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Episode 160

Person-Person

Episode 160: Max King: Does he have the widest range of any runner ever?

Episode 159

Person-Person

Episode 159: Joe DeMoor: Born in the mountains, works in the mountains, runs up the mountains

Episode 158

Person-Person

Episode 158: Let's hear this again: Kelly Halpin goes solo and unsupported on the gnarly Wind River High Route

Episode 157

Person-Person

Episode 157: Pawel Szafruga: The Colorado Fourteeners taken to another level

Episode 156

Person-Person

Episode 156: Bethany Garretson: "FKTs have become the perfect niche!"

Episode 155

Person-Person

Episode 155: Scott Jurek: Back on the Appalachian Trail 6 years after his FKT

Episode 154

Topics

Episode 154: Can the air quality be too bad to exercise? With Dr Kevin Shilling

Episode 153

Person-Person

Episode 153: Let's hear this again: UTMB champ Courtney Dauwalter talks about her FKT attempt on the Colorado Trail

Episode 152

Person-Person

Episode 152: Zack Beavin: From "Mediocre College Runner" to a 40 mile hilly race at a 5:54 pace!

Episode 151

Topics

Episode 151: Ride and Run: the long history of horses and humans running trails, with Courtney Krueger and Susie Kramer

Episode 150

Person-Person

Episode 150: David Bone: 89 FKTs, all in the UK!

Episode 149

Topics

Episode 149: Speedland: David Dombrow & Kevin Fallon tell how to start a new shoe company

Episode 148

Person-Person

Episode 148: Andrew Hamilton: the "King of the 14ers" knocks down another massive project!

Episode 147

Topics

Episode 147: Mick and Mike: Regional Editors tell us the Best Routes in the UK

Episode 146

Topics

Episode 146: Let's hear this again: What are the gender issues in running?

Episode 145

Topics

Episode 145: Trees not Tees: Scotland leads with a brilliant environmental initiative for all runners

Episode 144

Person-Person

Episode 144: Coree Woltering: he's fast, fun, goes long ... and hates spreadsheets!

Episode 143

Person-Person

Episode 143: Boundary Waters: Run it AND Save it! Alex Falconer and Clare Gallagher are doing that.

Episode 142

Person-Person

Episode 142: Angelo Baca (Diné/Hopi): Bears Ears should not be a battle. This place is for healing.

Episode 141

Person-Person

Episode 141: Dave Mackey, the old school master: never talk about yourself, never be uptight ... always throw down

Episode 140

Person-Person

Episode 140: Jason Hardrath: His 100th FKT!

Episode 139

Person-Person

Episode 139: Heidi Redd - 56 years at the Dugout Ranch

Episode 138

Person-Person

Episode 138: Kelly Newlon is RAD: A pro chef on Timothy Olson's PCT FKT attempt

Episode 137

Person-Person

Episode 137: Timothy Olson: Champion ultrarunner goes for the Pacific Crest Trail FKT

Episode 136

Person-Person

Episode 136: Dylan Bowman's prelude to a new Backbone FKT!

Episode 135

Person-Person

Episode 135: Hillary Allen - "Out and Back" - your podcast co-host has a new book!

Episode 134

Person-Person

Episode 134: Kait Boyle and Kurt Refsnider: Let's go bikepacking with the best!

Episode 133

Person-Person

Episode 133: Ben Thompson - Why was the coolest FKT in New England Flagged?

Episode 132

Topics

Episode 132: Ryan Ignatz - What you don't know about electrolytes - and need to learn

Episode 131

Person-Person

Episode 131: Brendan Leonard says: "Bears Don't Care About Your Problems"

Episode 130

Person-Person

Episode 130: Tyler Green - The Lost Coast of California

Episode 129

Person-Person

Episode 129: Joe McConaughy - starting the Arizona Trail 3/23 - it WAS going to be an FKT race!

