Fastest Known Time

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Athlete Route Start date Style Status
Aurelien Sanchez Pacific Crest Trail (CA, OR, WA) Supported Complete - New FKT pending verification
Antoine Clément Atlas 11 4000ers (Morocco) Supported Complete - New FKT!
Sophie Grant Via Alpina (Slovenia, Italy, Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, France, Monaco) Supported Complete - New FKT pending verification
Karel Sabbe HexaTrek - crossing France (France) Supported In progress
Frédéric Splendore Via Alpina (Slovenia, Italy, Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, France, Monaco) Supported In progress
Michael Strasser Seven Summits Austria Self-supported In progress

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  • Buzz Burrell:
    Patrick, I think your insightful comment represents how Peter and I have viewed this fun and interesting subsport from the beginning.  It's called "fastest known time" for a reason; though Peter and I stay up nights sweating out how to make it as… read more »
  • tdubontherun:
    Tapped out on day 2 at the Cascade River / Co Rd 45 trailhead. Despite my efforts to drink plenty of water and stay loaded I became way too dehydrated and my body just wasn't able to keep up. Huge props to all who have finished or even attempted… read more »
  • patrick.sanan:
    One thing I love about this pursuit is that for routes of any length, essentially every attempt has some sort of asterisk - you can't make the story simpler than it was. You walked around a fallen log instead of climbing over it. Some trail work… read more »
  • Wayne Amber:
    Planning a one way (Aylsham-Norwich), self-supported run of the Marriott tomorrow (3rd Aug). The 39.3 km distance looks accurate (per GPX and Google Maps), which is 24.4 mi, not 26 as is often referenced for this trail.
  • Ryan_Dresser:
    Just did Lone Eagle Peak on Friday (7/30/21). 9hr 45min car to car! Such a beautiful mountain.