This effort was part of the Merrell Get FKT Race with staggered starts, where I started at 11:38am and finished in 48 min, 40.5 seconds. I ran with one gel and a small bottle of water up the Thunderhead Trail (which initially isn’t well marked). It was around 61° at the start and sunny. I ran solo and hit the end of the route marked by a pole at the base of Thunderhead lodge.
Editor's note: This effort was part of a Merrell event, whereby athletes time-trialed this FKT route. Since the difference in time (i.e. milliseconds) between two of these efforts was within the error of hand-timing, these athletes are considered to have tied. And, since the starting time of the effort was not up to the individual athlete (Merrell had the athletes draw for start times), it is not our position to favor the time of the first athlete who completed the route over that of the second athlete. Both athletes used the same start and end points, and both used designated trails to complete the route, as per the guidelines in the route description. The order of the athletes on the record page does not reflect who as the "true" FKT.