2,666 Miles in 66 Days

Ultramarathoner David Horton, a 55-year-old professor at Liberty University in Virginia, averaged 40 miles per day while running the Pacific Crest Trail. The trail runs from Mexico to Canada through California, Oregon, and Washington.

"I am not ashamed to say that I cried more this summer than I ever have in my life. My emotions were running high. The High Sierras and the snow wore me raw and down to the bone. In all my life, I have never depended on the Lord and my friends as much as I did this summer."