From The Backcountry
Episodes
#114 - Northeast FKT 2025 Year in Review + Awards
31 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Will and Xander are back to break down all of the best FKTs set in the Northeast in 2025. They talk most inspiring efforts, best DNFs,...
#113 - Jeff Colt | Mahoosuc Traverse FKT
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Colt is a professional ultra-runner with On who has some incredibly big efforts to his name including a top 10 finish at Western States, the Hut ...
#112 - Conor Brown & Bill Tidd | Mount Ascutney Vertical Backyard Ultra Recap w/ Special Guests Justin Chapman & Eli Burakian
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Mount Ascutney Vertical Backyard Ultra is a last person standing style race in which participants climb 1209 feet of vertical every hour (with 2.2...
#111 - Lukas Janulaitis & Aaron Copeland | Bubba's Backyard Ultra Final Four - Part 2
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bubba's Backyard Ultra is a last person standing style race held each year in Center Conway, NH by Run The Whites. In this race participants must ...
#110 - Katie Melsky & Erica Notini | Bubba's Backyard Ultra Final Four - Part 1
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bubba's Backyard Ultra is a last person standing style race held each year in Center Conway, NH by Run The Whites. In this race participants must fini...
#109 - Finn Melanson | Hundred Mile Wilderness Unsupported FKT
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Finn Melanson is an accomplished ultramarathon runner and host of the Singletrack podcast and media company. In September, Finn went out to the woods ...
#108 - Tor des Géants DNF | Race Recap and Analysis
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A few weeks ago, I (Will) went over to Italy with my amazing friends and crew to run Tor des Géants. The race didn't go the way I wanted, ultimately ...
#107 - Amber Constant | Double White Mountains 100
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Amber Constant is an endurance athlete based out of the White Mountains. She has put down multiple insane efforts this year including a 10-pack of Lib...
#106 - Scott Benerofe | Adirondack 46 High Peaks Unsupported FKT
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Benerofe is a backpacker and ultra-runner based out of Vermont. Scott has some pretty insane efforts to his name, including a winter Appalachian...
#105 - John Kelly | Appalachian Trail FKT Attempt, Tor des Géants, Barkley Marathons w/ Special Guest Co-Host Bill Tidd
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
John Kelly is a prolific ultrarunner known for three finishes at the Barkley Marathons, winning the Winter Spine Race, FKTs on the Pennine Way, Long T...
#104 - Tori "Chewy" Constantine | Unsupported Long Trail FKT
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tori "Chewy" Constantine is a thru-hiker from the Upper Valley who has extensive backpacking experience including thru-hikes of the Long Trail, Appala...
#103 - Jack Kuenzle of Evoke Endurance | Tor des Géants Coaching Conversation #2
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jack Kuenzle is a prolific mountain athlete and coach for Evoke Endurance. He has collected FKTs like Jeep drivers collect those weird dashboard thing...
#102 - Maia Buckingham and Xander Keiter | Hundred Mile Wilderness FKTs
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Maia Buckingham and Xander Keiter are no strangers to the Northeast FKT scenes. They have both proven their metal time and again on gnarly routes and ...
#101 - Andrew Drummond | White Mountains Direttissima FKT
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Drummond is a runner, skier, hiker, mountain athlete, content creator, and owner of Run the Whites/White Mountain Ski Co. He wears a great numb...
#100 - Zan Alberici | The First Unsupported White Mountains 100
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Zan Alberici is a hiker and trail runner from New Hampshire who just recently got into trail running, but has thrown down some massive efforts in just...
#99 - Cara Baskin and Joe Miller | Mount Adams Vertical Day
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cara Baskin and Joe Miller are incredible ultramarathon runners in the White Mountains. They recently took home wins at Mount Adams Vertical Day, a sp...
#98 - Jack Kuenzle of Evoke Endurance | My New Ultra-Running Coach
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jack Kuenzle is a prolific mountain athlete and coach for Evoke Endurance. He has collected FKTs like Jeep drivers collect those weird dashboard thing...
#97 - Finn Melanson | Cocodona 250 6th place, Hundred Mile Wilderness FKT, Singletrack Host
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Finn Melanson is a ultra endurance athlete and host of the single track podcast who is from the great state of Maine, now residing in Salt Lake City. ...
#96 - Cocodona 250 Day 3 Instant Reaction | Dan Green Wins an Incredible Race
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Will gives his instant reaction to the third day of the 2025 Cocodona 250, as the first finishers start to roll in.Use code fromthebackcountry at infi...
