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[–] 90 points 2 years ago (3 children)

My grandparents lived on the trail. They would bring the hikers in and cook them dinner and let them take showers. It was a different time back then, but I remember sharing Sunday dinner with a lot of strangers.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    That sounds so cool, but I wouldn't want to house a lot of strangers in my home and I also wouldn't want to sleep in random strangers' houses.

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  • [–] 55 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    an average of 54 miles each day

    It also mention she ran 17 jours a day. I can't imagine the kind of energy it takes to keep that pace going for 40 days. Absolutely insane.

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The more you spread that over the day the better. Higher intensity will kill you, you want lower intensity.

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  • [–] 27 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    I'm not sure two marathons per day can be qualified of lower intensity.

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  • [–] 18 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Both of you are kind of right. It's still an insane feat of endurance but averaging an 18 minute mile is pretty damn slow and likely zone 2-3 even in rugged terrain for an athlete like her.

    High intensity isn't just a generalized term but specific to heart rate, lactate buildup, and anaerobic states.

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  • [–] 36 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Judging from the headline, it was probably by being stinky.

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    If I only took like 3 showers a month I bet I could be pretty productive too!

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  • [–] 23 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I would not be offering her a congratulatory hug at the end.

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  • [–] 19 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Over 50 miles a day? Good Lord how?

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Yeah, the article mentions her day begins with a 3am alarm, a quick breakfast, and the taping up of blisters.

    Cool accomplishment, but it can't have been healthy.

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  • [–] 30 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    No sports world record is broken by doing what's healthy.
    But judging by the trail ultra-marathoners I know personally, they'd be a lot less healthy if they didn't have that hobby.
    Lots of (undiagnosed) ADHD in the sport, too.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago

    Ultra marathoners are complete badasses. Whenever people talk about the tough mudder and those other short races with stupid challenges as so cool and tough I just think about how badass the they hikers and ultras

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (7 children)

    Speed running the Appalachian trail seems like missing the point to me. You’re supposed to be taking in the history and the environment as you hike.

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    This is like when people tell others that they eat food "wrong". It's what she likes, not what you like.

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  • I'll admit that I dont understand the now long running deal with speed running things like this, but if done safely and respectfully, I also dont see the harm. What is important is impact to the resource, and that is the main issue. That transcends folks like this. If she can pass that ethic along with this record, I'm for it.

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