Last revised 2 January 2010.
Distance: from labeled detail from the 1 October 2009 LROC images of the site.
Armstrong - "I had the documented sample to do. I was running out of time and I wanted to get those pictures (of Little West Crater). So I was hustling."
Pete and Al left Middle Crescent at about 118:21:21 and reached the LM about 5 min 43 sec later. The route shown on the post-flight traverse map is conjectural and is abou 315 m. The distance travelled was at least 305 m. The dialog indicates that they made three sampling stops along the way, at roughly 118:23:26, 118:25:03, and 118:26:14 and, depending on one's interpretation of the dialog, these stops may have totaled up to 2 minutes 25 seconds.
Distance and route from post-flight traverse map conjectural. No definitive information yet available from LROC imagery.
Runs to and from the Rover. The Rover is below the work site on a slope of roughly 13 degrees. The travel time is about 14 seconds in each direction. Skipping stride.
Jim runs to the Rover to get the rake. The surface is relatively level. Loping stride.
Dave seems to get a longer glide between steps than Jim did. Loping stride. This may be the fastest run recorded during Apollo. They were running short of time at this site and Jim was ready to use the rake, so Dave wanted to get back to the rover quickly.
Jim runs to the Rover. Level surface, loping stride.
Carrying the drill and avoiding cables, Dave runs from the heat-flow holes to the rover.
Return from House Rock to the Rover. the first half of this run was slow because of detours on broken terrain near House Rock and because of an uphill slope. Charlie's heart rate peaked at about 110 beats per minute during the trip back to the Rover. On the trip out to the rake site, it was 90 or less.
During the return trip, John ran 115 m before stopping at 167:58:09 to collect a sample. His speed was about 2.6 km/hr. John's heart rate on the return peaked at about 96. His outbound heart rate was about 90.
220 s 1.5 km/hr Time excludes Al's 44 second stop to increase his cooling to Intermediate. Note that Al has had 6 hr 15 min since the landing and 1 hr 08 min since exiting the cabin to adjust to lunar gravity. Al is the first person to carry the ALSEP packages on the moon. Because of the weight and inertia of the packages, all those who did this task had to walk, rather than use any of the strides that included time spent with both feet off the ground.
Dave and Jim started the ALSEP deployment after they returned from the EVA-1 geology traverse. Consequently, Jim had the advantage of 19 hr 46 min since the landing and 4 hr 26 min since exiting the cabin to adapt to lunar gravity. On Apollo 12, Al Bean had 7 hr 28 minutes to adapt after the landing and 1 hour 49 minutes after exiting the cabin. Although there are timing uncertainties in the Apollo 14 record that hinder estimates of Ed Mitchell's average speed going out the ALSEP site, his pace was probably similar to Al Bean's.
522 s 2.1 km/hr Except for a 23-second grab sample, this segment is typical of the traverse from the LM to Cone Crater. They are pulling the MET, frequently consulting the map, and, starting with the second half of this segment, are on a slope of about 6.5 degrees. Their progress is slow.
Because they are moving downhill on their way back to the LM, running is easier, despite the MET; and they don't have to stop to rest or consult the map.