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Episode 32: Jeff ("Legend") Garmire - why thru-hikers are faster (and more relaxed) than ultrarunners on long trails

Jeff just did the Arizona Trail Self-Supported, 9 hours faster than the Supported time! How do thru-hikers do that?

"I work it out so I can go for hours without even taking off my pack - bending over to get water out of a stream takes time."

Really? Yes, really - thru-hikers work to save seconds on trips that may take months. Jeff has done the Calendar Triple Crown and the Great Western Loop, while only running one ultra - listen to how a real thru-hiker approaches these huge trips.

Fränkischer Dünenweg (Germany)

Submitted by pbakwin on Thu, 05/02/2019 - 08:42am
Description

The Franconian Dunes Trail meassures 85km and leads through a unique sandy landscape in the south of Nuremberg. This landscape formed during the last two Ice Ages and is nowadays covered by forest in big parts. The trail passes by sand dunes, rock formations and crosses several rivers.Start and finish is in the Franconian town Altdorf. It's easily accessible by public transport from Nuremberg Main Station.

Signs: The entire trail is marked with white and yellow signs.

Sentier International des Appalaches-Québec GR A1 (QC, Canada)

Submitted by pbakwin on Wed, 05/01/2019 - 10:13am
Description

Submitted by Martin Coulombe:

"De Matapédia à Cap Gaspé sur les 650 km du Sentier International des Appalaches-Québec GR A1."

This is the 650km section of the International Appalachian Trail (IAT) that covers the Gaspé peninsula of Québec, from Matapédia on the border with New Brunswick, to the tip of the peninsula at Shiphead. More info: https://baliseqc.ca/3S/explorer/gaspesie/sentier-international-des-appalaches-quebec-gr-a1-LR0514

 

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