assume or not to assume?

[Scythe13]

(17 September 2013, 09:38)bigpaul Wrote:

(16 September 2013, 21:44)Geordie_Rob Wrote: Regarding how far people can walk.

Myself & some mates done a 100km charity walk a couple of months back in the hills & we done that in just over 22hrs. That included plenty rests. Me & 2 of my mates had done loads of training leading up to it. My other mate done virtually no training. While we all felt it by the end, we still all completed it (granted we had a lot of supplies - high calorie food & plenty water). And that was only for a few quid for charity. I imagine if our lives depended on it, we could've gone a lot further & a lot longer.

My point is, don't underestimate how far some people can walk

young, fairly fit men doing it for charity, carrying nothing, probably in reasonable weather is one thing, now add in carrying pretty much everything you own on your back, wet weather, possibly winter, with young children or old people, you'll be travelling at the pace of the SLOWEST person, now recalculate your miles per hour...day after day after day!!!

I get what you're saying mate. I largely agree. But let's just play one little scenario out.

There are a group of 20-30 people travelling together. Very possible, e.g. parents whose kids school together. Rugby team and their families. Gym mates and their families. The who is not important. They all set off down a road together. As they travel, a group of 8 are told to scout ahead and see what's there. Suddenly you potentially have a group of guys, young, fit, and ready to fight, adrenalin pumped, moving in on you. The remaining 12-22 could just meander along until they reach you, hours later.

By looking at worse case scenarios, it makes you more prepared incase they do happen.