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Misery! - Continuing Adventures of the Hiking Historian
This afternoon, I climbed Mt. Misery in Valley Forge. It was 1:15 PM
when I left the Neilmobile at Washington's Headquarters, and I staggered back to my car at 3:30. During that time, I hiked up the side of Misery, arriving at the top by a little after 2:30. The trail was extremely rocky; last night, online, I stumbled across a description of Pennsylvania trails as "where boots go to die", and I now know the truth of that saying. While at the summit, I hiked a little bit along the Horseshoe Trail, and signed the trail register. I'm estimating that I walked about four miles today, much of it climbing. I still have a lot to learn about hiking. I didn't bring enough water, for one. Also, I was far too heavily dressed for the unseasonably warm weather. Halfway up the side of Misery I stopped and removed my jacket and shirt. Fortunately, underneath I was wearing a T-shirt. So in addition to the beauties of nature, other hikers got to see the spectacle of a fat middle aged man with the phrase "I am the kid your parents warned you about" printed on his chest. To see some of the Horseshoe Trail and other trails on Mt. Misery, visit this site: http://curiousgawker.blogspot.com/20...hoe-trail.html Neil 385/276/220 |
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Misery! - Continuing Adventures of the Hiking Historian
Sounds like a great hike. You weren't the only one who over dressed for the
weather today. Eight of us did the Sunday morning breakfast ride and we were stopping every few miles to shed a piece of clothing. Everyone had their pockets stuffed with clothing by the time we finished the ride. I guess I can't complain as this is great weather for December. Beverly The Historian wrote: This afternoon, I climbed Mt. Misery in Valley Forge. It was 1:15 PM when I left the Neilmobile at Washington's Headquarters, and I staggered back to my car at 3:30. During that time, I hiked up the side of Misery, arriving at the top by a little after 2:30. The trail was extremely rocky; last night, online, I stumbled across a description of Pennsylvania trails as "where boots go to die", and I now know the truth of that saying. While at the summit, I hiked a little bit along the Horseshoe Trail, and signed the trail register. I'm estimating that I walked about four miles today, much of it climbing. I still have a lot to learn about hiking. I didn't bring enough water, for one. Also, I was far too heavily dressed for the unseasonably warm weather. Halfway up the side of Misery I stopped and removed my jacket and shirt. Fortunately, underneath I was wearing a T-shirt. So in addition to the beauties of nature, other hikers got to see the spectacle of a fat middle aged man with the phrase "I am the kid your parents warned you about" printed on his chest. To see some of the Horseshoe Trail and other trails on Mt. Misery, visit this site: http://curiousgawker.blogspot.com/20...hoe-trail.html Neil 385/276/220 |
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Misery! - Continuing Adventures of the Hiking Historian
The Historian wrote: This afternoon, I climbed Mt. Misery in Valley Forge. It was 1:15 PM when I left the Neilmobile at Washington's Headquarters, and I staggered back to my car at 3:30. During that time, I hiked up the side of Misery, arriving at the top by a little after 2:30. The trail was extremely rocky; last night, online, I stumbled across a description of Pennsylvania trails as "where boots go to die", and I now know the truth of that saying. While at the summit, I hiked a little bit along the Horseshoe Trail, and signed the trail register. I'm estimating that I walked about four miles today, much of it climbing. I still have a lot to learn about hiking. I didn't bring enough water, for one. Also, I was far too heavily dressed for the unseasonably warm weather. Halfway up the side of Misery I stopped and removed my jacket and shirt. Fortunately, underneath I was wearing a T-shirt. So in addition to the beauties of nature, other hikers got to see the spectacle of a fat middle aged man with the phrase "I am the kid your parents warned you about" printed on his chest. To see some of the Horseshoe Trail and other trails on Mt. Misery, visit this site: http://curiousgawker.blogspot.com/20...hoe-trail.html Neil 385/276/220 While I have your attention, folks, I have a Fitday question. Are the suggestions for calories burned considered accurate, or excessively high? Fitday suggests I burned a thousand calories in my two hours or so of hiking. Even with all the climbing, that seems high. Oh, and any advice on sore quads? :-) Neil 385/276/220 |
