[at-l] AT speed records

[Art Cloutman]

Well, he surely travelled a bit faster than I 
did.  It only took me 208 days.  No point in 
figuring hours and minutes.

Art


>For those who care:
>Karl Meltzer's pursuit of the Appalachian Trail 
>speed record ended Monday morning...
>reached Springer's summit at 4:20 a.m., 
>completing a quest that began at 7:08 a.m.
>Aug. 5 from atop Maine's Mount Katahdin. 
>ŠMeltzer failed to break the unofficial
>trail speed record held by Andrew Thompson of Lyme, he hiked and jogged 2,174
>miles Š in 54 days, 21 hours and 12 minutes... 
>Thompson hiked the trail in 47 days,
>13 hours and 31 minutes in 2005.  Karl Meltzer, 
>Š posted the fourth-fastest time
>ever for an Appalachian Trail hike.
>
>In order, the fastest finishers:
>Andrew Thompson: 47 days 13 hours 31 minutes (2005)
>Pete Palmer: 48 days 20 hours 11 minutes (1999)
>David Horton: 52 days 9 hours (1991)
>Karl Meltzer: 54 days 21 hours 12 minutes
>Scott Grierson: 55 days 20 hours 34 minutes (1991)
>Jennifer Pharr Davis: 57 days 8 hours 35 minutes (2008)
>
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Art Cloutman