Quantitative Recap of Mercury's 2020 transit of the AT

WEEK          WHERE                              MILESa    MPDa    PACEa    TIMEa   SLEEPa#1 7/7-13     Springer to Erwin, TN    342.7        48.9      2.7mph  18:06      4 hours#2 7/14-20   Erwin, TN to VA621        344.1        49.1       2.8           18:00     4 hours#3 7/21-27   VA621 to VA602               281.8        40.2        2.4           16:10     6 hours#5 8/4-10     PA191 to Notch Rd.        302.5        43.2        2.5           17:50     5 hours#6 8/11-17   N Rd. - Crawford Notch 256.3        36.6       2.2           15.55     6 hours#7 8/18-24   Crawford Notch-ME15   270.9       38.7        2.2           15:15      6.5 hours

Eight 20+ hour days: 21:50; 21:14; 20:50 (2); 20:15 (2); 20:00 (2)Five 19+ hour days: 19:53; 19:50; 19:30; 19:23; 19:00Eleven 18+ hour days: 18:55 (3); 18:45 (2); 18:35; 18:33; 18:33; 18:30; 18:20: 18:13; 18:0624 days of the 51 full days were over 18 hours of walking each daySix 17+ hour days: 17:55 (2); 17:28; 17:15(2); 17:00Five 16+ hour days: 16:45; 16:36; 16:30 (2); 16:08Eight 15+ hour days: 15:55; 15:50; 15:30; 15:25; 15:17; 15:15; 15:10; 15:05Three 14+ hour days: 14:45; 14:43; 14:1513:03; 12:22; 12:20Three days below 10 hours: 9:57; 8:35; 7:15ENDURANCE!    RESILIENCY!51 days 16 hours 30 minutes  July 7th  Springer midnight to August 27  Katahdin 4:30pm2nd fastest woman's timeFastest NOBO women's time (supported)

Probable records: 1) most time spent walking alone at night (pre-dawn/pre-dusk)2) least amount of hours spent sleeping3) largest age (and weight) disparity between record attemptor and                                                          chief support crew - 36 yearsMercury - 34 y.o. for most of the trek     Jupiter - 70 y.o( Jupiter pleads the fifth on the weight differential)

Definite record: Most times met by support crew (i.e. Warren Doyle  a.ka. Jupiter)                                 427  times. Always there. Never late.                           No vehicle mishaps. $450 auction bought 2003 Ford Windstar with                                                       277,000  miles on it.

Jupiter's qualitative recap (i.e refection) to be posted tomorrowMercury's daily itinerary to be available within a weekMercury's reflections will be forthcoming

Once again, Mercury can be contacted at: mercuryontheat@gmail.comJupiter can be contacted at: warrendance@gmail.comAny comments directed to Pegasus will be read to him/her.