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I know a lot of people that swear by ellipticals, and I can definitely see how they can be good to train range of motion and rebuild muscles from injury. I'm 76 inches tall and I find that the 'range...

Texaco's blog was awesome, I followed him from day 2 all the way to Katadhin.

I am doubling his budget for my thru attempt but still planning on flying down the trail.

Gonna echo this, you'd be surprised how understanding some employers are about Leave of Absenses. Additionally if you're just a cog in a corporate wheel (like I am), HR loves spinning stuff like...

I definitely don't judge, I have a slew of expensive hobbies and this is just one of them. I can definitely understand the allure of treating yourself to nice 'fun' things regardless of what they are.

Jealous you're hitting the trail in 2017! I was trying to go for 2016, but financing issues came up now I'm tracking for 2018.

The Holiday hours I discovered recently that I get I'm going to use...

Sounds like you already have a diet that is working for you, keep going on that and maybe apply some of the suggestions you've found here.


Flat Treadmills and elliptical are your worst enemy,...

I can second this, there's no reason to waste battery when your hiking. I use a separate device for music/audio books .

I use a nickname from other facets of my life, I pulled 'Wiki' as a name in basic training after knowing all the answers to the US citizenship test when helping a fellow trainee study. Been using it...

I use a 22000mah Limefuel external brick battery. It's heavy but I never find myself without power for my devices which is important to me.

as for apps. Guthook for sure.

To answer OP's question I'm looking to follow the 1K a month model, though the truly daunting tasking is ensuring I have enough money saved up to cover all my bills while I'm hiking.

I've found...

Things like this are why people are always asking about carrying guns on the trail.

Agree with this, not that they re cut signs with every reroute, but this still gets the geewhiz factor without confusing anyone. Plus would continue the tradition of unintentionally humorous signs at...

I think those to Springer/Katadhin signs are really more for the geewhiz factor anyways.

I'll stick my 2 cents in here and echo what other folks have been saying, watching your consumption is defitiley a path to success. I started eating paleo just for dinner about 2 months ago with my...

I'd go with group. All it takes is one person that accidently steps of trail and then the lemming effect kicks in

How is everyone's finances for the hike coming? Any tricks folks had come up with? I currently have money coming off my checks getting sent to a bank account I don't have a card for and all that,...

My blog is up, but all that's contained there right now are AT Book reviews (as well as other book reviews) as I'm still in Afghanistan and haven't told my family about my intentions to hike yet....

Trail Name: Wiki
Direction: NOBO
Estimated Start Date: March 15-30th Time Frame
Approach Trail - Most likely not
Blog is here: http://www.going-big.com/ not much content yet...still in...

Late July and August I'm looking at doing the Presidential Traverse and Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway as shakedowns in NH.

If anyone wants to come along, the more the merrier.

Does anyone know when WhiteBlaze will post the Class of 2016 Subfourm? Will be nice to move our once counting into our own space.

Fellow vet here. Out in Afghanistan now, planning on finishing up my degree when I get home and hitting the trail in 2016.

Planning a 2016 NOBO attempt. Gathering gear now, no date picked yet.

Texaco,

I followed your Blog from zero day to the Northern Terminus, commented a couple times. It was an awesome read, on top of already having the desire to hike the AT it really got me inspired...