Episode 128

Person-Person

Episode 128: Brittany Charboneau: From the Olympic Marathon Trials to setting FKTs (in the same year)

Episode 127

Person-Person

Episode 127: Anton Krupicka - "I don't identify with any one sport - it's about the pure experience"

Episode 126

Person-Person

Episode 126: Roman Dial: FKTs, many OKTs, even "LKTs", and the invention of packrafting

Episode 125

Topics

Episode 125: How To Prepare For Cold Weather Adventures - with Dr Teddy Bross

Episode 124

Person-Person

Episode 124: Valentine's Day Special! Cody Lind and Brittany Peterson

Episode 123

Person-Person

Episode 123: Rob Krar and Mike Foote - the Fastest Known Skinny Dip?

Episode 122

Topics

Episode 122: The Science of Electrolytes - Andy Blow, Precision Hydration

Episode 121

End of Year

Episode 121: FKTOY Europe Final

Episode 120

End of Year

Episode 120: FKTOY Europe Part 1

Episode 119

End of Year

Episode 119: FKTOY NA - The Best of the Best 2020 Pt 2

Episode 118

End of Year

Episode 118: FKTOY NA - The Best of the Best 2020 Pt 1

Episode 117

End of Year

Episode 117: FKTOY NA Preview - with Hillary Allen and Alex Bond

Episode 116

Topics

Episode 116: Your Gear Questions Answered

Episode 115

Topics

Episode 115: From the Gear Junkie: The Best Gear For Your Next FKT!

Episode 114

Highlight

Episode 114: Oldies but Goodies: Four Great Highlights

Episode 113

Topics

Episode 113: How Do You Set An FKT?

Episode 112

Person-Person

Episode 112: Allison and Ben: Is FKT.com better than Match.com?

Episode 111

Person-Person

Episode 111: Michael Geisler: Answers from our Regional Editor in Innsbruck, Austria

Episode 110

Person-Person

Episode 110: David Roche - the coach of the stars!

Episode 109

Person-Person

Episode 109: Meghan Hicks - she really does Run Far!

Episode 108

Person-Person

Episode 108: Zoë Rom - The inside scoop from an Editor at Trail Runner Magazine

Episode 107

Person-Person

Episode 107: Dr Dirtbag - is he a real doctor, and how did he bag 18 big FKTs?

Episode 106

Person-Person

Episode 106: "Win At All Costs" - New book by Matt Hart on the Nike Oregon Project

Episode 105

Person-Person

Episode 105: Adirondack 46ers with Alyssa Godesky and Sarah Keyes

Episode 104

Person-Person

Episode 104: What Route has 432,500' of elevation gain? Eric Gilbertson is here to tell you.

Episode 103

Person-Person

Episode 103: Andy Wacker - 12 FKTs, all going full out

Episode 102

Person-Person

Episode 102: Milner Pass to Berthoud Pass - Nick and Ryan go really high, really fast

Episode 101

Highlight

Episode 101: Eco-Challenge Special: Insider Scoop with Danelle Ballengee and Rea Kolbl

Episode 100

Highlight

Episode 100: The Century Podcast - our 100th! All four Founders discuss what's new.

Episode 99

Person-Person

Episode 99: Courtney Dauwalter - "I like to run really long distances" (and she's VERY good at it)!

Episode 98

Person-Person

Episode 98: Kelly Halpin - Unsupported and Solo on the Wind River High Route

Episode 97

Person-Person

Episode 97: Damian Hall - The UK scene is hot, with ANOTHER FKT on the Pennine Way

Episode 96

Person-Person

Episode 96: John Kelly - the last person to finish Barkley discusses life in England and the Pennine Way

Episode 95

Person-Person

Episode 95: Seth DeMoor - the fast guy advises "The Art of Patience"

Episode 94

Person-Person

Episode 94: Stefan Bergsten - What's new and cool in Sweden? (A lot!)

Episode 93

Person-Person

Episode 93: Larissa Rivers was the first Strava Run employee! Hear the inside scoop on the social network for athletes.

Episode 92

Person-Person

Episode 92: Stringbean McConaughy - How to crush the Long Trail FKT - and what NOT to do!

Episode 91

Person-Person

Episode 91: Ashly and Jason: 81 FKTs in the last two years!

Episode 90

Person-Person

Episode 90: Tim Mills: News from across the pond - the British FKT scene explained

Episode 89

Person-Person

Episode 89: Bart Vandewoestyne - Report from Belgium (a different style than US!)

