We did it. We ran the entire Northbound Appalachian Trail.
It took us 15 months of planning, running, driving, recovering, and figuring out how to make it all work alongside our children, jobs, and finances. It wasn't always easy, but we proved that it could be done.
ALONE, TOGETHER
2,194.1 miles. Two mothers. One Appalachian Trail.
THE APPALACHIANTRAIL ADVENTURE
One section at a time.
In 2021, Celia Eicheldinger and I decided to take on something that felt both completely unreasonable and completely possible: running the entire Appalachian Trail from Springer Mountain, Georgia, to Katahdin, Maine.
We had already had a blast planning, preparing, and running the 72-mile (144-mile double) S.C.A.R. section of the Appalachian Trail together. We knew we wanted another adventure — but this time, we'd go all the way.
We just had to figure out how to make it work.
2,194.1 miles. 14 sections. 15 months. 2 mothers.
MAKING IT WORK
Jobs. Kids. Life.
We couldn't simply leave our jobs and families for months at a time. We had children, careers, responsibilities, and real lives to work around.
So we figured out another way.
Over the course of 15 months, we planned and ran the trail in sections — returning again and again to the mountains until, finally, we'd covered all 2,194.1 miles.
MORE THAN A RUN
We wanted this adventure to be as much for us as it was for YOU — to inspire, bring hope, and share our miles and experience along the way.
Along the way, we partnered with Soles4Souls to use the adventure to give back.
THE JOURNEY
2,194.1 miles. One section at a time.
SEGMENT 1: Georgia & North Carolina
March 25-28, 2021 | The Approach Trail, GA > Rock Gap, NC
Miles 0.0-105.8
SEGMENT 2: North Carolina & Tennessee
April 15-18,2021 | Rock Gap, NC > Davenport Gap, TN
Miles 105.8-238.9
SEGMENT 3: Tennessee
May 1-2, 2021 | Davenport Gap, TN > Devil's Fork Gap, TN
Miles 238.9-311.1
SEGMENT 4: Tennessee & Virginia
May 11-16, 2021 | Devil's Fork Gap, TN > Massie Gap, VA
Miles 311.1-502.2.
SEGMENT 5: Virginia
June 4-7, 2021 | Massie Gap, VA > Pearisburg, VA
Miles 502.2-637.5
SEGMENT 6: Virginia
June 24-27, 2021 | Pearisburg, VA > Petites Gap Road, VA
Miles 637-5-777.2
SEGMENT 7: Virginia
July 21-25, 2021 | Petites Gap, VA > Beahms Gap, VA
Miles 777.2-947.5
SEGMENT 8: Virginia & Pennsylvania
August 5-8, 2021 | Beahms Gap, VA > Caledonia State Park, PA
Miles 947.5-1085.3
SEGMENT 9: Pennsylvania
September 9-13, 2021 | Caledonia State Park, PA > Lehigh River, PA
Miles 1085-3-1259.9.
SEGMENT 10: Pennsylvania & New Jersey
October 13-17, 2021 | Lehigh River, PA > NJ Route 284, NJ
Miles 1259.9-1348.9
SEGMENT 11: New Jersey & New York
April 1-3, 2022 | NJ Route 284 > NY Route 52
Miles 1348.9-1437.8
SEGMENT 12: New York & Massachusetts
April 29-May 1, 2022 | NY Route 52 > Cheshire, MA
Miles 1437.8-1582.5
SEGMENT 13: Massachusetts & Vermont
June 8-13, 2022 | Cheshire, MA > Pomfret Road, VT
Miles 1582.5-1733.5
SEGMENT 14: Vermont & Maine
July 16-31, 2022 | Pomfret Rd, VT > Katahdin, ME
Miles 1733.5-2194.1
ALONE, TOGETHER
The story behind the miles.
The adventure eventually became a book — Alone, Together — a story about motherhood, friendship, adventure, and discovering what we're capable of when we decide to try.
