The 2013 GA-ME thru will be the first long hike of my 56 years. My plan is to take the trail one week at a time. I plan on making Sundays zero days, allowing my joints and muscle needed recovery time. Every Sunday I will look down the trail to what I believe is a reasonable amount of work to complete over the next six days, and where might be a nice place to spend my next Sunday. Please advise me of any strategies that you experienced hikers might want to share.