Scott Jurek Appalachian Trail Record Attempt

This record will eventually be owned by insomniacs, and they wouldn't even need much speed.

George31321 wrote:

So if he ends up with a negative split or an even split he will definitely break the current record (46 full days plus ~11 hours)

How much of a positive split he can have and still break the record is the question...

here's the latest spreadsheet:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/vh92xpsn7331f4h/Jurek.xlsx?dl=0

Interesting spreadsheet. He is only a half day or so over JPD's pace at present, but she had some shorter days (in the 30's) through the Greens and the Whites when I think she was ill. He's definitely on schedule if he stays healthy. Looks like he's popped off a couple of 58, 59 mile days through this stretch to build up the little buffer, so he seems in good form..

Actually, I misread the spreadsheet -- as of 6/26 he was about 12 miles behind Pharr Davis' pace. Still, the spreadsheet indicates that he needs to average 42.3 miles/day over the remaining trail to make his goal of 44.2 days. Seems doable.

Early on it seemed like he was having some knee problems, but that was early in his attempt. He seems to be running well and at a good pace.

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DannyJ wrote:

Early on it seemed like he was having some knee problems, but that was early in his attempt. He seems to be running well and at a good pace.

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According to Jurek's facebook page, he spent last night at Bascom Lodge on top of Mt. Greylock. So, he's done with the Berkshires and enters Vermont's Green Mountains today. It'll be interesting to see how he can maintain his pace as the terrain now becomes a bit more challenging -- not like the Whites, but more elevation changes than he's had to deal with since he left the Southern Apps...

Any update besides his facebook page?

Homeboy looks really skinny. Like freakish skinny.

Maybe the lens angles of his latest shots but damn. It's like his ankles actually look thick because his thighs are so thin in comparison.

I know he is vegan, so someone needs to bring him some damn vegan brownies or something.

Weight Watcher in the Woods wrote:

Homeboy looks really skinny. Like freakish skinny.

Maybe the lens angles of his latest shots but damn. It's like his ankles actually look thick because his thighs are so thin in comparison.

I know he is vegan, so someone needs to bring him some damn vegan brownies or something.

He LOOKS like your typical VEGAN, for sure. SKINNY yet know visible muscluar definition. Soft midsection. You may even call him SKINNY FAT.

Slightly off-topic. I saw Gatlin run the 200m yesterday. God bless, him, he is so JACKED. Really inspiring to see what sprinting can do for your PHYSIQUE.

Typical Vegan? How about Frank Medrano? Plant based, absolutely NO crossfit or animal products in his lifestyle, and look at him. He makes most crossfitters look like overweight bloated fools.

Xfit_guy_the_real_1 wrote:

Slightly off-topic. I saw Gatlin run the 200m yesterday. God bless, him, he is so JACKED. Really inspiring to see what sprinting can do for your PHYSIQUE.

It was sprinting, huh? *cough cough*

MeHereYouWhere?! wrote:

Any update besides his facebook page?

Here's a blog post from someone who ran with him some in the Berkshires:

I expect he looks like someone who's run 1600+ mountain miles in 33 days. But he just did around 47 miles through the Green Mountains, so he's certainly hanging in there.

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more than 1/2 way thru vermont. (VerMud)

Scott's completed five weeks: 1732.4 miles

(as of some time past midnight last night)

= 49.5 miles per day average (for 35 days)

He has about 9-10 days to go.

(the current record is 46 days, 11 hours, and 20 minutes)

Here's the spreadsheet:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/vh92xpsn7331f4h/Jurek.xlsx?dl=0

He entered New Hampshire this morning - so now the fun begins!

I'm still hoping Dusty Olsen shows up.

Three different ways to look at how Scott is comparing to Jennifer Pharr Davis's record run:

(1) JPD went 1603 miles in her first 35 days, to Scott's 1732. That would seem to put Scott almost 3 days ahead. However, Scott is hiking north while JPD hiked south. This means that Scott has the hardest part of the trail coming up, while JPD had a relatively easy section remaining. Scott can lose about 12 miles per day to JPD's finish and still get the record.

(2) 'Linear' pace. If JPD had hiked the same distance every day, after 35 days she would have been at 1649 miles. That's 83 miles behind where Scott is now. So Scott will get the record if he can maintain 40 miles per day over the last 450 (very steep and technical) miles.

(3) 'Scaled' pace. This compares how fast JPD covered each section to how fast Scott covered that section (and adds a bit to account for the fact that Scott has to hike 8 miles further, since the trail has changed slightly). It is still not quite a direct comparison because we're comparing days from the beginning of Scott's hike to days from the end of JPD's hike. By this measure, Scott has been behind for most of the hike after his early knee troubles, but has recently surged to a 7 mile lead. He is entering a section where JPD struggled, and if he can handle the terrain has a good chance to start pulling ahead.

For more detail see the awesome spreadsheet here -

https://www.dropbox.com/s/vh92xpsn7331f4h/Jurek.xlsx?dl=0

Thanks for the explanation, especially the bit about JPD's direction. I couldn't figure out what was going on with the spreadsheet.

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jurek hits 100 mile wilderness

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runningart2004 wrote:

Maybe this is something I do when I'm retired. Lol. Already had my mid-life crisis when I joined the Army at 32. Maybe if I stay 20, retire at 52, then attempt it.

Alan

Aren't mid-life crisis more in your 40s? 32 is still relatively young anymore.

scott rossi hit 35mph in south promfret, VT

WOW