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 of Community Partnerships

Devin Lehman

Senior Product Manager

Abigail Levene

Marketing Writer

Dean Smith

Senior Drupal Developer

Regional Editors

Volunteer Regional Editors verify and edit every FKT worldwide. Huge thank you's to the following (listed east to west):

Stefan Bergsten

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

Michael Geisler

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

Torben Osterlund

Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Monaco, Liechtenstein, United States: (CT, DA, MA, ME, NH, NY, PA, RI, VT)
Hometown: Leiden, Netherlands
StravaFacebook

Carlo Scarlata

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

Mike Pini

United Kingdom, Ireland
Hometown: Hook, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Strava; Instagram

Anthony Zacharakis

United Kingdom, Ireland
Hometown: Maidenhead, United Kingdom
Strava; Instagram

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

Charlotte Winkler

United States: (NY, NJ, PA, MD, DE, DC)
Hometown: Lake Placid, NY, USA 
Instagram

Nathan Broom

United States: (MO, IL, MI, IN, OH)
Hometown: Corydon, IN, USA  

Tate Knight

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

Alex Bond

United States: (WA, OR, ID, MT, WY, AK)
Hometown: Seattle, WA, USA 
Instagram

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
Hometown: Concord, MA, USA
Instagram  Online Coaching

Matthew Matta

United States: (MN, WI, IA, ND, SD, NE, KS, CA, AZ, HI, UT, NV)
Hometown: Big Fork, USA

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)

Previous Contributors

Craig Randall

Podcast, Advertising, Newsletter

Craig worked as a marketer for a decade in the outdoor sports industry. Recently he launched Outdoor Inventory, a business that helps people give second life to their outdoor gear and apparel. He is a contributing writer to iRunFar. Craig's running career started when he joined his high-school cross-country team in Boulder, Colorado. Still in Boulder, Craig also rock climbs, plays basketball, and spends QT with his wife, Christin.

Additional credits

FKT logo and brand designed by the amazing Brian Bornhoeft.