Elizabeth Thomas (born 1987) is a thru-hiking champion and former women's unassisted speed record holder for the 2,181-mile (3,510 km) Appalachian Trail.
127, 4:30) Thomas's mother was born and raised "in a Japan that--and even now--is not really for equality...not a great place to be a woman.
"[10] Her first extended urban hike was in Los Angeles, during which she traversed a 180-mile route that connected 300 staircases.
[5] During her years there, she became involved in outdoors clubs with fellow students and met professors who were also enthusiastic about hiking.
[17] In 2014, Thomas, Whitney La Ruffa, and Brian Boshart pioneered the approximately 290-mile Chinook Trail in Washington.
[1] In March 2020, Thomas will be the keynote speaker at the Texas Trails and Active Transportation Conference.
[1] One of the tours is the eight-day Urban Brew Thru,[5] her thru-hike of every brewery in Denver, Colorado,[17] totaling 60 establishments,[5] the course charting in at 88 miles.