Thread: Running Out of Time

I had a stark reminder of this last week.
I used to laugh that the times put beside track markers were worked out by pushing granny in a wheel chair.
Well I was reminded of my encroaching decrepitude last week when I took on the pudding hill track in molesworth. 2 hours it said, and two hours it took me plus about 2 l of water. Then 2 hours back down.
I won't say how long the Mt auregard walk took after that, but the signs estimate was a bit off and not in a good way.
So now I've slowed to DOC signpost speed you just have to keep going at your own pace and bugger the signs.

Originally Posted by Marty Henry

I had a stark reminder of this last week.
I used to laugh that the times put beside track markers were worked out by pushing granny in a wheel chair.
Well I was reminded of my encroaching decrepitude last week when I took on the pudding hill track in molesworth. 2 hours it said, and two hours it took me plus about 2 l of water. Then 2 hours back down.
I won't say how long the Mt auregard walk took after that, but the signs estimate was a bit off and not in a good way.
So now I've slowed to DOC signpost speed you just have to keep going at your own pace and bugger the signs.

Greetings Marty Henry,
I would have pretty well made the Kiwi Saddle Hut in my younger and fitter days in the time I took today to get halfway up the first hill. Plenty of room for improvement.
Grandpamac.

Still a good early effort in your new efforts @grandpamac, Slowly ,Slowly Catch A Monkey One thing l have learnt through guiding people of all ages & fitness levels is most are unaware how important keeping properly dehydrated with some added electrolytes is & drinking before you feel thirsty ,this also helps with muscle/body recovery.People forget when you are huffing & puffing you are expelling moisture at a great rate & dehydrating your body through your mouth, on top of the effort taken raising a sweat , l also recommend a Banana to snack on or good dehydrated trail mix etc to keep reserves up .Also as your block laps get a bit easier adding a little bit of extra carried weight over time will help 10X in the long run building up reserves .Good on ya havin a crack .