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FKT Podcast — 288 episodes

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Patrick Kavanagh and Ross Kiewiet: Highline Trail FKT -#289

2

Monica Monroe: Ouachita Trail FKT -#288

3

Jamieson Hatt: Ice Age Trail -#287

4

Erin Ton: Aconcagua and High Altitude Peaks -#286

5

Cameron Bostock: Australia's Bibbulmun Track -#285

6

Jana Palocna: Pico de las Nieves (Canary Islands) FKT -#284

7

Eli Burakian: Eastern White Mountains Triple Infinity Loop -#283

8

Lotti Brinks: Zion Crossing FKT -#282

9

Justin Jennings and Huw Rogers: Tackling Papua New Guinea's Kokoda Track -#281

10

Greg Nance: Setting FKTs All Over the World -#280

11

William Boffelli: Mont Blanc FKT -#279

12

Paulina Zack: Te Araroa Trail - #278

13

David Hedges: Reclaiming Nolan's 14 FKT -#277

14

Lucy Gossage: South West Coast Path -#276

15

2025 FKT of the Year: Tara Dower & Jeff Garmire -#275

16

Xander Keiter and Maia Buckingham: Hundred Mile Wilderness FKTs -#274

17

Ashlie Itherburn: Pinhoti Trail FKT -#273

18

Michael Brower: Michigan Shore-to-Shore Trail -#272

19

Jeff Colt: Taking on the Northeast's Hardest 50K -#271

20

Brittany Haver and Carrie Henderson: Tonto Trail FKTs -#270

21

Long Trail Roundup with Tara Dower and Tori Constantine -#269

22

Sadie Curry: Arizona Trail FKT -#268

23

Scott Benerofe: Adirondack 46 High Peaks FKT -#267

24

Jeff Garmire, Sarah Baker, Lyla Harrod: AT FKTs -#266

25

Katie Gunvalson: Oregon Coast Trail FKT -#265

26

Caroline Himbert: John Muir Trail FKT -#264

27

Katya Guryeva: Transcaucasian Trail -#263

28

Tim Beissinger: Ozark Trail Unsupported FKT -#262

29

Chris Roberts: Moms are the Best FKT Support -#261

30

Allison Baca: Grand Canyon FKT -#260

31

Pau Capell on Setting FKTs in Andorra -#259

32

Kelly Halpin: Wind River Range FKT -#258

33

Gian Dalle: Rainier Infinity Loop FKT -#257

34

Liz Derstine: Kungsleden Trail FKT -#256

35

Karel Sabbe: Te Araroa Trail FKT -#255

36

Jamie Aarons: Peak Bagging in Scotland -#254

37

Marc Kelly on New England Trail FKT -#253

38

Mt. Fuji FKT with Simon Pfreundschuh -#252

39

Bob Stewart on Rocks, Reroutes, and Homemade Gear -#251

40

Christine Reed on Competing with Dysautonomia -#250

41

Shawn Cheshire Sets Blind, Unsupported Grand Canyon FKT -#249

42

Nadja Heine: Finding Drive in the Desert -#248

43

Kilian Jornet Goes Inside Mega Alpine Connections Project -#247

44

Helen Mino Faukner Rises Above the Clouds -#246

45

Will Peterson is the King of the Long Trail -#245

46

2024 FKT of the Year -#244

47

Georgia Porter: Arizona Trail FKT -#243

48

Mike Lori: Going Cape to Cape -#242

49

Sophie Power: Finding Your Why -#241

50

Anton Krupicka Returns for the LA Freeway -#240

51

Monica Dekker Breaks Down the Pieterpad Trail -#239

52

Men of the Colorado Trail -#238

53

Tara Dower and Crew Break Down Historic Appalachian Trail FKT -#237

54

Isaac Robinson: How to handle the rocks, roots, and ruggedness of the Ouachita Trail -#236

55

Rachel Bambrick: Inspiring Women to Challenge Themselves -#235

56

This Couple Set Two Independent, Unsupported FKTs on the Superior Hiking Trail -#234

57

Chantal Demers: Conquering the Bruce Trail Segment by Segment -#233

58

Andrew Hamilton & Andrea Sansone Set Another Colorado 14ers FKT -#232

59

Fourth Time's the Charm for Phoebe Seltzer on the Cohos Trail -#231

60

Jessica Johnson and Cryptic Tackle Toiyabe Crest -#230

61

Jasmin Paris on the Barkley Marathons and Beyond -#229

62

Rachel Boim: Learning about FKTs around the World! -#228

63

Meg Landymore Tackles the Appalachian Trail Four State Challenge -#227

64

A Tale of Two Joshua Tree Traverse FKTs with Darren Thomas and Jake Jackson -#226