#95 - Cocodona 250 Day 2 Instant Reaction | Dauwalter DNFs, Entrekin Surges, Green and Sandes Battle for 1st
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to instant reaction from day #2 of the Cocodona 250. The race is entering the pivotal second night, the temperatures are dropping, and it...
#94 | Cocodona 250 Day 1 Instant Reaction
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Will gives his instant reaction to the first 13 hours of the 2025 Cocodona 250, which starts off as an incredibly fast rendition of the race with a st...
#93 - Ryan Atkins | Tuckerman Inferno Winner
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan Atkins is a multi-sport athlete who has earned a reputation for success as an endurance athlete, climber, cyclist, OCR champion, and more. Ryan h...
#92 - Philip Carcia | Quadruple Single Season Winter NH 48 4000 Footers
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Philip Carcia is a hiker, athlete, and content creator from the White Mountains of New Hampshire. His accomplishments the single year NH48 Grid, singl...
#91 - Barkley Marathons Reaction | No Finishers, is the Course Impossible?
23 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Barkley Marathons came and went this year with no finishers and only one fun run finisher, the great John Kelly. Will gives his reaction to the ev...
#90 - Barkley Marathons Have Begun and Mailbag Q&A
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The podcast returns with a new mysterious co-host to talk about the ongoing Barkley Marathons and to answer your questions! If you want us to answer y...
#89 - The New FKT Premier Routes List with Allison Mercer
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Allison Mercer is an elite athlete as well as the director of Fastest Known Time. Recently FKT revamped their premier route list to include more route...
#88 - Lukas Janulaitis | Last Skier Standing 2025 Winner
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lukas Janulaitis is an ultramarathon runner and skier from New Hampshire. At 23 year old, Lukas has achieved multiple top 5 finishes at both Bubba&apo...
#87 - Andrew Drummond & Chris Shane | White Mountains Ski Culture and Last Skier Standing
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Drummond is a local skier, content creator, and owner of White Mountains Ski Co in Jackson, NH. Chris Shane is a filmmaker & photographer d...
#86 - Xander Keiter | Eastern Trail FKT
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Xander Keiter returns to the podcast to talk about his new speedy record on the eastern trail, a 65 mile route that connects Portsmouth, New Hampshire...
#85 - Bond Almand IV | Pan American Cycling Record
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bond Almand IV is a 20 year old endurance cyclist and undergraduate at Dartmouth College. This Summer/Fall, he biked from the top of North America to ...
#84 - FKT Year In Review 2024 | Singletrack Podcast Episode w/ Jack Kuenzle and Finn Melanson
24 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is an episode from the Singletrack Podcast, hosted by Finn Melanson. Please go check out his podcast if you haven't already, it's a fan...
#83 - New England Trail Scene Year in Review + FKT Ethics
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A ton of cool stuff happened in the New England trail scene this year. In this episode Will breaks down some of the absolute best effort from this yea...
#82 - Heather Anderson | Arizona Trail Unsupported FKT
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Heather Anderson is a legend of the multi-day endurance scene. She has set FKTs on the Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, Triple Crown, and many ...
#81 - Nick Fowler | Arizona Trail FKT (Overall and Self-Supported)
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nick Fowler is a multi-day athlete who is quickly solidifying himself as one of the best in the FKT scene. He has set FKTs on the Pacific Crest Trail,...
#80 - FKT Roundup #2 | Allison Mercer Talks FKT
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the FKT roundup! I don't know if you heard, but some crazy stuff has gone down on the Arizona Trail! New FKT Round-up co-host and...
#79 - Josie Fisher and David Sinclair | Mount Washington Ascent Records (Run the Whites Challenge)
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Josie Fisher and David Sinclair are mountain athletes based out of New Hampshire and Vermont. They are each incredibly accomplished in both the mounta...
#78 - FKT Roundup #1 | Arizona Trail Bonanza!
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the FKT Roundup, a new segment where Xander and Will (or just Xander, in this case) bring you the latest news from the FKT scene. We plan t...
#77 - David Hedges | WURL FKT (Wasatch Ultimate Ridge Linkup)
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
David Hedges is a mountain runner who has made a name for himself with top performances in races and FKTs alike. You likely know him from his incredib...
#76 - Top 25 FKT Routes in the Northeast
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There are hundreds if not thousands of FKT routes out there. Outside of the very limited premier routes list on the FKT website, how are you supposed ...
#75 - Tara Dower | Appalachian Trail Overall FKT
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tara Dower is a professional ultra runner and thru-hiker who is making her third appearance on the podcast (see episodes #50 and #71). In September, T...
#74 - Scott Benerofe | White Mountains Triple
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Benerofe is a backpacker and ultra-runner based out of Vermont. Scott has some pretty insane efforts to his name, including a winter Appalachian...
