FKT
FKT or Fastest known time
The start date for my journey is fast approaching, while i can't give an exact date i can say i will begin by the end of march.This is a northbound...
Appalachian Trail FKT
Preparations for a 2024 AT FKT speed record are underway! First and foremost i would like to acknowledge that this effort would not be possible without the monumental accomplishments of...
Ultrarunner Kristian Morgan Sets New Appalachian Trail FKT
Kristian Morgan has set a new FKT on the Appalachian Trail. Find out his secrets for keeping his feet happy and dishing out good vibes.
Karel Sabbe Reclaims PCT FKT… and it wasn’t even close
At 9:36 am, on Saturday, August 26, accomplished ultra-runner and dentist Karel Sabbe touched the monument at the PCT's northern terminus at the US-Canada border. According to his website, just...
Scott Jurek Ends Appalachian Trail FKT Attempt Due to Injury
Updated 8/11/2021: Unfortunately, Scott Jurek was forced to suspend his speed record attempt due to injury. According to his Instagram, Jurek strained his quadricep early in the effort and was...
Nika ‘Early Bird’ Meyers Sets a New Self-Supported Colorado Trail FKT
Nika 'Early Bird' Meyers has set a new female self-supported FKT on the Colorado Trail by hiking the 485-mile trail in under 10 days.
Jeff “Legend” Garmire Breaks Colorado Trail FKT
Jeff “Legend” Garmire has broken the unsupported speed record for a thru-hike of the Colorado Trail, completing the west to east hike in nine days, eight hours, 18 minutes. The...
Jeff “Legend” Garmire Begins Colorado Trail FKT Attempt
Jeff “Legend” Garmire set out on the Colorado Trail at 6:52 MST Friday morning with a 32-pound pack and an ambitious goal to thru-hike the entire trail in under 10...
Damien Hall Sets the FKT for the Pennine Way, UK
On July 24, ultramarathon runner Damien Hall, 44, completed the 268-mile Pennine Way, the UK's oldest trail, in a time of 61 hours and 34 minutes setting the Fastest Known...
Joe “Stringbean” McConaughy Sets the Self-Supported Long Trail FKT
Updated 7/5: Due to a technicality in the FKT rule book, Stringbean now holds the "self-supported" FKT, and the previous unsupported FKT stands from 2019. Joe "Stringbean" McConaughy set off