65

Callie Vinson: FKTs are for Every Body -#225

66

Billy Meredith Sets Calendar Year Triple Crown FKT -#224

67

Sika Henry on Setting the Selma to Montgomery FKT -#223

68

Kristian Morgan: Fourth Time's the Charm on the Appalachian Trail -#222

69

Ivey Smith: Unsupported and Unafraid on the Benton MacKaye Trail -#221

70

Sunny Stroeer Set a Wild Grand Canyon FKT -#220

71

Women of the Colorado Trail -#219

72

FKT of the Year with Karel Sabbe and Jenny Hoffman -#218

73

The Good and Bad Times of Christof Teuscher’s Iceland Traverse FKT -#217

74

From the Military to a PCT FKT with Jessica Pekari -#216

75

The Physics Professor Who Set an FKT Running Across the U.S. -#215

76

Hillary Gerardi Breaks Down Her Mont Blanc FKT -#214

77

Karel Sabbe Breaks Down New PCT FKT -#213

78

Nick Fowler on Setting Self-Supported PCT FKT as “New” Endurance Athlete -#212

79

Going Deep on the Long Trail with John Kelly and Will Peterson -#211

80

Chris Fisher on Setting the Winter Colorado 14ers FKT -#210

81

David Hedges on Achieving Life-Long Goal of Nolan’s 14 FKT, At Age 25 -#209

82

Darcy Piceu and Gina Lucrezi on Elevating Women’s Participation in Ultrarunning- #208

83

Jack Kuenzle Dishes on Denali, Take 2- #207

84

Aubri Drake on Beast Coast FKTs, Breaking Binaries and Boundaries, and Transferring Thru-Hiking Skills to Ultrarunning -#206

85

Mike Wardian on Running Across Panama, the US, and Beyond - #205

86

Doug McKeever: A Living Legend Recounts Four Decades of Trail Running -#204

87

Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: Travis Soares and Nathan Longhurst on Completing the SPS in a Single Year -#203

88

Alyssa Godesky on Setting the NH 4,000 Footers Overall Supported FKT - #202

89

Thru-Hiking Your Way to FKT Fitness with Cal Swartzentruber -#201

90

Finlay Wild on the Wild World of UK FKTs -#200

91

Fastest Known Tiger Jeff Garmire Strikes Again -#199

92

Courtney Dauwalter on mindset, mantras, and munching her way to the Collegiate Peak Loop FKT - #198

93

FKTOY 2022 Awards -#197

94

How Andrea Sansone Turned Setback into Setting FKTs - #196

95

Josh Perry Is Not Satisfied with his PCT FKT - #195

96

Inside Katie Brown’s AZT FKT - #194

97

Jack Kuenzle Makes the Rounds - #193

98

It's Never Too Late to Start with Julie Wallace - #192

99

Candice Burt on Finding the Right Distance For You - #191

100

John Kelly on the Wainwrights 214 - #190

101

Stepping Outside Your Comfort Zone with Alyssa Clark - #189

102

The Art and Science of Short FKTs with Kyle Richardson - #188

103

Ella Bredthauer: Self-Supported Benton MacKaye Trail FKT - #187

104

Evading Death in Death Valley with Cameron Hummels - #186

105

How Art Brody Set the Unsupported AZT FKT - #185

106

The Past, Present, and Future of FKTs with Joe “Stringbean” McConaughy - #184

107

Liz “Mercury” Derstine: Beasting East Coast FKTs - 183

108

Witt Wisebram: FKT Attempt Announcement - #182

109

181. The Brand New FKT Podcast with Host Heather "Anish" Anderson

110

New Ownership! - #180

111

Let's hear this again: a Gear Guide with Skurka and Mary Cochenour - #179

112

Bad Training Advice ... plus good advice, with Hillary Allen - #178

113

Anton Krupicka - The endurance monster still does huge runs - and rides - #177

114

Nick Elson: High, fast, and very technical - #175

115

Tyler Andrews: Want to climb Aconcagua? Our South American Regional Editor has the scoop - #176

116

FKT of the Year #1 Winners - #174

117

FKTOY #3 and #2 Awards Announced - #173

118

FKTOY #5 and #4 Awards Announced - #172

119

FKTOY - Hillary Allen rates the contenders! - #171

120

Hillary Allen - What's new with the 'Hilly Goat' ... and the rest of the world? - #170

