46 km a day

John Gilliland

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• Jul 2, 2019

• #1

And I think 30 k is a lot.

Scientists 'speechless' at Arctic fox's epic trek

A young fox has walked from Norway's Arctic islands to Canada in just 76 days.

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Vacajoe

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• Jul 2, 2019

• #2

And he danced the foxtrot the entire way! Some complaints about overcrowded dens and poorly marked trails, plus the pilgrim menu of mice and rabbits was a bit repetitive....

 

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• Jul 2, 2019

• #3

A Rottweiler would have eaten it on day one.

 

MikeyC

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• Jul 2, 2019

• #4

Did foxy travel with a pack?

 

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• Jul 2, 2019

• #5

Hi,
I keep reading on huge amounts of km per day...
I wonder why?...the message of the Camino comes not with speed but with reflection that only a paced walk can give...
I personally think 30 daily would be strenuous , a good 25 max would be best maximum.
How can you miss the beauty around you ,if you
just clock up the miles...

 

Bob from L.A. !

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• Jul 3, 2019

• #6

falcon269 said:

A Rottweiler would have eaten it on day one.

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I bet he'd Out "fox" the Rottweiler. (It's late, I'm tired and I couldn't resist LOL!)

 

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• Jul 6, 2019

• #7

This year the Western States 100 mile (161 km) race across the Sierra Nevada was won in a time of just over 14 hours. Figure St. Jean Pied de Port to Logrono in one long day. Eek!

 

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• Jul 6, 2019

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mikebet said:

This year the Western States 100 mile (161 km) race across the Sierra Nevada was won in a time of just over 14 hours. Figure St. Jean Pied de Port to Logrono in one long day. Eek!

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And as ‘they’ say where I live : J, M and J! Just fill in Holy Family names to get it. You should not need to google, really!

 

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• Jul 6, 2019

• #9

She went with the floe, so's to speak, not an option on the Camino!

>Figure St. Jean Pied de Port to Logrono in one long day. Eek!

I did Ourense to SdC in 13hrs, as an ultramarathon -- 114km, including going a bit wrong. Couldn't walk too well for the next 3 days or so though, so I think the vixen would have outpaced me after a couple of days!

 

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• Jul 6, 2019

• #10

Why did the young fox travel 46 km a day?
Because there was no room at the the albergue, so she had to carry on...
In time, it turned out there were no albergues to be had either....!

 

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• Jul 7, 2019

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CharlieWart said:

I think the vixen would have outpaced me after a couple of days!

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In your dreams. Some days she covered as much as 155km - at temperatures ranging from -9ºC to -15ºC (in March), catching her own food, dodging polar bears, and helping out falcon269's frozen Rottweiler, mind you.

 

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Hilarious

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• Jul 7, 2019

• #12

My old boss used to say - just because you can doesn’t mean you should! I might be able to do one 46 kms day but probably couldn’t walk the next day or the day after that.....