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Heather Anderson Runs the Appalachian Trail, Unsupported
A 34-year-old personal trainer from Michigan set the speed record last fall for running the 2,168-mile Appalachian Trail in 54 days, without assistance. If that’s tough to contextualize, compare that to the 46 days it took famed ultrarunner Scott Jurek to complete the trail, with assistance. His was a record as well, but his team provided hot meals, medical supplies, and a bed at the end of every day. Anderson now holds the unassisted speed records on both the AT and the Pacific Crest Trail, and is the first woman to do so. “Every girl has a fairy tale,” Anderson told Outside. “This just happens to be mine.”
http://www.outsideonline.com/2026731/how-personal-trainer-claimed-records-and-pct