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Daniel Fogg AT through Shenandoah National Park (VA) 23h 24m 9s
Patrick Davitt Old Croton Aqueduct Trail (NY) 6h 58m 29s
Jack Kuenzle Massanutten Mountain Trail (VA) 16h 49m 4s
Ben Benvie Cataraqui Trail (ON, Canada) 14h 40m 32s
Alexey Popov Trails of Berezopolie / Тропы Березополья (Russia) 16h 22m 26s
Bethany Adams Saranac Ultra 6er Challenge (NY) 8h 20m 33s
Christian Wasmer Garmisch - Kochel via 8 summits (Germany) 9h 45m 49s
Magnus Bühl Birkental Runde (Austria) 8h 22m 10s
Jacob Cooper Reno to Rose (NV) 4h 24m 33s
David Kilgore NJ Palisades Long Path / Shore Trail (NJ) 3h 24m 59s

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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
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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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  • elmatador.witt:
    I'm announcing my intention to set a new self-supported FKT of the 800-mile Arizona Trail. I'll be traveling southbound, and I plan to start my attempt early on 10/18. I've communicated with Heather Anderson, the current record holder, and I'll be… read more »
    on Arizona Trail (AZ)
    7 years 5 months ago
  • pbakwin:
    Gary Robbins was believed to have the FKT for a couple years, with 3h45m30s set 8/04/2014.  But, in 2018 Gary realized that he had missed part of the route, and so disqualified himself.  He posted the story to Instagram: "I came to… read more »
    on Howe Sound Crest Trail (BC, Canada)
    7 years 5 months ago
  • adelanf:
    Looks like it's going to be great weather for a fun run! Will be starting this Saturday, 10/13/18 between 4 and 5 am taking off from Davenport. Hoping to maybe possibly take on the current female supported record. Will be traveling southbound with a… read more »
    on S.C.A.R. (TN, NC)
    7 years 5 months ago
  • Luke Bollschweiler:
    This is a heads up for anyone tracking this FKT: I'll be attempting to set a new supported FKT on 10/20/2018! I'll be starting from the South Side of Fontana Dam (as noted by several of the most recent attempts as the S->N starting point) and… read more »
    on S.C.A.R. (TN, NC)
    7 years 5 months ago
  • pbakwin:
    The documentation provided above gives a good, reproducible "FKT Route".  However, a mostly-off-road Badwater-to-Whitney trip was done by Blake Wood during October 21-23, 2002.  Blake was supported by his father, and reached the summit of Whitney in… read more »
    on Lowest to Highest (CA)
    7 years 5 months ago