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Bob Stewart Benton MacKaye Trail (GA, TN, NC) Unsupported In progress

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  • trailracing:
    Might have been the fastest time back when i did it but there was no GPS wearables back then, at least I did not have one yet.  But i ran this route on 11/26/2006 in 3:05:57 (to the Blood Mountain Shelter and back).  According to my logbook notes I… read more »
  • Buzz Burrell:
    Report:  Jock Glidden passed away on Wednesday, July 29th, 2020, at his home in Ogden, after the balance of pains outweighed the sum of pleasures, and he determined that there was no longer any purpose in continuing the struggle against… read more »
  • jjpergolizziiv:
    I'm going to set out from the Lake Placid train station tomorrow morning around 5am, hoping to set an unsupported FKT on the NPT southbound. I will be recording on an inreach mini and my watch. I plan to sleep for a bit somewhere south of Wakely Dam… read more »
  • Raphael Sarfati:
    Went for a scouting run/mellow attempt last week, starting a little before 7am to avoid excessive heat (though humidity was close to 100%, totally foggy at the start). Catamount to Rudd Pond (SOBO). As has been said before, there are a few tricky… read more »
  • flyby:
    Hello Internet! Today (7/30) I will begin an attempt to break Olga King's self-supported FKT for the CT.  I have three mail drops. I have no pre-arranged support (mailing, pacing, etc). I will be on foot the entire time--if I get in a vehicle the… read more »