Month: March 2011

Hiked to my grandparents’ house and back today, which is a total of 7.2 miles.  Maintained an average speed of 3.9 mph during the hike.  The backs of my knees are a bit tight, but I’ve gone without ibuprofen so far, so I’m in pretty good shape overall.  If I can maintain 3.9 mph on… Continue reading Still training

Hiked 6 miles today, with a full pack.  I didn’t have much food in the pack, but I did have 3.5 liters of water, which is quite a bit more than I’ll be carrying at any point on the AT.  The pack weighed 25 pounds, so that should be pretty representative of the real upcoming… Continue reading Training

I borrowed my mom’s food scale and updated my gear list with precise weight figures.  Turns out most manufacturers have no idea what their product weighs, but as many were too high as too low, so the totals didn’t change much.  Looks like my pack will end up weighing between 15 and 30 pounds, depending… Continue reading Gear list updated