So I wonder if I'd spent, say, the time you did on breaks -- would my overall trip time have been longer or about the same (with the theory that more and better timed breaks would have had me more energized for my hiking time, and shortening it)?
~ i'm not sure of the originator of the thought but a recommendation when hiking is to take a 10 min break every hour;
~ i track my hiking times for various purposes - but not for how fast i gotter done;
~ hike
your hike ~ not mine, not his or hers.
if you had a great time - mission accomplished.