desert dweller
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Post by desert dweller on Jul 15, 2015 15:03:11 GMT -8
I'm real happy for the guy and all, but, his method kind of defeats the purpose of spending time in the outdoors. "Despite getting about 10 hours of sleep over the final four days, Colorado resident Scott Jurek reached the summit of Mount Katahdin on Sunday afternoon to finish the 2,189-mile run from Georgia to Maine in 46 days, eight hours." www.yahoo.com/travel/colorado-man-sets-appalachian-trail-record-on-124067823782.html |
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johnnyray
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Post by johnnyray on Jul 15, 2015 15:05:46 GMT -8
I'm real happy for the guy and all, but, his method kind of defeats the purpose of spending time in the outdoors. I didn't read the whole thing but somewhere he said it's not a race or something... |
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leafwalker
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Post by leafwalker on Jul 16, 2015 17:23:32 GMT -8
Why go so fast? It's the journey. Kind of sad.
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Post by swimswithtrout on Jul 16, 2015 17:45:34 GMT -8
There's just too many OOC comments that could be made about the thread title and story.
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Post by vinovampire on Jul 17, 2015 6:29:48 GMT -8
There's just too many OOC comments that could be made about the thread title and story. "It bodes well for me that speed impresses you." - Chandler Bing |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2015 7:03:42 GMT -8
I suspect only the guy who gets the quicky knows what he actually got from it.  |
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BlueBear
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Post by BlueBear on Jul 17, 2015 8:31:59 GMT -8
It's not my image of the best way to spend 46 days, but it's a far cry better than this, which is what millions of Americans spend months doing, year in year out:  So, kudos to the guy for doing what he wanted to do, even if I don't desire to do that myself. Live your own dreams, and all. - Mike |
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Post by JoeinCT on Jul 18, 2015 6:35:49 GMT -8
He averages 47 miles per day!!!? I'd be hard pressed to do 47 miles in a week.
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Post by johnhens on Jul 18, 2015 6:56:57 GMT -8
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johnnyray
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Post by johnnyray on Jul 18, 2015 7:03:25 GMT -8
"The celebration atop Mount Katahdin by Scott Jurek, whose 46-day run ended Sunday, broke rules against littering, drinking, and hiking with a large group, the park director says." bit.ly/1e71D9V |
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