NH Appalachian Trail NEW Speed Record with Lukas Janulaitis

<p>This week I sat down with Lukas Janulaitis after he set the new fastest known time on the New Hampshire Appalachian Trail section covering 160 miles with 55,000 feet of climbing in 61 hours and 15 minutes. He added to his stacked resume of back to back Last Skier Standings, Bubba's Backyard course record holder, and multiple other tough mountain 100s. We break down his journey from the New Hampshire/Maine border through the southern Mahoosucs, MWC traverse, Presidential Range, Pemi Wilderness, Kinsman's Ridge trail, up and over Moosilaukee and then across the Dartmouth 50 to Hanover and the New Hampshire/Vermont border. His effort was crazy fast and steady despite battling knee pain (fixed with a single strap) and having pacers on only TWO sections of this. Another super impressive effort for him. And he dropped some big time multi day ultra hacks/wisdom that I think many will find useful. I also had to hype him up for Mt. Ascutney Vertical Backyard Ultra where some juggernauts are going to go at it. Cool interview and cool dude.</p><p>HOW TO FIND LUKAS:</p><p>https://www.instagram.com/lukasj.11/ or https://www.strava.com/athletes/15229535</p><p>CORSA LIVE ENDURANCE TRACKING: </p><p>Check out my WM100 effort on Corsa's live tracking. An awesome live tracking hub for thru hikes, FKTs, ultras, and unsupported efforts in the Northeast and across the country. https://www.corsa.run/</p><p>CHECK OUT REK LIS BREWING:</p><p>Great food &amp; beer, located off Route 302 in Bethlehem, NH - https://www.reklisbrewing.com/</p><p>I've tried a lot of different trail running gear over the years and have refined my ideal kit for the mountains. Below are some of my favorite running and hiking shoes and gear. If you have any questions, please reach out! By using the affiliate links below, I may earn a small commission if you decide to make a purchase (at no extra cost to you). Thank you for supporting the channel! 🙏</p><p>👟FAVORITE TRAIL RUNNING SHOES:</p><p>Hoka Speedgoat 7: <a href="http://rei.pxf.io/7XBr4r" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠rei.pxf.io/7XBr4r⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> OR <a href="https://amzn.to/3RdDZRS" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3RdDZRS⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> </p><p>The shoe I have worn for the most miles in the White Mountains. Its a high stack height but I like that for running fast down steep descents. The Speedgoat 7 is my favorite version so far. It's lighter, and slightly reduced stack from the old version and I have been