FKT Podcast
Episodes
Andy Anderson - A terrific inside scoop of two of the most iconic FKTs in the US - #74
21 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Longs Peak FKT stood for 33 years! The Grand Teton FKT for 29 years ... then Andy broke them both in the span of two weeks! "I'm a mediocre runn...
Ryan Atkins - Fast FKTs in New England (when he's not in Kauai or Manitoba) - #73
14 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A resident of Keene, NY, Ryan is one of the guys trading fast times on the Presi and Adirondack Traverses. They get after it, yet it's all one big fri...
Brett Maune - One of the Best Endurance Athletes You Know Nothing About - #72
07 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Brett came seemingly out of nowhere in 2009 when he set the coveted FKT on the John Muir Trail, going Unsupported 7 hrs faster than the Supported ti...
Lucy Clark & George Henderson - FKTs on the terrific Te Araroa Trail - #71
31 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Te Araroa is amazing: from the northern to southern tip of New Zealand, across the entire island (2 actually) nation! Lucy set the Female FKT, fo...
Gear of the Decade! - #70
24 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The four FKT principals discuss what specific gear really helped us all move faster, easier, and safer in the mountains and trails. Our thoughts migh...
FKT of the Year Awards - part 2 of 2 - #69
17 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We talk with the #2 and #1 Fastest Known Time of the Year winners! They tell their own stories, which are amazing listening. "I consider myself a re...
FKT of the Year Awards - part 1 of 2 - #68
10 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Let's do this! The #5, #4, and #3 FKTOY for ladies and gents. And EVERY one of these Athletes is on air - 8 people total! Extremely interesting and in...
2019 Special Wrap-up with Andrew Skurka and Peter Bakwin - #67
03 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This year's FKTOY coverage is brought to you by the running apparel company, rabbit. Go to runinrabbit.com, enter FKT at checkout, and save 20% on you...
Highlights from our first 6 months! - #66
27 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We created short selections from 7 of our best podcasts! Including our very first from September 2018. Each segment is only 3-11 minutes long. Ep. 1...
FKT Of the Year - Overview of Nominees with Peter Bakwin - #65
20 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
630 FKTs this year (and more coming in every day) ... what's new and cool? "More women, and more women going solo on technical routes" There were ...
Jason and Mere June: Is Being an Ultra Couple Harder or Easier? Or Both? - #64
13 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
These two high intensity people run together, work together, and live together: how does that work? "Unlike having a training buddy, being in a relati...
A Midwesterner Attempted R2R2R.alt Twice (!) this November - Josh Sanders - #63
06 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Josh has run in 13 different countries in a single day, and run a 5k in all 50 states in 6 days! Like the Jared Campbell Episode 61, Josh is a spreads...
"Partnerships" are critically important but rarely discussed - Jared Campbell - #62
29 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The success or failure - and misery or enjoyment - of a project is often dependent on your partner! Everyone intuitively knows this but we rarely hear...
How to plan your big project - with Jared Campbell - #61
22 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jared discusses the 4 key components - - - 1) Planning Everything is in a spreadsheet! Best weather advice ever (Skurka) Snotel site Plot your route i...
Speed vs Safety - A Crucial Topic with Bill Wright and Kyle Richardson - #60
15 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What is the relationship between speed and safety? What is the boundary and how do you know when you're hitting it? Ultrarunners have the fitness to g...
Joe Grant - Running, Writing, and More - #59
08 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In 2016 Joe climbed all 57 Colorado 14ers, self-powered, riding his bike to each mountain, taking 31 days - and he didn’t bring a foam pad. Earlier ...
Leor Pantilat - He won 22 races in a row then quit to do FKTs - what's he doing now? - #58
01 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Leor won 36 of the 42 races he entered, then in 2013 stopped racing to do FKTs. He held the FKT on the John Muir Trail AND the High Sierra Trail at th...
Hillary Allen - What's new and cool in FKT action? - #57
25 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We discuss the highlights of the year so far, and note that unlike in previous years, there have been no major efforts on the AT, the PCT, or the JMT....
