(3BL Media) May 11, 2012 - The North Face, the world’s premier supplier of authentic, innovative and technically advanced outdoor apparel, equipment and footwear, today announced that global endurance athlete Diane Van Deren will hit the trail this spring to attempt the time record for running North Carolina’s Mountains-to-Sea Trail.

为了设定时间记录并完成探险队，部分由北卡罗来纳州专业户外零售商Great Outdoor Provision Co.支持，范德伦将需要在不到24天的时间内完成近1,000英里的崎trable小径，平均每38英里以上超过38英里天。

Beginning her race for the record on May 10 at Clingmans Dome in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Van Deren will traverse the untamed Blue Ridge mountains, the Piedmont foothills, the swamps and pocosins in North Carolina’s coastal plain, and the beach of the Outer Banks, summiting both Mt. Mitchell, the highest peak on the East Coast, and the highest natural sand dune in the eastern United States. Along the way, she’ll also pass through many cities and small towns where the public is invited to join her for short runs on her historic record bid. Her goal is to complete the trail on June 2 at Jockey’s Ridge State Park on the Outer Banks to commemorate Great Outdoor Provision Co.’s “Land Trust Day” to bring attention to the State trail.

“The Mountains to Sea Trail is everything that’s good about the outdoors,” said Tom Valone, president of Great Outdoor Provision Co. “It provides a great selection of day hikes for families as well as the multi-day wilderness experience that backpackers are seeking. Our company is pleased to be part of this expedition with The North Face.”

Famed ultrarunner Van Deren, who was named one of National Geographic’s “Adventurer of the Year” in 2010, spent ten years racked by epilepsy before radical brain surgery gifted her with a seizure-free life and a super-human endurance that has driven her to win grueling events like the 2009 Yukon Arctic Ultra, a 430 mile foot race across a frozen wilderness. In 2010 she turned to mountaineering and climbed South America’s tallest peak, Aconcagua.

山上步道的多样性和复杂性首先引起了我的挑战，因为地形从高峰到沼泽和沙子不等。”范登说。“我知道我会遇到很多障碍，但我期待探索这个国家的新地区。”

MST是北卡罗来纳州著名州立公园系统的一部分，这条小径横穿了由联邦，州和地方机构多样化的土地。山区到海步道（www.ncmst.org）的朋友是充满活力的公民支持小组，它筹集了资金，并组织志愿者来建造，保护和推广这条小径。有关探险并实时跟踪范德伦的进度的更多信息，请访问www.mstiendurancerun.com和www.neverstopexploring.com。

关于NorthFace®
VF Outdoor，Inc。的北面（North Face）成立于1968年。总部位于加利福尼亚州圣莱安德罗（San Leandro），该公司为市场上技术最先进的产品提供了熟练的登山者，登山者，登山者，Snowsport运动员，耐力运动员和探险家。该公司的产品以特色登山，背包旅行，跑步和Snowsport零售商，优质的商品零售商和主要的户外专业零售连锁店出售。

关于Great Outdoor Provision Co.
Great Outdoor Provision Co.成立于1972年，是一个 一个位于北卡罗来纳州的专业户外零售商。七家商店里到处都是外面的齿轮和衣服，Great Outdoor Provision Co.致力于个性化零售，鼓励消费者尝试，安装和对比，触摸和感受产品，并与认识和户外活动的员工进行互动。