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wasoxygen · 2673 days ago · link · · parent · post: Caroline Boller Sets American 50-Mile Trail Best Time
The latest record was set in September. Meltzer's achievement is certainly impressive. It took an 83-mile push on the last day and averaging 47-mile days to break Jurek’s mark.
user-inactivated · 2673 days ago · link ·
Right! A 50 per diem average, near enough. Is there research on what that does to your leg muscles over a month? Do the AT runners have to take a long time off afterward to recover from muscle tears? Are they ice-bathing every single night at the hotel? So many questions. The human body is impressive.
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ButterflyEffect · 2673 days ago · link ·
Answers to a lot of those questions are buried somewhere on r/running and on other running oriented forums, not sure off the top of my head but there you have it.