Tara Dower

About The Author

Tara Dower is an American ultramarathoner who holds the Fastest Known Time on the Appalachian Trail. She has also set Fastest Known Times on the Long Trail, Colorado Trail, Mountains-to-Seas Trail, and Benton MacKaye Trail. In 2025, she won the 100-mile Javelina Jundred race and finished third at the Black Canyon Ultras. Now cemented as a trailblazer in the endurance running community, Dower continues to push the limits in long-distance trail speed attempts. She grew up in North Carolina and currently lives in Durango, Colorado.

Books by Tara Dower

Fastest Known Time

40 Days on the Appalachian Trail

By Tara Dower
In her deeply inspiring memoir, the ultrarunner who covered more than fifty miles a day on the Appalachian Trail for forty straight days tells the story of her gutsy, transcendent, and record-shattering odyssey.
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