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    Default Boulder man sets Appalachian Trail record on 2189-mile run - The Coloradoan


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    Boulder man sets Appalachian Trail record on 2189-mile run
    The Coloradoan
    PORTLAND, Maine – An ultramarathoner overcame an early injury, difficult terrain in New England and sleep deprivation on the final stretch of the Appalachian Trail to complete the trek in record time. Despite getting about 10 hours of sleep over the ...
    Will Scott Jurek Break the Appalachian Trail Record? Maybe.Outside Magazine
    Scott Jurek has been racing up the Appalachian Trail. And he just made it into ...Bangor Daily News

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    Default Scott Jurek Celebrates a New Appalachian Trail Thru-Hike Speed Record - Runner's Worl


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    Scott Jurek Celebrates a New Appalachian Trail Thru-Hike Speed Record
    Runner's World Newswire
    By nuzzling his bearded face into the engraved wood on the highest peak in Maine, Jurek became the fastest person to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail. He beat the previous record, set by Jennifer Pharr Davis in 2011, by a mere three hours and 13 minutes.
    Ultramarathoner Finishes The Appalachian Trail In Record TimeNPR
    Colorado Man Sets Appalachian Trail Record on 2189-Mile RunABC News
    Scott Jurek of Boulder breaks Appalachian Trail supported speed recordThe Denver Post
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  3. #23

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    Ultra-runner Sets New Appalachian Trail Record at Mt. Katahdin Summit
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    Ultra-runner Scott Jurek broke the Appalachian Trail supported hike record Sunday afternoon, the image above of him celebrating taken from his Twitter feed. According to iRunFar, an online running magazine following this journey, Jurek completed the ...



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  4. #24

    Default Man sets Appalachian Trail record on 2189-mile run - Chico Enterprise-Record


    Man sets Appalachian Trail record on 2189-mile run
    Chico Enterprise-Record
    Colorado resident Scott Jurek reached the summit of Mount Katahdin on Sunday afternoon to complete the 2,189-mile run from Georgia to Maine in 46 days, eight hours. That bests the previous record held by Jennifer Pharr Davis by three hours.



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    Appalachian Trail record bested
    Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
    PORTLAND, Maine – An ultramarathoner overcame an early injury, difficult terrain in New England and sleep deprivation on the final stretch of the Appalachian Trail to complete the trek in record time. Despite getting about 10 hours of sleep over the ...
    Will Scott Jurek Break the Appalachian Trail Record? Maybe.Outside Magazine
    Scott Jurek has been racing up the Appalachian Trail. And he just made it into ...Bangor Daily News

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  6. #26

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    Jurek sets Appalachian Trail record
    Rutland Herald
    “Every individual hikes the Appalachian Trail for their own personal reason and their own personal goals. It goes along with the saying, `Hike your own hike,”' Folgar said. “We'd like to congratulate Scott and all other thru-hikers and section hikers ...



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    Default Ultrarunner Scott Jurek sets new speed record on 2185-mile Appalachian Trail - Washin


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    Ultrarunner Scott Jurek sets new speed record on 2185-mile Appalachian Trail
    Washington Post
    The path between the two peaks took him along the “granddaddy” of long hikes, the 2,185-mile Appalachian Trail. It only took him 46 days, 8 hours and 7 minutes to get there — besting the previous speed record for the trail by a slim 3 hour margin. “I ...
    Will Scott Jurek Break the Appalachian Trail Record? Maybe.Outside Magazine
    Scott Jurek has been racing up the Appalachian Trail. And he just made it into ...Bangor Daily News

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  8. #28

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    Appalachian Trail run ends in record-setting triumph
    Columbus Dispatch
    View Slideshow Request to buy this photo John Roark | The Roanoke (Va.) Times Scott Jurek jogs away from the McAfee Knob overlook near Catawba, Va., on his Appalachian Trail trek. Completing the 2,189-mile journey from Georgia to Maine took him 46 ...
    Will Scott Jurek Break the Appalachian Trail Record? Maybe.Outside Magazine
    Scott Jurek has been racing up the Appalachian Trail. And he just made it into ...Bangor Daily News

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  9. #29

    Default Runner bests Jennifer Davis' time on Appalachian Trail - BlueRidgeNow.com


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    Runner bests Jennifer Davis' time on Appalachian Trail
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    In this Sunday, July 12, 2015 photo released by the Brooks Running Company, Scott Jurek, of Boulder, Colo., climbs to the summit of Mount Katahdin near Millinocket, Maine, before completing the Appalachian Trail in what he claims is record time. Jurek ...



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  10. #30

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    Appalachian Record Set
    New York Times
    Scott Jurek, 41, of Colorado overcame an injury, difficult terrain and sleep deprivation on the final stretch of the Appalachian Trail to complete the 2,189-mile run from Georgia to Maine in a record time of 46 days 8 hours. That beat the record, held ...



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    Default Runner bests Jennifer Davis' time on Appalachian Trail - BlueRidgeNow.com


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    Runner bests Jennifer Davis' time on Appalachian Trail
    BlueRidgeNow.com
    In this Sunday, July 12, 2015 photo released by the Brooks Running Company, Scott Jurek, of Boulder, Colo., climbs to the summit of Mount Katahdin near Millinocket, Maine, before completing the Appalachian Trail in what he claims is record time. Jurek ...



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    Note that Jurek is vegan.

  13. #33

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    Ultramarathoner Finishes The Appalachian Trail In Record Time | KTEP
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    That's how long it took for Scott Jurek to complete the Appalachian Trail, setting a new record for the fastest known finish. He left Springer Mountain, Ga., at 5:56 a.m. ET on May 27 and ended at the top of Maine's Mount Katahdin at 2:03 p.m. on ...



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  14. #34

    Default Scott Jurek lost 20 pounds setting Appalachian Trail record - Bangor Daily News


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    Scott Jurek lost 20 pounds setting Appalachian Trail record
    Bangor Daily News
    One truth of the trail was proven to Jurek, he said. Through-hikers say you should never attempt to run the entire length of the Appalachian Trail in less than top physical shape. The mind-boggling distance and the wicked terrain will exacerbate an ...
    Will Scott Jurek Break the Appalachian Trail Record? Maybe.Outside Magazine

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    Let's not make a big deal about this. He only beat the record, held by a woman, by three hours.
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    A number of factors made Scott's hike more difficult, the least of which that it was over a women who may be better physiologically equipped to deal with endurance than men.

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    Wow, 20 lbs., that's a lot for a skinny guy.

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    Default Ultramarathoner completes the Appalachian Trail in just 46 days - USA TODAY


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    Ultramarathoner completes the Appalachian Trail in just 46 days
    USA TODAY
    41-year-old Scott Jurek arrived at Mount Katahdin in Maine Sunday, 46 days, 8 hours and 8 minutes after setting off from Springer Mountain in Georgia in May. Jurek, an ultramarathoner, broke the record for the quickest journey of the Appalachian Trail ...
    Scott Jurek lost 20 pounds setting Appalachian Trail recordBangor Daily News
    'The Greatest Reward Is Not the Record'Outside Magazine

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    He needs to package that and sell it as the Scott Jurek Weight Loss Plan. That's a plan that he could give a 100% money-back guarantee for; it would put all the other weight loss companies out of business

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pedaling Fool View Post
    He needs to package that and sell it as the Scott Jurek Weight Loss Plan. That's a plan that he could give a 100% money-back guarantee for; it would put all the other weight loss companies out of business
    I would buy it!
    Wait, don't all I have to do is walk/run the AT in record time.
    Yeah, I would buy it!

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