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The best routes: what are they, who did them, and how fast?

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Jonathan Burnhams, Roseita Carroll St Swithun's Way (UK) 6h 55m 34s
Hugh Beedell, Simon Beedell Chess Valley Walk (United Kingdom) 1h 22m 2s
Adam Lowe Stone Mountain - Grandfather Mountain (NC) 1d 14h 22m 41s
Andrew Boutflower, Patrick Warburton Itchen Way (United Kingdom) 5h 3m 24s
Dan Grip Mount Toby Loop (MA) 2h 2m 25s
David Hauss Piton des Neiges (Réunion) 8h 49m 9s
Rosalie Lipfert Wheeler Peak (NM) 2h 5m 0s
Brannon Forrester Pioneer National Recreation Trail (CA) 3h 48m 23s
Justin Kousky Briarcliff - Peekskill Trailway (NY) 1h 44m 15s
Sarah Wallace Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail (PA) 1d 23h 29m 1s

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Episode 281
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Episode 281: Justin Jennings and Huw Rogers - Tackling the Kokoda Track

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Episode 280
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Episode 280: Greg Nance - FKTs all over the World

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Episode 279
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Episode 279: William Boffelli: Mont Blanc FKT

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Episode 278
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Episode 278: Paulina Zack: Navigating the Te Araroa Trail

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Episode 277
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Episode 277: David Hedges: Reclaiming Nolan's 14 FKT

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Episode 276
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Episode 276: Lucy Gossage: Timing the Tides on the South West Coast Path

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Episode 275
End of Year

Episode 275: 2025 FKT of the Year: Tara Dower & Jeff Garmire

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Episode 274
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Episode 274: Xander Keiter & Maia Buckingham: All about the Hundred Mile Wilderness

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Episode 273
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Episode 273: Ashlie Itherburn: Overall Record on the Pinhoti Trail

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Episode 272
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Episode 272: Michael Brower: Shore to Shore

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Episode 271
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Episode 271: Jeff Colt: Taking on the Hardest 50k

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Episode 270
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Episode 270: Brittany Haver and Carrie Henderson: Adventures on the Tonto Trail

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Episode 269
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Episode 269: Long Trail Roundup with Tara Dower and Tori Constantine

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Episode 268
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Episode 268: Sadie Curry: Fast Times on the Arizona Trail

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Episode 267
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Episode 267: Scott Benerofe: Unsupported Adirondacks 46 High Peaks

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Episode 266
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Episode 266: Sarah Baker, Lyla Harrod, & Jeff Garmire: Self-Supported Adventures on the Appalachian Trail

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Episode 265
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Episode 265: Katie Gunvalson: Timing the Tides of the Oregon Coast Trail

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Episode 264
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Episode 264: Caroline Himbert: Getting Back to Her Roots

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Episode 263
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Episode 263: Katya Guryeva: Bears, sheepdogs and snakes…oh my!

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Episode 262
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Episode 262: Tim Beissinger: All alone on the Ozark Trail

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Comments

  • benjaminhearon:
    Trail will be unrunnable for weeks or months - huge trees down from the hurricane :(
    on Sunny Valley Trail (CT)
    5 years 7 months ago
  • hawkeye2180:
    In the spirit of holding it to the letter in going for the record (FKT) of the lowest to highest place in the continental USA I will begin at the exact time of Marshall Ulrich’s 1991 quest at 6pm tonight for a pm start in the hottest time of the… read more »
    on Badwater to Whitney (CA)
    5 years 7 months ago
  • mgroenewegen:
    I bailed on the 2nd loop after going into the first on little sleep and would have not had enough calories for the 2nd. I knew going into it that it would be an extraordinary challenge but I had to know whether it was possible. Now it's tangible and… read more »
    on Wonderland Trail (WA)
    5 years 7 months ago
  • bbutterfield1120:
    I finished in approximately 5:05 today. I’ll work on compiling all the data and post it to the site in a couple days.  Great run, but it was hot out!
    on Boroughs Loop (MA)
    5 years 7 months ago
  • macleanwright:
    Is this an established and well known route? Or is this more of a day-hike that you submitted as an FKT route? I'm a little confused on this. Also, the vertical gain is expressed as 7600m when it should be 7458 ft according to your GPX file. I hate… read more »
    on Tour du Greylock (MA)
    5 years 7 months ago