Appalachian Trail FKT: Sarah Baker Beats Norovirus, a Heat Wave, and Starvation to Set New Record

Tennessee ultrarunner sets self-supported Appalachian Trail record - Canadian Running Magazine

Sarah Baker completed the 3,500-kilometre trail from south to north in just 74 days, despite a bout of norovirus along the way The post Tennessee ultrarunner sets self-supported Appalachian Trail record appeared first on Canadian Running Magazine.

Appalachian Trail FKT: Sarah Baker Beats Norovirus, a Heat Wave, and Starvation to Set New Record

When Sarah Baker stepped onto the Appalachian Trail’s southern terminus in Georgia this April, she had an ambitious plan. The 43-year-old Tennessean hoped to unseat the self-supported female record held by Heather Anderson, who ran the 2,190-mile trail in about 54 days back in 2015. Baker felt she had a decent shot at pulling it off. After all, she has earned three other FKTs (fastest known times) all on various sections of America’s most popula…