Long Walking
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 2:06 pm
Lani,
I'm planning a 7,100 mile hike in a few years. The walk has a one year time limit to complete, which means I'll have to average about 20 miles a day. The kicker is it's a biathlon, and I'll also ride a bicycle 7,100 miles in the same year. I'm 60 now, in good shape and generally walk from 10 to 12 miles a day and sometimes up to 20 miles. I am cutting back to about 8 miles a day for a couple weeks due to a very minor knee problem. Are you familiar with any research on long distance walking? I'm especially interested in old books from about 1870 to about 1930 which was the time frame of the six-day walkers. I can't do any running as I'm missing a disc in my back, and I'm concerned about impact problems. It has been 25 years since it disappeared on its own, and I haven't had any pain in over 20 years.
I'm not too concerned about the bicycle portion as 20 miles a day isn't that much if done at an easy pace.
Thanks,
Gershon
I'm planning a 7,100 mile hike in a few years. The walk has a one year time limit to complete, which means I'll have to average about 20 miles a day. The kicker is it's a biathlon, and I'll also ride a bicycle 7,100 miles in the same year. I'm 60 now, in good shape and generally walk from 10 to 12 miles a day and sometimes up to 20 miles. I am cutting back to about 8 miles a day for a couple weeks due to a very minor knee problem. Are you familiar with any research on long distance walking? I'm especially interested in old books from about 1870 to about 1930 which was the time frame of the six-day walkers. I can't do any running as I'm missing a disc in my back, and I'm concerned about impact problems. It has been 25 years since it disappeared on its own, and I haven't had any pain in over 20 years.
I'm not too concerned about the bicycle portion as 20 miles a day isn't that much if done at an easy pace.
Thanks,
Gershon