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Great story of determination, will power and physical achievement for a 41 year old.
1 posted on 07/14/2015 7:30:50 AM PDT by Perseverando
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To: Perseverando

And that’s including torn muscles & other medical maladies along the way. Beat the record by just a few hours.


2 posted on 07/14/2015 7:40:54 AM PDT by ctdonath2 (The world map will be quite different come 20 January 2017.)
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I have mixed feelings about this. Hiking is not about going as fast as you can as long as you can. It's about enjoying the scenery along the way.

This guy basically turned the Appalachian Trail into a programmed run on an advanced treadmill: so many miles with so much elevation gain here and so much elevation loss there, etc.

3 posted on 07/14/2015 7:48:37 AM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear
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I got into this world of ultrarunners about 2 years ago. He is one of the masters. Congrats to him. Truly awe-inspiring.


4 posted on 07/14/2015 7:52:31 AM PDT by wattsgnu
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Jurek’s amazing, especially winning not one but two Badwaters. Good for him.


5 posted on 07/14/2015 7:54:44 AM PDT by RedStateNotShirt
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“...set by Jennifer Pharr Davis in 2011, by a mere three hours and 13 minutes.”

Wow! I bet Jennifer is po’d!


7 posted on 07/14/2015 8:21:43 AM PDT by SgtHooper (Anyone who remembers the 60's, wasn't there!)
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Wonder if he ran into Mark Sanford along the way?


8 posted on 07/14/2015 8:23:00 AM PDT by dfwgator
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Fast hike.


11 posted on 07/14/2015 9:05:13 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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