Chris McDougall - Author of "Born to Run" is still running - with Donkeys! - #56
18 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Once again Chris McDougall finds a seed of truth and sprouts it into a great story - this time the millennia-old bond between animals and humans, and ...
Joey Campanelli - He can see the WURL route from his window - so he set the FKT - #55
11 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Wasatch Ultimate Ridge Linkup encircles Little Cottonwood Canyon. Joey lives IN Little Cottonwood Canyon! "The Rustler Lodge is closed in the s...
Mike Foote - "The relationships I've made are cooler than the things I've done" - #54
04 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
From an FKT on the Ptarmigan Traverse to 61,000 vertical feet skied in one day, Mike Foote is as skilled as he is at home in the mountains. But here'...
Katie Schide & Germain Grangier - Top Ten at UTMB with an FKT in New Hampshire - #53
27 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Katie is from Maine; Germain from France - they both were top 10 at UTMB, then went to New Hampshire for their passion project: the Hut to Hut Travers...
Emma Mure and Sara Aranda - Overall FKT on the Wind River High Route - #52
20 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This August, the pair went sub-4 days on the WRHR, a terrific 100 mile traverse of the Wind River Range in Wyoming. "I was into backpacking and climb...
Caspar Coppetti - How to Start a New Running Shoe Company - #51
13 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The competition is intense - how do you start a new running shoe company, and be successful? "My friend gave me a prototype, and I said, 'forget it, ...
Luke Nelson: What's so special about the WURL? - #50
06 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Luke has FKTs on the Idaho 12ers (9 summits over 12,000'), and the Utah 13ers (17 over 13,000'). A few weeks ago he did the Wasatch Ultimate Ridge Li...
Jason Hardrath - How to Climb Technical Volcanos - Alone - at Night - #49
30 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Cascade Trifecta, then the Rainier Infinity Loop - Solo and Self-Supported - one week apart! The Infinity Loop alone is 130 miles with 47,000' of...
Sunny Stroeer - From China to Nolan's, Always at Altitude! - #48
23 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This is Sunny Stroeer's second appearance on the Fastest Known Podcast. As a person who not only attempts but thrives on self-supported, big mountain ...
Jennifer Pharr Davis - #47
16 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jennifer famously set the Overall record on the Appalachian Trail earning her National Geographic Adventurer of the Year, but is also the author of 7 ...
Peter Bakwin - Mid-Season FKT Highlights - #46
09 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
No action yet on the JMT, PCT, or AT ... are the existing times just too hard? But Peter is processing 5-8 submissions per day from all over the worl...
Marcy Beard has done 20 FKTs! No wait, now it's 21 ... - #45
02 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Marcy and her husband John travel the US, living in a camper trailer, and knocking out FKT's everywhere they go. "We've been doing this for 10 years....
Josh Sanders - Finally someone from the midwest! - #44
26 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Josh is from Michigan - sounds mundane? Think again! You wouldn't believe what this guy is doing ... Fastest person to visit all 50 states - and ru...
Krissy Moehl - book author, winning ultra runner, coach - #43
19 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Who won the inaugural Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc and the Hardrock 100? AND, who is a really nice person? You know it's Krissy Moehl. "I love runni...
Jeff Colt - A report from the hot FKT scene in New England - #42
10 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Hut-Hut Traverse is a New England classic, especially with the "Croo" ... "The section between Greenleaf and Galehead is really steep and usually...
Karl Egloff - Who is this guy breaking Kilian's FKTs? - #41
02 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On June 20, Karl broke Kilian Jornet's time on Denali by 4 minutes. After more than 11 hours, it came down to the wire? "He used skis, so I was way...
Anna Frost & Jason Schlarb - #40
28 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Very honest and insightful descriptions of what it takes to survive and thrive in the biggest events, from two of the best! "100 miles is really hard...
Flyin' Brian - What We Can Learn From the First-Ever Calendar Triple Crown - #39
21 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In 2001 Flyin' Brian hiked the entire PCT, AT, and CDT in one calendar year. He changed the game. "The difference between impossible and possible is...
