Wausau's Andrea Larson sets FKT speed record on the 310-mile Superior Hiking Trail
From Wausau Daily Herald by Keith Uhlig
Larson logging her data at the 270 Degree Overlook, the Northern Terminus of the Superior Hiking Trail, after 6 days, 10 hours.
RIB MOUNTAIN (Wausau Daily Herald) — She reckoned she had about a 50-50 chance to set the women's speed record for running the Superior Hiking Trail in northern Minnesota. If she didn't set a record, or even if she didn't complete the 310-mile trek along Lake Superior's North Shore, Andrea Larson of Rib Mountain figured she would learn valuable lessons about the limits of endurance and have spent time in a beautiful area. She did all that and more.
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Originally published by Wausau Daily Herald on October, 20, 2023.
Banner photo: Larson bright-eyed and bushy -tailed at the start of the FKT attempt at the Southern Terminus of the Superior Hiking Trail at the Minnesota-Wisconsin border.
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