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Athlete Route Start date Style Status
Tara Dower Appalachian Trail (AT) Supported Complete - New FKT!
Georgia Porter Arizona Trail (AZ) Supported Complete - New FKT!
Nick Fowler Arizona Trail (AZ) Self-supported Complete - New FKT!
Bob Stewart Mason-Dixon Trail (DE, MD, PA) Unsupported Complete - New FKT!
Chip Autin LA Hwy 1 Supported Complete - New FKT!

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  • Buzz Burrell:
    Thank you for the comment.  Understood.  Note that we strive for a wide range of voters - some are FKT holding thru-hikers themselves, while others are top racers - it's a big tent!  A group of people sharing the same viewpoint actually makes poor… read more »
  • steveb:
    I'm sure we all know the amazing and modest Sabrina V holds the actual record, completing this in an incredible five days, 23 hours and 49 minutes. Huge respect of course to all who have completed this astonishing feat of mind over legs! Way beyond… read more »
  • Lizzie G:
    I'm going to try this route tomorrow (one way).
  • fullplate:
    Sorry, I only just saw this reply! No GPX file, I didn't own a GPS watch at the time. I think I have timestamped photos for start/finish and a few points inbetween, not sure if that's enough. Anyway, I'm hoping to redo my attempt with a lot more… read more »
  • fullplate:
    This is an interesting one. Obviously getting a friend to drive you over in a boat (which is not available to the public) = supported. Going by the book, taking publicly available transport for the water crossings would probably make it self-… read more »