Inching

I was reading through "How to Stay Alive in the Woods by Bradford Angier."

This is an excerpt from a sub chapter titled 'Walking Out."

"Opinions naturally differ at least as often as do the viewpoints from which they are formed, but few will disagree that if we may have to cover a considerable distance, the pace to take is one we will be able to follow all day and still have a reserve of energy left over. We will be apt to end up wasting time if we attempt to press."

"Most of us find, too, that we can maintain better and therefore safer balance by keeping the feet pointed as nearly straight ahead as is comfortable, and that we are often able to pick up an additional inch or two per step this way, while coming up on the toes will so use these members as to afford both extra distance and impetus."

This is a book about how to survive in the wilderness with very little in the way of camp gear and food. Its a survivalists guide.

But I have to admit there is something about this very simple advice that is interesting to me.

By keeping your feet straight ahead, you gain an inch or two per step. Don't press but keep a steady and even pace.

Sounds like excellent life advice. Apply as needed.