Tuscarora Trail
Sean Andrish set the record in April 2005, 3d16h8m.
The Tuscarora Trail is a rugged, 250-mile
long side trail of the Appalachian Trail though portions of Pennsylvania, Maryland, West
Virginia and Virginia. The southern terminous is in Shenandoah National Park. It was
first done as a speed run (ultrarunner style) on March 9-13, 2000, by Joe Clapper. Joe
finished the route in 3d22h27m, as
reported here.
In April 2005, Sean Andrish beat Joe's time by about 6 hours, as reported
here.
Joe Clapper and David Horton organized a
6-day stage race of the TT in
March of 2003. The race, held in difficult conditions due to deep snow on sections
of the trail, and exceptionally bad weather on the fourth day, had 20 starters and 6 finishers.
The entry fee for this insane, 6-day, 250-mile event was just $75 (which included a T-shirt)!
John Hayward, a participant in the first Tuscarora Trail race, will direct
a 7-day race of the trail September 7-13, 2008.