Editing Appalachian Trail (section)

===Speed records===

[[Fastest known time]]s for self-supported attempts (meaning no vehicle or crew support, like a traditional through-hiker):
* Joe McConaughy completed the trail northbound on August 31, 2017, in 45 days, 12 hours, and 15 minutes.<ref name="McCoy">{{cite web |last1=McCoy |first1=Jenny |title=Meet the Man Who Just Destroyed The Appalachian Trail Speed Record |url=https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a20860912/meet-the-man-who-just-destroyed-the-appalachian-trail-speed-record/ |website=Runner's World |access-date=May 13, 2019 |date=September 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010055006/https://www.runnersworld.com/general-interest/meet-the-man-who-just-destroyed-the-appalachian-trail-speed-record|archive-date=October 10, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/with-a-25-pound-pack-joe-mcconaughy-breaks-appalachian-trail-speed-record/2017/09/03/8e0e0df0-90c3-11e7-8754-d478688d23b4_story.html|title=With a 25-pound pack, Joe McConaughy breaks Appalachian Trail speed record|first=Katherine|last=Arcement|date=September 3, 2017|via=www.washingtonpost.com|access-date=October 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010060558/https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/with-a-25-pound-pack-joe-mcconaughy-breaks-appalachian-trail-speed-record/2017/09/03/8e0e0df0-90c3-11e7-8754-d478688d23b4_story.html|archive-date=October 10, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
*Heather "Anish" Anderson completed the trail southbound on September 24, 2015, in 54 days, 7 hours, and 48 minutes.<ref name="anish">{{Cite web|title = Seattle's Heather Anderson breaks Appalachian Trail hiking record|url = http://missoulian.com/lifestyles/recreation/seattle-s-heather-anderson-breaks-appalachian-trail-hiking-record/article_7a1e7441-79e6-55f9-8946-aa998bbddeb9.html|access-date = October 3, 2015|first = Rich|last = Landers|date = October 3, 2015|website = Spokesman-Review, via [[Missoulian]]|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171010104344/http://missoulian.com/lifestyles/recreation/seattle-s-heather-anderson-breaks-appalachian-trail-hiking-record/article_7a1e7441-79e6-55f9-8946-aa998bbddeb9.html|archive-date = October 10, 2017|url-status = live|df = mdy-all}}</ref>

Fastest known times for supported attempts (the athletes travel light, relying on a support crew with food, shelter, medical treatment, etc.):

*[[Tara Dower]] completed the trail southbound on September 21, 2024 in 40 days, 18 hours, and 5 minutes.<ref>Currin, Grayson Haver. [https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/hiking-and-backpacking/tara-dower-appalachian-trail This Hiker Just Smashed the Speed Record on the Appalachian Trail]</ref>
*[[Karel Sabbe]] completed the trail northbound on August 29, 2018, in 41 days, 7 hours, and 39 minutes.<ref>Miles, Kathryn. [https://www.outsideonline.com/2340311/karel-sabbe-appalachian-trail-fastest-known-time "Karel Sabbe Made Smashing the AT Speed Record Look Easy"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180831174705/https://www.outsideonline.com/2340311/karel-sabbe-appalachian-trail-fastest-known-time|date=August 31, 2018}}, ''[[Outsideonline]]'', August 29, 2018.</ref>