We started at the Fort Morgan public boat launch, on the bay side, around 7:40 AM, May 9, 2026. This is not part of the FKT route, but you have to walk, or jog a mile to the start. My total time was 6:44:32, but my first mile was 10:43. I subtracted that for my submission, with an FKT time of 6:33:49. If you need to add it back, that's fine. I carried all my own water, and nutrition from the start to finish without accepting anything from anyone for the duration of the attempt, including buying anything, accepting beer from strangers on the beach, or using public water fountains. I started with 6 liters of water, 6 gels, fruit snacks, fruit rollups, beef jerky, salt tablets, and a 5 hour energy.
This is my second time to run this. the first time was supported. It is still the toughest 50k I've ever run. It is truly grueling running that far on soft sand. I was able to clock slightly less mileage this time, as I ran it a little smarter. The first time, I added mileage looking for good sand to run on. This time, I just sucked it up.
Four others started the run with me, as a supported FKT attempt. One of them got caught in a storm that the rest of us out ran. She dropped. I assume you will hear from the others at some point. I believe the fastest one was ~5:20 (mind blowing).
Let me know if you need anymore info.
I want to note that I am in talks with the mayor down there to create a race out of this route. I'm not sure how that will affect its FKT status.
Andrew