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minus-squarereddig33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down8·8 months agoSpeed running the Appalachian trail seems like missing the point to me. You’re supposed to be taking in the history and the environment as you hike.
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down2·8 months agoSome people like the challenge. Not her first time on the trail, either.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·8 months agoShe did do a 5 month walk on it a few years earlier. So it’s not like she disagrees with you, she just also wanted to get that record.
Speed running the Appalachian trail seems like missing the point to me. You’re supposed to be taking in the history and the environment as you hike.
Some people like the challenge. Not her first time on the trail, either.
She did do a 5 month walk on it a few years earlier. So it’s not like she disagrees with you, she just also wanted to get that record.