Adam Campbell - How to Not Die in the Mountains - #37
07 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In 2016 Adam took a 200' fall in the Canadian Rockies. "Nick Elson and Dakota Jones ran down and were so relieved to see me moving. They thought I ha...
What are the gender issues in running? - #36
31 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Darcy Piceu and Gina Lucrezi share thoughts on this important topic. "We're in a real interesting time right now. If I do nothing else in the sport,...
Danelle Ballengee - Top endurance athlete who almost died - #35
24 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"Nellie" won almost everything she entered - 441 events with 390 podium finishes - until she almost died. Alone in the desert for 3 days and 2 nights...
Nate Bender - The Montana 12'ers FKT - #34
17 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Colorado and California 14ers have long been top objectives, and the Idaho and Utah summits over 12,000' have been done, but NOBODY had done the h...
Karl Meltzer - The Most Winning 100 Mile Racer Ever - #33
10 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The "Speedgoat" has won 40 hundred mile trail races, including one every year, 18 years in a row. "I do want to win my 19th in a row, but at som...
Jeff "Legend" Garmire - FKT on the Arizona Trail - #32
03 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff just did the Arizona Trail Self-Supported, 9 hours faster than the Supported time! How do thru-hikers do that? "I work it out so I can go for ...
Darcy Piceu - FKT on the John Muir Trail - #31
26 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
There are two ways to build a running career: 1) By talking about yourself on social media; 2) By winning races. Darcy has taken the second path! "I...
Jared Campbell - The Sleep Deprivation King - #30
19 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jared Campbell is the sleep deprivation king. He has the most Barkley Marathons finishes (3); he has 10 Hardrock 100 finishes including a win; he's th...
Ryan Sandes - 13 Peaks Challenge - #29
12 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk with Ryan Sandes all the way from Cape Town, South Africa. His bio is long but what stands out most is his 5th, 2nd and 1st at the...
Peter Bakwin and Buzz Burrell - The Founders' Chat! - #28
05 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's the 1 year anniversary of FastestKnownTime.com! Buzz and Peter talk about what has changed about the website, its functionality and features, wha...
Mike Wardian - Israel National Trail - #27
29 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Mike completely disrupts the long-distance paradigm - instead of 1-2 marathons a year, he might do that many in a single weekend. He has run 107 ultr...
Andrew Skurka - Professional Hiker - #26
21 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
At only age 37, Andrew Skurka has already been there, and done that: "Hiking fast was not accepted. I was frowned upon for doing the AT in 3 months."...
FKTOY Europe Awards, Part 2, with Kilian Jornet - #25
15 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
FKTs of the Year in Europe...what an inspiring list! Kilian Jornet was the #1 men's FKT of the Year in Europe for his effort on the Bob Graham Round. ...
FKTOY Europe Awards, Part 1, with Matt Lefort, Meredith Quinlan, & Jess Baker - #24
08 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
FKTOY Europe Awards, Part 1, with Matt Lefort, Meredith Quinlan, & Jess Baker - #24 by FastestKnownTime.com
Matt Lefort - What's Up with FKTs in Europe? - #23
01 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Lefort is a native of France, who 5 years ago moved to Andorra, a mountainous principality in the Pyrenees between Spain and France. He is the R...
"Stringbean" McConaughy - Self-Supported (and Overall) 2017 FKT on the Appalachian Trail - #22
22 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A resident of Boston, MA, Joe McConaughy set the Supported FKT for the 2,655 mile Pacific Crest Trail in 2014, and on the 26-peak Wicklow Round in Ire...
Paddy O'Leary: East Bay Skyline Trail - #21
08 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Paddy O'Leary is an Irish transplant who on October 13 set the FKT on the East Bay Skyline Trail, running 32.61 miles in 4 hours, 18 minutes, 12 secon...
Candice Burt: 200mi race creator and Wonderland Trail FKT-holder - #20
01 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Candice Burt speaks to us from Moab last fall, where she was race-directing the Moab 240 -- she basically invented the 200 mile trail racing distance....