121

Year End Review - #169

122

Allie McLaughlin: She flies (literally). She's faster than you are. Did you know that? - #168

123

John Newman - John Newman: Adventuring from the land Down Under (Australia)- #167

124

Lazarus Lake: Who is he and how did he change the sport of ultrarunning forever? - #166

125

Jack Kuenzle: A Regional Editor(and multiple FKT holder) dishes on what's real - #165

126

Nancy East - a mother of 3 and SAR volunteer who set a 900 mile FKT - #164

127

Let's hear this again: Speed v. Safety - #163

128

Drew Frehs: Everything you need to know to run R2R2R X2 across the Grand Canyon - #162

129

Joe Gray: The best mountain runner ever, and you've never heard of him? - #161

130

Max King: Does he have the widest range of any runner ever? - #160

131

Joe DeMoor: Born in the mountains, works in the mountains, runs up the mountains - #1159

132

Let's hear this again: Kelly Halpin solo and unsupported on the gnarly Wind River High Route - #158

133

Pawel Szafruga: The Colorado 14'ers taken to another level - #157

134

Bethany Garretson: "FKTs have become the perfect niche!" - #156

135

Scott Jurek: Back on the Appalachian Trail 6 years after his FKT - #155

136

Can the air quality be too bad to exercise? With Dr Kevin Shilling - #154

137

Let's hear this again: UTMB Champ Courtney Dauwalter Talks about the Colorado Trail

138

Zack Beavin: From "Mediocre College Runner" to a 40 mile hilly race at a 5:54 pace! - #152

139

Ride and Run: the long history of horses and humans running trails - #151

140

David Bone: 89 FKTs, all in the UK! - #150

141

Speedland: David Dombrow & Kevin Fallon tell how to start a new shoe company - #149

142

Andrew Hamilton: the "King of the 14ers" knocks down another massive project! - #148

143

Mick and Mike: Regional Editors tell us the Best Routes in the UK - #147

144

Let's Hear This Again: What Are The Gender Issues in Running? - #146

145

Trees not Tees: Scotland leads with a brilliant environmental initiative for all runners - #145

146

Coree Woltering: he's fast, fun, goes long ... and hates spreadsheets! - #144

147

Boundary Waters: Run it AND Save it! with Alex Falconer and Clare Gallagher - #143

148

Angelo Baca (Diné/Hopi): Is Bears - #142

149

Dave Mackey, the old school master - #141

150

Jason Hardrath: His 100th FKT! - #140

151

Heidi Redd - 56 years at the Dugout Ranch - #139

152

Kelly Newlon is RAD: A pro chef on Timothy Olson's PCT FKT attempt - #138

153

Timothy Olson: Champion ultrarunner goes for the Pacific Crest Trail FKT - #137

154

Dylan Bowman's prelude to a new Backbone FKT! - #136

155

Hillary Allen - "Out and Back" - your podcast co-host has a new book! - #135

156

Kait Boyle and Kurt Refsnider: Let's go bikepacking with the best! - #134

157

Ben Thompson - Why was the coolest FKT in New England Flagged? - #133

158

Ryan Ignatz - What you don't know about electrolytes - and need to learn - #132

159

Brendan Leonard says, "Bears Don't Care About Your Problems" - #131

160

Tyler Green - The Lost Coast of California - #130

161

Joe McConaughy - starting the Arizona Trail 3/23 - it WAS going to be an FKT race! - #129

162

Brittany Charboneau: From the Olympic Marathon Trials to setting FKTs (in the same year) - #128

163

Anton Krupicka - "I don't identify with any one sport - it's about the pure experience" - #127

164

Roman Dial: FKTs, many OKTs, even "LKTs", and the invention of packrafting - #126

165

How To Prepare For Cold Weather Adventures with Dr. Teddy Bross - #125

166

Valentine's Day Special! Cody Lind and Brittany Peterson - #124

167

Rob Krar and Mike Foote - the Fastest Known Skinny Dip? - #123

168

The Science of Electrolytes - Andy Blow, Precision Hydration - #122

169

FKT of the Year Europe Part 2 - #121

170

FKTOY Europe Part 1 - #120

171

FKT of the Year N.A. - The Best of the Best 2020 p. 2 - #119

172

FKT of the Year N.A. - The Best of the Best 2020 p. 1 - #118

173

FKT of the Year 2020 Preview with Hillary Allen and Alex Bond - #117

174

Your Gear Questions Answered - #116

175

From the Gear Junkie: The Best Gear For Your Next FKT! - #115

176

Oldies but Goodies: Four Great Highlights - #114

177

How to Set an FKT - #113

178

Allison and Ben: Is FKT.com better than Match.com? - #112

179

Michael Geisler: What's it like being a Regional Editor in Innsbruck, Austria? - #111

