(11 March 2012, 19:58)mikebratcher69 Wrote: Even the paras usualy only cover 20 miles or so before fighting with a full 120lb pack. and as I'm sure your aware these guys are fairly fit....
I used to go down to run the Beacons now and again at uni, and we used to see them running up the hills and jogging back down. I used to be able to run with them, but not with the same size kit. My kit was only about 30lbs.
In my first year at uni I was super-fit! My resting heart rate was a little below 50bpm (beats per minute), which is not far off Tour-De-France cyclist Lance Armstrong, whose was as low as 42bpm (that's nearly 20% better than mine, so it's actually still a HUGE difference haha).
I used to wake up and run an 8mile circuit every morning, with a small pack, then off to lectures after food and a shower, then after lectures, go to the gym or go swimming, then it would be time for a night out, dance all night long, then back to my room for some sexercise, or a small workout with dumbells that I used to have, then sleep. Wake up and repeat the process the next day! I look at it and am genuinely amazed that I used to be that fit!!!
(11 March 2012, 20:09)TOF Wrote: Being an old Fartess carrying a lifetime of injuries, I walk at a comfortable pace for a sensible time period. I don't think distance covered is of consequence.
I respectfully disagree.
If there is civil unrest, you'd want to get more than a couple of miles from a city centre. If, like BP, you live in a village, you'd need to get a couple of miles outside of the village, at least.
I'd say a good starting point would be 6 miles.
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