#5 Female: Addie Bracy and Corey Conner
Time: 08h 06m 41s
Notes: Unsupported quick double crossing of the Grand Canyon; a Premier Route.
Athlete Comments: "Corey) "This was the longest run of my life by 3 hours! I was so scared my teeth were chattering. I may have over-compensated, because I ate and drank so much at the beginning I had to relieve myself 5 times in the first hour. But that meant I felt strong on the brutal climb out at the finish."
#5 Male: Pawel Szafruga
FKT: Colorado Fourteeners (CO)
Time: 43d 6h 49m 34s
Notes: He not only climbed all 58 summits over 14,000' high in Colorado (Premier Route), but hiked between them all with no support.
Athlete Comments: "I sprained an ankle so had to take a half day off. Unfortunately that was in Aspen, where the hotels were the most expensive. My budget was like a Little League team. Fortunately, gas station food can be pretty good."
Previous Podcast: https://fastestknowntime.com/podcast/157-pawel-szafruga
#4 Female: Brooke Thomas
Time: 57d 12h 16m 0s
Notes: This route traverses the entire country North to South, coast to coast! Includes 150km of kayaking.
Athlete Comments: "Logistics were by far the hardest part. My parents supported me, but 2/3 of the time I was by myself, and once I had 8 straight days out with no Support. I didn't mash myself, and enjoyed every day, even though some were really hard, and I didn't know how to kayak. All your lows become your highs."
#4 Male: Joe McConaughy
FKT: Arizona Trail (AZ)
Time: 14d, 3h, 21m, 0s
Notes: Supported; encountered deep snow, quit, re-started. 2d 19h faster than previous.
Athlete Comments: "This is an epic 800 mile trail; the most bang for the buck of anything I've done. You think Arizona you think desert, but there's a ton of vert, and I almost got snowed out. Seek out the adventures that matter to you."
Previous Podcasts:
https://fastestknowntime.com/podcast/129-arizona-trail-race
https://fastestknowntime.com/podcast/92-joe-mcconaughy
https://fastestknowntime.com/podcast/119-fktoy-2020-p2
Addie Bracy and Corey Conner
- Name: Addie Bracy
- Age: 35
- City: Denver, Colorado
- Occupation: Sport Psychology Consultant - Strive Mental Performance; Coach - Sharman Ultra Coaching
- Sports Highlights - - -
- 3x Olympic Trials qualifier (marathon and 10k in 2012, marathon in 2016)
- 3x USATF Women's Mountain Runner of the Year
- 3x USATF National Champion ( 2x Mountain Running, 1x Trail Marathon)
- 2nd place 2018 Leadville 100; 1st place 2021 RRR 100
- Social Media - - -
- Strava: @addiebracy
- ‘Gram: @addiebracy
- Twitter: @addiebracy
- Name: Corey Conner
- Age: 31
- City: Denver, CO
- Family: Very single
- Occupation: Oncology Clinical Research Coordinator
- Sports Highlights - - -
- 2x NCAA D1 All American
- Competed in 7 NCAA National Championships
- 2x Penn Relays 5k Champion
- 2019 Trail World Championships Team USA
- Social Media - - -
- ‘Gram: @corey_conner_
Pawel Szafruga
- Age: 35
- City: Fruita, CO
- Occupation: Self-employed; build camper vans; www.primevans.com, Instagram @prime_vans
- Family: Girlfriend, dog; and sister and parents.
- Sports Highlights - - -
- I've climbed a lot of 5.13 but since 2018 have had trouble progressing between injuries and too much work
- I did the Elk Range in a single push back in 2018, and in 2019 I did the Chicago Basin 14ers in a single push sans train
- I ran a couple marathons before my knees started bothering me
- CO 14ers thru-hike
- Social Media - - -
- Strava: I have an ancient Strava account out there somewhere but haven't used it in a long time
- Facebook:
- ‘Gram: @projectofscience
Brooke Thomas
- Age: 33
- City: Queenstown, New Zealand
- Occupation: Registered Nurse
- Sports Highlights - - -
- Fastest Known Female, Te Araroa Trail (3000km, 80,000m vert - 57 days, 12 hours, 7 minutes), Jan 2021
- Female Course Record, Crush The Cargill 24 hour race NZ, (136km, 9,300m), Dec 2021
- 2nd Female, Three Peaks 55km Challenge, NZ, March, 2021
- Social Media - - -
- Strava: Brooke Thomas, Queenstown, NZ
- ‘Gram: @brookethomas.nz
- Other: https://onebigjog.wixsite.com/onebigjog
Joe McConaughy
- Age: 30
- City of Residence: Seattle
- Family: Katie McConaughy, wife; Crash Bandipooch, Australian Shepherd fur child
- Occupation: Endurance coach; backpacking guide and program manager for Andrew Skurka Adventures
- Sports Highlights - -
- Long Trail FKT (self-supported) - #2 FKTOY 2020
- Appalachian Trail FKT (self supported) - #1 FKTOY 2017
- Pacific Crest Trail FKT 2014 (supported)
- PRs: 4:12 mile, 5:22 50 mile, 12:53 100 mile
- https://thestringbean.co/about/
- Social Media - -
- Strava: https://www.strava.com/pros/35377490
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thestringbean1
- 'Gram: https://www.instagram.com/thestring.bean/
- Website: http://thestringbean.co/
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