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Athlete Route Start date Style Status
Billy "Wahoo" Meredith Triple Crown of Thru-Hiking (USA) Self-supported In progress
Claire Bannwarth Colorado Trail (CO) Self-supported Complete - New FKT!
Kristian Morgan Appalachian Trail (AT) Supported Complete - New FKT pending verification
Lee Wingate JOGLE / LEJOG (UK) Unsupported In progress
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Lexi Jackson Welch & Dickey Loop (NH) 47m 30s
Whitney Pearson Vermont 4000ers (VT) 10h 0m 44s
Blaine Doyle Cascade & Porter Mtns (NY) 57m 25s
Martin Higel Neusatz Rundwanderweg 6 1h 29m 30s
Joachim Cassel Spencer's Butte 33m 55s
Carina Mackinger Garmisch - Kochel via 8 summits (Germany) 11h 36m 10s
Melissa Fernandez (was Venables) Aldbourne Circular Route (United Kingdom) 1h 31m 0s
Lucas Henson Sugar River State Trail (WI) 2h 55m 57s
Nathan Thiel, Brenton Weirich Camp Tuscazoar Tour (OH) 1h 17m 44s
Paul Fernandez Aldbourne Circular Route (United Kingdom) 1h 15m 28s

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Episode 211
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Episode 211: Going Deep on the Long Trail with John Kelly and Will Peterson

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Episode 210
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Episode 210: Chris Fisher on Setting the Winter Colorado 14ers FKT

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Episode 209
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Episode 209: David Hedges: Achieving Life-Long Goal of Nolan’s 14 FKT at Age 25

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Episode 208
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Episode 208: Let's hear this again! Darcy Piceu and Gina Lucrezi on Elevating Women’s Participation in Ultrarunning

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Episode 207
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Episode 207: Jack Kuenzle Dishes on Denali

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Episode 206
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Episode 206: Aubri Drake on Beast Coast FKTs, Breaking Binaries and Boundaries, and Transferring Thru-Hiking Skills to Ultrarunning

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Episode 205
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Episode 205: Mike Wardian on Running Across Panama, the US, and Beyond

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Episode 204
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Episode 204: Doug McKeever: A Living Legend Recounts Four Decades of Trail Running

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Episode 203
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Episode 203: Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: Travis Soares and Nathan Longhurst on Completing the SPS in a Single Year 

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Episode 202
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Episode 202: Alyssa Godesky on Setting the NH 4,000 Footers Overall Supported FKT

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Episode 201
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Episode 201: Thru-Hiking Your Way to FKT Fitness with Cal Swartzentruber

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Episode 200
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Episode 200: Finlay Wild on the Wild World of UK FKTs

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Episode 199
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Episode 199: Fastest Known Tiger Jeff Garmire Strikes Again!

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Episode 198
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Episode 198: Courtney Dauwalter on mindset, mantras, and munching her way to the Collegiate Peak Loop FKT

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Episode 197
End of Year

Episode 197: 2022 FKT of the Year

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Episode 196
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Episode 196: How Andrea Sansone Turned Setback into Setting FKTs

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Episode 195
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Episode 195: Josh Perry Is Not Satisfied with his PCT FKT

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Episode 194
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Episode 194: Inside Katie Brown’s Arizona Trail FKT

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Episode 193
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Episode 193: Jack Kuenzle Makes the Rounds

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Episode 192
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Episode 192: Julie Wallace: It’s Never Too Late To Get Started

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Comments

  • Peter 559:
    I understand the popularity and the reason that the FKT route is A-K, however from an aesthetic and geographical standpoint, this isn’t the entire Western Arthur’s Traverse, only part of it. Perhaps a compromise might be having both variants listed… read more »
    on Western Arthur Range Traverse (TAS, Australia)
    1 day ago
  • marcy_beard:
    Finished it!  Supported, 20:16, will submit soon.  Tough, crazy route, even harder with wind blasting the top of Humphreys, but I guess that's fairly normal for Hole to Hump FKT experiences!
    on Hole to Hump (AZ)
    1 day ago
  • Twister_Hikes:
    I’ll be starting my self supported hike of the IAT today beginning at the Western Terminus and making my way to the Eastern. If I’m able to stay on pace after the first few days, I’ll try for the whole fkt. 
    on Ice Age Trail (WI)
    2 days ago
  • Alex Laub:
    Heyo y'all! Nice work to Brittany and Xavier! I'm curious if the community cares about following this exact path of travel. There are faster ways through the Green Lakes section that stay on trail, and all non-official trails to moraine lake are… read more »
    on Broken Top-South Sister (BTSS) (OR)
    2 days ago
  • alex_simes:
    no submissions on this route??
    on Issaquah Alps Grand Traverse (WA)
    2 days ago