by Scott Jurek
Cooling off with Jenny in Laurel Creek, Virginia, in the midday heat of Day 13. (Luis Escobar)
Trail magic from an athletic trainer on Day 15 near Trout Creek, Virginia. (Luis Escobar)
Signing the logbook at War Spur Shelter, Virginia, on Day 15. (Jenny Jurek)
Restocking at Castle Black, somewhere in central Virginia. (Luis Escobar)
Morning sunrise on McAfee Knob, Day 16. (Luis Escobar)
An afternoon nap in the Blue Ridge Mountains of central Virginia on Day 17. (Luis Escobar)
Speedgoat describing how tight the record is, Day 21, Shenandoah National Park. (Jenny Jurek)
Midpoint sign on Day 23, Pine Grove Furnace State Park, Pennsylvania, 1,095 miles. (Scott Jurek)
A smoother stretch in Pennsylvania, Day 23. (Alexis Berg)
Guiding my blind buddy Thomas in Bear Mountain State Park, New York, Day 29. (Scott Jurek collection)
Running across the Hudson River, New York, on Day 29. (Jenny Jurek)
Jenny says good-bye to Speedgoat and the “Inconspicuous White Van” in Dalton, Massachusetts, on Day 32. (Walter Edwards)
50 m.p.h. blowing rain on Mount Greylock, Massachusetts, on Day 33. (Jenny Jurek)
Horty all smiles in Vermont on Day 33. (Jenny Jurek)
A dark night about to get darker on Smarts Mountain, New Hampshire, Day 36. (Mark Godale)
Taking a nap on a rock just before Galehead Hut in the predawn of Day 38. (Timmy O’Neill)
Zealand Falls Hut potato chip binge, White Mountains, New Hampshire, on Day 38. (Timmy O’Neill)
Mount Washington on the Fourth of July, Day 39. (Luis Escobar)
Climbing Mount Jefferson, White Mountains, New Hamsphire, on Day 39. (Luis Escobar)
Lunch break at Madison Spring Hut, White Mountains, New Hampshire, on Day 39. (Luis Escobar)
The slabs and slots of the Mahoosuc Mountains with my Jedi guide Ryan Welts. (Timmy O’Neill)
Celebrating our final state border crossing, into Maine, Day 40. (Timmy O’Neill)
Mahoosuc Notch, AKA “the hardest mile on the AT,” Day 41. (Luis Escobar)
Squeezing through the Mahoosuc Notch. (Luis Escobar)
One of many bogs and ponds in the Mahoosuc Mountains, Day 41. (Luis Escobar)
Day 42. Going over the numbers with Jenny and Timmy and realizing time is running out. (Luis Escobar)
Descending the gnar of Saddleback Mountain, Maine, Day 42. (Luis Escobar)
Crossing the Kennebec River, Maine, on Day 44. (Chris Clemens)
On Day 46, I finally got my first glimpse of Katahdin. (Aron Ralston)
Topher giving me the game plan for the final 10-mile push to the base of Katahdin. (Luis Escobar)
Down to the wire, running toward Katahdin with Walter and Special Forces. (Luis Escobar)
Going for a birthday hike. (Luis Escobar)
Scrambling on The Greatest Mountain. (Luis Escobar)
Pushing through the false summit on Katahdin. (Luis Escobar)
I’d been dreaming of touching this sign for years. (Luis Escobar)
The A Team. I couldn’t have done it without them. (Hunter Nolan)
Raven Jurek (one year old) in her first race, Pearl Street Kid’s Half Mile, Boulder, Colorado, August 2017. (Glenn Delman)
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