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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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Trannum Rahim Basingstoke Canal Towpath Trail (United Kingdom) 6h 25m 26s
Anja Scheikart, Mirko Reinold Deister Wellen 1h 45m 17s
Julie Brock Hume & Hovell Walking Track 4d 16h 50m 5s
Daan Nieuwenhuis, Huub Van Noorden GR221, Mallorca (Spain) 3d 18h 31m 39s
Gregor Bowie Allerton Country Circular 1h 11m 58s
Tyler Andrews Cotopaxi (Ecuador) 4h 30m 4s
Miria Menger Hochtal Steig Bernau (Genießerpfad Schwarzwald) 2h 27m 25s
Simon Seidel Seoul Fortress: 서울 한양도성 (South Korea) 3h 2m 21s
Lindsey Childers Pine Mountain Trail (GA) 5h 0m 25s
Damien Humbert 7 Hermanas (Chile) 1h 35m 14s

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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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Comments

  • Tom Lambert:
    One thing to note. The description says that, "FKTs are TH-to-TH, starting and ending at driveable pavement (at the bridge where the paved footpath meets the driving road)." Traditionally this was timed from the Happy Isles gauging station which is… read more »
    on Half Dome, Yosemite (CA)
    1 year ago
  • Hunter Leininger:
    Great analysis! For some reason when my Suunto watch data uploaded to Strava, it had my splits all messed up. On Strava it was saying that I was moving at a 2min/mile pace on the extremely technical Laugavegur trail (which would be impossible even… read more »
    on Hunter Leininger - Iceland N-S Traverse (Iceland) - 2024-08-18
    1 year ago
  • aricompton:
    Hi Tim, I would be really interested in hearing more about your FKT planning as I'm looking to attempt an FKT at some point - if you still have all that info and are happy to share it please let me know at this email address aricompton26@gmail.com… read more »
    on Te Araroa
    1 year ago
  • Froggygal30:
    Hi everyone!  It looks like it's been a while since anyone has posted, so not sure if I'll get an answer - but I'm just getting a poll on the best time of year to attempt an FKT on this route.  I have been on the trail in the past around end of… read more »
    on White Rim Road (UT)
    1 year ago
  • Dee:
    I will attempt this tomorrow 5th November 2024
    on Brantford to Hamilton Rail Trail (ON, Canada)
    1 year ago