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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.

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46:35

"Partnerships" are critically important but rarely...

FKT Podcast ·

2019/11/29

The success or failure - and misery or enjoyment - of a project is often dependent on your partner! Everyone intuitively knows this but we rarely hear any discussion about it - so let's discuss it with Jared Campbell. Talk in advance to ascertain: - Are we inspired by this route or is it a 'resumé-builder'? - Will there be media coverage or will it be private? - Is this 'do or die' or are we going to 'see how it goes'? - Have the necessary technical skills been rehearsed? Discuss during the project:

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44:40

How to plan your big project - with Jared Campbell - #61

FKT Podcast ·

2019/11/22

Jared discusses the 4 key components - - - 1) Planning Everything is in a spreadsheet! Best weather advice ever (Skurka) Snotel site Plot your route in CalTopo Follow your route using Gaia Best article on how to prolong battery life of your smart phone (Dixon) Rehearse in advance crux technical maneuvers and any new gear "Plan where you're going, and also plan where you might have to bail". 2) Gear "The InReach Mini is amazing" Trekking Poles are used for uphill power, downhill economy, erecting

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44:37

Speed vs Safety - A Crucial Topic with Bill Wright...

FKT Podcast ·

2019/11/15

What is the relationship between speed and safety? What is the boundary and how do you know when you're hitting it? Ultrarunners have the fitness to get really far into the backcountry, but do they have the skill and experience to get back safely? "People are drawn to these routes, because they're super aesthetic, iconic lines. But are they over their head?" "You can download a .gpx file and just follow your watch on a trail, but on technical terrain, that doesn't work." You need to practice. To

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34:36

Joe Grant - Running, Writing, and More - #59

FKT Podcast ·

2019/11/08

In 2016 Joe climbed all 57 Colorado 14ers, self-powered, riding his bike to each mountain, taking 31 days - and he didn’t bring a foam pad. Earlier he entered the Colorado Trail Mountain Bike race - on a non-suspension bike with a leather saddle. "An ideal aesthetic is not necessarily a rational thing, it's an emotional feeling." He has finished 2nd, 3rd, and 6th at the iconic Hardrock 100. He's done everything from the Iditarod Trail Invitation in the Alaskan winter, the Arizona Trail Race on a

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35:32

Leor Pantilat - He won 22 races in a row then quit to...

FKT Podcast ·

2019/11/01

Leor won 36 of the 42 races he entered, then in 2013 stopped racing to do FKTs. He held the FKT on the John Muir Trail AND the High Sierra Trail at the same time - then stopped doing FKTs too! What is his new passion? "Big Sur is just as wild as the High Sierra - there are places no one has ever seen". "I've cataloged 157 waterfalls - some I call "FKS's" - First Known Sighting!" See great photos and track his "Big Sur Waterfalls" and "High Sierra Glacial Lakes" project here:

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32:35

Hillary Allen - What's new and cool in FKT action? - #57

FKT Podcast ·

2019/10/25

We discuss the highlights of the year so far, and note that unlike in previous years, there have been no major efforts on the AT, the PCT, or the JMT. Why is that? "FKTs in my opinion can leave the trails and be more creative.” “And maybe the big routes have become too fast!” The California 14ers were just done by a woman, it is somewhat uncommon for a woman to go solo on the technical routes; why is that? "When I choose a partner for a technical route, I don’t care about gender, I care about their

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44:21

Chris McDougall - Author of "Born to Run" is still...

FKT Podcast ·

2019/10/18

Once again Chris McDougall finds a seed of truth and sprouts it into a great story - this time the millennia-old bond between animals and humans, and how that connection can still nurture us. And frustrate us, if you've just entered a burro race. "If you and that burro aren't of the same opinion where you're going and how fast, it can drag you up the side of a cliff or through a boulder field." - Ken Chlouber The story brings Chris full circle, as he first witnessed burro racing at the same time

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25:29

Joey Campanelli - He can see the WURL route from his...

FKT Podcast ·

2019/10/11

The Wasatch Ultimate Ridge Linkup encircles Little Cottonwood Canyon. Joey lives IN Little Cottonwood Canyon! "The Rustler Lodge is closed in the summer, so it's just 3 of taking care of 85 rooms. It's like 'The Shining'". Joey spent 56 days going NOBO on the AT in 2014 for a new Self-Supported FKT, but he took one car ride to a hospital due to injury ... so he didn't claim it. He is not sponsored. He doesn't have a YouTube channel. He just lives the life. "I ski the 'greatest snow on earth'

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31:54

Mike Foote - "The relationships I've made are cooler...

FKT Podcast ·

2019/10/04

From an FKT on the Ptarmigan Traverse to 61,000 vertical feet skied in one day, Mike Foote is as skilled as he is at home in the mountains. But here's question: What's the dumbest thing you've ever done? "My first time skiing I didn't have skins, so for traction I duct-taped pine boughs to the bottom of my skis. Then I fell into a cornice overhanging a 1,500' cliff." Listen to Mike's humble, humorous, and thoughtful recollections of a life well-lived in the mountains and deserts. What is the

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30:41

Katie Schide & Germain Grangier - Top Ten at UTMB...

FKT Podcast ·

2019/09/27

Katie is from Maine; Germain from France - they both were top 10 at UTMB, then went to New Hampshire for their passion project: the Hut to Hut Traverse. They ran the whole Traverse together, with Katie 2 hours ahead of the previous female FKT. "I was on 'Croo' for 4 summers, and told Germain how at the end of every summer we saw how fast we could go between the 8 Huts." - Katie "The trails in the White Mountains were the most technical I've ever run - it's crazy; we were scrambling while below

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28:17

Emma Mure and Sara Aranda - Overall FKT on the Wind...

