youtu.be/MHo1fNnXFVU