Tara Dower recently broke the record for fastest traverse of the full Appalachian Trail (AT) outright. No man or women has covered the distance faster. The AT is 2,197.4 miles over unforgiving terrain. Tara covered it in 40 days 18 hours 05 minutes, which is the equivalent of approximately two marathons per day. Tara also holds the Women's supported FKT on the Colorado Trail (489 miles). Tara is also a highly competitive ultra runner with wins at Run Rabbit Run 100, Umstead 100, Hellbender 100 to name a few. Check out Tara’s social, website and YouTube channel below.
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 Introduction to the Human Performance Outliers Podcast
00:09:25 The Power of Community Support in Ultra Running
00:18:26 Discovering a Passion for Sports
00:27:38 Future Ultramarathon Goals
00:36:57 Challenges of Remote Ultra-Endurance Events
00:46:21 Introduction to Trail Running and Ultra Marathons
00:55:01 Nutrition Strategy for Ultra Endurance
01:04:26 Exploring the Appalachian Trail Profiles
01:13:48 Life on the Appalachian Trail versus Life Comforts
01:22:43 Show Sponsor Links and Discounts
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