Episode 88

Person-Person

Episode 88: Fernanda Maciel - from Brasil to Chamonix; Aconcagua to Kilimanjaro - let's catch up!

Episode 87

Topics

Episode 87: Pandemic: What we've learned, and what we can do now

Episode 86

Person-Person

Episode 86: Sarah Connor - 7 FKTs this last month! All from Connecticut!

Episode 85

Person-Person

Episode 85: Marshall Ulrich - 40 years of epic endurance (Badwater 146 Unsupported!)

Episode 84

Topics

Episode 84: How fares the Outdoor Industry? With Jonathan Lantz, President, La Sportiva NA

Episode 83

Person-Person

Episode 83: Karl Egloff: He's done Kilimanjaro and Aconcagua - can he FKT all Seven Summits?

Episode 82

Topics

Episode 82: The science on physical distancing, face masks, and what works best outdoors, with Beth Bennett

Episode 81

Person-Person

Episode 81: Tyler Andrews: 50mi Road Champion to Everest Base Camp to Self-Quarantine

Episode 80

Highlight

Episode 80: Pandemic: Personal reports from two race directors

Episode 79

Highlight

Episode 79: Pandemic: Personal reports from three athletes from around the world

Episode 78

Person-Person

Episode 78: Amanda Basham & Justin Grunewald: on the Kalalau Trail

Episode 77

Topics

Episode 77: Lightweight Gear: tips for best results from Andrew Skurka and Alan Dixon

Episode 76

Person-Person

Episode 76: Ryan Ghelfi: Why is a top runner switching to FKTs?

Episode 75

Person-Person

Episode 75: Rea & Trever: Learn about Obstacle Course Racing, then Lowest to Highest in Slovenia

Episode 74

Person-Person

Episode 74: Andy Anderson: A terrific inside scoop of two of the most iconic FKTs in the US

Episode 73

Person-Person

Episode 73: Ryan Atkins: Fast FKTs in New England (when he's not in Kauai or Manitoba)

Episode 72

Person-Person

Episode 72: Brett Maune - One of the Best Endurance Athletes You Know Nothing About

Episode 71

Person-Person

Episode 71: Lucy Clark & George Henderson - FKTs on the terrific Te Araroa Trail

Episode 70

Episode 70: Gear of the Decade!

Episode 69

End of Year

Episode 69: 2019 FKT of the Year Awards - part 2 of 2

Episode 68

End of Year

Episode 68: 2019 FKT of the Year Awards - part 1 of 2

Episode 67

End of Year

Episode 67: 2019 FKT Of the Year Awards - Preview with Andrew Skurka and Peter Bakwin

Episode 66

Episode 66: Highlights from our first 6 months!

Episode 65

Episode 65: FKT Of the Year - Overview of Nominees with Peter Bakwin

Episode 64

Episode 64: Jason and Mere June: is being an ultra couple harder or easier? Or both?

Episode 63

Episode 63: Josh Sanders - How to Run Solo Across the Grand Canyon in one weekend (almost) starting from the Midwest

Episode 62

Episode 62: "Partnerships" are critically important but rarely discussed - except with Jared Campbell

Episode 61

Episode 61: How to plan your big project - with Jared Campbell

Episode 60

Episode 60: Speed vs Safety - a crucial topic with Bill Wright and Kyle Richardson

Episode 59

Episode 59: Joe Grant - running, writing, and more

Episode 58

Episode 58: Leor Pantilat - He won 22 races in a row then quit to do FKTs - what's he doing now?

Episode 57

Episode 57: Hillary Allen - What's new and cool in FKT action?

Episode 56

Episode 56: Chris McDougall - Author of "Born to Run" is still running - with Donkeys!

Episode 55

Episode 55: Joey Campanelli - He can see the WURL route from his window - so he set the FKT

Episode 54

Episode 54: Mike Foote - "The relationships I've made are cooler than the things I've done"

Episode 53

Episode 53: Katie Schide & Germain Grangier - Top Ten at UTMB with an FKT in New Hampshire

Episode 52

Episode 52: Emma Mure and Sara Aranda - Overall FKT on the fabulous Wind River High Route

Episode 51

Episode 51: Caspar Coppetti - A co-founder tells how to start a new running shoe company

Episode 50

Episode 50: Luke Nelson - What's so special about the WURL?