180

David Roche - the coach of the stars! - #110

181

Meghan Hicks - she really does Run Far! - #109

182

Zoë Rom - The inside scoop from an Editor at Trail Runner Magazine - 108

183

Dr Dirtbag - is he a real doctor, and how did he bag 18 big FKTs? - 107

184

"Win At All Costs" - a New book by Matt Hart on the Nike Oregon Project - 106

185

A race on the Adirondack 46ers with Alyssa Godesky and Sarah Keyes - #105

186

What Route has 432,500' of elevation gain? Eric Gilbertson is here to tell you - #104

187

Andy Wacker - 12 FKTs, all going full out - #103

188

Milner Pass to Berthoud Pass - Nick and Ryan go really high, really fast - #102

189

Eco-Challenge Special: Insider Scoop with Danelle Ballengee and Rea Kolbl - #101

190

The Century Podcast - our 100th! All four Founders discuss what's new - #100

191

Courtney Dauwalter - "I like to run really long distances" - #99

192

Kelly Halpin just set the FKT on the Wind River High Route – solo! - #98

193

Damian Hall - The UK scene is hot, with ANOTHER FKT on the Pennine Way - #97

194

John Kelly - the last person to finish Barkley discusses life in England and the Pennine Way - #96

195

Seth DeMoor - The Fast Guy advises "The Art of Patience" - #95

196

Stefan Bergsten - What's new and cool in Sweden? (A lot!)- #94

197

Strava's Larissa Rivers shares the inside scoop on the social network for athletes - #93

198

A new Long Trail FKT - Joe "Stringbean" McConaughy - #92

199

Ashly and Jason: 81 FKTs in the last two years! - #91

200

Tim Mills: News from across the pond - the British FKT scene explained - #90

201

A report from Belgium (a different style than US!) with Bart Vandewoestyne - #89

202

Fernanda Maciel: from Brasil to Chamonix; Aconcagua to Kilimanjaro - #88

203

The pandemic: What we've learned, and what we can do now - #87

204

Sarah Connor - 7 FKTs this last month! All from Connecticut!

205

40 years of epic endurance (Badwater 146 Unsupported!)- Marshall Ulrich - #85

206

How fares the Outdoor Industry? With Jonathan Lantz, President, La Sportiva NA - #84

207

Karl Egloff: He's done Kilimanjaro and Aconcagua - can he FKT all Seven Summits? - #83

208

Beth Bennett on the science of physical distancing, masks, and being outdoors - #82

209

Tyler Andrews: 50mi Road Champion to Everest Base Camp to Self-Quarantine - #81

210

Pandemic: Report from Race Directors James Varner & Justin Ricks - #80

211

Pandemic: personal reports from three athletes from around the world

212

Amanda Basham & Justin Grunewald: on the Kalalau Trail - #78

213

Lightweight Gear: tips for best results from Andrew Skurka and Alan Dixon - #77

214

Ryan Ghelfi: Why is a top runner switching to FKTs? - #76

215

Scale Slovenia: a "Lowest to Highest" attempt in Slovenia - #75

216

Andy Anderson - A terrific inside scoop of two of the most iconic FKTs in the US - #74

217

Ryan Atkins - Fast FKTs in New England (when he's not in Kauai or Manitoba) - #73

218

Brett Maune - One of the Best Endurance Athletes You Know Nothing About - #72

219

Lucy Clark & George Henderson - FKTs on the terrific Te Araroa Trail - #71

220

Gear of the Decade! - #70

221

FKT of the Year Awards - part 2 of 2 - #69

222

FKT of the Year Awards - part 1 of 2 - #68

223

2019 Special Wrap-up with Andrew Skurka and Peter Bakwin - #67

224

Highlights from our first 6 months! - #66

225

FKT Of the Year - Overview of Nominees with Peter Bakwin - #65

226

Jason and Mere June: Is Being an Ultra Couple Harder or Easier? Or Both? - #64

227

A Midwesterner Attempted R2R2R.alt Twice (!) this November - Josh Sanders - #63

228

"Partnerships" are critically important but rarely discussed - Jared Campbell - #62

