Originally Posted by
Pedaling Fool
I somewhat answered it in your other thread, copied below:
However, to answer your more specific question: "How could I have trained better for this?"
One important thing needs to be known. How was your general fitness prior to your training for this endeavor?
The reason that is important is because the more active a lifestyle the better off you are; however, if you've lived a somewhat sedentary lifestyle than the preparations for completing this goal will take more time. It takes a lot of time and patience to build up a strong frame and if you try and hurry that process, especially at your age, you will eventually injure yourself.
Bottom line: Developing a strong frame (you already have the cardio conditioning to do it) takes time and patience. Furthermore, if you keep working yourself to injury, like you did on this last attempt the longer it may take you to get to that goal.
You're much better off doing consistently shorter hikes than these once-in-awhile record setting hikes.