#73 - Long Trail FKT | Ann & Eric Peterson, Annika Ringen, Cal Hale, Ed Clifford, and Xander Keiter
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
At 10am on August 28th, I set out with a group of over 30 northeast locals to attempt a supported FKT on the Vermont Long Trail. We would finish the t...
#72 - Kristian Morgan | Appalachian Trail FKT Attempt Post-Effort Conversation
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kristian Morgan is a multi-day endurance athlete who holds the second and third fastest times on the Appalachian Trail (and the southbound FKT). This ...
#71 - Tara Dower | Appalachian Trail FKT Attempt Pre-Effort Conversation
08 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the heels of finishing 15th overall and 4th woman at Hardrock 100, prolific ultra-runner and backpacker Tara Dower returns to the podcast to discus...
#70 - Jigger Johnson First Place Interviews | Keith Nadeau, Mead Binhammer, Lauren Gregory, Dan Curts, and Larisa Dannis MacFadden
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Time Stamps:4:15 Keith Nadeau31:32 Mead Binhammer50:30 Lauren Gregory and Dan Curts1:42:53 Larisa Dannis MacFaddenThe Jigger Johnson Ultras are a seri...
#69 - Deanna Doane | Grafton Notch Loop FKT
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Deanna Doane is a trail runner from Florida who has strong roots in western Maine. Over the past two years, Deanna has raced the Grafton Notch Loop tw...
#68 - Nick Fowler | Pacific Crest Trail, Oregon Coast Trail, and more
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nick Fowler is a multi-day athlete based in the midwest, but who does most of his racing on FKT routes out on the west coast. Nick is best known for h...
#67 - Larsen Ojala | New Hampshire Appalachian Trail FKT
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Larsen Ojala is a mountain athlete based out of New Hampshire. Larsen has taken on multiple large projects in the Whites, including FKTs on the Double...
#66 - Jack Kuenzle | Mont Blanc Ski Record
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jack Kuenzle is a mountain athlete based out of a van. Jack and Anna DeMonte have spent the last 4-5 months living out of a van in Europe and training...
#65 - Kristian Morgan | Appalachian Trail FKT Attempt Pre-Effort Conversation
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're back baby! This week Xander and I chat with Kristian Morgan, who holds the second and third fastest times on the Appalachian Trail (and the...
#64 - Dirt Dialogues #4 | HOT TAKES (No Clickbait) For Summer 2024
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dirt Dialogues are back baby and this week Xander and I are giving you spicy hot takes for the Summer 2024 trail running season. He have some of our o...
#63 - Dirt Dialogues #3 | Northeast Trail Racing and FKT 2024 Preview Episode 1
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this weeks episode Xander and I chat about some of the upcoming races and publicly known FKT attempts going down in the summer of 2024. We cover a ...
#62 - Dirt Dialogues #2 | Conditioning for the Vertically Oriented Distance Runner
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I think we might write a book by the title of this podcast. Welcome to Dirt Dialogues #2, the series where Xander Keiter and I talk anything and every...
#61 - Dirt Dialogues #1 | Paul Johnson's Transcontinental Run Controversy
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to a new series called Dirt Dialogues, where Xander Keiter and I talk about various topics in the trail and ultra-running scene. This week we&...
#60 - Lila Gaudrault | Maine Marathon Winner, Cape Cod Traverse and Eastern Trail FKTs, and New Contender in Northeast Running
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lila Gaudrault is a 21 year-old ultra-runner and nursing student based out of Maine. Lila already has a bunch of incredibly impressive efforts to her ...
#59 - Philip Carcia | Part 2 - New Hampshire 4,000 Footers Winter FKT
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Philip Carcia is a distance athlete, hiker, backpacker, and content creator from the White Mountains of New Hampshire. From December 22nd through Dece...
#58 - Philip Carcia | Part 1 - New Hampshire 4,000 Footers Winter FKT
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Philip Carcia is a distance athlete, hiker, backpacker, and content creator from the White Mountains of New Hampshire. From December 22nd through Dece...
#57 - Billy "Wahoo" Meredith | Calendar Year Triple Crown FKT
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Billy "Wahoo" Meredith is a thru-hiker from Georgia who spent 234 days between May 2nd and December 22nd breaking the record for the Calenda...
#56 - Winter Hut Traverse FKT ft. Xander Keiter
03 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On December 23rd, I set the Winter fastest known time on the White Mountains Hut Traverse. On this episode, Xander and I sit down to discuss this effo...
