[at-l] Your knee

[janl2@mindspring.com (Jan Leitschuh)]

Hi Shakeylegs,

I'm new-ish on the ATL list, two months-ish, and have enjoyed hearing
about your trek, as I am planning a thru-hike for 2003. How sad I was to
hear of your injury! I am so sorry, and yet yes, you are right, the
Trail will always be there.

I am doing section hikes in preparation for my thru, in no particular
order, just hitting Trail towns prior to festivals and killing two birds
with one stone (hike a week, then play in town). I decided I am going to
do TWO completions of the AT, one the thru-hike. 
After that, when I get nutty for the Trail, I'll just go out and fill in
sections I hadn't done. That way I'll always have a project on the back
burner. One thru-hike completion, one section hike completion...

You, now, you're already 500 miles toward such a "double" goal...

Just one question: as one who also has tricky knees, do you have any
insight into avoiding damage? I have joined a gym to strengthen the
muscles of the legs (and upper body, back and core, for that matter -
probably eyebrows and toenails too).
I guess what I'm asking (there for the grace of god go I...) is, what do
you know now you didn't know then?

Best,
Jan Leitschuh
(say "light" "shoe")
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