Thanks for the video Matt, I've been loving your stuff. Super informative. I'm doing a 108-mile section of the NCT in Michigan this year, though not a racing pace like the Allegheny 100 (I'll be more like 84 hours, and the elevation gain is also laughably less than the A100). Still, I think your 100 kcal/mile makes sense. That would put me at 10,800 calories, or just over 3,000 kcal/day, which is about what my expenditure is during training. Your recent gear video for the A100 is also super helpful. Do you have all of this info on LighterPack that you'd be willing to share?
@Jhollowed25 Thank you so much. I really appreciate that and am happy you've been enjoying my content. That is awesome! I hope you have a great hike on the NCT this year. The important thing is to get out there and have fun, more than anything else 🙂. Though my hike might be a little different with the A100, I'm still planning to hike at a 2.8 - 3 mph pace on average so it'll be more just hiking with a cutoff time. I've found the 100 cal/1 mi to help, but many other variables can influence the amount burned each day. I also like to look at things like terrain, conditions, pack weight, body weight, location, elevation, past experiences. Smartwatch metrics can be somewhat helpful too. I don't have a Lighterpack unfortunately, sorry. I'm a big Excel spreadsheet guy so I use that for everything. I do have a write up of everything though which could be found here if interested: www.reachyoursummit.net/post/2024-allegheny-100-gear-list
Good luck
@jamesking9941 Thank you!
Was highly considering this event this year but did not attend. I think I will for 2025 though.
@scurvychef2 It's a great event! Maybe we'll cross paths out there next year.
Mushrooms aren’t ‘veggies’ - they’re fungi! Ha. In any case, good video and good luck on the race.
@RC-qf3mp Very true! 🙂 Thanks so much!
Thanks for the video Matt, I've been loving your stuff. Super informative. I'm doing a 108-mile section of the NCT in Michigan this year, though not a racing pace like the Allegheny 100 (I'll be more like 84 hours, and the elevation gain is also laughably less than the A100). Still, I think your 100 kcal/mile makes sense. That would put me at 10,800 calories, or just over 3,000 kcal/day, which is about what my expenditure is during training. Your recent gear video for the A100 is also super helpful. Do you have all of this info on LighterPack that you'd be willing to share?
@Jhollowed25 Thank you so much. I really appreciate that and am happy you've been enjoying my content. That is awesome! I hope you have a great hike on the NCT this year. The important thing is to get out there and have fun, more than anything else 🙂. Though my hike might be a little different with the A100, I'm still planning to hike at a 2.8 - 3 mph pace on average so it'll be more just hiking with a cutoff time. I've found the 100 cal/1 mi to help, but many other variables can influence the amount burned each day. I also like to look at things like terrain, conditions, pack weight, body weight, location, elevation, past experiences. Smartwatch metrics can be somewhat helpful too. I don't have a Lighterpack unfortunately, sorry. I'm a big Excel spreadsheet guy so I use that for everything. I do have a write up of everything though which could be found here if interested: www.reachyoursummit.net/post/2024-allegheny-100-gear-list