Ep. 290: Pacific Crest Trail Speed Record Holder - Karel Sabbe
Adventure Sports Podcast
Curt Linville
4.6 • 579 Ratings
🗓️ 24 July 2017
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Summary
In the summer of 2016 Belgian dentist Karel Sabbe broke the speed record for thru-hiking the Pacific Crest Trail in just 52 days 8 hours and 25 minutes. He spends the hour discussing his preparation and experiences from this amazing feat. Karel also talks about competing in the Marathon de Sables. Listen in and get inspired by Karel's story!
Karel's Website: http://www.karelsabbe.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/karelsabbeultrarunning
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| 0:00.0 | I fell asleep while running. |
| 0:01.5 | I had to lie down on the trail and sleep a bit until I woke up from the cold 15 minutes |
| 0:08.1 | later and carry on. |
| 0:09.3 | And then Joe was hallucinating at one point. |
| 0:13.1 | But then, yeah, the sun rose and we still didn't run into each other. |
| 0:17.9 | And then the sun got up a bit higher. |
| 0:20.3 | And then finally we saw each other and then the sun got up a bit higher and then finally we saw each |
| 0:21.9 | other and that moment was beyond the yeah you're not able to describe it because most of us had |
| 0:30.1 | been through such a horrendous night and then the sun rises and you see mountains again and then |
| 0:36.5 | you see your friend who's been |
| 0:38.2 | with you for 48 days and very rough conditions. |
| 0:42.9 | And then, yeah, that was a glorious moment. |
| 0:47.0 | Episode 290, the current Pacific Crest Trail Speed Record holder, Carl Saba. |
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