He lasted 3 days? Lol bye
He lasted 3 days? Lol bye
"... my radical approach approach (around the clock push) left little margin for error and I had to come off trail yesterday for medical reasons. Although things started well - 48 miles first day - the rains, rivers, and ~70 hours of hiking without rest put me in a bind: my feet were close to trench foot and hobbling me severely but I needed to push harder to stay in the hunt. With two opposing needs (record vs health) and increasingly aware that my body would no longer do what I needed it, I initiated coordination to leave the trail and did so yesterday at noon after just 100 miles."
So many questions.
Round the clock hiking, no sleep. He was going to do that for 40 days?
I know that section is tough, but is 100 miles in 70 hours record setting pace?
Having foot problems from 70 hours straight in wet shoes is a surprise?
Curious.
I do believe he had delusions of grandeur
10 seconds on Google and I found his linked in page:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericstrumpf
Reminds me of The Hammer from last season
Similar in some ways, but The Hammer had a much better resume' than this guy.
Let's review:
Jurek, the best ultrarunner ever, barely breaks the record.
Speedgoat Karl, winner of more 100 mile races than anyone ever (and won more after the AT FKT), breaks the record on his 3rd attempt.
Stringbean, a 26 year old former D1 track runner and experienced through-hiker and ultrarunner, smashes the record (still amazing).
Harvey Lewis, winner of Badwater and top ultrarunner comes in a week longer than Stringbean.
I don't think any of them weighs over 150 lbs.
Then this guy with a dad bod, with no known hiking or ultrarunning history, take a couple day hikes and decides he's going to set the record because he's really motivated or something.