It takes most people around six months to hike the nearly 2,200 miles of the Appalachian Trail, but Brookline resident Joe McConaughy ran it in just 45 days, 12 hours and 15 minutes. At an average of 48 miles a day, he set a new speed record. He did it unassisted — without any outside help, just a 25 pound pack on his back — breaking the previous record set by a man who had a crew for support.
Joe McConaughy joined Jim Braude to discuss the planning and strength that went what he calls the hardest thing he’s ever done.
