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
Angelo Baca (Diné/Hopi): Is Bears - #142
“The animals never forget who we are because they see us every day in their world,” added Angelo. “The best way to remind ourselves who we are and where we belong is to go out into the world and have…
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Fri 18 Jun 2021
Dave Mackey, the old school master - #141
Dave is old school: extremely nice and will never talk about himself ... but don't enter a race that he is in, because you will probably get beat by a guy with one leg. How would you feel about that…
00:35:42 |
Fri 11 Jun 2021
Jason Hardrath: His 100th FKT! - #140
Co-Host Hillary Allen asks Jason the obvious question, "Why go for 100 FKTs?"
"It's been a wild journey; in the works for two, going on three years. I had a wild 2020; I did 60 FKTs last year."
"Th…
00:47:43 |
Fri 04 Jun 2021
Heidi Redd - 56 years at the Dugout Ranch - #139
Many climbers and hikers visit Indian Creek and the Needles District of Canyonlands NP each year; they run a trail for 10 miles, or climb a couple of 200 foot routes, then leave, feeling pretty good …
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Fri 28 May 2021
Kelly Newlon is RAD: A pro chef on Timothy Olson's PCT FKT attempt - #138
Hillary Allen speaks with Kelly Newlon of Real Athlete Diets: "Delicious, performance orientated food for active people"! On June 1 Timothy Olson will start his attempt on Pacific Crest Trail, and K…
00:33:03 |
Fri 21 May 2021
Timothy Olson: Champion ultrarunner goes for the Pacific Crest Trail FKT - #137
The PCT is one of our 10 Premier Routes for good reasons! It is 2,597 miles long, with 420,880' of vert, passes through 25 national forests and 7 national parks ... and is competitive.
And Timothy…
00:45:17 |
Fri 14 May 2021
Dylan Bowman's prelude to a new Backbone FKT! - #136
GOOD TIMING!
This podcast was recorded on April 26; when asked "What is next", Dylan divulges he's going for an (undisclosed) FKT "This coming weekend" ...
But first, Co-Host Hillary Allen asks D-B…
00:36:13 |
Fri 07 May 2021
Hillary Allen - "Out and Back" - your podcast co-host has a new book! - #135
Hillary is a podcast host (this one and two others), North Face athlete, gravel bike racer, scientist, and now a book author - this is a good conversation!
"I don't recommend falling off a 150' clif…
00:40:43 |
Fri 30 Apr 2021
Kait Boyle and Kurt Refsnider: Let's go bikepacking with the best! - #134
Co-Host Hillary Allen discusses bike-packing with two of the best, as they explain the style of these races, which is informative to hikers and runners.
The ethos for all bike-packing races is Self-…
00:57:34 |
Fri 23 Apr 2021
Ben Thompson - Why was the coolest FKT in New England Flagged? - #133
The FKT scene in New England has always been very competitive - rather than inventing obscure new route they go faster on the existing lines. The Presidential Traverse is the marquee route - new fas…
00:41:35 |
Fri 16 Apr 2021
Ryan Ignatz - What you don't know about electrolytes - and need to learn - #132
Ryan Ignatz is an expert on electrolyte replacement and hydration, and can perform a Sweat Test to determine the exact amount of Sodium YOU lose when exercising. Everyone is very different so this i…
00:46:21 |
Fri 09 Apr 2021
Brendan Leonard says, "Bears Don't Care About Your Problems" - #131
There are a million newsletters out there, and Semi-rad.com is the only one I subscribe to. Why? Because Brendan illustrates (literally) how runners actually feel and think - and laugh!
"Pizza is …
00:44:57 |
Fri 02 Apr 2021
Tyler Green - The Lost Coast of California - #130
Co-host Hillary Allen asks,
"You set an FKT just two days ago - what FKT did you crush this weekend?"
Tyler quickly answers,
"It crushed me! I've been wanting to do the Lost Coast Trail for years, …
00:32:29 |
Fri 26 Mar 2021
Joe McConaughy - starting the Arizona Trail 3/23 - it WAS going to be an FKT race! - #129
Joe McConaughy and Coree Woltering independently decided to try for an FKT on the Arizona Trail. Our Social Media Coordinator Allison Mercer heard about this, contacted them, with the result being J…
00:49:35 |
Fri 19 Mar 2021
Brittany Charboneau: From the Olympic Marathon Trials to setting FKTs (in the same year) - #128
"Super fast" describes Brittany - she ran a 2:33 at the Olympic Trials Marathon for 13th place - but she had never set foot on a trail. Since then she won the Pikes Peak Marathon and last month set t…
00:35:39 |
Fri 12 Mar 2021
Anton Krupicka - "I don't identify with any one sport - it's about the pure experience" - #127
One of best known ultrarunners of his generation definitely has not stopped going big and going long ... he now does it across four different sports. Running, climbing, skiing, and cycling (but no h…
00:49:50 |
Fri 05 Mar 2021
Roman Dial: FKTs, many OKTs, even "LKTs", and the invention of packrafting - #126
Roman Dial has done things you never imagined. Do you aspire to do a 100 mile trail race? He's never done one - instead he invented races that make 100's look like a 10k in Central Park.
"Three of…
00:48:47 |
Fri 26 Feb 2021
How To Prepare For Cold Weather Adventures with Dr. Teddy Bross - #125
Dr. Teddy Bross has finished seven 100 mile races (and 12 of the Nolan's 14 summits :-), and is a physician. Host Hillary Allen asks him for his best advice to manage your long projects in the winter…
00:40:48 |
Fri 19 Feb 2021
Valentine's Day Special! Cody Lind and Brittany Peterson - #124
What's it like to run long and hard, as a couple? Is it easier or harder; more fun or a struggle?
Host Hillary Allen speaks with Brittany Peterson and Cody Lind, who as a team set a big FKT on the S…
00:39:54 |
Fri 12 Feb 2021
Rob Krar and Mike Foote - the Fastest Known Skinny Dip? - #123
Rob and Mike not only did a great route in fine style, but their photo went big in the FKT world. (It should be on the cover of Outside Magazine!)
R2R2R.alt runs across the Grand Canyon, with the sa…
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Fri 05 Feb 2021
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