Speed attempt May 2010-Nobo

[galilee prophet]

Flying from Israel to the US appx 4-5-09 and planning to get started at 7-5-09/Nobo.
Planning for anything less than 70 days.
Training real hard already and getting the right equipment as well.
Question:
Wherever is written "Outfitter"...do they offer:
Lyophilized food
first aid like "real skin or second skin" for battered toes
athletes powders like gels,carbohydrates and whey protein

or should I pack from back home over there?

Thanks for the info

[galilee prophet]

Sorry, I meant 2010 and not 2009

[rhjanes]

If you have specific brands, then you probably should mail-drop them.
Unsupported? Then mail drop.
Supported? Maybe your support team would have time to shop about. REI and Cabella's, Dicks are large "outfitters" that are chains and would carry close to the same brands from one store to the next. But there are independent outfitters that might or might not have what you want.
Hence you might want to mail drop.
Also, shop about online and see if you can find them here and save international shipping also.

[CowHead]

if it's special for you mail drops would be the key sometimes the only thing you have for blister toes and such is good old duct tape

[thelowend]

hahaha, galilee prophet....hubris much? besta luck tho..

[Mags]

Do you have a website or online journal by anychance?

As mentioned in another thread, one of my closest friends is from Israel in addition to being an avid hiker and would love to follow your progress.

[SamXp]

Do you have a website or online journal by anychance?

As mentioned in another thread, one of my closest friends is from Israel in addition to being an avid hiker and would love to follow your progress.

http://www.trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?id=308189

[Mags]

http://www.trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?id=308189

Much obliged!

[The Solemates]

as far as i can tell from his journal, he is only averaging about 27 miles a day. better step it up!

[jersey joe]

Nice, I didn't realize he was posting on trailjournals.com

[hellomolly]

A journal entry said he is only eating 1,500 cals a day.... how is that possible?

[jersey joe]

A journal entry said he is only eating 1,500 cals a day.... how is that possible?

He is working off his fat stores...each pound is roughly 3600 calories. This can only be sustained for so long though.

[Tin Man]

A journal entry said he is only eating 1,500 cals a day.... how is that possible?

maybe he is using the metric system...

[JJJ]

That was my question molly, but he said had felt that much hunger while he's hiking.
That may change as his fat reserve dwindles.
Hopefully he'll make use of some of the little stores along the way like Adkins and Bland to fill the gap.
So far I think he's just been eating out of his pack unless the food is right on the trail.

[SamXp]

Sounds like he's still not eating..

Today again, I walked all day on an empty stomach. I ran out of food yesterday afternoon. Dinner for example consisted of 2 liters of Ginger Ale- at least it had some sugar- from a bottle someone left for thru-hikers, I guess. Today I had a tiny bag of peanuts, four carbohydrate gels and two salt bags. I know that I do not carry enough food for what I do and what I need to consume Everyday I burn about 7,000 calories and on average eat about 2,000. I can see it on myself. Everything is falling off me. Food is my major problem. I do not dare like the others to go into towns close to the trail because I do not have a clue where I am when I am hiking and I am sure I will miss my way back to the trail. In addition, I admit that I have had some bad luck, at Nantahala; I arrived after everything was closed, at Fontana Dam, I arrived on that one day the kiosk was closed and at Pearisburg the market that I knew to be close to the trail, has gone out of business! Tomorrow I will stock up at the grocery store nearby after I pick up my package from the local outfitter. He was not open today so it did not matter that I came in late.

[Blissful]

Good way to wreck your body.

[SamXp]

Good way to wreck your body.

Hope he starts taking it seriously. He's not much past 1/3 of the way.

[hellomolly]

Hope he starts taking it seriously. He's not much past 1/3 of the way.

I think he will have to start taking it seriously. I doubt his body will tolerate it for much longer...

[A-Train]

Wish him luck and it seems he is enjoying his trip, which is the most important thing.

3 Things that stuck out at me for someone trying to break "a record":

His pack seems very heavy, around 40lbs and he mentioned carrying a GPS.

Not eating nearly enough food

Has never hiked the AT before. You will lose time resupplying and being familiar with trail.

It's unfortunate some internet coward has resorted to anti-semitic comments on his guestbook. Sad stuff

[max patch]

Hope he starts taking it seriously. He's not much past 1/3 of the way.

He IS "taking it seriously". While it looks very doubtful that he will set the record -- hes averaging close to 30 miles per day and is going to need to average close to 40 miles a day the rest of way to do so -- he is moving at the best of his ability. Sad that some feel the need to criticize. I applaud his effort.