Un-freaking-believeable. This vegan athlete, Josh Garrett, is averaging 42 miles a day on the Pacific Crest Trail, and is expected to break the all-time record in the next couple of days.
In an interview, he said:
The current speed record is 64 days and eleven hours. I hope to finish in 63. That means I will have to average just over 41 miles per day. That can be hard when you are crossing the desert in summer, or climbing the Sierra Nevada or Cascade Mountain ranges when the peaks are covered in snow. In fact, I had to take a day off the trail in my first week as I got heatstroke crossing the desert, but I have since made up the time. I am feeling stronger every day and did a 44 mile day yesterday. I expect to be back on track for the record, with a 41.2 mile per day average, by the end of this week.
Word from a Seattle newspaper blog is that Garrett is actually ahead of his schedule.
Kit Stolz 