Hoop Time
08-06-2008, 13:17
By CHRIS A. COUROGEN
The Speedgoat is on the move, and doing well. In fact, he is even a little ahead of schedule, says Marit Fischer, a member of Karl meltzer's crew.
Meltzer completed his planned 41 miles Tuesday and as of around 1 p.m. Wednesday was about 25 miles into a planned 41 mile trek today in his quest to break the Appalachian trail through-hike speed record.
"He is about 10 minutes ahead of schedule," said Fischer, who reports Meltzer stopped long enough to wolf down two PB&Js, some pasta salad and a nutrition drink before resuming his quest.
Fischer reported Meltzer's progress from a logging road in maine's 100-mile Wilderness, where she had one bar of cell signal, her first signal all day.
"He's just trucking along. In fact yesterday he was ahead of schedule enough that we missed him at two road crossings," Fischer said.
Fischer acknowledged frustration with Meltzer's Spot tracking deveice, which is supposed to be beaming signals updating his progress, which can be tracked on the WheresKarl.com Web site.
"We're doing our part. I don't know why the Spot is not working. It's on and attached to his pack," said Fischer, who speculated the heavuily wooded nature of the terrain Meltzer is in might have something to do with the problem.
Fischer said Meltzer has had no problems with the wet trail in Maine thus far. He forded his first stream yesterday, crossing water chest high. Video footage of that crossing will be uploaded to the WheresKarl site when the crew gets sufficient connectivity.
The Speedgoat is on the move, and doing well. In fact, he is even a little ahead of schedule, says Marit Fischer, a member of Karl meltzer's crew.
Meltzer completed his planned 41 miles Tuesday and as of around 1 p.m. Wednesday was about 25 miles into a planned 41 mile trek today in his quest to break the Appalachian trail through-hike speed record.
"He is about 10 minutes ahead of schedule," said Fischer, who reports Meltzer stopped long enough to wolf down two PB&Js, some pasta salad and a nutrition drink before resuming his quest.
Fischer reported Meltzer's progress from a logging road in maine's 100-mile Wilderness, where she had one bar of cell signal, her first signal all day.
"He's just trucking along. In fact yesterday he was ahead of schedule enough that we missed him at two road crossings," Fischer said.
Fischer acknowledged frustration with Meltzer's Spot tracking deveice, which is supposed to be beaming signals updating his progress, which can be tracked on the WheresKarl.com Web site.
"We're doing our part. I don't know why the Spot is not working. It's on and attached to his pack," said Fischer, who speculated the heavuily wooded nature of the terrain Meltzer is in might have something to do with the problem.
Fischer said Meltzer has had no problems with the wet trail in Maine thus far. He forded his first stream yesterday, crossing water chest high. Video footage of that crossing will be uploaded to the WheresKarl site when the crew gets sufficient connectivity.