Georgia AT

[ptothec]

Does anyone have information on the FKT for the Georgia section of the AT?

[runbum]

I know a couple of the GUTS guys have attempted it but they kept stopping short because of the weather.... not sure if anyone actually finished it.
I would love to run it with someone if you are interested.
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[carllaniak]

i have done the georgia section a few times.

it's approx 75 miles from the wooden sign at the NC/GA border near Bly Gap to springer mountain. there is about 19,000' of elevation gain according to an altimeter watch i wore on one of the trips.

after deciding to attempt the GA section in one push back in 2003, i made several failed attempts starting from the north end and quitting at unicoi (mi25), hogpen (mi40), and then woody gap (mi 55), i finally completed the section in a continuous push in 2007 in 22:56. matt kirk was along and crewed me from my van. he met me at all the paved road crossings, as well as a couple of the FS 42 crossings as i neared springer. i started the run at 5pm, and finished the following afternoon. i knew that doing alot of night running, and starting tired were not ideal, and i paid for that by dying 1000 deaths over the last 20 miles, but i was ecstatic to finally complete the route.
ncultra account: www.ncultra.org/article.php?story=2007101803455797&query=lAniak
splits from this run can be found here: www.ncultra.org/article.php?story=20071015084538347&query=lAniak

in spring 2010 i did a slightly modified (but equally long) route entirely self-supported with a foot of snow and ice on much of the route in 24:30.
blog post: carlspacificride.blogspot.com/2010/03/76-to-76.html and carlspacificride.blogspot.com/2010/03/expansion.html

then in october 2010 i returned to attempt to set a faster time, and was on pace to run under 19 hours until things fell apart significantly in the last 15 miles. i still ran my fastest time, 21:30.
scott brockmeier and liz bauer were instrumental in crewing this strong (for me) attempt.

in march 2011 i took another shot, but the midnight start and very cold weather, coupled with some poor gear choices foiled my attempt at a faster time...i completed the section in just over 24 hours, again with a couple friends (james rudd and jim sinclair) crewing me (and actually running with me for the last 30+ miles)
blog post: carlspacificride.blogspot.com/2011_03_01_archive.html - (scroll down below idaho trip commentary)

it would not surprise me if there's some (or more than one) person who's done this section significantly faster than my 21:30, but i'm unaware of them. i too have heard of a number of failed attempts by atlanta ultrarunners.
there is a hiker (trail name "Phreak") who claims on whiteblaze.net to have done it in 22:11 with a 24 pound pack, quite an impressive trek, IMO. also, matt karzen, who i have never met (but is also from athens, ga), completed the trail in one push back in 2009, although i have been unable to find his exact time... his report is at blog.rockcreek.com/archives/rockcreek_race_team_member_finishes_ga_at_charity_run.html

[RunBumcom]

Carl,
Im giving her a go this coming wednesday... ughhhh wish me luck hahaha I just wanna finish... ALIVE
Run Bum

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[Tyler Johnson]

Weather willing, Eli White and I will be making an attempt on the GA AT FKT as a self-supported tandem. We will begin on the evening of December 28th at the GA/NC border. We hope to run under Carl Laniak's 21:30 supported record, but north Georgia is expected to receive a huge amount of rainfall in the next week; conditions will likely be challenging.

[Tyler Johnson]

Eli and I quit at mile 57 (Woody Gap) after about 16 hours. We'll be back eventually.

[Patrick chamberlain]

beginning at 8:30 today me and my brother in law Jonathan Sutton will be doing 100 miles on the AT. in doing so we will be including attempting to break the GA section record. we will be starting near Deep Gap NC and finishing at Amicalola park. Hopefully capturing it on GPS and Strava.

[Patrick Chamberlain]

We ended up finishing the Georgia section in 27:48 and the 100 miles in 30:56. Some stomach issues overnight prevented us from breaking the record but we did see it through to the finish. Probably will not be another attempt at this one any time soon.

[Carl laniak]

Jun 12, 2017 14:45:32 GMT -5 Patrick Chamberlain said:

We ended up finishing the Georgia section in 27:48 and the 100 miles in 30:56. Some stomach issues overnight prevented us from breaking the record but we did see it through to the finish. Probably will not be another attempt at this one any time soon.

Congrats on the 100!
Wow. Is there a typo in there?
It makes it sound like you did the 75ish miles in GA in 27:48 and another 25ish miles in 3:08....which seems nearly impossibly fast to me.
Awesome idea and execution.
I, and others, have contemplated starting at Springer and going 24 hours north and seeing how far we can get.