FKT Podcast
The podcast of www.fastestknowntime.com. Bringing you interviews and stories from record setting athletes and personalities from around the globe. Learn about the best FKT routes, who did them, and how fast.
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 41 minutes
- Episodes
- 261
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Jeff Colt - A report from the hot FKT scene in New England - #42
The Hut-Hut Traverse is a New England classic, especially with the "Croo" ...
"The section between Greenleaf and Galehead is really steep and usually wet - you have to use your hands - that's what t…
00:26:47 |
Wed 10 Jul 2019
Karl Egloff - Who is this guy breaking Kilian's FKTs? - #41
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 ahead at the top, but he was much faster going dow…
00:37:46 |
Tue 02 Jul 2019
Anna Frost & Jason Schlarb - #40
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, it’s a long way - we’re not running for our liv…
00:26:35 |
Fri 28 Jun 2019
Flyin' Brian - What We Can Learn From the First-Ever Calendar Triple Crown - #39
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 very narrow."
Brian kept going - he's an engine…
00:41:46 |
Fri 21 Jun 2019
Adam Campbell - How to Not Die in the Mountains - #37
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 had died”.
10 months later Adam finished the Hardr…
00:36:22 |
Fri 07 Jun 2019
What are the gender issues in running? - #36
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, it would be to raise awareness."
This is a diff…
00:42:53 |
Fri 31 May 2019
Danelle Ballengee - Top endurance athlete who almost died - #35
"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 in December, with a broken pelvis, lying unshelt…
00:31:00 |
Fri 24 May 2019
Nate Bender - The Montana 12'ers FKT - #34
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 highest summits in Montana - until Nate.
"I did e…
00:29:50 |
Fri 17 May 2019
Karl Meltzer - The Most Winning 100 Mile Racer Ever - #33
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 some point it's all going to end ... is that time now"?…
00:33:21 |
Fri 10 May 2019
Jeff "Legend" Garmire - FKT on the Arizona Trail - #32
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 hours without even taking off my pack - bending ov…
00:28:39 |
Fri 03 May 2019
Darcy Piceu - FKT on the John Muir Trail - #31
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 was from a different generation … I just like to…
00:29:41 |
Fri 26 Apr 2019
Jared Campbell - The Sleep Deprivation King - #30
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 the holder of many original FKTs; he founded Runnin…
00:42:15 |
Fri 19 Apr 2019
Ryan Sandes - 13 Peaks Challenge - #29
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 Western States 100 where he’ll be racing again t…
00:29:25 |
Fri 12 Apr 2019
Peter Bakwin and Buzz Burrell - The Founders' Chat! - #28
It's the 1 year anniversary of FastestKnownTime.com! Buzz and Peter talk about what has changed about the website, its functionality and features, what it means to be the "gatekeepers" of the FKT mov…
00:34:10 |
Fri 05 Apr 2019
Mike Wardian - Israel National Trail - #27
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 ultra’s in the last 11 years, and most of them fast -…
00:37:53 |
Fri 29 Mar 2019
Andrew Skurka - Professional Hiker - #26
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."
Times have changed, and so did Andrew - he's do…
00:31:52 |
Thu 21 Mar 2019
FKTOY Europe Awards, Part 2, with Kilian Jornet - #25
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. Hear from Kilian himself in this new episode.
00:57:21 |
Fri 15 Mar 2019
FKTOY Europe Awards, Part 1, with Matt Lefort, Meredith Quinlan, & Jess Baker - #24
FKTOY Europe Awards, Part 1, with Matt Lefort, Meredith Quinlan, & Jess Baker - #24 by FastestKnownTime.com
00:40:47 |
Fri 08 Mar 2019
Matt Lefort - What's Up with FKTs in Europe? - #23
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 Race Director of the Els 2000, and an active mount…
00:29:26 |
Fri 01 Mar 2019
"Stringbean" McConaughy - Self-Supported (and Overall) 2017 FKT on the Appalachian Trail - #22
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 Ireland last May. He is best known however, for his…
00:31:21 |
Fri 22 Feb 2019
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