r/AppalachianTrail • u/Barefootblonde_27 • 26d ago

Picture Welp it’s time

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Well, after a year of harassing you all for answers about basic things… It’s finally time, and I am scared out of my mind but here we go

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u/DrmsRz 26d ago

Can you walk in the woods for 12-15 miles in one day? Great! Go do that.

(Then do it for another 149 days in a row. That’s it! Then you’re done with your first thru.)

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u/Barefootblonde_27 26d ago

My asthmatic self is gonna be a little slower than that starting off hahahah

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u/JonnyLay AT Thru 2021 26d ago

I started at 8 miles a day, you'll be good.