David Horton appropriately chose National Trails Day, June 7th, to begin his speed record attempt of the 3100 mile Continental Divide Trail. Previously, David Horton completed record setting runs of the 2150 mile Appalachian Trail and the 2650 mile Pacific Crest Trail. David also competed in the Trans-America footrace. In addition to ultrarunning himself, he also directs the Lynchburg Ultra Series each year to provide an opportunity for others to run distances beyond a marathon (26.2 miles). Several years ago, I finished the Holiday Lake 50k, which is now part of Horton’s race series.
David does utilize a satellite phone and relies on support crews to carry supplies. However, even with support, running 50 or so miles each day for months at a time over rugged mountain trail is an incredible display of low-tech human-powered transportation. We wish David well on his journey and will be following the attempt on the eco-x blog.
I previously enjoyed reading A Quest for Adventure, a book by David Horton about his Appalachian Trail and Trans-America runs. While the book is currently unavailable from Amazon.com, there is an interesting video available about Horton’s Pacific Crest Trail speed record:
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