FKTOY Final Results - #19
25 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Part two of our special Fastest Known Time of the Year Awards concludes, with the #2 and #1 winners, female and male. All four winners are interviewe...
FKTOY Awards, part one, with Hillary Allen and Joe Grant - #18
18 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Fastest Known Time of the Year Awards are back for the 3rd year! This special Episode features amazing descriptions of the #5, #4, and #3 FKTs of ...
2018 Special Wrap-up with Peter Bakwin, Clare Gallagher, and Tony Krupicka - #17
11 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What was the preeminent FKT in 2018? What inspired you the most? What are your predictions for 2019? Anton Krupicka, Clare Gallagher, and Peter Bakwi...
Sunny Stroeer: The female, unsupported - #16
04 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sunny Stroeer's impressive resume includes FKTs on the 22,838ft Aconcagua and its circumnavigation, the Annapurna Circuit, and the Pfiffner Traverse. ...
Peter Bakwin: running and transcendence - Fastest Known Podcast - #15
28 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Bakwin is the only person to do the Double Hardrock, the first person to go under 4 days on the John Muir Trail, plus many other races and FKTs,...
3100: Run and Become - film director interview - Fastest Known Podcast - #14
21 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
What if running could lead to enlightenment? This ambitious question is the heart of the documentary 3100: Run and Become. Based around the Self Tran...
Jim Walmsley - Fastest Known Podcast - #13
14 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Jim Walmsley is one of the best ultrarunners in the world, who a few days ago (12/10/2018), with Tim Freriks and Eric Senseman, set a new FKT on the d...
Justin Simoni - Fastest Known Podcast - #12
07 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In 2014 Justin Simoni, the “Long Ranger”, bicycled to all 58 of Colorado’s 14,000’ summits, climbed them, then biked to the next in 34+ days. ...
Live Q&A at the Trail Running Film Fest - Fastest Known Podcast - #11
30 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Our first-ever live recording! The Trail Running Film Festival was on a nationwide tour when it stopped in Boulder (check to see if it's playing near ...
Heather "Anish" Anderson - Fastest Known Podcast - #10
23 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Nobody can do the big thru-hikes like Heather Anderson - she once held the Self-Supported Overall (not Female) FKT’s for the PCT, AT, and Arizona Tr...
Bill Wright - Fastest Known Podcast - #9
16 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Who is the first person to use the term "Fastest Known Time" in print? Bill Wright co-wrote Speed Climbing: How to Climb Faster and Better in 2004,...
Kate Hale - Fastest Known Podcast - #8
09 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
What’s a 26 year old former marathon runner doing setting the FKT on the fabled Longs Peak North Face (Cables) route? “The FKT idea is real motiv...
Christof Teuscher - Fastest Known Podcast - #7
02 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This past weekend Christof Teuscher became the first person to attempt and complete a quad-crossing of the Grand Canyon. That's Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim time...
Kyle Richardson - Fastest Known Podcast - #6
26 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Kyle Richardson was only 22 years old on Aug 1, when he set the new FKT on the high and technical LA Freeway. His time of 16hrs 28mins 53secs bettered...
David Horton - Fastest Known Podcast - #5
19 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
David Horton won the first two editions of the Hardrock 100, finished the Barkley Marathons, has both run and biked across the country, and was the on...
Alyssa Godesky - Fastest Known Podcast - #4
12 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Alyssa is a “Professional Triathlete who can’t seem to shake her ultrarunning habit”. She has finished 30 Ironman Triathlons, 40 ultra races, an...
Scott And Jenny Jurek - Fastest Known Podcast - #3
05 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Scott is one of the best ultrarunners in history, winning the Hardrock 100, Badwater in Death Valley, the Spartathlon in Greece, and an unprecedented ...
Karel Sabbe - Fastest Known Podcast - #2
28 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Learn how a Belgian dentist set the FKT on the Pacific Crest Trail in 2016, then in 2018, was over four days faster on the Appalachian Trail than two ...
Tony Krupicka - Fastest Known Podcast - #1
15 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
“Sometimes being successful means just getting back to the car. Alive.” Tony Krupicka is one of the most famous ultra-runners in the world, the f...