>>>     I recommend a 7-10 km route.
>
>> At school one time, they took us on a 5 mile walk. It took us over 8
>> hours to complete that. (5 miles is, what, 8 km?) I think this might be
>> a bit extreme.
>
>    It's not extreme at all. A walking speed of 5 km/h isn't even very fast.
> Making 7 km in 1 hour is not only possible even for a slightly less fit
> person (at least after a while), it's quite an optimal amount.

OK, well I guess there's only one way to find out.

>    You won't get fit by walking a quarter mile.

Well, that seems true enough...

>>> Start walking it at a relatively fast pace.
>
>> I always find that makes my shins hurt. (Which is odd, considering that
>> there's no muscle there...) Perhaps I'm doing it wrong.
>
>    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shin_splints
>
>    It can be alleviated with proper shoes and walking on proper terrain.
> Other than that, there's no easy solution, but usually it gets better
> when you get fitter.

OK.

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