Route: NJ Appalachian Trail (NJ)

Just curious....I am considering an FKT on the Virginia section of the AT.  There is currently none listed.  For your one state AT FKT, did you research the times layed down by the recent AT FKT record breakers (Jurek, Meltzer, Stringbean, Lewis, etc.) for that section?   If there is currently no FKT declared for a State section, can any time be registered as an FKT until disputed, or is it incumbent on the FKT seeker to research any possible recorded time that may be faster?  I suppose it depends on whether the full AT record holders tracked their times by State, or if that GPS data is still recorded somewhere?  Thanks for any advice you can give! 

Hey all! Myself, Ricky Vandegrift and Kylie Yang will be attempting a self supported FKT of the New Jersey section of the Appalachian Trail. We will start around 5am on 8/28 at the New York border and head south to the Pennsylvania border. To set the self supported record, we plan to complete this in under 22 hours 41 minutes and 42 seconds (David Braunlich's current unsupported record). We will provide a link to our Strava data, and a trip report upon completion! 

Attempting Ryan Thropes Southbound record at the NJ Appalachian trail section Saturday April 4th, 2020. COVID-19 is quickly on the rise, but this still seems allowed to attempt. Does anyone think differently about it

Going to attempt David Braunlich's Southbound unsupported run of the NJ AT section. Looking for a weather window later today to start, 5/29/20 or early am on 5/30/20. Sorry for the late notice. 

Hello everyone!

I will be attempting a female, self-supported out & back route on Monday, August 24th at 5am. I will start at the NJ/PA border, head north to the NJ/NY border, then turn around and return to my original start point. For verification, I plan to document with pictures, a detailed trip report, and In Reach Explorer.  I will post a public link on Sunday to view my attempt, in real time.

I am excited to have the opportunity and am inspired by all of the previous FKTs on this route. To my knowledge, this will be the first and only attempt on this route as a yo-yo FKT on the NJ section of the Appalachian Trail. 

Happy. Safe. Travels.

Keilynn Alicea

On 10/1/20, I will attempt a southbound self-supported attempt on the NJ Section of the AT. I will provide data and report upon completion. Thank you 

Thank you! On 10/1/2020 I completed the SB AT self-supported in a time of 18:41:32. I'm an idiot and had my strava set to "hike" and my gamin set to run. I will submit the data as a  self supported FKT, along with photo verification and race report and see what happens. You all, Steve Keilynn, David, Ryan and Zach are absolute beasts and I'm happy to be among the group to complete such an awesome trail! 

Doug 

Hi there, On 10/24/20 I’ll be attempting David Braulinch’s unsupported FKT southbound. I’ll be starting at 5:30 am and can be followed using my Mapshare : https://share.garmin.com/7W6JX . I’ll submit my In Reach data , watch gps , photos and run report for verification. Thank you 

Jessica Simao 

( woah this just got real ) 

Hi! On 12/11/20, I plan to attempt a female, supported northbound run from the NJ/PA border to the NJ/NY border.  I will submit my results using Strava, photos, and a run report.

On 12/12/20, I completed the NB NJ AT female supported run in 26:30:15! Super tough run/hike! I submitted my COROS data, Strava link, photos, and race report for verification. Oddly, Strava used my pace per mile as the total time... couldn’t figure out why or how to fix that issue!

Thanks and right back at you!

Congrats Laney! Amazing effort during the toughest time of the year. 

Andrew Lent, of moderate Maryland fame, and I, a newcomer to the sport, will be making an unsupported attempt at the record tomorrow, Saturday January 23, 2021. We will be starting in the very early morning in the north-bound direction.

Hello , 

congratulations to all those who’ve established some new records recently! Tomorrow (4/17) I will be attempting a team unsupported southbound route with Melinda Coen. We aim to start around 5am and can be followed using my Mapshare : https://share.garmin.com/7W6JX . We will submit our In Reach data , watch gps , photos and run report for verification. 
Thanks,

Jessica Simao

Hi all,

I will be attempting a supported run of the NJ section of the Appalacian trail this weekend   I'll be starting at 5:30pm on Friday April 22nd.  I plan to submit photos, watch GPS data, recorded Gaia route and a race report for verification.   

Wish me luck!

Lynn Maki

I’m genuinely curious as someone considering an unsupported attempt why almost everyone is starting at 5am? Wouldn’t it make more sense to start at noon so you’re not finishing in the dark? 

Gunna be doing an unsupported fast pack of the NJ section as a part of my AT thru this year. Not really going for the FKT but am aiming for sub 24 hours. Gunna start late today on 7/15/24 
-Sixty

Hello all,

I'll be attempting the unsupported female FKT on the NJ section of the AT the weekend after next, starting around 12pm on 9/21/24 and finishing (hopefully in under 24 hours) around 12pm on 9/22/24. I'm planning to head southbound from the NJ/NY border to the NJ/PA border. I will be submitting data from my GPS watch as well as photos and trip report for verification.

Looking forward to what the trail throws at me.

Happy trails!

Eva