I've been buying allll the cuben gear... My base weight is down to around 12 pounds for an early March start, could be under 10 after sending home cold weather gear. I've done shorter hikes with multiple 25+ mile days back to back, but for a 4-month thru I'd need to keep that pace up.... for 4 months... Also I'll be hitting New England at the height of bug season if all goes according to plan, so we'll see what that does to my motivation. Will have to play it by ear.
Just really hoping that I can make this happen while also taking care of packing up all my stuff, selling a house, getting medical school prereq's taken care of, getting application/matriculation paperwork / financial aid stuff / immunizations sorted out, living situation at school sorted out, etc etc etc...