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Subject: Fast Moving
Author: Boyd Percy	[ Next Thread \| Previous Thread \| Next Message \| Previous Message ] Date Posted: 20:43:51 07/14/15 Tue I just read that some ultra-marathoner completed the Appalachian Trail in 46 days, 8 hours. It beat the old record by 3 hours. Amazing. [ Next Thread \| Previous Thread \| Next Message \| Previous Message ]

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Date Posted: 21:00:45 07/14/15 Tue

>I just read that some ultra-marathoner completed the
>Appalachian Trail in 46 days, 8 hours. It beat the old
>record by 3 hours. Amazing.

The trail is 2189 miles long. If you divide the length by the time, you get 2189 miles � 46.33 days = 47.248 miles per day or 2189 miles � 1112 hours = 1.968 miles per hour. The runner's name is Scott Jurek of Colorado.