...with a 40-day dash from Maine to Georgia. A new supported Fastest Known Time was set on the Appalachian Trail on Saturday, crushing the previous record by over 13 hours. Virginia-based ultra runner Tara Dower hiked and ran from Mount Katahdin in Maine to Springer Mountain in Georgia in just 40 days, 18 hours and 5 minutes (time to be confirmed). That's 13.5 hours faster than Karel Sabbe’s FKT set in 2018, when he chose to run northbound on the trail, and if her time is confirmed means she will hold the overall speed record for a supported effort.