FKT: Philip Parsons - Natchez Trace Parkway (TN, AL, MS) - 2023-09-30

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Route variation
point-to-point
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No
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Male
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Total time
10d 11h 44m 0s
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We need an option to pick north or south bound on here: 

This was the first South Bound attempt made for just this FKT, from what I can tell. Over all it took ten days 11 hours and 44 mins. A big thanks to Fleet Feet Nashville, Dry Max Socks, Trail Toes, Band of Runners, The Bravo Alpha Foundation, Beer Army. Special thanks to my Crew: Nisel, Rob, Joe, Traci, Don. Thanks for those that shared some miles, My kids: Kaleb and Kegan, also Mia, Shannon and several armadillos. My coach, Ellie G @ Sharman Ultra Coaching. For all that supported me on line, thank you I read your kind words every night! 

This FKT was to show that mental health matters. Trauma does not own the rights to your stories. You can rewrite the story to become something your comfortable with. For me I needed to find a place to let the pain out, I did not want my body to be its coffin anymore. 

You can find out more as I process and write about it on these pages: 

PhilRuns.com

unbridledrunning.com

bravoalpha.org 

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Terrific job Philip! 
The administration of FKT sent me this reply when asking about setting tjis FKT to both a North and South option. 
“ Only premier routes have a directional option, other routes direction doesn't matter for the FKT as long as the route is completed”