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> could be easily squeezed to 3 hours The fraction of the population that can sustain a 4 mph pace comfortably for three hours is probably small. That's a pre
by rootusrootus 5y ago
> could be easily squeezed to 3 hours
The fraction of the population that can sustain a 4 mph pace comfortably for three hours is probably small. That's a pretty good clip. 2.5 to 3 mph is much more realistic.
- phendrenad2 5y agoYes. I've been walking for a LONG time and 12 miles takes me about 4 hours. That's a lot of time out of your day, plus you likely won't have a lot of energy left for errands or whatever else needs to be done afterwards.
- wrycoder 5y agoAt that pace, you could leave San Francisco in March and arrive in Boston before the snow flys.
- mordechai9000 5y agoI'm a pretty fast hiker most of the time, and I find that my pace almost always works out to 2 mph once I figure in breaks and miscellaneous stops or delays. Like fishing out sunglasses, taking bio breaks, removing or adding layers, or enjoying the view for a few minutes. (Granted we're not necessarily talking about hiking.)
- rootusrootus 5y agoOn an unrelated note, this is the one detail that always bothered me about the Long Walk. It doesn't seem plausible. 2 mph I could believe.