Hello, friends, and welcome to the well. I'm Dylan Bowman, and as always, I am super grateful to have you here for another great

conversation with a very inspirational athlete.

Today we're talking to Abby Hall from Boulder, Colorado.

And this past summer, Abby tackled the 220-mile John Muir Trail in California in unsupported fashion.

And in the year of the FKT, I think Abby's JMT speed record attempt was maybe the one I found

the most inspiring.

And it was inspiring not only because of Abby's proud solo style on the trail, but also how she told the story of the

history of the trail and paid her respects to that heritage, both in her record attempt and

on social media. So of course, we talk about all that here in this episode, along with Abby's

background, her previous failed attempt on the route,

why she chose to go in an unsupported fashion this time, the details of her approach as it

relates to pacing and gear and sleep on such a long push, her dramatic finish amid the smoke

of a terrible nearby wildfirefire and much, much more.

Also, in this conversation, we reference a video that Abby's made sponsor Adidas Terrix

made about her attempt. If you haven't seen it, I linked to it in the show notes, and I would

definitely recommend that you check it out. Finally, I just wanted to say that as we received the terrible news of the passing of Andrea Hooser,

the Swiss ultra running legend this week,

it's just a real privilege for me to be able to share the stories of badass women like Abby,

who set the standard in our sport and who tackle these just huge, inspiring objectives,

showing us all what's possible.

So thanks so much to Andrea and thanks so much to Abby.

I hope you guys enjoy this episode.

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