50 miles in one day?

This morning I received an email from Africa. It was from my friend Angel who is traveling with her friend Michel to Africa and France.

The email said "He also wants to know if you'd be interested in a one day 50-mile hike from DC to Harper's Ferry that he does in May. He says it's lovely."

Fifty miles one day?

I did the math. At 3 mph it's about 16 hours. I think that I could do. But for 16 hours? At 4 mph it's 13 hours. That would be a lot harder. It's in the Blue Ridge mountains. Would we cross or follow the mountains. Crossing mountains will certainly make me slower. And no time for distractions like photographs.

An additional consideration. Those times are without bathroom or food stops. I never used the bathrooms much at the 3-day or Avon walks. What I drank I sweated off. I guess you carry granola or power bars and maybe fruit?

And blisters? My feet were so sore after the 3-Day. And I could barely walk over the finish line after the second Avon.

I don't think I can do it, which, I guess is the reason why I want to do it. I'm becoming obsessed with the idea. I want to write back "hell yes".

Am I crazy?

Crazy enough to write the trainers from my program to see how to train.

I borrowed the photo from http://kayedacus.com/2009/07/31/fun-friday-places-id-like-to-revisit/