Armed with some navigation confidence from the mixed-gender run with Chris Vaudo in April, along with a large thermos of cold brew, I figured a Tuesday in late July during a heat advisory and an air quality warning would be a great time to set the women's FKT. Section A was physically easier than April because I knew what was coming but mentally much harder when I realized no one would know if I slipped and died because no one hikes Section A on a Tuesday in July at 6:00a. Section B was a literal jungle (I deserve this, since it's technically closed) but I've heard spiders are a great source of protein, so maybe that's what powered me through Section C. By the time I got back to the towpath I was so angry that I completely missed my turn back to the parking lot. The uploaded strava is actually cropped since I ran an extra kilometer on the towpath; if that's cheating let me know and I'm happy to take this down and try again in a more reasonable season.
Someone should definitely do this in better conditions and chop off some minutes!