Thetrek iconThetrekSep 13, 2026

Day 13: Zeros are for Eating

It is really hard to carry enough calories to keep up with the workload of hiking. After two weeks, our fitness watches are registering a 10 mile day as a baseline activity, compared to overreaching as it did at the start of the hike.

Day 13: Zeros are for Eating

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It is really hard to carry enough calories to keep up with the workload of hiking.

After two weeks, our fitness watches are registering a 10 mile day as a baseline activity, compared to overreaching as it did at the start of the hike.

In fact, the same effort is utilizing fewer calories and stressing the body less in just two weeks.

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It is really hard to carry enough calories to keep up with the workload of hiking. After two weeks, our fitness watches are registering a 10 mile day as a baseline activity, compared to overreaching as it did at the start of the hike. In fact, the same effort is utilizing fewer calories and stressing the body less in just two weeks.

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Nonetheless, we are burning through 3000 to 5000 calories a day.

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