[pct-l] Secrets of the trail?

[pfreiman at popmail.ucsd.edu (Paul Freiman/Vicki Cavataio)]

As I was reading Suge's diary he mentioned that 5:30 am was a very 
important time of the day....first rise.  One of the most valuable 
things I was ever taught in a leadership training course was to 
always try to have have the distance covered by noon.  So..... you 
can dally around camp and not get off until 10, then race to your 
next destination, OR you can get up at the crack and walk at a 
relaxed pace, knowing you will have adequate time for enjoying the 
day.  If you push your pace you will regret it (exhaustion, blisters, 
yadda yadda).
Capt Bivy