Episode 49

Episode 49: Jason Hardrath - How to climb technical snow-covered volcanos, alone, at night

Episode 48

Episode 48: Sunny Stroeer - From China to Nolan's, Always at Altitude!

Episode 47

Episode 47: Jennifer Pharr Davis - from Overall FKT on the AT, to a balanced full life

Episode 46

Episode 46: Peter Bakwin - mid-season FKT highlights

Episode 45

Episode 45: Marcy Beard has done 20 FKTs! No wait, now it's 21 ...

Episode 44

Episode 44: Josh Sanders - finally someone from the midwest!

Episode 43

Episode 43: Krissy Moehl - book author, winning ultra runner, coach

Episode 42

Episode 42: Jeff Colt - A report from the hot FKT scene in New England

Episode 41

Episode 41: Karl Egloff - Who is this guy breaking Kilian's FKTs?

Episode 40

Episode 40: Anna Frost and Jason Schlarb - Live from Outdoor Retailer in Denver

Episode 39

Episode 39: Flyin' Brian - What We Can Learn from the First-Ever Calendar Triple Crown

Episode 38

Episode 38: Blake Wood - He's been there; done that!

Episode 37

Episode 37: Adam Campbell - How to not die in the mountains

Episode 36

Episode 36: What are the gender issues in running?

Episode 35

Episode 35: Danelle Ballengee - Top endurance athlete who almost died

Episode 34

Episode 34: Nate Bender - Montana 12ers

Episode 33

Episode 33: Karl Meltzer - Winningest 100 mile runner on earth

Episode 32

Episode 32: Jeff ("Legend") Garmire - why thru-hikers are faster (and more relaxed) than ultrarunners on long trails

Episode 31

Episode 31: Darcy Piceu - FKTOY Winner 2017, 7X HR100 podium

Episode 30

Episode 30: Jared Campbell - The Sleep Deprivation King

Episode 29

Episode 29: Ryan Sandes - 13 Peaks Challenge

Episode 28

Episode 28: Peter Bakwin and Buzz Burrell - The Founders' Chat!

Episode 27

Episode 27: Mike Wardian - Israel National Trail

Episode 26

Episode 26: Andrew Skurka - professional hiker, former National Geographic Adventurer of the Year

Episode 25

Episode 25: FKTOY-EU Awards, Part 2, with Kilian Jornet and Matt Lefort

Episode 24

Episode 24: FKTOY Europe Awards, Part 1, with Matt Lefort, Meredith Quinlan, & Jess Baker

Episode 23

Episode 23: Matt Lefort describes the FKT scene in Europe

Episode 22

Episode 22: "Stringbean" McConaughy - Self-Supported (and Overall) 2017 FKT on the Appalachian Trail

Episode 21

Episode 21: Paddy O'Leary - East Bay Skyline Trail

Episode 20

Episode 20: Candice Burt - 200mi race creator and Wonderland Trail FKT-holder

Episode 19

End of Year

Episode 19: FKTOY 2018 Final Results

Episode 18

End of Year

Episode 18: FKTOY 2018 Awards, part one, with Hillary Allen and Joe Grant

Episode 17

End of Year

Episode 17: 2018 Special Wrap-up with Peter Bakwin, Clare Gallagher, and Tony Krupicka

Episode 16

Episode 16: Sunny Stroeer: The female, unsupported

Episode 15

Episode 15: Peter Bakwin: running and transcendence

Episode 14

Episode 14: 3100: Run and Become - film director interview

Episode 13

Episode 13: Jim Walmsley

Episode 12

Episode 12: Justin "Long Ranger" Simoni

Episode 11

Episode 11: Trail Running Film Festival - Live Q&A from the audience

Episode 10

Episode 10: Heather "Anish" Anderson

Episode 9

Episode 9: Bill Wright

Episode 8

Episode 8: Kate Hale

Episode 7

Episode 7: Christof Teuscher

Episode 6

Episode 6: Kyle Richardson

Episode 5

Episode 5: David Horton

Episode 4

Episode 4: Alyssa Godesky

Episode 3

Episode 3: Scott & Jenny Jurek

Episode 2

Episode 2: Karel Sabbe

Episode 1

Episode 1: Tony Krupicka

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Tracking Now

FKT attempts we're tracking right now. Follow their progress »

