My Kepler Bb humanoids are hunter gatherers. The gathering isn't so much about food as it is about water. And even though they can grow plants, they still have to hunt. This adds up to a long daily distance.
Long distance is anything past 2 miles. I personally walk around 1 mile over hours and hours on average. I am a modern human, not a hunter gatherer so that explains the short distance over hours and hours.
But I would think that a hunter gatherer would walk at least a 5k if not more every day. That is a lot and leg cramps are the last thing on their priority list. It is much more important that they hunt and gather water and reproduce than it is that they rest their legs due to cramps. Leg cramps or any cramps for that matter are high on my priority list, partly because every month, I have cramps.
So with this hunter gatherer type society, I was wondering, is a marathon a reasonable daily distance or would an ultramarathon be more reasonable or would a half marathon be more reasonable?
I mean yes, it depends on age, stride length, and several other factors but what is a reasonable minimum daily distance for a hunter gatherer? It would be more than a 5k, that's for sure.
Long distance is anything past 2 miles. I personally walk around 1 mile over hours and hours on average. I am a modern human, not a hunter gatherer so that explains the short distance over hours and hours.
But I would think that a hunter gatherer would walk at least a 5k if not more every day. That is a lot and leg cramps are the last thing on their priority list. It is much more important that they hunt and gather water and reproduce than it is that they rest their legs due to cramps. Leg cramps or any cramps for that matter are high on my priority list, partly because every month, I have cramps.
So with this hunter gatherer type society, I was wondering, is a marathon a reasonable daily distance or would an ultramarathon be more reasonable or would a half marathon be more reasonable?
I mean yes, it depends on age, stride length, and several other factors but what is a reasonable minimum daily distance for a hunter gatherer? It would be more than a 5k, that's for sure.