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Jennifer Pharr Davis Speaker Profile: At A Glance
Jennifer Pharr Davis is an internationally celebrated adventurer, author, mother and business owner. In 2011, she covered the 2,185-mile Appalachian Trail (AT) in forty-six days, eleven hours, and twenty minutes, a remarkable average of forty-seven miles per day and the overall fastest known time to complete the “AT.” She is the first woman to set that mark. And she has yet to slow down. Hailed as "The Serena Williams of thru-hikers" by PBS, Jennifer’s accomplishments and expertise have been featured in The New York Times, Outside magazine, National Geographic, and the IMAX film Into America's Wild.
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