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Misery! - Continuing Adventures of the Hiking Historian
The Historian wrote: While I have your attention, folks, I have a Fitday question. Are the suggestions for calories burned considered accurate, or excessively high? Fitday suggests I burned a thousand calories in my two hours or so of hiking. Even with all the climbing, that seems high. Oh, and any advice on sore quads? :-) Neil 385/276/220 Have you compared the Fitday numbers with www.caloriesperhour.com ? I've only compared cycling calories and they are very close between the two sites. Sorry - no advice for the sore quads except a day or two of rest and then try it again! Gentle exercise of the sore muscles often helps me. Beverly |
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Misery! - Continuing Adventures of the Hiking Historian
"The Historian" wrote in message ps.com... The Historian wrote: This afternoon, I climbed Mt. Misery in Valley Forge. It was 1:15 PM when I left the Neilmobile at Washington's Headquarters, and I staggered back to my car at 3:30. During that time, I hiked up the side of Misery, arriving at the top by a little after 2:30. The trail was extremely rocky; last night, online, I stumbled across a description of Pennsylvania trails as "where boots go to die", and I now know the truth of that saying. While at the summit, I hiked a little bit along the Horseshoe Trail, and signed the trail register. I'm estimating that I walked about four miles today, much of it climbing. I still have a lot to learn about hiking. I didn't bring enough water, for one. Also, I was far too heavily dressed for the unseasonably warm weather. Halfway up the side of Misery I stopped and removed my jacket and shirt. Fortunately, underneath I was wearing a T-shirt. So in addition to the beauties of nature, other hikers got to see the spectacle of a fat middle aged man with the phrase "I am the kid your parents warned you about" printed on his chest. To see some of the Horseshoe Trail and other trails on Mt. Misery, visit this site: http://curiousgawker.blogspot.com/20...hoe-trail.html Neil 385/276/220 While I have your attention, folks, I have a Fitday question. Are the suggestions for calories burned considered accurate, or excessively high? Fitday suggests I burned a thousand calories in my two hours or so of hiking. Even with all the climbing, that seems high. Oh, and any advice on sore quads? :-) Neil 385/276/220 Okay I'd say. With my HRM I earn about 500 cals per hour for running on the flat and I'm almost half your size so 1000 cals for 2 hours and I'm almost half your size . And you were up and down hills although not running so sounds reasonable. -- Rachael 176/116/119 www.justgiving.com/rachaelslondonmarathon |
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Misery! - Continuing Adventures of the Hiking Historian
"Rachael Reynolds" wrote in message ... "The Historian" wrote in message ps.com... The Historian wrote: This afternoon, I climbed Mt. Misery in Valley Forge. It was 1:15 PM when I left the Neilmobile at Washington's Headquarters, and I staggered back to my car at 3:30. During that time, I hiked up the side of Misery, arriving at the top by a little after 2:30. The trail was extremely rocky; last night, online, I stumbled across a description of Pennsylvania trails as "where boots go to die", and I now know the truth of that saying. While at the summit, I hiked a little bit along the Horseshoe Trail, and signed the trail register. I'm estimating that I walked about four miles today, much of it climbing. I still have a lot to learn about hiking. I didn't bring enough water, for one. Also, I was far too heavily dressed for the unseasonably warm weather. Halfway up the side of Misery I stopped and removed my jacket and shirt. Fortunately, underneath I was wearing a T-shirt. So in addition to the beauties of nature, other hikers got to see the spectacle of a fat middle aged man with the phrase "I am the kid your parents warned you about" printed on his chest. To see some of the Horseshoe Trail and other trails on Mt. Misery, visit this site: http://curiousgawker.blogspot.com/20...hoe-trail.html Neil 385/276/220 While I have your attention, folks, I have a Fitday question. Are the suggestions for calories burned considered accurate, or excessively high? Fitday suggests I burned a thousand calories in my two hours or so of hiking. Even with all the climbing, that seems high. Oh, and any advice on sore quads? :-) Neil 385/276/220 PS Love the t-shirt! |
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Misery! - Continuing Adventures of the Hiking Historian
The Historian wrote:
The Historian wrote: This afternoon, I climbed Mt. Misery in Valley Forge. It was 1:15 PM when I left the Neilmobile at Washington's Headquarters, and I staggered back to my car at 3:30. During that time, I hiked up the side of Misery, arriving at the top by a little after 2:30. The trail was extremely rocky; last night, online, I stumbled across a description of Pennsylvania trails as "where boots go to die", and I now know the truth of that saying. While at the summit, I hiked a little bit along the Horseshoe Trail, and signed the trail register. I'm estimating that I walked about four miles today, much of it climbing. I still have a lot to learn about hiking. I didn't bring enough water, for one. Also, I was far too heavily dressed for the unseasonably warm weather. Halfway up the side of Misery I stopped and removed my jacket and shirt. Fortunately, underneath I was wearing a T-shirt. So in addition to the beauties of nature, other hikers got to see the spectacle of a fat middle aged man with the phrase "I am the kid your parents warned you about" printed on his chest. To see some of the Horseshoe Trail and other trails on Mt. Misery, visit this site: http://curiousgawker.blogspot.com/20...hoe-trail.html Neil 385/276/220 While I have your attention, folks, I have a Fitday question. Are the suggestions for calories burned considered accurate, or excessively high? Fitday suggests I burned a thousand calories in my two hours or so of hiking. Even with all the climbing, that seems high. Oh, and any advice on sore quads? :-) Neil 385/276/220 Walking on the flat is said to be 100 cals per mile time weight/140 lb. So you are 150 cal/mile on flat, and you did 4 miles. that would be 600 cal even on the flat. And this was considerably harder than that. so 1000 is quite plausible. -- Del Cecchi "This post is my own and doesn’t necessarily represent IBM’s positions, strategies or opinions.” |
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Misery! - Continuing Adventures of the Hiking Historian
Rachael Reynolds wrote: While I have your attention, folks, I have a Fitday question. Are the suggestions for calories burned considered accurate, or excessively high? Fitday suggests I burned a thousand calories in my two hours or so of hiking. Even with all the climbing, that seems high. Oh, and any advice on sore quads? :-) Neil 385/276/220 Okay I'd say. With my HRM I earn about 500 cals per hour for running on the flat and I'm almost half your size so 1000 cals for 2 hours and I'm almost half your size . And you were up and down hills although not running so sounds reasonable. It was all uphill. Even the downhill parts were uphill! :-) No wonder General Washington's troops were so unhappy. Neil 385/276/220 |
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Misery! - Continuing Adventures of the Hiking Historian
Rachael Reynolds wrote: I was far too heavily dressed for the unseasonably warm weather. Halfway up the side of Misery I stopped and removed my jacket and shirt. Fortunately, underneath I was wearing a T-shirt. So in addition to the beauties of nature, other hikers got to see the spectacle of a fat middle aged man with the phrase "I am the kid your parents warned you about" printed on his chest. PS Love the t-shirt! Thank you. It was an extra large! ONLY an extra large! Yes, I can wear an XL, folks! ( I don't look great in it, folks - I'm still far too 'lumpy' looking - but I can wear it without looking like I'm trying to fool everybody and only fooling myself.) Non-scale victory! Also, T-shirts with messages on them are not the style of the old Neil, even the teenaged old Neil. So the weight loss and sudden boost in activity could almost be described as a second childhood for me. Everything is new to me - hiking, with biking in the future; trips to places I've always wanted to go to, but lacked the stamina to visit. I may be 40, but I am still young. And soon, very soon, I will have a body that will keep pace with me. And yes, I am the kid - an old kid - your parents warned you about! Neil 385/276/220 |
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Misery! - Continuing Adventures of the Hiking Historian
Del Cecchi wrote: Walking on the flat is said to be 100 cals per mile time weight/140 lb. So you are 150 cal/mile on flat, and you did 4 miles. that would be 600 cal even on the flat. And this was considerably harder than that. so 1000 is quite plausible. -- Del Cecchi 100 cals per mile for walking is too high an estimate. I know I walk to work 1.25 miles every morning at 15 min miles and according to Fitday, I only burn 57 cals and I weigh more than 140 pounds. 100 cals per mile for running yes, walking, no. |
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