Five years after setting the women's course record and becoming the first person to cross the 2019 Marji Gesick finish line, Andrea trades her running shoes for bike cleats and returns expecting to be in dead last.
Fastest Known Time Podcast’s Heather Anderson talks to Andrea Larson and Alan Chapman about their independent unsupported FKTs on the Superior Hiking Trail.
Andrea uncovers the journey where the number of miles she covered on foot outpaced the number of words she spoke over three days on the North Country Trail through Wisconsin while becoming the fastest person to ever do so.
Andrea returns to the Superior Hiking Trail under vastly different conditions. Everything from temperature, trail conditions, direction of travel, duration, and even daylight bring an entirely new experience.
Andrea chases a Fastest Known Time (FKT) on the Kalalau Trail on a whim and ends up just seconds shy. Find out how it slipped through her fingers…literally.
Ultra Running Magazine Podcast’s Scotty Sandow covers everything from Midwest trail opportunities to instilling the love for outdoor recreation in the next generation to sleeping in a creek.
Andrea met her lofty goal and crushed the prior FKT, finishing in 6 days 10 hours. Since she did the entire 310 miles unsupported, so she carried all the food, clothes, sleep kit, and anything else she needed. In this blog, she dives into the gear she used on the trail.
Andrea returns to the Barkley Fall Classic with the quest to become the race’s first three-time winner. Despite only ten days of recovery following her 310 mile Superior Hiking Trail Fastest Known Time, she put together a solid race, finishing just three minutes off the overall podium.
Andrea prepares for her biggest challenge yet, tackling the 310 mile Superior Hiking Trail. Not only will this be her first thru-hike, but this also will be doubling her longest effort…so she’ll need to “Find Her Tough.”
Andrea climbed up and down Rib Mountain 71 times to equal the height of Mount Everest, 29,029 feet and with the support of the IRONBULL community raised a dime for each foot she climbed! Andrea shares about the lead up and flawless execution on the big day.
With all the variables in the Barkley Marathons that can take a racer out, gear is one variable in our control. Although the Barkley Marathons has no required gear list, I invested more time and money than ever before on gear. which served me well.
IRONBULL executive director, Andrea Larson, shares her experience at the Bandera Endurance Trail Run in Texas in the cover article of Ultra Running Magazine..
