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| Athlete | Route | Start date | Style | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Degreve | La "Morvan Express" - traversée du Parc du Morvan (France) | Supported | Complete - New FKT! | |
| Haroldas Subertas | John Muir Trail via Whitney Portal (CA) | Unsupported | DNF | |
| Joe "Stringbean" McConaughy | John Muir Trail via Whitney Portal (CA) | Supported | Complete - New FKT! | |
| Antoine Clément | John Muir Trail via Whitney Portal (CA) | Supported | DNF | |
| Gabriela Aramayo | Grande Traversée du Mercantour | Supported | Complete - New FKT! | |
| Karel Sabbe | HexaTrek - crossing France (France) | Supported | Complete - New FKT! | |
| Sophie Woods | Via Alpina (Slovenia, Italy, Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, France, Monaco) | Supported | Complete - New FKT! |
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Nov 5, 2026
Nov 5, 2026What You Need to Know After 12 years and three record attempts, Joe “Stringbean” McConaughy broke the supported record on the John Muir Trail—arguably the most competitive Fastest Known Time (FKT) in the world. He finished the 223-mile route through California’s Sierra Nevada in two days, 16 hours, and 15 seconds to shave nearly three and a half hours off of François D’Haene’s nine-year-old record. McConaughy attributes his 12 years of experience on the route along with a stellar crew willing to tackle complicated logistics and pace up to 40-mile sections to his success. He and one of his pacers, Caroline Himbert (who set her own FKT on the JMT this summer), spoke with author Emily Halnon for this story.
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