Interview with Tara Dower
Marathon Training Academy
Angie and Trevor
4.8 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 12 November 2024
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
In this episode we speak with Tara Dower who set the fastest know time (FKT) on the Appalachian Trail by running an average of 54 miles per day for 40 days!
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Tara Dower is an Altra Elite Athlete based in Virginia, who recently completed the 2,197.4 (3,535 kilometres) mile Appalachian Trail in a record setting 40 days, 18 hours, and 5 minutes. That’s 13 hours faster than the record set in 2018 by Belgian runner Karel Sabbe. Prior to Dower’s breakthrough, only 10 people had ever managed to traverse the AT in 50 days or less.
Find Tara on Youtube at Tara Treks.
The Appalachian National Scenic Trail — commonly known as the Appalachian Trail or simply “the A.T.” — is the longest hiking-only footpath in the world, that travels through fourteen states along the crests and valleys of the Appalachian Mountain Range.
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| 0:00.0 | This is Marathon Training Academy, episode 463. |
| 0:04.1 | This podcast is brought to you by Sports Tours International USA. |
| 0:07.6 | This company is taking runners and spectators to the most popular races around the world, |
| 0:12.1 | and they've been doing it for over 50 years. |
| 0:14.1 | You can check them out at SportsToursinternational.com to book one of their unforgettable race experiences. |
| 0:20.7 | SportsTorsinours International.com. |
| 0:22.8 | Thanks to Prevenix, makers of joint health plus. |
| 0:25.7 | Prevention is the best medicine and you need to protect your joint cartilage from breakdown. |
| 0:30.4 | Keep your joints happy and head over to Previnex.com and use the code MTA for 15% off your first order. |
| 0:41.6 | That's Previnex, P-R-E-V-I-N-E-X.com. Welcome to the M-T-A-V-P-P-M-P-P-M-P-B-W. Welcome to the Marathon Training Academy podcast, where it's all about helping you become a stronger long-distance runner. |
| 1:04.0 | I'm Trevor. |
| 1:05.0 | And I'm Angie. |
| 1:06.1 | In this episode, we speak with Tara Dower, who just set the fastest known time on the Appalachian Trail |
| 1:11.2 | by running an average of 54 miles per day for 40 days. |
| 1:16.3 | And as always, just want to remind you, you can get all of our back podcast episodes, |
| 1:21.0 | training plans, and more. |
| 1:22.6 | Inside the Academy, find out how to join when you visit Marathon Training Academy.com. |
| 1:28.0 | All right, Angie, so what went down at the New York City Marathon? |
| 1:31.8 | Well, they actually reset the record for the largest marathon in the world. |
| 1:35.4 | They had 55,646 finishers. |
| 1:39.2 | So Berlin had taken the title for a very brief window. |
| 1:42.5 | New York City has it back. |
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