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Episode 73: Ryan Atkins: Fast FKTs in New England (when he's not in Kauai or Manitoba)

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A resident of Keene, NY, Ryan is one of the guys trading fast times on the Presi and Adirondack Traverses. They get after it, yet it's all one big friendly community.

"The previous record-holder came out and helped, making sure I knew the best ways to go."

His next project? 500 miles on fat bikes, unsupported, in winter, across Manitoba, on the "worlds longest winter road", the Wapusk Trail (Wapusk is Cree for "Polar Bear").  

"Our bikes with gear weigh 100 lbs. Last year we carried a shotgun."

Flint Hills Trail (KS)

Submitted by pbakwin on Tue, 02/11/2020 - 04:45pm
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The Flint Hills Trail stretches for 117 miles* across east-central Kansas, from Osawatomie in the east to Herington in the west, and passes through communities including Rantoul, Ottawa, Pomona, Vassar, Osage City, Miller, Admire, Allen, Bushong, and Council Grove. The trail passes through five counties: Miami, Franklin, Osage, Lyon, and Morris.

Prairie Spirit Trail (KS)

Submitted by pbakwin on Tue, 02/11/2020 - 04:41pm
Description

The Prairie Spirit Trail in eastern Kansas is a 52 1/2 mile path through small towns, shaded woodland canopy, and scenic prairies alive with wildflowers (and wildlife!), and running beside streams, rivers, neatly-tended fields and family farms. Built on the railbed of the old Leavenworth, Lawrence and Fort Gibson Railroad, the trail offers easy grades for hikers and bikers alike.

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