229

How to plan your big project - with Jared Campbell - #61

230

Speed vs Safety - A Crucial Topic with Bill Wright and Kyle Richardson - #60

231

Joe Grant - Running, Writing, and More - #59

232

Leor Pantilat - He won 22 races in a row then quit to do FKTs - what's he doing now? - #58

233

Hillary Allen - What's new and cool in FKT action? - #57

234

Chris McDougall - Author of "Born to Run" is still running - with Donkeys! - #56

235

Joey Campanelli - He can see the WURL route from his window - so he set the FKT - #55

236

Mike Foote - "The relationships I've made are cooler than the things I've done" - #54

237

Katie Schide & Germain Grangier - Top Ten at UTMB with an FKT in New Hampshire - #53

238

Emma Mure and Sara Aranda - Overall FKT on the Wind River High Route - #52

239

Caspar Coppetti - How to Start a New Running Shoe Company - #51

240

Luke Nelson: What's so special about the WURL? - #50

241

Jason Hardrath - How to Climb Technical Volcanos - Alone - at Night - #49

242

Sunny Stroeer - From China to Nolan's, Always at Altitude! - #48

243

Jennifer Pharr Davis - #47

244

Peter Bakwin - Mid-Season FKT Highlights - #46

245

Marcy Beard has done 20 FKTs! No wait, now it's 21 ... - #45

246

Josh Sanders - Finally someone from the midwest! - #44

247

Krissy Moehl - book author, winning ultra runner, coach - #43

248

Jeff Colt - A report from the hot FKT scene in New England - #42

249

Karl Egloff - Who is this guy breaking Kilian's FKTs? - #41

250

Anna Frost & Jason Schlarb - #40

251

Flyin' Brian - What We Can Learn From the First-Ever Calendar Triple Crown - #39

252

Adam Campbell - How to Not Die in the Mountains - #37

253

What are the gender issues in running? - #36

254

Danelle Ballengee - Top endurance athlete who almost died - #35

255

Nate Bender - The Montana 12'ers FKT - #34

256

Karl Meltzer - The Most Winning 100 Mile Racer Ever - #33

257

Jeff "Legend" Garmire - FKT on the Arizona Trail - #32

258

Darcy Piceu - FKT on the John Muir Trail - #31

259

Jared Campbell - The Sleep Deprivation King - #30

260

Ryan Sandes - 13 Peaks Challenge - #29

261

Peter Bakwin and Buzz Burrell - The Founders' Chat! - #28

262

Mike Wardian - Israel National Trail - #27

263

Andrew Skurka - Professional Hiker - #26

264

FKTOY Europe Awards, Part 2, with Kilian Jornet - #25

265

FKTOY Europe Awards, Part 1, with Matt Lefort, Meredith Quinlan, & Jess Baker - #24

266

Matt Lefort - What's Up with FKTs in Europe? - #23

267

"Stringbean" McConaughy - Self-Supported (and Overall) 2017 FKT on the Appalachian Trail - #22

268

Paddy O'Leary: East Bay Skyline Trail - #21

269

Candice Burt: 200mi race creator and Wonderland Trail FKT-holder - #20

270

FKTOY Final Results - #19

271

FKTOY Awards, part one, with Hillary Allen and Joe Grant - #18

272

2018 Special Wrap-up with Peter Bakwin, Clare Gallagher, and Tony Krupicka - #17

273

Sunny Stroeer: The female, unsupported - #16

274

Peter Bakwin: running and transcendence - Fastest Known Podcast - #15

275

3100: Run and Become - film director interview - Fastest Known Podcast - #14

276

Jim Walmsley - Fastest Known Podcast - #13

277

Justin Simoni - Fastest Known Podcast - #12

278

Live Q&A at the Trail Running Film Fest - Fastest Known Podcast - #11

279

Heather "Anish" Anderson - Fastest Known Podcast - #10

280

Bill Wright - Fastest Known Podcast - #9

281

Kate Hale - Fastest Known Podcast - #8

282

Christof Teuscher - Fastest Known Podcast - #7

283

Kyle Richardson - Fastest Known Podcast - #6

284

David Horton - Fastest Known Podcast - #5

285

Alyssa Godesky - Fastest Known Podcast - #4

286

Scott And Jenny Jurek - Fastest Known Podcast - #3

287

Karel Sabbe - Fastest Known Podcast - #2

288

Tony Krupicka - Fastest Known Podcast - #1