I'm 34, and am not exactly out of shape. Pulled two elk out a few miles myself this year solo. Not 6 years ago I was running 3 miles under 18 minutes and doing 20 pullups (at sea level). While I likely can't do that anymore, I'm no stranger to covering 20 miles a day in elk country.
I'm not saying the story is absolutely false, just saying embellishment and exaggeration are afoot.
