10 day challenge

[alias]

can a friend walk 56 flattish road miles a day for 10 consecutive days?
a challenge bet at 10 to 1 and his profile is 45 ish, slimmish but smokes 40 a day and likes a good dram - currently not started training but challenge must be completed by end of june.
whats the chances? and any advice for him..

What are the chances? Let's be generous: zero.

[Grouse]

Only he can answer the question: whether he thinks he can or he thinks he can't - he's right.

Grasshopper.

[rossb]

Only he can answer the question: whether he thinks he can or he thinks he can't - he's right.

he thinks he can but i reckon he's deluded! i agree that even times 2 days would be very impressive but 10 cannot be possible..

[mxhornet]

Captain Barclay - my hero. 1000 miles in 1000 hours for 1000 guineas. They even did it a couple of years ago before the London Marathon. I first thought it sounded straight forward until I realised it was a mile each hour day and night for 6 weeks. So you never get more than about 90 minutes sleep in one go.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Celebrated-C...3258128&sr=8-1

I remember the pre-London marathon version from a few years back. Very difficult to go that long without proper sleep I'd imagine.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athl...03/2923897.stm

[southernsoftie]

I remember the pre-London marathon version from a few years back. Very difficult to go that long without proper sleep I'd imagine.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athl...03/2923897.stm

From that news article:

"Living together on a special custom-designed coach 24/7"

Must have made the running/walking difficult?