tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651656564842797172.post3493359962921317654..comments2023-10-10T04:18:23.631-04:00Comments on The Smoky Mountain Hiking Blog: Jennifer Pharr Davis announces speed record attempt on A.T.SmokyMountainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12288538940523306530noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651656564842797172.post-54684061783298992262011-07-20T10:39:38.890-04:002011-07-20T10:39:38.890-04:00Wow, you guys are out of touch. There is a lot of ...Wow, you guys are out of touch. There is a lot of fame to be had by setting a hiking record! Did you see David Horton, Pete Palmer, and Andrew Thompson on Letterman last night. Are you kidding me, there is no fame in this. Why question what drives people to do what they do. If people never pushed the boundaries of their being where would society be? Just because this is not how you would do it does not mean it is wrong on unworthy.Justus Stullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10727447417097085976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651656564842797172.post-88750889158729869112010-12-06T00:41:35.286-05:002010-12-06T00:41:35.286-05:00I've thru hiked the AT, and apparently so has ...I've thru hiked the AT, and apparently so has Jennifer. I do not know of a single hiker that after completing a thru hike said "I want to do this faster". Everyone wants to go slower next time and smell the roses. I had a hand full of 36 mile days, some low 30's and tons of mid to high 20's. My body handled the distance, but why would a person want to set a record? I hiked in 150ish days with 35 zero hiking days, and feel i rushed it There's no forest gump in Jennifer, it's got to be fame she's after.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14294197620219760845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651656564842797172.post-34460431986260580582010-11-17T21:50:43.013-05:002010-11-17T21:50:43.013-05:00Well, I wouldn't confuse this with hiking and ...Well, I wouldn't confuse this with hiking and in my personal opinion this doesn't capture the spirit of the trail. A wonderful feat of endurance and truly a credit to this athlete's dedication to test her limits. She has turned thru-hiking into a sport.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651656564842797172.post-54714275817524966822010-11-14T22:20:02.859-05:002010-11-14T22:20:02.859-05:00I cannot fathom 38 mile days!!! Dosen't sound ...I cannot fathom 38 mile days!!! Dosen't sound like fun! There has to be easier ways to get famous!My Life Outdoorshttp://my-life-outdoors.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651656564842797172.post-73845124583461928492010-11-14T22:12:58.023-05:002010-11-14T22:12:58.023-05:00To put up with all that pain and suffering can onl...To put up with all that pain and suffering can only mean one thing: the pursuit of fame and glory.The Smoky Mountain Hikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05019731497259511008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651656564842797172.post-79223770709527678412010-11-14T20:35:17.873-05:002010-11-14T20:35:17.873-05:00Jennifer seems like a great person and I'm sur...Jennifer seems like a great person and I'm sure that I would enjoy her company and I will say good luck to her, but I hiked the trail in 145 days with 15 zero-days and next time might even take 30 zero days and 175 days. Who knows? What I do know is that speed records are not what motivate me to be in the woods.HometownHikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03507623571330364950noreply@blogger.com