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Anybody had experience with taking a month off to hike, meaning a break from running? I'm about to to a 4 week trip, curious if anybody has advice for building back to 50-70 miles when I return after hiking 20 or so miles a day. Thanks.
I've done this. It requires a little bit of discipline, especially since traveling is not conducive to good rest and nutrition - often you'll be tired from lots of walking and moving from place to place with your pack in often hot places while eating cheaply and/or going out late and partying.
I'd suggest as others have - run in the morning. It's the only time you'll be fresh, it's cooler and it's less busy in most places (with the exception of Spain where the least busy time of the day after 6am is noon-2pm). Take a pair of flats to run in and bring technical travel clothes that you can also run in, thus saving space and weight in the pack. Get some travel wash (soap) and wash your clothes in the sink and hang them off your pack as others have suggested.
Force yourself into the discipline of good hydration and fueling - traveling, walking lots, running, partying etc is very strenuous and it helps to give yourself some chance of recovery. Take naps - run in the morning, have breakfast, do one thing in the morning, have lunch and then sleep for an hour or two in the afternoon when it's hot out and being a tourist is the most strenuous.
Getting a room in a hostel to yourself is better for getting good sleep, getting to bed and waking up earlier, washing your clothes, doing a bit of stretching, and for security. For shared rooms a combo lock is important. Run with money and know the address of where you're staying. Also, if you can't lock your passport up, leave it at the front desk in the hostel.
Don't bring valuable things. A small camera is all you should have that's expensive. No laptop. Internet cafes are plentiful these days.
Above all, I can't stress enough - scan a copy of every document/piece of ID that you need and email it to yourself (gmail or hotmail). This way, if you lose anything you can print it out later. It helps tremendously at an embassy if you do get your bag stolen (happened to me in Barcelona).
Also, get a 4-digit pin for your bank card and have two credit cards. Leave your passport and one of the credit cards separate from your other ID - if you go out and need your passport, leave your driver's license and the other credit card behind in the locker/front desk. This way, you can still buy things and prove your identity if you get a bag stolen.
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