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

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Athlete Route Start date Style Status
NIck "Chezwick" Gagnon Triple Crown of Thru-Hiking (USA) Self-supported In progress
Aaron Young Bibbulmun Track Supported Complete - New FKT!
Cameron Bostock Bibbulmun Track Unsupported Complete - New FKT!
Bob Stewart Pinhoti Trail (AL, GA) Unsupported Complete - New FKT!
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Leo Vivanco Cerro San Miguel desde La Venta (Desierto de los Leones) 3h 2m 40s
Matthias Gombeer MTB route Seppe Odeyn 3h 42m 40s
Clare Flint Manifold Way 1h 15m 20s
Georgina Beech Bruce's Walk 3h 9m 5s
Karl Håkansson Vildmarksleden Bjursås 5h 40m 5s
Lloyd Cross Wolverhampton Ring (United Kingdom) 4h 2m 2s
Dean Banko Lorain/Stoneycreek Hiking Trail (PA) 57m 58s
Jan-Caspar Lock Grüner Ring, Hannover (Germany) 6h 46m 59s
Dean Banko Coal and Coke Trail 30m 56s
David Koerber Merrill Creek Loop (NJ) 39m 47s

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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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Episode 261
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Episode 261: Chris Roberts: Moms are the best FKT Support

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Episode 260
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Episode 260: Allison Baca: Feeling Grand

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Episode 259
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Episode 259: Pau Capell: Getting FKTs before Lunch!

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Episode 258
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Episode 258: Kelly Halpin: Back to the Wind River High Route

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Episode 257
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Episode 257: Gian Dalle: To Infinity and Beyond

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Episode 256
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Episode 256: Liz Derstine: Going with the Flow

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Episode 255
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Episode 255: Karel Sabbe: Fastest Known Dentist

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Episode 254
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Episode 254: Jamie Aarons: Peak Bagging in Scotland

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  • PB 559:
    The hardest section and first 240km were completed with the company of Tom Brazier as mentioned above. If applying the current FKT guidelines and using Killian's 2013 Mont Blanc FKT as precedence, when a team sets out and then a team member(s) drops… read more »
    on Paul Cuthbert - Australian Alps Walking Track (NSW) - 2016-03-26
    9 months ago
  • LindsayPeria:
    Hi all! I'm considering going for this in the future. Just to clarify, is it ok to take the regular Mt. Whitney route instead of the mountaineer's route? I realize it is much longer, but I'd like to know all of my options if weather conditions (or… read more »
    on Badwater to Whitney Duathlon (CA)
    9 months ago
  • JackrabbitHikes:
    Hi everyone, My name is Connor 'Jackrabbit' Chapdelaine. I will be attempting the Supported version of the FKT here. My plan will be to start NOBO on the PCT early April, SOBO CDT, and finally SOBO AT. Like many other aspirants, I will be trying to… read more »
    on Triple Crown of Thru-Hiking (USA)
    9 months ago
  • d_arnold:
    My wife Laura and I will both be attempting the unsupported FKT on Sunday morning.  We will be starting a few minutes apart so as not to run together.  We are starting at the Avery trailhead and heading West.
    on Lake Ouachita Vista Trail (AR)
    9 months ago
  • Nathan Broom:
    Good question, Kim. As of today, we have added a new variation and guidance about this reroute.
    on Tecumseh Trail (IN)
    9 months 3 weeks ago