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[-] reddig33@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

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.

[-] NoiseColor@startrek.website 59 points 2 months ago

Different people take different things from it, there isn't a correct and an incorrect way.

[-] PugJesus@lemmy.world 25 points 2 months ago

Some people like the challenge. Not her first time on the trail, either.

[-] Maggoty@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago

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.

[-] rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 months ago

Did that with her husband in 2019, much more normal time of over 5 months.

[-] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 months ago

This is like when people tell others that they eat food "wrong". It's what she likes, not what you like.

[-] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 months ago

Mashed potatoes are not a suppository and I refuse to compromise on that.

[-] Ultragramps@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 months ago

How about going to a water park and riding a jet ski on the lazy river?

[-] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago

That sounds pretty awesome.

I'll admit that I dont understand the now long running deal with speed running things like this, but if done safely and respectfully, I also dont see the harm. What is important is impact to the resource, and that is the main issue. That transcends folks like this. If she can pass that ethic along with this record, I'm for it.

[-] randompasta@lemmy.today 2 points 2 months ago
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