“You don’t have to worry about ‘oh do i have to train for a tour’… your body is amazing, it’ll adjust, it’ll figure it out, just keep going. Don’t think: am I a certain weight, a certain height. Just be able to do at least 60 miles in one day, even if it takes you 12-16 hours to finish.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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