Hello! How are you? I hope all went well for you. Just bought the book and i am already planning this for next year.

My name is Benjamin Moré, I am 29 years old, French, and I currently work in Ireland 🇮🇪  I recently completed the Ireland Way from south to north in 16 days, 22 hours and 7 minutes, starting on 22 July 2026 at 15:52 and finishing on 8 August 2026 at… read more »

I plan to attempt the FKT from source to Thames Barrier on 10th October 2026. This will be as part of a self organised fundraising challenge for motor neurone disease.  Very nervous.. https://www.justgiving.com/page/thamespathmnd

Hello mate, No, for a round FKT you just need to start and stop at the same point and make sure your GPX file shows you followed the same path as other attempts.

 I also like that the route description gives practical details about the descent and timing, which would be very useful for anyone planning to run the loop. https://fastestknowntime.com/route/petrovsky-pass-loop top games