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FKT attempts we're tracking right now. Follow their progress »

Athlete Route Start date Style Status
Karel Sabbe Te Araroa Supported Complete - New FKT!
Billy "Wahoo" Meredith Te Araroa Self-supported Complete - New FKT!
Terence Copeland Arizona Trail (AZ) Self-supported In progress
Bob Stewart Benton MacKaye Trail (GA, TN, NC) Unsupported DNF
Connor Chapdelaine Triple Crown of Thru-Hiking (USA) Supported In progress
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Greg Hogan Patapsco Valley State Park Traverse (MD) 5h 15m 28s
Ziyang Liu Sammamish River Trail (WA) 2h 27m 21s
Megan Lacey, Christof Teuscher OC&E Rail Trail (OR) 1d 12h 44m 21s
Rowan Boswood Pentlands 500s (United Kingdom) 4h 42m 28s
Craig Lowe The Welsh 3000s (UK) 5h 46m 56s
Lukas Schwella Ritter- und Römerweg (Germany) 1h 16m 47s
Carina Mackinger Giro della Palmaria (Italy) 49m 15s
Katie Asmuth Joshua Tree Traverse (CA) 4h 48m 15s
Christoph Mackinger SAV - Sentiero Alta Versilia (Italy) 6h 26m 37s
Leo Vivanco Chiluca - Espíritu Santo 2h 3m 31s

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Episode 251
Person-Person

Episode 251: Bob Stewart: Rocks, Reroutes & Homemade Gear!

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Episode 250
Person-Person

Episode 250: Christine Reed: I Can Do Hard Things

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Episode 249
Person-Person

Episode 249: Shawn Cheshire: Redefining what is possible

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Episode 248
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Episode 248: Nadja Heine: Finding drive in the desert

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Episode 247
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Episode 247: Kilian Jornet: Conquering the Alps Peak by Peak

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Episode 246
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Episode 246: Helen Mino Faukner: Rising above the Clouds

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Episode 245
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Episode 245: Will Peterson: the King of the Long Trail (no matter the style)

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Episode 244
End of Year

Episode 244: 2024 FKT of the Year Recap

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Episode 243
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Episode 243: Georgia Porter: Adventures to Attaining the Arizona Trail FKT

Episode 242
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Episode 242: Mike Lori: Going Cape to Cape

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Episode 241
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Episode 241: Sophie Power: Finding your Why

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Episode 240
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Episode 240: Anton Krupicka: Heading down the LA Freeway

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Episode 239
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Episode 239: Monica Dekker: Timing is Everything

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Episode 238
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Episode 238: Men of the Colorado Trail

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Episode 237
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Episode 237: Tara Dower: How to set the OVERALL Appalachian Trail FKT!!

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Episode 236
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Episode 236: Isaac Robinson: How to handle the rocks, roots, and ruggedness of the Ouachita Trail

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Episode 235
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Episode 235: Rachel Bambrick: Inspiring Women to Challenge Themselves

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Episode 234
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Episode 234: Andrea Larson & Alan Chapman: Feeling Superior on the Trail

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Episode 233
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Episode 233: Chantal Demers: Conquering the Bruce Trail Segment by Segment

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Episode 232
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Episode 232: Andrew Hamilton & Andrea Sansone: One More Mountain

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Comments

  • Carson Buzz Martel:
    Hey everybody my names Buzz I’ll be attempting to set the self supported FKT in march of 2026, I’ve been training and getting ready for this attempt for over a year now. This will be my first FKT so I’m sure I’ll have a lot to learn along the way!… read more »
    on Triple Crown of Thru-Hiking (USA)
    1 week ago
  • James R Ebert:
    For completeness, I'll also be going for the record on the Alabama section as part of my northbound full trail attempt starting 4/11.  Tracker can be found on my facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=156803336
    on Pinhoti Trail (Alabama Section)
    1 week ago
  • Sadie 'Sketchy' Curry:
    Hey all! I am setting out in a few days to give it a go at the women's self supported FKT. Live tracking info has been provided to fkt. Thank you Katie for setting a high bar and always having the stoke! Sketchy
    on Arizona Trail (AZ)
    1 week ago
  • Michael J Horner:
    The end of this is rather misleading. The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is temporarily closed, but it looks like you run to the lighthouse and then run back out to Lighthouse Road and all the way to the end onto the beach at Beach Access 43. Is that… read more »
    on Virginia/NC Border to Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
    1 week ago
  • Michael J Horner:
    Going for this one on May 10, 2025.
    on Virginia/NC Border to Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
    1 week ago