Anyone who knows the Bruce Trail knows there are some highly technical parts, heavy brush, rocks and other obstacles, and it can be easy to get off-track thanks to re-routes and detours. The website states that the estimated minimum time to hike the over-800km trail from end to end is approximately 30 days.
But it can be run faster than that.
You may recall the story of iRun cover Charlotte Vasarhelyi, who in June 2010, broke the speed record for running the Bruce Trail from end-to-end by running from Tobermory to Niagara in 13 days, 10 hours, 51 minutes.
On Saturday, June 2, Vasarhelyi set out once again to break her own record. Back in 2010 she told us, “Preparing for something like this is 90 per cent mental because you know you’re going to have to overrule your mind and keep going.” No doubt she had some overruling to do in the rainy conditions over the weekend!
Follow Vasarhelyi’s journey on Monumental Effort, and on Twitter, @char_brucetrail and #charbruce where her crew, pacers and other supporters are providing updates.
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