I'm preparing for an endurance test too. And I'm wondering if I'll be ready by the first week in September. It is a 75 km (50 mi) backpacking trip. Last weekend we hiked 7 kms on rough trail, camped over night then hiked back to the car. Seven km was exhausting. On the trip we will have to do 13 to 15 kms per day! Next week we are going to do another over-nighter with 13 kms each day.

We are registered for the September trip. The longer I wait to pull out, the less refund I get, but the $$$ are not the issue. If we can get up to doing 15 km days, back to back, I'll be ready. We won't be setting any records but at age 59, I'm not trying to. It will be guts, determination, and necessity after we start. There is no turning back.

So keep us posted on your training progress. It will give me inspiration.