FKT: Peter Kesting - Custer Peak (SD) - 2023-08-26

After going for the Black Elk Peak FKT and missing it by 50 seconds, I was eager to check out the much less crowded Custer Peak. I really enjoyed the wide gravel road and having the 2nd mile be mostly downhill was great. I felt pretty strong for the first half of the ascent then just focused on keeping a consistent pace for the steeper 2nd half. Reached the sign in front of the lookout at 31:35 then headed down. Some areas of the upper portion of the route have some pretty chunky rocks so I took care not to trip. The the final 2.5 miles of the descent are speedy! This was a nice confidence boost after DNFing from a 50K the weekend before due to blistering feet.