Personal metrics
Every software architect knows the importance of metrics. Real life is the same — you cannot improve what you cannot measure (if not improve, at least not slip down).
We know that brain and body are connected. The body oxygenates the brain. How do you know that it all works well together? You take blood tests. Another way you go out into the woods and check that your training is still up to par.
Here is my excuse to show you some great photos of a rucking I did this weekend.
I went to El Meliche in Andalucia. With 27Kg rucksack.
I started the route at 5:40, and by my second stop at 08:00 was on the highest altitude point (500m). There are multiple ascends and descends through altitudes in the range of 200–500 meters through the route
Especially since I decided to do some shortcuts, luckily, I always have protective gloves with me.
Descends are pretty steep, this is the price of getting down to a “river”.
It is far from the hardest track I have done recently. The average pace of 3.6 km/h indicates that too.
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My regular pace in this kind of load and hike is 1.8–2.1.
There are almost no people on the route, which is excellent.
But once again, I validated myself — what I am doing (training-wise, diet, concentration) is the right path. Find yourself an evaluation metric and every specified time execute it.
