tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post8242125358401708846..comments2023-12-28T21:22:10.935-07:00Comments on Jill Outside: Italy, day sevenJill Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-31173731574035573072011-10-16T11:53:40.185-06:002011-10-16T11:53:40.185-06:00It may well have been he thought the poles were fo...It may well have been he thought the poles were forgotten and that he took them with him to leave them in the village or the hut. So I wouldn't be to judgemental.Jannekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14070292891757893570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-18646017372724774962011-09-18T12:57:20.065-06:002011-09-18T12:57:20.065-06:00Mary,
The winner of the TDG finished in about 80 ...Mary,<br /><br />The winner of the TDG finished in about 80 hours, for an average of less than 2.5 miles per hour — hiking pace. Even factoring in average stops, the top guy probably maintained a moving speed slower than 15-minute miles, among a strong field of 500 people. So, yes, the TDG is a trekking race, not a trail run in the traditional sense. <br /><br />I will say that I have never encountered trails quite like this anywhere in North America. They're old, eroded, boulder-strewn and cut directly up these huge mountains. They even make the established routes in Alaska's Chugach Mountains look comparably flat and mellow. To an average to beginning runner like myself, the TDG trails are almost entirely unrunnable, whether I'm traveling five miles or 200. Even the best technical runners would likely have a hard time holding on for 200 miles. It's definitely a race that favors strong hikers with good endurance and better knees.Jill Homerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-4434594244098292172011-09-18T10:39:35.625-06:002011-09-18T10:39:35.625-06:00Bummer about the poles. You can replace them thou...Bummer about the poles. You can replace them though. The hike sounds interesting. I would have likely cried.Dannihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02201053516148787578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-24861264487334185432011-09-18T09:13:37.856-06:002011-09-18T09:13:37.856-06:00Thieves suck.
Question, so is this race really a p...Thieves suck.<br />Question, so is this race really a power hike and not a run? I have tried to "run" with poles but it slows me down. <br /><br />Also, I learned long ago not to compare myself to anyone! Beat's feats(hee hee) are his, you are awesome even if you climb a peak or don't....Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11166776565191771729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-13249409763721864722011-09-18T09:11:27.823-06:002011-09-18T09:11:27.823-06:00Great pics as usual, would love to be down there t...Great pics as usual, would love to be down there too but at least now I am back in Europe it's not so far away.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17954396097856635756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-78726084252856555832011-09-18T08:17:44.101-06:002011-09-18T08:17:44.101-06:00Bravo pour votre volonté et tous nos encouragement...Bravo pour votre volonté et tous nos encouragements. <br />... pas de bons souhaits à celui qui a fauché vos bâtons.<br />Bonne séjour en Europe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com