https://www.roadid.com/pages/wheresharvey

He's a few days in and a bit behind his planned schedule.

Stringbean kept his FKT pretty quiet and I somehow missed SpeedGoat and Jurek's runs until after they were past me here in central PA, but I've been watching this one and I might be out there on the trail when he goes through my area if the timing works out.

He has someone posting A LOT of updates. Some of them are like "had to do a 20 mile stretch unsupported!" and they make every step sound super hard, but I like keeping up with what's happening.

I regularly do 20 miles on the AT unsupported, so I enjoyed that one.

Are we going to have a new attempt every year now?

 

In a way, I'm hoping Stringbean keeps the record. He did it unsupported and without all the press and spotlight.

Technically it was "self-supported" not "unsupported" but it's really cool that he just went and did it.

I'm on the waiting list to get "North" from the library. I just read Eat & Run last week. I didn't read Eat & Run before because I'd thought it was only a vegan recipe book until I heard his wife talk about it on a podcast for North.

 

Technically it was "self-supported" not "unsupported" but it's really cool that he just went and did it.

 

I'm on the waiting list to get "North" from the library. I just read Eat & Run last week. I didn't read Eat & Run before because I'd thought it was only a vegan recipe book until I heard his wife talk about it on a podcast for North.

Yes, I use those two interchangeably even though I know they're not the same.  If I make that mistake on a hiker forum, I'd be shot down , but  can claim I'm not alone when even the adventure writers use "unsupported".

FWIW - the unsupported AT FKT is 80 days. I can't imagine what amount of food and supplies you would need to carry at the start to make it 80 days.

 

Yes, I use those two interchangeably even though I know they're not the same.  If I make that mistake on a hiker forum, I'd be shot down , but  can claim I'm not alone when even the adventure writers use "unsupported".

 

FWIW - the unsupported AT FKT is 80 days. I can't imagine what amount of food and supplies you would need to carry at the start to make it 80 days.

I have no idea what the difference is...

Well looks like there is no danger of anyone doing any of the Triple Crown unsupported (unless you carried a .22 and fishing pole )

I like reading about FKT’s; it is amazing how quickly many have fallen in just the last two to three years

Yes it seems someone is trying to break the FKT for the AT every year now.  Good for them.  What's the harm in trying?

 

Not sure I will try and meet up with this guy when he passes through my area.  I don't even know who he is.

Super nice guy. Runs NC24 every year and has won it a couple times. I think he holds the course record. He also has about a 5 year running streak commuting to and from the school where he teaches. He's not averse to trying extreme races. He's even run a race in the Gobi Desert.

Well looks like there is no danger of anyone doing any of the Triple Crown unsupported (unless you carried a .22 and fishing pole )

 

 

I was thinking about that, but I wonder how that would work if you were doing it during the summer when a hunting season was not open? Or if you were hiking in the spring and the only season open was turkey season? Most states only allow turkeys to be taken with a shotgun or with archery equipment. Also, if you were thru hiking the AT, I don't know if I would want to buy a hunting license in every single state I was passing through. Obviously, the chances of getting caught are very slim, but I don't knowingly break game laws.

 

I was thinking about that, but I wonder how that would work if you were doing it during the summer when a hunting season was not open? Or if you were hiking in the spring and the only season open was turkey season? Most states only allow turkeys to be taken with a shotgun or with archery equipment. Also, if you were thru hiking the AT, I don't know if I would want to buy a hunting license in every single state I was passing through. Obviously, the chances of getting caught are very slim, but I don't knowingly break game laws.

He's won Badwater.

He is a quitter, though. He quiz Laz Lake's weird backyard run thing after only 58 hours and 242 miles and ended up second.