The FKT Team

Fastest Known Time is brought to you by thousands of people just like yourself, who are getting out, doing cool routes, and submitting them to this website.

As well as these folks:

Allison Mercer

Director

Devin Lehman

Senior Product Manager

Abigail Levene

Marketing Writer

Regional Editors

Regional Editors verify and edit every FKT worldwide. It is a labor of love for these dedicated enthusiasts:

Tyler Andrews

Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Barbados, Bermuda, Bolivia, British Virgin Islands, Caribbean Netherlands, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, St. Kitts & Nevis, U.S. Virgin Islands, U.S. Outlying Islands, Uruguay, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Suriname, Brazil, Curaçao, India, Nepal, Thailand, Japan
Hometown: Concord, MA, USA
Instagram  Online Coaching

Kepler Barnhart

Canada, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Albania, United States: (WV, VA, KY, TN, NC, SC, GA, AL, MS, LA, AR, FL)
Hometown: Knoxville, TN, USA 
StravaInstagram

Stefan Bergsten

Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway
Hometown: Stockholm, Sweden
Facebook/FastestKnownTimeSwedenotilloswimrun.com

Keelan Birch

Australia, New Zealand

Nathan Broom

South Africa, Philippines, United States: (MO, IL, MI, IN, OH, AK)
Hometown: Corydon, IN, USA  

Michael Geisler

Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Greece
Hometown: Innsbruck, Austria
StravaInstagram, Facebook

Nadja Heine

Singapore, South Korea, United States: (UT, NV, AZ, ID, MT, WY)

Tate Knight

United States: (CO, NM, OK, TX)
Hometown: Bloomfield, CT, USA 
Strava; Instagram

Matthew Matta

China, Hong Kong, Russia, Armenia, Tanzania, United States: (MN, WI, IA, ND, SD, NE, KS, CA, AZ, HI, UT, NV)
Hometown: Big Fork, MT, USA

Torben Osterlund

Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Monaco, Liechtenstein, Iceland, Greenland, United States: (CT, MA, ME, NH, NY, PA, RI, VT, NJ, PA, DE, MD)
Hometown: Leiden, Netherlands
StravaFacebook

Mike Pini

FKTs in United Kingdom, Ireland, Jersey, Guernsey
Hometown: Hook, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Strava; Instagram

Kristina Randrup

United States: (CA, WA, OR)

Carlo Scarlata

Italy, Spain, Portugal, Canary Islands, Andorra, France, Greece, Cyprus
Hometown:  Monza, Italy

Anthony Zacharakis

Routes in United Kingdom, Ireland, Guernsey, Jersey
Hometown: Maidenhead, United Kingdom
Strava; Instagram

Previous Management

Peter Bakwin

Co-founder

With a PhD in Physics from Harvard University, Peter is extraordinarily qualified to keep track of your FKT efforts, fairly and accurately. Peter diligently maintained the FKT website (http://fastestknowntime.proboards.com/) for 10 years. He is also the only person to have completed the Hardrock Double (100 miles in one direction then 100 in the other, all within the normal cutoffs), along with countless other routes in the mountains and deserts of the west.

Buzz Burrell

Co-founder

Along with Peter, Buzz has helped popularize the term "Fastest Known Time", starting when they set the FKT on the John Muir Trail in the year 2000, a year after his FKT on the Colorado Trail. He formerly managed Ultimate Direction, a manufacturer of adventure and running packs, and previously managed the La Sportiva Mountain Running Team. Buzz's proudest accomplishment is not having died yet.

Jeff Schuler

Co-founder

Jeff develops websites and web applications through his company Substrate Websoft for organizations that focus on environment, empowerment, and education. Current client projects include the Cleveland Museum of Art and the Cleveland Metroparks' map app. He alternates between training for road marathons with the Boulder Track Club and enjoying the trails and rocks around Boulder. Besides work and running, Jeff plays Brazilian music on the violin and mandolin. (@digmob)

Additional credits

FKT logo and brand designed by the amazing Brian Bornhoeft.