This runner just hiked the entire Appalachian Trail in record time

Accomplished ultramarathon runner Scott Jurek hiked all 2,168.1 miles of the Appalachian Trail in record time, finishing in Maine on Sunday, National Geographic reports. His time of 46 days, 8 hours, and 20 minutes eclipsed Jennifer Pharr Davis' 2011 record by about three hours.

The record-breaking hike is just one of his many incredible feats. He won the notoriously grueling 100-mile Western States Endurance Run seven times in a row and holds the record for most miles run in a 24-hour period. He is also featured in Christopher McDougall's best-selling book Born to Run. Jurek, 41, plans to retire soon. Yeah, he's probably earned it.

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