FKT Podcast28 Jul 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 Colorado’s Sawatch Range. At only age 25, David completed the largely off-trail open route across the 14 14,000-foot peaks in 39 hours, six minutes, and 40 seconds. It’s the fastest time ever recorded on this strenuous 100-ish mile route with about 40,000 feet of climbing. David joins host Heather Anderson on the FKT Podcast to break down his prodigious effort. Discover how a kid growing up in Chicago grew fixated on mountain running and the Nolan’s 14 line specifically. Learn about his unconveniontal training regimine, how he assembled a crew at the last minute, and the pivotal experience on the route in 2018 that put Nolan’s on his horizon. David chose to do Nolan’s in a supported style largely because Joey Campanelli’s unsupported FKT of 41 hours and 33 seconds is mindblowingly impressive and daunting. While Joey’s time stands as the unsupported FKT, David officially bested Alex Nichols’ 2018 supported FKT of 46:41:00. Check out David’s full Nolan’s recap on fastestknowntime.com. And follow along with his adventures on Instagram. Thank you so much, Merrell, for supporting the show and fastestknowntime.com! If you’re looking for a new shoe in which to test yourself on the trails, check out the MTL Skyfire 2, the ultra-lightweight, award-winning trail shoe from our friends at Merrell Test Lab. See what all the buzz is about at www.merrell.com.

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On today’s show, host Heather Anderson is chatting with high altitude FKTer Erin Ton about her recent FKT ascents of multiple South American mountains, including the highest mountain in the Americas, ...

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Cameron Bostock: Australia's Bibbulmun Track -#285

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Jana Palocna: Pico de las Nieves (Canary Islands) FKT -#284

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Eli Burakian: Eastern White Mountains Triple Infinity Loop -#283

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Lotti Brinks: Zion Crossing FKT -#282

On today’s episode, host Heather Anderson is joined by Lotti Brinks, who recently set the overall FKT for a Utah classic: the Zion Crossing. This 37-mile version of the now-closed Zion Traverse travel...

10 Apr 23min

Justin Jennings and Huw Rogers: Tackling Papua New Guinea's Kokoda Track -#281

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Greg Nance: Setting FKTs All Over the World -#280

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William Boffelli: Mont Blanc FKT -#279

Today we travel to one of the most iconic mountains in Europe with our 2025 third place FKT of the year athlete, William Boffelli who completed the round trip from Chamonix to the summit with skis in ...

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