FKT Podcast ·

2019/09/20

This August, the pair went sub-4 days on the WRHR, a terrific 100 mile traverse of the Wind River Range in Wyoming. "I was into backpacking and climbing, then discovered trail running and loved the lightweight freedom ... I'm fascinated by how far the human body can go, and how much you can see and experience." This is one of the finest routes of its kind in the world, designed to replicate the Sierra High Route: Stay as high as possible, with scrambling but no technical climbing. Just like the

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31:39

Caspar Coppetti - How to Start a New Running Shoe...

FKT Podcast ·

2019/09/13

The competition is intense - how do you start a new running shoe company, and be successful? "My friend gave me a prototype, and I said, 'forget it, don't even try, you'll never succeed against the big shoe company's. But then I tried them on." "We typically don't talk about the product, we just ask people to try them, and that's what comes back: 'Running on clouds.'" This is a fun discussion with the co-owner of an international running shoe company - get the inside scoop on how this all

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26:24

Luke Nelson: What's so special about the WURL? - #50

FKT Podcast ·

2019/09/06

Luke has FKTs on the Idaho 12ers (9 summits over 12,000'), and the Utah 13ers (17 over 13,000'). A few weeks ago he did the Wasatch Ultimate Ridge Linkup, a gnarly but entirely logical Jared Campbell route ringing Little Cottonwood Canyon, starting directly above Salt Lake City. "The WURL is a fascinating route; it took several years for me to feel ready to even try it. I wanted to be able to move not only quickly through this terrain, but safely at the same time." Luke is very conscious of the

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32:35

Jason Hardrath - How to Climb Technical Volcanos -...

FKT Podcast ·

2019/08/30

The Cascade Trifecta, then the Rainier Infinity Loop - Solo and Self-Supported - one week apart! The Infinity Loop alone is 130 miles with 47,000' of elevation gain. How did he do it? "I slept for 90 minutes the first night, to optimize my summit to start at first light. Then 21 minutes the second night - because I was too tired to move. It delivers full value". "There's something that draws out the authenticity in people - there's a shared experience." Jason has also developed a clever "van

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30:20

Sunny Stroeer - From China to Nolan's, Always at...

FKT Podcast ·

2019/08/23

This is Sunny Stroeer's second appearance on the Fastest Known Podcast. As a person who not only attempts but thrives on self-supported, big mountain FKTs, Sunny offers honest perspective on what motivates women to try fastest known times. Whether it's the "confidence gap" or "low hanging fruit" FKTs, Sunny talks about what's changed in the landscape of women's FKTs since we spoke to her almost one year ago. It turns out a lot has changed. Since then, women have attempted to break her FKTs on the

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32:34

Jennifer Pharr Davis - #47

FKT Podcast ·

2019/08/16

Jennifer famously set the Overall record on the Appalachian Trail earning her National Geographic Adventurer of the Year, but is also the author of 7 books, a public speaker, runs a guide service, and is happily married with two children. So how did she go 11 DAYS faster than her previous effort? "I resolved to not set a limit on what I could do - no matter what happened, I would leave the Trail with that question answered." "I was on the Trail I loved, with the person I loved, doing what I

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34:25

Peter Bakwin - Mid-Season FKT Highlights - #46

FKT Podcast ·

2019/08/09

No action yet on the JMT, PCT, or AT ... are the existing times just too hard? But Peter is processing 5-8 submissions per day from all over the world! And, stop worrying about "Supported" vs "Unsupported" - "If you want to go solo, go solo. If you want to go as a team, do that. But don't say one is better than the other." And what are the early candidates for this years FKTOY?? (someone has already nominated the Arctic Fox that walked 2,000 miles from Norway over the North Pole to Greenland in

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31:09

Marcy Beard has done 20 FKTs! No wait, now it's 21...

FKT Podcast ·

2019/08/02

Marcy and her husband John travel the US, living in a camper trailer, and knocking out FKT's everywhere they go. "We've been doing this for 10 years. It's a great way to see the country!" She's also a Hardrock finisher, and done a lap or two of Barkley. But her favorite race? "Big's Backyard Ultra. I'm not real fast, so the 'Last Person Standing' style suits me." Marcy's blog: http://marcy-twss.blogspot.com They're also ticking off the state High Points:

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32:49

Josh Sanders - Finally someone from the midwest! - #44

FKT Podcast ·

2019/07/26

Josh is from Michigan - sounds mundane? Think again! You wouldn't believe what this guy is doing ... Fastest person to visit all 50 states - and run a 5k in each: 6d, 6h, 58mins! Most countries visited in one day - and run in each country: 13! Most 14ers climbed in one day: 10 "FKTs have become my new obsession. When I race, I pay a race fee. FKTs are 'free' but I appreciate what you are doing so much, whenever I achieve a new FKT, I'm going to make a donation, much a like a race entry fee, to

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29:32

Krissy Moehl - book author, winning ultra runner,...

FKT Podcast ·

2019/07/19

Who won the inaugural Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc and the Hardrock 100? AND, who is a really nice person? You know it's Krissy Moehl. "I love running and I love sharing this with others". She set FKTs on some of the most iconic routes in the west: Tahoe Rim Trail, Wonderland Trail, Trans Zion, and R2R2R. She wrote "How To Run Your First Ultra", and if you purchase it from her website, it comes signed: http://krissymoehl.com

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