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
Kristian Morgan: Fourth Time's the Charm on the Appalachian Trail -#222
Host Heather Anderson delves into Kristian Morgan's epic Appalachian Trail FKT, an endeavor filled with grit, determination, and unexpected challenges. Join us as we uncover the remarkable story of K…
00:43:14 |
Fri 15 Mar 2024
Ivey Smith: Unsupported and Unafraid on the Benton MacKaye Trail -#221
Join host Heather Anderson on the latest FKT Podcast as she sits down with Ivey Smith. Despite battling injuries, Smith tackled the rugged 300 mile Benton MacKaye Trail, setting an unsupported Fastes…
00:35:30 |
Fri 01 Mar 2024
Sunny Stroeer Set a Wild Grand Canyon FKT -#220
In this episode of the FKT Podcast, host Heather Anderson sits down with trail runner Suzanne "Sunny" Stroeer to dive into her remarkable achievement of setting the Fastest Known Time (FKT) for the G…
00:46:47 |
Fri 16 Feb 2024
Women of the Colorado Trail -#219
This week we’re traveling to the thin air and high alpine peaks of Colorado for a very special episode of the FKT Podcast. Last summer, not one, not two, not three, but four FKTs went down on the Col…
00:48:18 |
Fri 19 Jan 2024
FKT of the Year with Karel Sabbe and Jenny Hoffman -#218
This week we’re thrilled to be joined by our two FKT athletes of 2023: Jenny Hoffman and Karel Sabbe. From not one but three Pacific Crest Trail records, to new FKTs on classics like Nolan’s 14 and t…
00:33:55 |
Fri 05 Jan 2024
The Good and Bad Times of Christof Teuscher’s Iceland Traverse FKT -#217
Ah Iceland, that magical polar island covered in glaciers, hot springs, lava fields, and…mosquitos. Christof Teuscher learned that the hard way this August when he traversed the island north to south…
00:51:02 |
Fri 15 Dec 2023
From the Military to a PCT FKT with Jessica Pekari -#216
The Pacific Crest Trail was on fire this year, and not in the usual way. Records fell left and right on this iconic 2,592.6-mile long trail. And etching her name on the illustrious FKT holder list is…
00:35:51 |
Fri 01 Dec 2023
The Physics Professor Who Set an FKT Running Across the U.S. -#215
Jenny Hoffman has dreamed about running across the United States since she was a child. Spacing out in the car, she’d stare at the open road and think about how she could be running down it instead. …
00:40:17 |
Fri 17 Nov 2023
Hillary Gerardi Breaks Down Her Mont Blanc FKT -#214
For some FKTs, the beauty lies in the solitary nature of human and landscape. Other FKTs derive meaning from the collective effort needed for safe and successful passage. Hillary Geradi married the t…
00:47:40 |
Fri 03 Nov 2023
Karel Sabbe Breaks Down New PCT FKT -#213
On August 26, Karel Sabbe reached the U.S.-Canadian border, officially smashing the supported record on the Pacific Crest Trail. The 33-year-old dentist from Belgium covered the 2,600-mile-plus trail…
00:39:07 |
Fri 20 Oct 2023
Nick Fowler on Setting Self-Supported PCT FKT as “New” Endurance Athlete -#212
In 2019, Nick Fowler started touring national parks. He tricked himself into going on a 32-mile hike—his longest by far—when he wanted to touch a glacier with his hand in Glacier National Park.
“The …
00:48:24 |
Fri 29 Sep 2023
Going Deep on the Long Trail with John Kelly and Will Peterson -#211
America’s oldest long trail has been a hotbed for FKT action this summer, and record setters John Kelly and Will Peterson are here to dish all about it. On July 3, 2032, John Kelly established a new …
00:46:15 |
Fri 25 Aug 2023
Chris Fisher on Setting the Winter Colorado 14ers FKT -#210
Escape the summer swelter for half an hour with Chris Fisher, who set the fastest known time on the Colorado Fourterneers—winter edition.
Completing Colorado’s 58 14,000-foot peaks in one push is a …
00:28:50 |
Fri 11 Aug 2023
David Hedges on Achieving Life-Long Goal of Nolan’s 14 FKT, At Age 25 -#209
While the trail running world fixated on the Hardrock Hundred Mile Endurance Run in southwestern Colorado, David Hedges put down a performance for the ages a few hundred miles to the northwest in Col…
00:37:39 |
Fri 28 Jul 2023
Darcy Piceu and Gina Lucrezi on Elevating Women’s Participation in Ultrarunning- #208
The 2023 Hardrock Hundred Mile Endurance Run starts today. While three-time winner Darcy Piceu attempts her 10th loop around the San Juans, what better time than to listen to her and Trail Sisters fo…
00:43:11 |
Fri 14 Jul 2023
Jack Kuenzle Dishes on Denali, Take 2- #207
Let's try this again. Buckle up, fan favorite and FKT legend Jack Kuenzle returns to the pod to bring you behind the scenes on his recent Denali FKT. Kuenzle went on a skiing record tear this year, t…
00:49:00 |
Sat 01 Jul 2023
Aubri Drake on Beast Coast FKTs, Breaking Binaries and Boundaries, and Transferring Thru-Hiking Skills to Ultrarunning -#206
Fresh off their Presidential Picnic FKT, highly accomplished hiker, backpacker, and ultra runner Aubri Drake joins the FKT podcast today. While Aubri, who uses they/them pronouns, says they’re not th…
00:38:19 |
Fri 16 Jun 2023
Mike Wardian on Running Across Panama, the US, and Beyond - #205
Running legend Mike Wardian joins the FKT Podcast to give the inside scoop on his recent FKT across Panama—and much more. Clocking in at nine hours even, Wardian’s record across Panama doubles as the…
00:36:40 |
Fri 02 Jun 2023
Doug McKeever: A Living Legend Recounts Four Decades of Trail Running -#204
Living “wilderness running” legend Doug McKeever joins the podcast this week to reflect on his nearly four decades in the sport. A geology professor and mountain guide in addition to a storied ultrar…
00:50:07 |
Fri 19 May 2023
Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: Travis Soares and Nathan Longhurst on Completing the SPS in a Single Year -#203
Washington has the Bulgers. Colorado has the Centennials. California has the Sierra Peaks Section List—and it has a new FKT. Established in 1955, the Sierra Peaks Section List may not have the snazzi…
00:34:51 |
Fri 21 Apr 2023
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