There were 2,784 FKTs set in North America in 2020 - yikes! How do we sort them out, and find the coolest ones? Hillary and Alex are here to help.
"Women set FKTs this year that were the fastest Overall - Hillary"
"There were 10 different FKTs on just the Wonderland Trail this year - Alex"
"Joey's Unsupported time on Nolan's beat the Supported times of some of the best runners anywhere"
"Kelly is not a big racer, so I don't think people recognize how strong of an athlete she is"
Definitely read the Nominations List on the website, and post your own thoughts.
The next two podcasts on Jan 1 and Jan 8 will announce the North American winners. Then we launch the FKTOY Award in Europe!
FKT of the Year 2020 NA is presented by The North Face
Hillary Allen
- Age: 32
- Residence: Boulder, CO
- Occupation: Global Athlete with The North Face, coach, book author, scientist, (and Ted talker)
- Family: just me
- Sports Highlights - - -
- I won the US skyrunning series in 2014 which propelled me onto the global skyrunning circuit, racing around the world from 50km up to 145km races. After a severe mountain accident in 2017, I discovered gravel biking (2019 Dirty Kanza 17th place) and have been splitting my time between running, gravel and all the adventures I can think of.
- Social Media - - -
- Strava: https://www.strava.com/pros/21279725
- ‘Gram: @hillygoat_climbs
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hillaryallenrunner
- Website: hillaryallen.com
Alex Bond
- Age: 33
- Residence: born and raised in Seattle, WA
- Occupation: Political consultant (I know, and I apologize)
- Family: Just me and a cat
- Sports Highlights - - -
- I won two state championships in powerlifting a decade ago but eventually decided that getting my exercise outdoors would be more fun. Since then I've been tromping around Washington state, sometimes hiking, sometimes running, sometimes mountaineering or rock climbing. Now I have too much fun dabbling in a little bit of everything to get very good at any one thing.
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