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
Witt Wisebram: FKT Attempt Announcement - #182
We’ve got a juicy episode for you today. Host Heather Anderson catches up with Witt Wisebram, who’s going after the self-supported FKT on the PCT…a record currently held by Heather herself. Will Heat…
00:31:17 |
Fri 03 Jun 2022
181. The Brand New FKT Podcast with Host Heather "Anish" Anderson
Welcome to the brand new iteration of the FKT Podcast, hosted by the one and only Heather “Anish” Anderson! As a record-setter on the Pacific Crest Trail, Appalachian Trail, and Triple Crown of Thru-…
00:37:48 |
Fri 20 May 2022
New Ownership! - #180
BIG NEWS: We have sold Fastest Known Time to Outside Inc, the publisher of iconic magazines such as Trail Runner, Climbing, Backpacker and of course Outside. Buzz, Peter and Jeff are very happy wit…
01:16:20 |
Fri 11 Mar 2022
Let's hear this again: a Gear Guide with Skurka and Mary Cochenour - #179
YOU asked and the experts answered! Re-listen to this episode from a little over a year ago where Andrew Skurka and Mary Cochenour answer listeners' gear questions on a very wide variety of applicati…
00:53:15 |
Fri 04 Mar 2022
Bad Training Advice ... plus good advice, with Hillary Allen - #178
How many times have you heard bad training advice? Right; there's a lot of it. Here's a quick list, plus some (hopefully) good advice as well.
More is Better.
Maybe not - without rest and recove…
00:51:02 |
Fri 25 Feb 2022
Anton Krupicka - The endurance monster still does huge runs - and rides - #177
Anton was our very first podcast, 3 1/2 years ago! He was very articulate even back then:
"Sometimes being successful means getting back to the car. Alive."
He was also Episode 127 last year:
"I…
00:55:58 |
Fri 18 Feb 2022
Nick Elson: High, fast, and very technical - #175
"People think the natural progression is from running to scrambling to climbing, but it's better to start climbing with a rope for safety. You gradually learn the skills, learn what you can do, then …
00:41:09 |
Fri 11 Feb 2022
Tyler Andrews: Want to climb Aconcagua? Our South American Regional Editor has the scoop - #176
Tyler twice ran in the Olympic Marathon Trials, and now runs up the biggest mountains in South America. From a 2:15 marathon to climbing Aconcagua (22,841') in 3:32.
"A big reason I went to Aconcag…
01:07:23 |
Fri 11 Feb 2022
FKT of the Year #1 Winners - #174
Nika Meyers
FKT: Colorado Trail (CO)
Time: 9d 14h 19m 00s
Notes: 22 hours faster than a FKT set last year; Self-supported within 4 hours of Supported time
Athlete Comments: "If you have a dream, g…
01:01:47 |
Fri 28 Jan 2022
FKTOY #3 and #2 Awards Announced - #173
#3 Female: Anna Troup
FKT: Pennine Way (UK)
Time: 3d 00h 46m 37s
Notes: The premier long trail in the UK is also very competitive; 8 hrs quicker than her own FKT set 2 weeks earlier
Athlete Commen…
01:24:11 |
Fri 21 Jan 2022
FKTOY #5 and #4 Awards Announced - #172
#5 Female: Addie Bracy and Corey Conner
FKT: Grand Canyon R2R2R (AZ)
Time: 08h 06m 41s
Notes: Unsupported quick double crossing of the Grand Canyon; a Premier Route.
Athlete Comments: "Corey) "Th…
01:17:52 |
Fri 14 Jan 2022
FKTOY - Hillary Allen rates the contenders! - #171
46 people from around the world have been Nominated for the Fastest Known Time Of the Year award! Wow. Let's talk about it with Hillary.
"Can you believe this guy? He not only did the 58 Colorado…
00:50:28 |
Fri 07 Jan 2022
Hillary Allen - What's new with the 'Hilly Goat' ... and the rest of the world? - #170
We catch up with the "indomitable force" for a quick introduction to the upcoming Fastest Known Time Of the Year award, and more.
"This is my favorite time of the year! We get to discuss all the co…
00:43:45 |
Fri 31 Dec 2021
Year End Review - #169
Our Co-Founder and our Director of Community Partnerships gives us the scoop - - -
PB: "Races are resuming so FKTs are coming in at a more manageable rate. The UK has a very strong tradition so a lo…
00:20:30 |
Fri 24 Dec 2021
Allie McLaughlin: She flies (literally). She's faster than you are. Did you know that? - #168
Allie "Mac" McLaughlin flies down the trails (USATF Trail Marathon Champion 2 years in a row) and in the air (300 skydiving jumps). And did we mention riding dirt bikes?
"It was super technical. So…
01:05:29 |
Thu 16 Dec 2021
John Newman - John Newman: Adventuring from the land Down Under (Australia)- #167
John lives in Australia, where the whole country is sports-mad, the runners are fast, the routes long ... and it's now summer.
"Normally it's starting to get hot, 40 degrees, but it's a La Nina year…
00:39:24 |
Fri 10 Dec 2021
Lazarus Lake: Who is he and how did he change the sport of ultrarunning forever? - #166
Gary Cantrell, aka Lazarus Lake, (or is it the other way around?) could be the most creative person in the entire sport. That is a low bar, but possibly by accident he has single-handily changed ultr…
01:25:27 |
Fri 03 Dec 2021
Jack Kuenzle: A Regional Editor(and multiple FKT holder) dishes on what's real - #165
Jack is a Regional Editor for fastestknowntime.com - he volunteers his time to process your FKT submissions.
And he is young, fast, knowledgable, and passionate. Don't miss this view of our sport f…
01:02:44 |
Fri 26 Nov 2021
Nancy East - a mother of 3 and SAR volunteer who set a 900 mile FKT - #164
"I'm a mom to three teenagers and on the verge of turning 50. The fastest I normally travel is in my mini-van shuttling kids around town. Achieving an FKT as an amateur middle-aged athlete with minim…
00:42:07 |
Fri 19 Nov 2021
Let's hear this again: Speed v. Safety - #163
This is a re-airing of our November 15, 2019 episode exploring the relationship between speed and safety.
What is the boundary and how do you know when you're hitting it? Ultrarunners have the fitn…
00:44:37 |
Fri 12 Nov 2021
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