how to convince my marathon runner brother that hiking is diferrent?

[Lone Wolf]

Uh, tell us how you do.
Glad you're around to do it!

race starts in 9 hours. i'll let ya know

[Tinker]

I'll be biking 18 mi. to work tomorrow - I know, not the same thing, but I'm trying to stay ahead of the aging game . Hiking for 2 weeks in a little over a week (now how do you type in a dancing banana ???).

[Egads]

i'm running a 16 mile trail race this saturday. what's a reasonable finishing time?

I'd be happy with 3:30 on a trail

[Wilson]

Thinking 3.5hrs also

[Tinker]

race starts in 9 hours. i'll let ya know

So how did you do?

[JAK]

"It is not possible to step into the same river twice."

[Tinker]

"It is not possible to step into the same river twice."

Sure, what now, who?

[Lone Wolf]

i'm running a 16 mile trail race this saturday. what's a reasonable finishing time?

Uh, tell us how you do.
Glad you're around to do it!

race starts in 9 hours. i'll let ya know

So how did you do?

i finished in 3hrs. 18mins. WBs own Alligator did the 30 miler in 7hrs. 15mins. his first trail race. he kicked ass!

[Alligator]

i finished in 3hrs. 18mins. WBs own Alligator did the 30 miler in 7hrs. 15mins. his first trail race. he kicked ass!

Thanks Wolf, although this morning it feels like I got my ass kicked. Ouch!

[Alligator]

Great job yourself too Wolf. If I hadn't seen you post about the race, I wouldn't have thought to try it. Didn't know there were 30 mile races.

To Zammy, you might try to get your brother to try a trail run and then he would begin to see how the ups and downs are different than a marathon.

[Tinker]

i finished in 3hrs. 18mins. WBs own Alligator did the 30 miler in 7hrs. 15mins. his first trail race. he kicked ass!

Good times for both of you.
Wow! 'Gator - Excellent.
Now you've got me thinking - maybe next year.

[Lone Wolf]

Good times for both of you.
Wow! 'Gator - Excellent.
Now you've got me thinking - maybe next year.

c'mon down. it's a lot of fun. would be good to have a bunch of WBers running
http://sites.google.com/site/ironmountaintrailrun/Home

[dessertrat]

My stubborn marathon running brother wants to hike the trail , no need for training- he says.How do I convince him using technical info that it's not the same? not the same muscles, tendons, pressure, feet, toes? it must be almost professional advice, he's stubborn ...

He can acclimate to it while on the trail just like anyone else can.

[Spokes]

Different? Just take a look at some of the "body types" in the White Blaze gallery section. Amazing how some finish at all..................

[Lone Wolf]

Great job yourself too Wolf. If I hadn't seen you post about the race, I wouldn't have thought to try it. Didn't know there were 30 mile races.

just saw the results on facebook. you done good Albert Ligator

[Cookerhiker]

In 2006, I started a hike of the John Muir Trail but didn't finish. My hiking partner - a marathoner in his mid-50s - had never backpacked in his life. Not only did he finish, he hiked faster and stronger than lots of the young folks. Granted, the JMT is only 1/10 the length of the AT but after 200-some miles, you're either in shape or you're not.

You wanted "professional" advice and of course I can't give that - all I know is what I've observed. But basically agree with Lone Wolf - I don't think your brother needs to train at all. What he needs is good gear, read socks and footwear. As a runner, he's probably in-tune to when hot spots and blisters develop but he needs to pay attention.

[Alligator]

just saw the results on facebook. you done good Albert Ligator

Haha, maybe that guy (or some variation thereof) will run the Masochist next year.