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A vigorous five-mile walk will do more good for an unhappy but otherwise healthy adult than all the medicine and psychology in the world. ~Paul Dudley White
Makes perfect sense, thanks for the explanation and to the person that pointed out it was him.
NoDoz
nobo 2018 March 10th - October 19th
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I'm just one too many mornings and 1,000 miles behind
He finished this morning, with a final time of 45 days, 4 hours, 27 minutes. This will be the SOBO record, once verified.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CxQqk5Bri9r
Agree with Lone Wolf that he's probably try again for the overall record.
Thanks for this update! I was at Abol Bridge the morning he started, and chatted with his support man Iceman who was waiting on him to run by at around 8 am. Also met another older AT Hiker and past Ultra Runner, whose son was helping to pace Kristian. It was great to see Iceman in this final pic!
"gbolt" on the Trail
I am Third
We are here to help one another along life's journey. Keep the Faith!
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Gbolt, I think we met on the AT in New York a few years ago. I was on a northbound section hike. Did you fall climbing over a rock on that stretch? I was with a friend named Hip-n-Hop, who has a really distinctive accent from rural Southside VA. You were mostly talking with him. My trail name is Slapshot.
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It does sound familiar, and I did fall backwards climbing a rock ledge right after the Lemon Squeezer. The ledge is no longer there, simply a smaller rock pile, half the height that it was. I fell on my butt and pack luckily, but it could have caused concussion symptoms. .
"gbolt" on the Trail
I am Third
We are here to help one another along life's journey. Keep the Faith!
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My guess would be that for someone in good enough shape to attempt an FKT, that getting the rugged parts of ME and NH over with while you’re relatively fresh would be easier, vs hitting them at the end when you’re somewhat spent.
For your general purpose thru hiker, that would work in reverse. I know for me it did on my SOBO; by the time I got off Moosilauke the combination of having my trail legs firmly established and the terrain smoothing out resulted in a dramatic increase in daily mileage.
A regular thru hiker rests the body more too, gets a full night’s sleep, nearoes and zeroes. Such that they are in peak shape at the end of the hike. Whereas the FKTer is probably in peak condition at the beginning, and sounds like they rest the bare minimum along the way.
Conjecture on my part since I’m not part of the FKT scene.
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Split off the latest posts regarding 2024 to a new thread.
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