Got told to slow down on the PCT and it made every mile easier

Last summer near Snoqualmie Pass, a thru-hiker I met said my pace was killing my footing and I'd end up injured by Oregon. I cut my daily miles from 25 to 18 for a week, and my knees and ankles stopped aching, plus I actually noticed the views. Anyone else had a similar push to slow down that worked out?

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vera51418d ago

Cutting miles is fine if you have the time, but most people have a window before work or weather shuts them down. Six weeks of 25 mile days gets you to Canada. Six weeks of 18 mile days gets you to... northern California, and now you're hitching or quitting. The knee ache might just be your body adapting to the load, and backing off delays that instead of fixing it. Plenty of hikers push through that rough patch and come out the other side stronger.

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