Fastest Known Time - FKT and Merrell Test Lab

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Athlete Route Start date Style Status
Billy "Wahoo" Meredith Triple Crown of Thru-Hiking (USA) Self-supported In progress
Jenny Hoffman Trans America Run (USA) Supported Complete - New FKT!
Michael Mcknight Arizona Trail (AZ) Supported DNF
Cole Crosby Bay Circuit Trail (MA) Supported Complete - New FKT!
Suzanne "Sunny" Stroeer Arizona Trail (AZ) Supported DNF
Callie Vinson Maricopa Loop (AZ) Supported Complete - New FKT!
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Grace McLaughlin Golden Wall-Castle Bridge Loop (UT) 44m 37s
Howard Calvert Staunton Way (United Kingdom) 2h 24m 58s
Patrick Blair AT Roller Coaster: VA 7 - US 50 (VA) 4h 59m 32s
Erica Notini Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway Trail (NH) 14h 39m 14s
Emmanuelle-Salambo Deguara, Sam Charlebois Todos Santos to Cabo Pulmo, Baja Sur Traverse 1d 13h 22m 46s
Ida-Sophie Hegemann Sentiero del Castagno Integrale - Keschtnweg Gesamtstrecke (Italy) 6h 45m 32s
Grace McLaughlin Fairyland Loop, Bryce Canyon NP (UT) 1h 4m 45s
Justin Hamilton Brasstown Bald (GA) 9h 42m 41s
Michiel Verhaeghe Mare a Mare Sud (Corsica) 15h 50m 14s
Joe Kennedy, Jack Neus Flatirons Linkups (Boulder, CO) 13h 16m 59s

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Interviews with FKT-setters and others in the FKT world. Listen and subscribe »

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Episode 215
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Episode 215: Jenny Hoffman: The Physics Professor Who Set an FKT Running Across the U.S.

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Episode 214
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Episode 214: Hillary Gerardi Breaks Down Her Mont Blanc FKT

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Episode 213
Person-Person

Episode 213: Karel Sabbe Breaks Down New PCT FKT

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Episode 212
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Episode 212: Nick Fowler on Setting Self-Supported PCT FKT as “New” Endurance Athlete 

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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
Person-Person

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

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Episode 209
Person-Person

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

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Episode 208
Topics

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
Person-Person

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
Person-Person

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
Person-Person

Episode 196: How Andrea Sansone Turned Setback into Setting FKTs

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Comments

  • jamesfro:
    I will be attempting the unsupported out and back FKT on 5/16/23. Looking forward to it!
    on Pictured Rocks Lakeshore Trail (MI)
    6 months 1 week ago
  • Lauren Hendrickson:
    There is a new detour at Deam Lake, the sign said okay on weekends so I followed the KT this weekend but have followed the alt route before and generally horse trail/gravel. 
    on Knobstone Trail (IN)
    6 months ago
  • Nathan Szabados:
    Went on a reconnoiter run yesterday (https://www.strava.com/activities/9066388991/overview) in a tad over 34 minutes. This has got to be one of the best-marked trails I've ever run on--every time I looked up, there were 5 markings in sight. Couldn't… read more »
    on Springfield Trail (PA)
    6 months ago
  • mrmribbit:
    This is awesome! Really impressive pace on those trails. I’m hoping to run this route next weekend (female, self-supported) - did you use the gpx of the route on your watch to navigate? Or were you able to follow long without it? Any other tips are… read more »
    on Josh Boyer - Allegrippis Trails (PA) - 2022-10-16
    6 months ago
  • Conor Dietrich:
    Thinking about going for this FKT some weekend in June. Did you guys ever have to filter water? Or were you able to swing by campgrounds on the way enough to re-fill? Thanks for any info you're willing to share! I appreciate it! 
    on High Country Pathway (MI)
    6 months ago