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Candice Burt Arizona Trail (AZ) Supported DNF
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Jette Anders Heidelberger Skyrace – Heidelberg Heights (Germany) 4h 8m 50s
Will Brewster, Kevin Boyle North Shore Bike Path (IL) 1h 36m 47s
Leslie Huffman, Alastair Macpherson Frontenac Provincial Park Perimeter (ON, Canada) 6h 33m 56s
Tommy Crawford, Mark Eisenman North Branch Trail (IL) 5h 30m 50s
Julia Bucher Um den Kalvarienberg in Greding (Germany) 1h 2m 5s
Caitlyn Hall Chiricahua National Monument Big Loop (AZ) 2h 38m 6s
Cristina Ashbaugh Ocean Beach (San Francisco, CA) 2h 20m 35s
Owain Jones Chess Valley Walk (United Kingdom) 59m 26s
Elis Parry King Offa's Sea to Summit (United Kingdom) 3h 39m 51s
Wojciech Jonczyk Palos Trail System (IL) 5h 32m 37s

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Episode 224
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Episode 224: Billy Meredith takes on the Calendar Year Triple Crown

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Episode 223
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Episode 223: Sika Henry - Selma to Montgomery FKT

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Episode 222
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Episode 222: Kristian Morgan: If at first you don't succeed, try, try again!

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Episode 221
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Episode 221: Ivey Smith: Unsupported and Unafraid on the Benton MacKaye Trail

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Episode 220
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Episode 220: Sunny Stroeer Sets a Wild Grand Canyon FKT

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Episode 219
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Episode 219: Women of the Colorado Trail

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Episode 218
End of Year

Episode 218: 2023 FKT of the Year with Karel Sabbe and Jenny Hoffman

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Episode 217
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Episode 217: The Good and Bad Times of Christof Teuscher’s Iceland Traverse FKT

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Episode 216
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Episode 216: From the Military to a PCT FKT with Jessica Pekari

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Episode 215
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Episode 215: Jenny Hoffman: The Physics Professor Who Set an FKT Running Across the U.S.

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Episode 214
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Episode 214: Hillary Gerardi Breaks Down Her Mont Blanc FKT

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Episode 213
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Episode 213: Karel Sabbe Breaks Down New PCT FKT

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Episode 212
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Episode 212: Nick Fowler on Setting Self-Supported PCT FKT as “New” Endurance Athlete 

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Episode 211
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Episode 211: Going Deep on the Long Trail with John Kelly and Will Peterson

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Episode 210
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Episode 210: Chris Fisher on Setting the Winter Colorado 14ers FKT

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Episode 209
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Episode 209: David Hedges: Achieving Life-Long Goal of Nolan’s 14 FKT at Age 25

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Episode 208
Topics

Episode 208: Let's hear this again! Darcy Piceu and Gina Lucrezi on Elevating Women’s Participation in Ultrarunning

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Episode 207
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Episode 207: Jack Kuenzle Dishes on Denali

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Episode 206
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Episode 206: Aubri Drake on Beast Coast FKTs, Breaking Binaries and Boundaries, and Transferring Thru-Hiking Skills to Ultrarunning

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Episode 205
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Episode 205: Mike Wardian on Running Across Panama, the US, and Beyond

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  • fullplate:
    This is an interesting one. Obviously getting a friend to drive you over in a boat (which is not available to the public) = supported. Going by the book, taking publicly available transport for the water crossings would probably make it self-… read more »
    on Great North Walk
    2 years 2 months ago
  • Messenger:
    "thru-hikes generally don't get me very excited.."   I know some of the voters are friends of Buzz or just other people who aren't familiar with FKTs or our community at all, but this is a bit much. That's not a sentence I ever imagined… read more »
    on FKTOY 2021 #1 Awards
    2 years 2 months ago
  • Daniel Blanks:
    Looking at doing an unsupported attempt sometime this year, and am wondering about the Patonga to Brooklyn water crossing. Apparently there used to be a ferry, but it is no longer, and so most people recommend a private water taxi. Would this still… read more »
    on Great North Walk
    2 years 2 months ago
  • One_last_hurrah:
    Hey Rob, I’m a local runner in the Columbia area and bumped into you before your FKT attempt. Thinking about doing the same this spring. Wondering if I could buy you lunch or a drink to discuss your attempt and some questions I had. Please let me… read more »
    on Ozark Trail (MO)
    2 years 2 months ago
  • Joshua Alcorn:
    I'm going to give this route a try on Wednesday, February 2nd.  Wish me luck.
    on Historic Brandywine Trail (DE)
    2 years 2 months ago