Re: [Philmont] - Philmont conditioning

Hello Earl,

Thank you for your excellent points. The running is really for my son who
will be missing 2 weeks in his cross country training. But I'm scared to
death of mountain lions, so we'll only run (and 4 of the scouts will run
together) if conditions are absolutely safe. I checked your records and tip
my hat to you!

Ken Weir

----- Original Message -----
From: "Troop 764" <troop764@hotmail.com>
To: "Multiple recipients of list philmont" <philmont@troop47.com>
Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 12:23 AM
Subject: RE: [Philmont] - Philmont conditioning

> As an accomplished runner I can sympathize with your desire to run at
> Philmont. In 1998 I planned to run while on the trail, but soon realized
> that was a foolish idea. I also considered running in Base Camp, but I
never
> had any spare time. It also seemed selfish for me to be off running while
> the crew attended to more important matters. Doing things as a crew is
very
> important, and running may put your personal desires before that of the
> team.
>
> Here are some additional reasons I would strongly discourage you from
trying
> to run while on the trail.
>
> 1) Most trails are not conducive to running, and you might jeopardize
your
> trek by spraining an ankle. Think of the impact on your crew.
> 2) You will not have much time for running, and if you do, you should
spend
> that time recovering for the next day, not burning more energy.
> 3) Mountain lions' hunting instinct is triggered by running. Even with
two
> people running together, a hungry cat just might attack one of you.
> 4) No one should leave camp unless as a group of four or more.
> 5) If something happened to you while running, how would you get help?
You
> would have to leave one of you alone while the other person went for help.
> 6) If you are in good shape before going, the trek itself and the
altitude
> will allow you to maintain a high level of fitness. I speak from
experience
> on that.
>
> Take your running shoes, but use them as camp shoes. Forget about running
> and just enjoy your trek.
>
> YiS,
> Earl Owens
> Former professional runner, triathlete, and cyclist
> Current/former American record holder for 15k, 10mi, & 1 hour runs
> Two world record relay teams
> Two time Ironman Triathlon World Championship finisher
>
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2004 23:24:04 -0400
> From: "Ken Weir" <kaweir@stny.rr.com>
> Subject: Philmont conditioning
>
> My son and I are both runners--he is on a cross country team and I will be
> running a marathon in the fall. We'd like to try to fit in some high
> altitude 'training' at Philmont. Since I have never been to Philmont I
> don't know what the logistics are, i.e. when and where we could fit in
runs
> of 4-6 miles (30-50 minutes). I would suspect we could run in a time slot
> before or after the afternoon program. The course would need to be on a
> well traveled 'path'. Has anyone tried this? Any opinions on the
> possibility?
>
> Thanks,
> Ken Weir
> Troop 236
>
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