Lessons Learnt in the Alps

I'd set off from Tharwa with no real training plan, no performance tracker, and certainly no intention of breaking any records. But somewhere between the quiet ACT ridgelines and the long solo days in the NSW wilderness, I started pushing harder. I was hiking 38 to 50 km days through the opening sections of the Australian Alps Walking Track (AAWT), and I realized I was moving fast. 

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