#55 - Q&A #3 ft. Xander Keiter | Ski The East Controversy, Is "Gridding" Adventurous?, and How to Know if You're Ready for a Big Effort
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Xander is back on the pod and we're here to answer your questions! We cover a broad range of topics, from the beer mile to Ski The East to Griddi...
#54 - Jordan Fields and Lucy Skinner | The Dartmouth 50
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan Fields and *Dr.* Lucy Skinner are a power couple of trail running, up until recently based out of New Hampshire but now gracing Idaho with thei...
#53 - Andrew Drummond | 100 Straight Days Summiting Mount Washington
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Drummond is a runner, skier, hiker, mountain athlete, and owner of Ski/Run the Whites, and he's based out of Jackson, New Hampshire. He&ap...
#52 - Ed Clifford & Dawn Roberts | Five Years of Dominance at Bubba's Backyard Ultra
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ed Clifford is an ultramarathon runner from New Hampshire. He competes in many different formats of ultramarathons, but is best known for being the on...
#51 - The REAL Bubba's 2023 Preview ft. Xander Keiter
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hang out with me and newly minted savior of the podcast Xander Keiter as we preview Bubba's Backyard Ultramarathon, which kicks off at 10am this ...
#50 - Tara Dower and Liz Derstine | Colorado Trail FKT
20 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tara Dower and Liz Derstine are both power houses in the multi-day and ultra distance scene. Between the two of them, they hold FKTs on the Colorado T...
#49 - Jason Hardrath | Rocky Mountains Slam FKT
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Friend of the podcast Jason Hardrath returns! Jason is a mountain runner and athlete based out of Oregon. This summer he became the fastest to complet...
#48 - Will Robinson | The First Northeast 115 Thru-Hike
23 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Will Robinson is a peak bagger and thru-hiker from Vermont. He has completed various large projects including a White Mountains Direttissima, single s...
#47 - Will Peterson | Unsupported Long Trail FKT
09 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You read it right, I'm the guest on my own podcast. Two weeks ago, I finished setting the unsupported FKT for the Long Trail in 4 days, 11 hours,...
#46 - Bill Tidd | New Hampshire 48 FKT
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On June 23rd 2023, certified-crazy-person and wise statesman Bill Tidd completed the New Hampshire 48 in a record setting and mind blowing 3 days, 5...
#45 - The Long Trail | *Literally* From The Backcountry ft. Grace "Webs" Palmer
12 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Over the past couple of weeks, I spent 12 days thru-hiking the Vermont Long Trail. During this episode I recorded snippets from different days of the ...
#44 - Xander Keiter | 100 Mile Wilderness FKT
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Xander Keiter is an ultra-runner, Mainer, and 2nd year law student at Columbia Law School. Starting on June 19th, Xander set the record for the fastes...
#43 - Joffrey Peters | Upper Valley FKTs, The Dartmouth 50, and the Hundred Mile Wilderness
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Joffrey Peters is a trail runner and software engineer who lives in the Upper Valley in New Hampshire. He holds or has held many of the most competiti...
#42 - Niklas Hase | Basic Metabolism and Nutrition for Outdoor Athletics
24 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nik Hase is a distance athlete, general connoisseur of outdoor adventures, and third year medical student at Tufts University. Nik and I know each oth...
#41 - Jack Kuenzle | Mount Rainier Round Trip FKT
10 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jack Kuenzle is a famous petting zoo and OnlyFans star who occasionally also runs mountains. In just the last year, Jack has set speed records on the ...
#40 - Christopher Fisher | Colorado 14ers Winter FKT
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Fisher is an endurance athlete based out of Colorado. Chris has a bunch of huge efforts to his name, including 16 FKTs and 400,000 feet of verti...
#39 - K. Mac Guthrie & Jacob Walsh | Last Skier Standing
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mac and Jacob are a couple of rad mountain athletes and friends of mine dating back to my days in the Northeastern University outing club. They both t...
#38 - Rue McKenrick | American Perimeter Trail
22 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rue McKenrick is a professional backpacker, triple crowner, conservationist, and originator of the American Perimeter Trail (APT). He is the executive...
#37 - Q&A #2 featuring Xander Keiter - Big Efforts, Trail Nutrition, Mental Exhaustion, and more
08 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hey everyone! I'm super slammed with finals this week, and I didn't have time to schedule a guest for this week. Instead, I hopped on with o...
#36 - Phoebe Seltzer | Guiding in the White Mountains, Otto Rhode Race, and HUGE Vert FKTs
22 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Phoebe Seltzer is a mountain guide and athlete based out of the White Mountains. She has a lot of hardcore efforts to her name, including multiple win...