Athlete	Route	Start date	Style	Status
Nick Fowler	Pacific Northwest Trail (WA, ID, MT)	2021-08-23	Self-supported	Complete - New FKT!
Karen Holland	Bruce Trail (ON, Canada)	2021-09-03	Supported	Complete - New FKT!
Mike Coppock	Haute Route Pyrenees (Spain, Andorra, France)	2021-09-13	Self-supported	Complete - New FKT!
Billy "Wahoo" Meredith	Pinhoti Trail (AL, GA)	2021-10-11	Self-supported	DNF
Kyle Martinson	Arizona Trail (AZ)	2021-10-14	Unsupported	DNF
Clayton Barker, Ian Nostrant	North Country Trail, Michigan UP Section (MI)	2021-10-18	Self-supported	In progress
Jason Wish	Sheltowee Trace (KY)	2021-10-24	Unsupported	In progress

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2021-10-16	Monika Ludriks, Joasia Zakrzewski	Central Coast Century Run (NSW, Australia)	12h 24m 16s
2021-10-16	Ashly Winchester, Jason Hardrath	Brown Mountain Loop (OR)	2h 50m 47s
2021-10-16	Kiana Newman, Brannon Forrester	Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne (CA)	7h 47m 18s
2021-10-16	Matthew Matta	Angleworm Lake Trail (MN)	2h 23m 42s
2021-10-16	Katharine Spector	NY Appalachian Trail (NY)	1d 2h 24m 4s
2021-10-15	Jake Hegge	Duluth Traverse (MN)	5h 33m 28s
2021-10-15	Natalie Ghelfi	Mt McLoughlin (OR)	1h 29m 37s
2021-10-15	Alexandra Monson, Charles Parsons	Sioux-Hustler Trail (MN)	13h 53m 41s
2021-10-15	Kevin McCabe	The Priest & Three Ridges (VA)	5h 33m 6s
2021-10-13	Lander Debrabandere	GR 579 (Belgium)	21h 3m 40s

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  Classic Routes in the United Kingdom

  Jul 22, 2021
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  Timothy Olson, FKTs, and Raging Wildfires!

  Jul 21, 2021
  How to work it out when the trail you were going to run isn't there anymore

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Comments

• brush0015:
  Ryan, awesome job. You were flying. I have a feeling that FKT is going to stick for a while. Well done.
  on Canal Loop Trail (KY)
  4 days 19 hours ago
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  rowley3030:
  This is last minute but I'm going to attempt an unsupported FKT for the north/south trail this weekend.  10-23-21.  I plan on actually hiking the trail and even sleeping a few hours so it should be an easy one to beat for you runners out there.  I'… read more »
  on North/South Trail (TN, KY)
  4 days 19 hours ago
• RyanGhelfi:
  I am going to try to do the C2C2C route tomorrow Oct 22 2021. I have a very low chance of getting the record, but I'll at least give it a shot and see where I am at by the tram. I've never been to the mountain before, so perhaps making it to the… read more »
  on San Jacinto Peak (CA)
  5 days 9 hours ago
• 
  driggsy:
  Both trails (Stone Ridge and Kirk Creek+Vicente Flat) have been reopened (as of July or August 2021). Work is still being done, specifically on the Vicente Flat route (seeing as Stone Ridge is not an official maintained trail by the USFS), but both… read more »
  on Cone Peak (CA)
  6 days 15 hours ago
• JASON WHITE:
  Two new FKT's were set in the park October 16th/17th by Lee Alonzo Murphy and Jason White. The new times are as follows: Two Full Loops gate to gate 18hr 18min 22sec Three Full Loops gate to gate 29hr 16min 56sec Link to Strava https://www.strava.… read more »
  on Cape Chignecto Provincial Park Loop (NS, Canada)
  6 days 18 hours ago