Dustin A. Smith

A cider-fueled rock-scrambler, trail-communer, ultramarathoner hailing from the Mitten-State.

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Sorry folks! Hate to end the show early but we have to call it. Will ate something he shouldn’t have, lost a lot of fluids 🤢, and has a stomach condition that won’t correct until late this evening. Nothing critical but no longer sea worthy for today. Here’s to next time MDT

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Central PA glamour shots.

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Purty day.

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All road up until now, but civilization has its virtues

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Casting off! ~7:12am

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Headed to Whiskey Springs trailhead! #mdt

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About as official as it get's in FKT land! https://t.co/XNuJkanvPT

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@IBEXplore @willfortin Well done lads! Long Path #FKT https://t.co/datBLFbBhR

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Fun video on the origins and directions of the #FKT movement! https://t.co/biUgpr3f0R @TheGearJunkie @DarcyPiceu @JasonAntin @kilianj @WildConfluence @merrelloutside https://t.co/fKQRcdrSqb

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@willfortin and I did some running a month ago. 358 miles of it from upstate New York to NYC. We finally sat down to tell the tale...

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Finished the Long Path today, crossing the George Washington Bridge and ending just a few blocks away at the 175th st subway station. It felt great, especially to be met by Ken Posner, the existing record holder. Thanks for following along! Report to come soon.

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People of Earth, the GW Bridge.

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“Two best words to describe The Long Path:: ‘relentlessly gnarly’. This is supposed to be the easy part. We had to nap once and provision for another just to make it to the bridge. So sleepy..” ~Will

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Back in motion.

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The Long Path takes everything that you think you have and asks for more. During last night’s push, we got two 1/2 hr dirt naps. Hoping that a quick nap will get us the rest of the way to the GW Bridge

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Finally on Section 1 of the Long Path (Palisades). Excited to be so close!

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Gift from the Long Path: cooling temps and a few runnable stretches.

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Hot hot hot. Slowing down the pace a bit until things cool down 😎

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Just got to Big Hill shelter to have some lunch and dry feet. Most of the way through Harriman State Park, 45 miles to go. If you look closely, you can see the NYC skyline 🌃

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Last night we stayed at a hotel in Central Valley (we turned the SPOT off at the restaurant we ate at last night and back on when leaving town). 70+ mile day on Wednesday and 30+ road miles yesterday really beat us up. Feeling refreshed for the final push ☀️

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@kate_woodard just joined the party for the final 65 miles. NYC here we come!