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well i can tell you im a fan. this guy is the real deal, and still seems strong, and like hes enjoying every day.
i think he's got it unless he gets killed with bad weather in the whites and western maine.he took the pa.rocks in stride, so it looks like he can handle the difficulty of the terrain farther north.
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hikerboy wrote:
great interview on the run with scott jurek
Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.
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Rasty wrote:
hikerboy wrote:
great interview on the run with scott jurek
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hikerboy wrote:
well i can tell you im a fan. this guy is the real deal, and still seems strong, and like hes enjoying every day.
i think he's got it unless he gets killed with bad weather in the whites and western maine.he took the pa.rocks in stride, so it looks like he can handle the difficulty of the terrain farther north.
go,scott!!
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max.patch wrote:
the good people over at TOS are arguing if jurek takes the ferry if his record attempt will then be invalid. give me a fuggin break.
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trailrunnermag.com/people/news…achian-trail-speed-record
Accomplished trail runner Scott Jurek is closing in on a new speed record for completing the Appalachian Trail, or AT.
Yesterday, on day 36 of his 2,200-mile journey, Jurek crossed into New Hampshire. As of today, Jurek is within 400 miles of the trail's endpoint, Maine's Mount Katahdin. If he reaches Katahdin before 5:16 p.m. on Sunday, July 12—which seems likely, given his pace—he will best the current Fastest Known Time (FKT), 46 days 11 hours 20 minutes, set by Jennifer Pharr Davis in 2011. (According to a June 25 press release from Ultimate Direction, one of Jurek's sponsors, he is expected to finish in 42 days.)
Jurek, 41, is considered one of the most successful ultrarunners in the sport's history. During his prime, he won some of the country's toughest ultras, including the Hardrock Hundred (2007), the Badwater Ultramarathon (2005, 2006) and, most notably, the Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run, which he won every year from 1999 to 2005. Jurek is also famous for the vegan diet he has adhered to since 1999, as documented in his best-selling memoir, Eat & Run.
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Jurek leads a long line of supporters over the Hudson River on Day 29. Photo by Jenny Jurek
Jurek began his AT run at 5:56 a.m. on May 27, starting at Georgia's Springer Mountain, the trail's southern terminus. Through daily, much-shared Facebook posts, Jurek has kept his many followers up-to-date. He has enjoyed the company of fans and friends in person—including well-known trail runners Karl Meltzer and Rickey Gates—and many of them have joined in for a couple of miles.
Throughout, Jurek's wife, Jenny, has been crewing for him. “Without her,” Jurek wrote in a June 25 post, “this journey would be impossible. She is my lifeline and makes sure this ship keeps heading north. Jenny inspires me to keep putting one foot in front of the other when it seems impossible.”
In addition to the usual difficulties any AT thru-runner faces—including extreme weather, rocky, rooty terrain, some 515,000 feet of elevation gain and the general wear and tear of logging big miles day after day—Jurek has had to overcome a severe left quad strain that developed in week one while in the Smoky Mountains that straddle North Carolina and Tennessee, and, more recently, an unusually soggy Vermont, which was experiencing its rainiest June in 130 years.
Jurek has referred to the AT project as his “masterpiece,” posting on his Facebook that “it’s something I've always wanted to do.”
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yesterday's entry:
"Appalachian Trail Day 36: It's been the rainiest June in Vermont in 130 years so it's only fitting that my last few miles were in a torrential downpour. Yesterday was a rough one but I was pumped to cross my second to last state line this morning. Hello New Hampshire!"
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My only negative is I hate vegans generally.
He appears to be the first healthy vegan I have come across. I am wishing him well because he seems a genuinely nice bloke.
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hikerboy wrote:
gps puts him at galehead hut 5:09am
I've been updating the spreadsheet if you want to follow along. Click on the graph tab to see the graph.
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"Appalachian Trail Day 38: Twenty minute predawn cat nap after an epic all-nighter from NH 25A to Galehead Hut in the White Mountains, 48.4 miles. Surreal traveling over granite mountains under a waning moon. Good times with Timmy O'Neill, Andrew Drummond and former AT FKT record holder Andrew Thompson who joined us for some miles and imparted his sage wisdom. Huge thank you to the guys who found us on the trail bearing gifts of avocado maki and vegan pizza!"its all good
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Looks like he is taking a break at Full Goose Shelter. He lost a bit of his cushion on the record pace going through NH in the past few days, but still has a bit.
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He will find it a breeze.
And I suspect the Arm will give him no trouble either.Resident Australian, proving being a grumpy old man is not just an American trait. -
Someone on TOS said he night hiked the notch I thought. Spose I misunderstood, cause I'd think Thad be not only difficult, but a little foolish being so close to finishing.
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socks wrote:
Someone on TOS said he night hiked the notch I thought. Spose I misunderstood, cause I'd think Thad be not only difficult, but a little foolish being so close to finishing.
doing it with "fresh-er"legs makes sense.
on another note, i see the peakbagger attorney has weighed in on a subject hes highly experienced at(speed hiking). good to get his perspective on areas he's never hiked.its all good -
socks wrote:
Someone on TOS said he night hiked the notch I thought. Spose I misunderstood, cause I'd think Thad be not only difficult, but a little foolish being so close to finishing.
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hikerboy wrote:
socks wrote:
Someone on TOS said he night hiked the notch I thought. Spose I misunderstood, cause I'd think Thad be not only difficult, but a little foolish being so close to finishing.
on another note, i see the peakbagger attorney has weighed in on a subject hes highly experienced at(speed hiking). good to get his perspective on areas he's never hiked.
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socks wrote:
hikerboy wrote:
socks wrote:
Someone on TOS said he night hiked the notch I thought. Spose I misunderstood, cause I'd think Thad be not only difficult, but a little foolish being so close to finishing.
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max.patch wrote:
if jurek sets the record it will be because his croo read and followed all the sage advice given on whiteblaze.
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I wonder if part of his strategy was some of the night hiking he has done recently. Maybe he's prepping himself for a huge 2-3 day hike that would include hiking through the night? He's proven in the past he can pull huge miles. .. Going through the Whites he was able to fine tune his strategy from the support personnel he had hiking with him.
Can't wait to see what he does through the 100 mile wilderness.
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He will do the 112 mile of the 100 mile in 2 days. I think he will get 1 resupply/stop on a logging road about 60 mile in. I suspect an early start from Abhol Bridge on the 46th day.Resident Australian, proving being a grumpy old man is not just an American trait.
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Foresight wrote:
I'm giving 5-1 odds he does the 100 mile in one push, any takers?
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Dmax wrote:
Maybe that's why he dropped his mileage down. One last rest up before the big push.
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I think the bog bridges would be worse for him. Mostly they need constant assessment as you come to them. Very hard to do at speed. He would be able to jump the gaps better than us though.
I am sure traveling at speed will mean he has many stories to tell. Terrain and creatures run into. Look forward to the full memoir post hike.Resident Australian, proving being a grumpy old man is not just an American trait. -
hikerboy wrote:
last reading on his gps was at 4:23pm , put him at east b hill rd, about 20 miles from his start point today.
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jurek and his fans making his final push for the record.
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