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Author:
Tong
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Date Posted: 09:04:22 10/28/04 Thu
In reply to:
Chan Sik Wing
's message, "Re: Trailwalkers Gear Guide" on 13:09:43 10/27/04 Wed
Dear all,
Thanks for Ah Wing's advice.
I just want to share that mental preparedness is important to our success in completing the whole walk, apart from physical fitness and hardware preparation.
From my personal observation, many persons who could not complete a long walk were not because of their poor fitness, but over-confidence, thus resulting in lack of sufficient exercise and higher chance of injury (not applicable to our case this time).
Another major reason was that they would give up easily when there was any hurdle in their mind, e.g. "I can't go any further" and "I am exhausted". This reflected insufficient mental preparedness beforehand. At that very moment, though the team's support would be extremely important, e.g. encouragement and energy support by offering chocolate or energy gels, etc., it would be too late as there was no guarantee that such team support would change that guy's mindset at that moment.
So, advance planning and understanding among your teammates is necessary and important. If I have a goal that I should complete the walk successfully and cannot quit, I would prepare my mind by making all planning I can to meet that goal. For example, for personal planning, I'd study the route well in advance, so that I am prepared in mind how difficult it is for the next section when I have just finished one section. I'd make reference to the website referred by Ah Wing, and plan the volume of water and food to be carried for each section, especially for those 5-star, so as not to make myself exhausted too early. I'd know my own personal conditions like stomach sensitivity, and write down some do's and dont's for myself before the event and as a reminder during the event. I also make a checklist to see if my hardware preparation is good enough. For team planning, I'd suggest some sharing before the start of walk like "protecting yourself well, thus protecting your team and CityWalker". This might help from a perspective of team spirit. Moreover, I think everyone's reminder to others is good during each section, e.g. not to run too fast, the next session is 5-star, checking your water, having a coat for night walk, etc.
Be prepared with your mind.
For sharing, please.
Tong
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