Marcia and Ken Powers
Marcia and Ken Powers, a husband and wife from Pleasanton, CA, walked along the American Discovery Trail in 2005, a distance of 4,900 miles (7,900 km) that crossed 13 states, setting off from Cape Henlopen on 2005-02-27 and finishing in Point Reyes, CA in October of the same year. At their fastest, they covered 21.5 miles per day. Their mean speed was 34.4 kilometers a day.
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