{"id":8959,"date":"2024-09-23T15:36:32","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T15:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/setupjunkie.net\/?p=8959"},"modified":"2024-09-23T16:02:53","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T16:02:53","slug":"tara-dower-sets-new-overall-supported-fastest-known-time-on-the-appalachian-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/setupjunkie.net\/index.php\/2024\/09\/23\/tara-dower-sets-new-overall-supported-fastest-known-time-on-the-appalachian-trail\/","title":{"rendered":"Tara Dower Sets New Overall Supported Fastest Known Time on the Appalachian Trail"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The original version of this story was published on <\/em>iRunFar<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n On September 21, 2024, Tara Dower<\/strong><\/a> set a new overall supported fastest known time (FKT) on the Appalachian Trail with a time of 40 days, 18 hours, and 5 minutes, to be confirmed.<\/p>\n The Appalachian Trail stretches 2,197 miles from Mount Katahdin in Maine to Springer Mountain in Georgia. It travels through New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee. Oftentimes considered the original long-trail thru-hike, it\u2019s an unrelenting path through the eastern U.S. The trail has 465,000 feet of elevation gain.<\/p>\n Dower\u2019s mark surpasses Karel Sabbe\u2019s<\/strong><\/a> previous overall and men\u2019s supported FKT of 41 days, 7 hours, and 39 minutes, which he set in 2018<\/strong><\/a>, by around 13.5 hours. Previously, in 2023, Sabbe set the FKT on the Pacific Crest Trail<\/strong><\/a> (PCT).<\/a><\/p>\n While Sabbe chose to complete the Appalachian route traveling northbound, Dower went southbound, leaving the summit of Mount Katahdin at 5:47 a.m. on August 12, 2024. She arrived at Springer Mountain, the trail\u2019s southern terminus, at 11:52 p.m. on September 21. A crowd containing her crew, pacers, and other supporters met her at the finish.<\/p>\n
\nEyes on the Prize: Claiming the Appalachian Trail FKT<\/h2>\n