#35 - Jason Hardrath | The Calendar Year Triple Crown, Catching Up on Projects, and More
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Hardrath is back on the podcast! Jason a mountain runner and athlete based out of Oregon. You might know him as the first person to reach 100 FK...
#34 - Jordan Fields | A Different Perspective on Training and Racing
25 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan Fields is a nordic skier and mountain runner based out of the Upper Valley. He's best known in the trail running world for being the only ...
#33 - Kyle O'Grady | Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail and Managing on Trail Content Creation
11 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kyle O'Grady is a backpacker and content creator. He hiked the Appalachian Trail in 2018 and hiked most of the Pacific Crest Trail in 2022 before...
#32 - Philip Carcia | Part 2 - Post-Hike Single Season White Mountains Guide Conversation
28 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Philip Carcia is a distance athlete, hiker, backpacker, and content creator from the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Listen to this second part of o...
#31 - Philip Carcia | Part 1 - Single Season White Mountains Guide Post-Hike Conversation
14 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Philip Carcia is a distance athlete, hiker, backpacker, and content creator from the White Mountains of New Hampshire. From June 21st through Septembe...
"The 48" | Trailer - Live Now on Instagram and Youtube
09 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The supported FKT of the New Hampshire 48 was an incredibly special project that we now have the privilege of watching back and experiencing with all ...
#29 - Dan Curts | The Transition from Pro Runner to Pro Trail Runner
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Curts is a professional runner based out of the Upper Valley in New Hampshire. In this episode we discuss Dan's amazing running journey - all...
#28 - Thanksgiving Special!!! | ft. "Friend of the Pod" Xander Keiter
24 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Pod is back baby, and Xander and I are here to talk about absolutely nothing for an hour on Thanksgiving. Sorry for the hiatus, I hope to have a s...
#27 - Jason Hardrath | Journey to 100 FKTs
26 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Hardrath is a mountain runner and athlete based out of Oregon. You might know him as the first person to reach 100 FKTs, but that only scratches...
#26 - Jesse Wall | TruStrength Athletics
19 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jesse Wall is the founder of Trustrength Athletics, an innovative athletics performance facility and community that specializes in sports performance ...
#25 - Bubba's Backyard Ultramarathon 2022 | From The Trail
05 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bubba's Backyard Ultramarathon is a last person standing race that is run each October by Run The Whites. The concept is simple: finish a 3.5 mil...
#24 - Zach McCarthy | Bringing Home the Win at the Kilkenny Ridge Race
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Zach McCarthy is an ultra-runner, backcountry skier, and outdoor adventurer from western Maine. Recently, Zach won the 50-mile Kilkenny Ridge Race in ...
#23 - Eli Burakian | Unsupported Traverse of Iceland
14 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Eli Burakian is a photographer, backpacker, and distance athlete from New Hampshire. Eli goes big on huge routes that people haven't thought to d...
#22 - The Best New Hampshire and Maine FKT Routes w/ Xander Xeiter
31 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There are a LOT of FKT routes out there. The Fastest Known Time website lists a few routes across the entire U.S. that constitute its "premier&qu...
#21 - Zane Wasicko | White Mountains Direttissima Age Record
24 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Zane Wasicko is a backpacker and trail-runner from Pennsylvania. Zane has accomplished a lot already, (including section-hiking the entire AT with his...
#20 - Scott Benerofe | Winter Appalahian Trail Thru-Hike
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Benerofe is a thru-hiker and peak bagger from the northeast who is currently based out of Vermont. Scott hiked the Long Trail in 2016, the AT in...
#19 - Ask Me Anything #1
10 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The past week I've been moving to a new place and starting medical school, so things have been incredibly busy! I din't have time to schedul...
#18 - Liz "Mercury" Derstine | Self-Supported Long Trail FKT
03 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Liz "Mercury" Derstine is a distance athlete and professional musician. She has some incredible efforts under her belt, including the northb...
#17 - Alyssa Godesky | The Two Fastest on the New Hampshire 4,000 Footers
27 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alyssa Godesky is a professional triathlete and endurance athlete based in the northeast. She Holds the women's supported FKTs on the Long Trail ...
#16 - Stefanie Bishop | Death Races, FKTs, and the Speed Project (oh my!)
20 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Stef Bishop is an accomplished ultra-endurance athlete based out of Long Island. She has performed at the highest level in multiple disciplines of end...
#15 - Jack Kuenzle | White Mountains 100 FKT
13 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jack Kuenzle is an endurance athlete and coach for Uphill Athlete who travels around smashing some of the largest FKTs out there. In this episode we t...