599. Fastest Known Times, the original virtual races, are booming in the time of COVID-19.

Usually accomplished solo — even in normal times — and often in remote locations, FKTs seem immune to the ravages of COVID-19 shut-downs and quarantines. FKTs have been providing a virtual racing milieu informally for the last ten years, and a more formal platform since 2018. It didn’t take long for runners, all trained up with nowhere to go, to find their way to FKTs.  “It’s grown [since the pandemic shutdown] by about three-and-a-half times.” said Buzz Burrell, one of three volunteers who manages the FKT website.   I am planning on doing the Inman 300:  What is the Inman 300? It has been called “the world’s first urban thru-hike.” There is no trail or signs to follow, but there is a more-or-less official route. The Inman 300 gets it’s name from it’s creator, Bob Inman, and (roughly) the number of public stairways incorporated into the route. At 218 miles with 344 public stairways, it’s roughly the same length as the John Muir Trail. Endurance Noise & Random Musings Please Subscribe to my YouTube Channel! Stay Healthy. Be Boring. Not Epic.