Trail Running Maine's 100 Mile Wilderness (And The Appalachian Trail)

The 100 Mile Wilderness. Crown Jewel of the Appalachian Trail in the heart of the Maine woods. Chris and Chris spent three days running, hiking and zombie walking this stretch of the trail from Monson to Abol Bridge back in July. This is our story on film, because our words fail to describe the beauty, joy, desperation and pain we felt in one 72 hour period.

Day 1 would be the easiest of the 3 days, topping out at 25 miles and 7000ft of climbing. Our feet would never be dry again. Day 2 consisted of 30 miles and 6000ft of climbing and heavy rain in the morning. Day 3 started at 3:30am with more heavy rain, 5000ft of climbing and 38 miles. The hardest thing, mentally and physically, we’ve ever done.

Despite the ever present sights and sounds of humanity scattered above and throughout the trail, the density of forest stunts any real sense of association with your own civilization - aside from an obvious century old path conveniently guiding the way. In the end, you’re stripped down to just your own internal thoughts, immediately you think of all that is most important to you, then slowly and surely, settle into a natural state of being: calories, water, shelter, relentless forward progress.