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

Interviews each week with FKT-setters and other athletes and figures in the world of Fastest Known Times.

Michael Wardian has set the FKT on the Israel National Trail, completing the 1016 km in 10 days 16 hours 36 minutes.

The 2018 Fastest Known Time of the Year awards for FKTs set in Europe.

Latest FKTs

2019-04-18	Luke Garten, Maria Steinhauser	Lower Grand Gulch, Collins Spring to the San Juan River (UT)	10h 32m 17s
2019-04-18	Armand Du Plessis, Damien Schumann, Robert Schaff	13 Peaks Challenge (South Africa)	23h 13m 22s
2019-04-14	Luke Garten	Turtlehead Peak (Red Rock Canyon NCA, NV)	53m 24s
2019-04-14	Maria Steinhauser	Turtlehead Peak (Red Rock Canyon NCA, NV)	1h 21m 35s
2019-04-13	Daniel Williams	Dorset Coast (UK)	23h 57m 30s
2019-04-13	Patrick George	Frankfurter GrünGürtel Radrundweg (Germany)	6h 21m 24s
2019-04-13	Josh Sanders	Black Mountain Crest Trail (NC)	5h 25m 23s
2019-04-13	Paddy O'Leary	Wicklow Round (Ireland)	16h 27m 20s
2019-04-13	Josh Sanders	Black Mountain Crest Trail (NC)	2h 48m 7s
2019-04-12	Christof Teuscher	Joshua Tree Traverse (CA)	16h 19m 30s

New SKT Website Announced
Mar 31, 2019
STRINGBEAN - Appalachian Trail FKT Documentary Video
Feb 21, 2019
Joe "Stringbean" McConaughy shows how he hiked and ran the most iconic trail in the United States, alone, 16 hours a day, for 45 straight days.
Documentary: Australia's Bibbulmun Track FKT
Nov 8, 2018
Film documents Shane Johnstone's FKT
Camille Herron goes for the R2R2R - UPDATE
Oct 16, 2018
One of the best FKT's in the world was attempted by one of the best ultrarunners in the world