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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
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Georgia Porter Flagstaff Loop Trail (AZ) 7h 0m 29s
Sara Boughner, Megan Erspamer Grand Canyon R2R2R-alt (AZ) 15h 39m 47s
Kristopher Stokke Illinois and Michigan Canal Trail (IL) 1d 0h 30m 19s
Greg Panowicz Allatoona Creek Park (GA) 50m 45s
Erin Ton Clingman's Dome, Appalachian Trail (NC, TN) 1h 28m 34s
Paulina Zack Te Araroa 54d 9h 48m 0s
Nora Jodrey Billy Goat - C&O Loop (MD) 1h 25m 5s
Tyler Sheedy Haley Farm/Bluff Point Loop (CT) 41m 24s
Erin Ton Mt Rogers (VA) 45m 23s
Billy "Wahoo" Meredith Te Araroa 52d 11h 57m 36s

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

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Episode 250
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Episode 250: Christine Reed: I Can Do Hard Things

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Episode 249
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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

  • jlewandowski:
    Either the weekend of 4/12/25 or 4/19/25 I will attempt to lower the overall Unsupported FKT, traveling southbound from the NY/NJ border to the PA/NJ border.  
    on NJ Appalachian Trail (NJ)
    1 week ago
  • Kim_treks_:
    https://www.strava.com/activities/12681043853    https://www.strava.com/activities/12666249662   I recently had someone suggest I completed the FKT by helicoptor.... So I'm adding this :)
    on Knobstone Hiking Trail (IN)
    2 weeks ago
  • Kim_treks_:
    Well?  I'm assuming it didn't go as planned - are you going to try again?  I started thinking of doing this one a few days ago and can't get it out of my head...  
    on River to River Trail (IL)
    2 weeks ago
  • Elizabeth DeStephens:
    Update: Came off the trail after one R2R2R due to bad weather fcst (4-8" snow, lows in mid teens). First segment was great, approx 7hr moving time and 2hr of rest breaks. When I departed, Thurs weather looked good and Wed looked bad. Tried to adjust… read more »
    on Grand Canyon Crossings (AZ)
    2 weeks ago
  • Chris777Taylor:
    We've booked the ferry and making our way to Rakiura tomorrow (4th April 2025) to start at 4pm on the North West Circuit.  Target is to get back in time for last orders at the South Sea Hotel on Saturday night - that gives us 30 hours! Steve and… read more »
    on North West Circuit, Stewart Island (NZ)
    2 weeks ago