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201962 minPGdocumentary

Ultra Man

201962 minPGdocumentary

An East Tennessee family man attempts to break the speed record across 77 miles of rugged Appalachian Trail through the Smoky Mountains.

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The Hinckley Brothers

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An East Tennessee family man attempts to break the speed record across 77 miles of rugged Appalachian Trail through the Smoky Mountains.

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Follow an East Tennessee family man who attempts to break the speed record across 77 miles of rugged Appalachian Trail through the Smoky Mountains.

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