Scott Jurek on Appalachian Trail

[Just Bill]

Hey, its a milestone but let's not let up till we have all 2189 of this virtual thru-hike.. SJ is still ahead of us, but we are closing the gap. My money is still on RocketSocks for the win!

Hopefully socks is resting up for the final push as we speak.

[colorado_rob]

What is the current mile-mark where he appears to be taking a break? Anyone know?

[Lone Wolf]

With respect, do you include the FKT attempts you crewed in the stunt category? If not, where do you draw the line?

absolutely. heck, even a thru-hike is a stunt if ya get right down to it

[Driver8]

He's at the northwest end of Lower Jo-Mary Lake. Where does that put him in miles-to-go?

[Driver8]

Hey, its a milestone but let's not let up till we have all 2189 of this virtual thru-hike.. SJ is still ahead of us, but we are closing the gap. My money is still on RocketSocks for the win!

Douggie and I are in this for the long haul. Game face on.

[Lone Wolf]

He's at the northwest end of Lower Jo-Mary Lake. Where does that put him in miles-to-go?

50.1.........................

[Driver8]

absolutely. heck, even a thru-hike is a stunt if ya get right down to it

So is that a good or a bad thing, or neither?

[Lone Wolf]

So is that a good or a bad thing, or neither?

ain't nothin' but a thing

[Sly]

Can someone explain how the Delorme page is working? Sometimes the "pings" are every 10-12 minutes, others over an hour, etc. Plus, the mph figure can be 0 between points, or as low as .64 mph when he should clearly be hiking faster.

[Lone Wolf]

So is that a good or a bad thing, or neither?

good thing. he's gonna win the race

[Lone Wolf]

So is that a good or a bad thing, or neither?

good thing. he's gonna win the race

[godoit]

Foul. Double posts don't count.

[Another Kevin]

With respect, do you include the FKT attempts you crewed in the stunt category? If not, where do you draw the line?

Are you calling Lone Wolf crude? (Of course he's crude, he's a hiker.)

[Josh D]

the way he's been holding on by a thread for the past 10 days has been absolutely amazing. He will certainly have earned this record. Can't wait to see an interview with him after all of this is over, and after a few days of continuous sleep I'm sure.

[Just Bill]

Double post- Lone Wolf is disqualified now too.

[Driver8]

ain't nothin' but a thing

Post of the day.

[Just Bill]

the way he's been holding on by a thread for the past 10 days has been absolutely amazing. He will certainly have earned this record. Can't wait to see an interview with him after all of this is over, and after a few days of continuous sleep I'm sure.

I would be fairly certain you will see both, likely someone is standing by to capture his "finish line" reaction.
From there.... pick every publication from running to backpacking and likely he will be setting an FKT for MIG. (Most interviews given)

[Just Bill]

[Klynn]

ain't nothin' but a thing

It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing.

[Driver8]

Can someone explain how the Delorme page is working? Sometimes the "pings" are every 10-12 minutes, others over an hour, etc. Plus, the mph figure can be 0 between points, or as low as .64 mph when he should clearly be hiking faster.

The tracker seems to ping whenever. He might be mid-run, stopped for a moment, walking. Check several ping points and you'll see 5's, 2's, 0's. Overall, he looks to be moving well today. I'd guess his slower-than-expected pace of the past few days, with relatively more rest, has allowed him to recover a bit, enabling what looks to be a solid final push.