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

Athlete Route Start date Style Status
Karel Sabbe Te Araroa Supported Complete - New FKT!
Billy "Wahoo" Meredith Te Araroa Self-supported Complete - New FKT!
Terence Copeland Arizona Trail (AZ) Self-supported In progress
Bob Stewart Benton MacKaye Trail (GA, TN, NC) Unsupported DNF
Connor Chapdelaine Triple Crown of Thru-Hiking (USA) Supported In progress
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Kate Strum, Ben Bruno Big Sur Loop (CA) 9h 4m 0s
Caitlin Scheder Great Smoky Mountains Peak Loop (NC, TN) 6h 56m 52s
Magdalena Sznigir Lake Sevan Loop 1d 11h 29m 50s
Helen Mino Faukner Mt Whitney (CA) 4h 54m 24s
Paul Strobach Ossiacher See Trail (Austria) 4h 43m 59s
Marcel Höche Zugspitze - Jubiläumsgrat - Alpspitze (Germany) 6h 25m 44s
Kristian Andres Salmon River - Green Canyon Loop 3h 0m 14s
Sina Radke Eifel Trail 4h 3m 5s
Patricia Santos, César Xavier Fernandes Domingos ULTRA OURO FINO 8h 41m 8s
Kelly Villanueva, Sarah Goldberg, Morgan Feder, Evan McLaughlin Ruth Mountain (WA) 11h 51m 5s

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Episode 252
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Episode 252: Simon Pfreundschuh: Tackling Mt. Fuji

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Episode 251
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Episode 251: Bob Stewart: Rocks, Reroutes & Homemade Gear!

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Episode 250
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Episode 250: Christine Reed: I Can Do Hard Things

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Episode 249
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Episode 249: Shawn Cheshire: Redefining what is possible

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Episode 248
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Episode 248: Nadja Heine: Finding drive in the desert

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Episode 247
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Episode 247: Kilian Jornet: Conquering the Alps Peak by Peak

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Episode 246
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Episode 246: Helen Mino Faukner: Rising above the Clouds

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Episode 245
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Episode 245: Will Peterson: the King of the Long Trail (no matter the style)

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Episode 244
End of Year

Episode 244: 2024 FKT of the Year Recap

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Episode 243
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Episode 243: Georgia Porter: Adventures to Attaining the Arizona Trail FKT

Episode 242
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Episode 242: Mike Lori: Going Cape to Cape

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Episode 241
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Episode 241: Sophie Power: Finding your Why

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Episode 240
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Episode 240: Anton Krupicka: Heading down the LA Freeway

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Episode 239
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Episode 239: Monica Dekker: Timing is Everything

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Episode 238
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Episode 238: Men of the Colorado Trail

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Episode 237
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Episode 237: Tara Dower: How to set the OVERALL Appalachian Trail FKT!!

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Episode 236
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Episode 236: Isaac Robinson: How to handle the rocks, roots, and ruggedness of the Ouachita Trail

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Episode 235
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Episode 235: Rachel Bambrick: Inspiring Women to Challenge Themselves

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Episode 234
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Episode 234: Andrea Larson & Alan Chapman: Feeling Superior on the Trail

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Episode 233
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Episode 233: Chantal Demers: Conquering the Bruce Trail Segment by Segment

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  • ryanmthorpe:
    Actually, I found an older effort by Sean O'Connor, who ran 4:06:29 back in 2018. https://www.strava.com/activities/1905142530/overview
    on Columbia Trail (NJ)
    2 years 11 months ago
  • ryanmthorpe:
    The out and back FKT appears to have been broken by Rob Quinlan on October 6, 2020 with a time of 4:12:25. (His moving time was much lower on Strava, but presumably he stopped for a break at the half way point.) https://www.strava.com/activities/… read more »
    on Columbia Trail (NJ)
    3 years ago
  • Aaron Barber:
    The last section of National right before Estrella Drive went across private property, but no one seemed to care for years. This March, the owner put the barbed wire fence up. Shortly after that, the city of Phoenix altered the trail by about 50… read more »
    on National Trail (AZ)
    3 years ago
  • Patrick_Blair:
    Patrick Blair's FKT Report/Recap:  This was all Dan Frank's idea...  He is all about doing awesome adventures and I am just lucky that he invites me along.  Dan and Jon did most of the organizing/planning.  Dan had done the route… read more »
    on Patrick Blair, Jonathan Gowen - AT Four State Challenge (PA, MD, WV, VA) - 2022-04-21
    3 years ago
  • seanbowman:
    Thanks Mark - I appreciate the kind words! I saw that you dipped under the 24-hour mark at IT 100, so congrats on that accomplishment. I know this trail has some serious elevation gain and I'm excited for the challenge. Thanks again for the support… read more »
    on Knobstone Trail (IN)
    3 years ago