Eugene woman talks about shattering speed record on Oregon Pacific Crest Trail
b'In this episode, host Zach Urness talks to ultra runner Emily Halnon of Eugene, who back in 2020 set the speed record for the Oregon segment of the Pacific Crest Trail. \\n\\nHalnon ran the Oregon PCT\'s 460 miles in 7 days, 19 hours and 23 minutes \\u2014 an average of 57 miles per day. She set the record for both male and female runners.\\xa0\\n\\nIn the podcast \\u2014 and in a recently published book \\u2014 Halnon talked about doing the run to honor her mother, who died of a rare form of bone cancer. \\n\\nHalnon\'s recently published a book about her experience called "To the Gorge: Running, Grief, and Resilience & 460 Miles on the Pacific Crest Trail." She\'s currently on a book tour in Oregon and elsewhere. See her page, emilyhalnon.com, for a full list of book tour stops.'