Comments on: Running the Appalachian Trail Through the Smokies

By: Jo Lena

Jo Lena — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:49:29 +0000

Susan, I love your report on running the Smokies! It makes me wish I lived near the mountains. I definately know what you mean to wanting the peace and quiet of the forest and wishing you where the only people out there.

By: Susan

Susan — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 01:06:03 +0000

Rats, I knew it was a veery! I saw the typo when I was working on the post and forgot to fix it. Change made – thanks!

By: Susanruns100s

Susanruns100s — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:01:07 +0000

John, it was pretty light (I was happy to have the one extra chocolate bar…in case) but remember we weren’t going fast so weren’t burning as many calories. I’ve been doing races light for some time, just due to inattention, though I bump into my low calorie threshold more than I should. I really have more of a problem when I eat more than my stomach can easily digest on the run – my stomach steals all the energy from my muscles and I grind to a halt. Too much food, too little…it can be hard to find the happy medium.

By: John Taylor

John Taylor — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:43:27 +0000

That was a fun read from a talented writer. What an adventure! I was perplexed by the lack of calories in your equipment list- OMG, that would have been a weight loss adventure for me.

By: Martha Cutler

Martha Cutler — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:18:15 +0000

Susan

Doug says to tell you we are looking forward to seeing you at Mont Blanc.

I want to let you know that the bird you heard was a veery and not a vireo, and in case you hear something similar out west or up north, it might be a swainson’s thrush. The veery’s song spirals downwards and the song of the swainson’s thrush spirals upwards. You can hear recordings of the songs at
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/search

By: Susan

Susan — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 03:58:15 +0000

Phil,

I use a Nikon Coolpix S630 – longest telephoto setting in a compact camera I can carry during a race. I’m actually on my second one and looked around before I bought the second but still replaced the first with the same one.

Susan

By: Phil Min

Phil Min — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:21:33 +0000

Susan, what kind of camera are you using to get such great photos?

By: Susanruns100s

Susanruns100s — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:02:16 +0000

We’re headed there this weekend with my sister for some low-key hiking. Got to get there as much as I can while the weather’s good. It’s tough to do anything up high in the winter when there’s ice. I hope you have a wonderful time there!

By: Scott Mark

Scott Mark — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:14:29 +0000

How cool! We will be down in the Smokies in August, now I can’t wait. What an adventure for you two.

By: Susanruns100s

Susanruns100s — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 03:00:56 +0000

Tom, the secret may just have been doing it without thinking too much about it. Luckily, that worked for us!