Fastest Known Time is brought to you by thousands of people just like yourself, who are getting out, doing cool routes, and submitting them to this website.
As well as these folks:
Allison Mercer
Director of Community Partnerships
Devin Lehman
Senior Product Manager
Abigail Levene
Marketing Writer
Dean Smith
Senior Drupal Developer
Regional Editors
Volunteer Regional Editors verify and edit every FKT worldwide. Huge thank you's to the following (listed east to west):
Stefan Bergsten
Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway
Hometown: Stockholm, Sweden
Facebook/FastestKnownTimeSweden, otilloswimrun.com
Michael Geisler
Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia
Hometown: Innsbruck, Austria
Strava, Instagram, Facebook
Torben Osterlund
Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Monaco, Liechtenstein, United States: (CT, DA, MA, ME, NH, NY, PA, RI, VT)
Hometown: Leiden, Netherlands
Strava, Facebook
Carlo Scarlata
Italy, Spain, Portugal, Canary Islands, Andorra, France, Greece, Cyprus
Hometown: Monza, Italy
Mike Pini
United Kingdom, Ireland
Hometown: Hook, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Strava; Instagram
Anthony Zacharakis
United Kingdom, Ireland
Hometown: Maidenhead, United Kingdom
Strava; Instagram
Kepler Barnhart
Canada, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Albania, United States: (WV, VA, KY, TN, NC, SC, GA, AL, MS, LA, AR, FL)
Hometown: Knoxville, TN, USA
Strava; Instagram
Charlotte Winkler
United States: (NY, NJ, PA, MD, DE, DC)
Hometown: Lake Placid, NY, USA
Instagram
Nathan Broom
United States: (MO, IL, MI, IN, OH)
Hometown: Corydon, IN, USA
Tate Knight
United States: (CO, NM, OK, TX)
Hometown: Bloomfield, CT, USA
Strava; Instagram
Alex Bond
United States: (WA, OR, ID, MT, WY, AK)
Hometown: Seattle, WA, USA
Instagram
Tyler Andrews
Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Barbados, Bermuda, Bolivia, British Virgin Islands, Caribbean Netherlands, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, St. Kitts & Nevis, U.S. Virgin Islands, U.S. Outlying Islands, Uruguay, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Suriname, Brazil, Curaçao
Hometown: Concord, MA, USA
Instagram Online Coaching
Matthew Matta
United States: (MN, WI, IA, ND, SD, NE, KS, CA, AZ, HI, UT, NV)
Hometown: Big Fork, USA
Previous Management
Peter Bakwin
Co-founder
With a PhD in Physics from Harvard University, Peter is extraordinarily qualified to keep track of your FKT efforts, fairly and accurately. Peter diligently maintained the FKT website (http://fastestknowntime.proboards.com/) for 10 years. He is also the only person to have completed the Hardrock Double (100 miles in one direction then 100 in the other, all within the normal cutoffs), along with countless other routes in the mountains and deserts of the west.
Buzz Burrell
Co-founder
Along with Peter, Buzz has helped popularize the term "Fastest Known Time", starting when they set the FKT on the John Muir Trail in the year 2000, a year after his FKT on the Colorado Trail. He formerly managed Ultimate Direction, a manufacturer of adventure and running packs, and previously managed the La Sportiva Mountain Running Team. Buzz's proudest accomplishment is not having died yet.
Jeff Schuler
Co-founder
Jeff develops websites and web applications through his company Substrate Websoft for organizations that focus on environment, empowerment, and education. Current client projects include the Cleveland Museum of Art and the Cleveland Metroparks' map app. He alternates between training for road marathons with the Boulder Track Club and enjoying the trails and rocks around Boulder. Besides work and running, Jeff plays Brazilian music on the violin and mandolin. (@digmob)
Previous Contributors
Craig Randall
Podcast, Advertising, Newsletter
Craig worked as a marketer for a decade in the outdoor sports industry. Recently he launched Outdoor Inventory, a business that helps people give second life to their outdoor gear and apparel. He is a contributing writer to iRunFar. Craig's running career started when he joined his high-school cross-country team in Boulder, Colorado. Still in Boulder, Craig also rock climbs, plays basketball, and spends QT with his wife, Christin.
Additional credits
FKT logo and brand designed by the amazing Brian Bornhoeft.