Food is like a torture device because hiking 47 miles a day is hard enough. And then you're trying to get down 6,000 calories a day. Every hour, I needed a snack, every few hours I had to take in a meal and it's just not food, it's fuel. You're not enjoying it - you're seriously shoving it in your mouth and following it with water, juice or Gatorade.
Jennifer Pharr DavisI'd always had an interest of pushing my limits and was intrigued by endurance.
Jennifer Pharr DavisOne thing I think I've always felt about being in nature is that it's a very natural taste.
Jennifer Pharr DavisI was surrounded by life and beauty. My soul was content, and my life felt full.
Jennifer Pharr DavisA lot of people talk about the trail healing them, but I feel like, the first time, it humbled me, which I probably needed. It was a completely new way to experience the world and my body.
Jennifer Pharr Davis