The Five Basic Principles of Going Lighter ~ Cam "Swami" Honan of OZ
I heard by rumor that's what Anish has done. If that's what Andrew or Heather do fine for them. I ain't pissing on the fly unless a Grizz is on my heels or a Boy Scout troop might catch me in the act of watering the trees. Farting while walking pushes me along faster.
If REI is accurate in stating 95% of our lives are spent indoors I'll be glad to simply see people walking at any pace outside...not from fridge to couch to the porcelain god to car to more food. Getting up from the couch to answer the door for a Dominoes delivery doesnt count. My deepest respect goes out to over weight folks walking to change it up, doing something to get fitter.
Manhattan city walkers can crank it out to about 3.5 - 5 MPH. Two giraffe Uncles used to stomp it out at 5 mph walking through NYC and Union City NJ. I remember having to keep up as a young teen. OMG their gate lengths and endurance were huge.
It's not slow walkers it's obese slow wanderers looking for another Cheese Factory or Wing Joint to get extra fat who stand in the middle of the sidewalk or aisle that can annoy me. Stay right pass left.
Blackheart
“Yeah, I got yur base right here pal”
For most people the difference in hiking speed is not that much. The variance in total distance covered per day is mostly a result of difference in time spent hiking, not speed.
Cardiac sustainability is also a key element which goes back to walking briskly as a daily routine. I too get impatient with the younger people that walk so slow with no purpose of getting anywhere fast.
Getting lost is a way to find yourself.
My gait over the years has changed, now it’s more of a chihuahua’s, short and fast. Constantly lapped by older lady mall walker seems to give them a boost of confidence...and I’m okay with that.
I have lost 60lbs since I started hiking and I am still fat, slow, and overweight. Totally happy to have the rest of y'all pass me up on the trail because at least I'm there!