FKT: Matthew Accornero - Fryman Canyon Loop (CA) - 2020-08-19

It’s hard to know how to attack this FKT.  The first mile is uphill (~430 ft. in 1.1), but that’s not the whole story; the first 0.4 is much steeper (11%) than the next 0.7 (5%). Go too fast at the beginning and you'll burn yourself out for the rest of the climb.  Go too slow and you'll ruin your chances at the FKT.  Because the loop is only 2.5 miles, there just isn’t enough time to make up for a slow start.  My strategy was to survive the uphill and bomb the downhill.  I only barely survived, but managed to nab the FKT by the slimmest of margins.  

As Kipley said, the route is perfect for a hill-climbing specialist (not me).  I’m sure someone will put the hammer down and take a minute or more off my time.