Three Seconds

The from Santa Cruz to Big Sur is about 85 miles. It isn't very hilly,
but it is exposed and hot.

This was my worst day. I still couldn't eat. I was exhausted. I forced
down as much water as possible and it still wasn't enough.

Being slow is an understatement. We averaged < 10 mph. I'm not sure
what drove me on.

In wilderness survival training you learn the Rule of Threes.

You can survive for
3 weeks without food
3 days without water
3 hours without shelter
3 minutes without air
3 seconds without the will to continue

More of a simplified heuristic than a rule, but it outlines an
important point that the most important need for survival is the will
power to survive.

My will power was fading as my appitite decreased.

~D
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