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 the...
16 Jun 202338min
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 ...
2 Jun 202336min
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 ultraru...
19 Mai 202350min
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 snazzie...
21 Apr 202334min
Alyssa Godesky on Setting the NH 4,000 Footers Overall Supported FKT - #202
One hundred and ninety-eight episodes later, Alyssa Godesky returns to discuss her most recent mind-bending beat: setting the overall supported FKT on the New Hampshire 4,000 Footers. That sneaky nor...
24 Mar 202333min
Thru-Hiking Your Way to FKT Fitness with Cal Swartzentruber -#201
What’s it like to set an FKT on the heels of a six month thru-hike? Cal Swartzentruber joins the FKT Podcast to dish it out. Fresh off completing the Pacific Crest Trail—Cal’s first of thru-hike of a ...
10 Mar 202345min
Finlay Wild on the Wild World of UK FKTs -#200
For our 200th (!) episode, we’re jumping across the pond to catch up with Finlay Wild, Scottish resident and recent Paddy Buckley record-setter. A doctor with a passion for painting, Finlay shares his...
10 Feb 202336min
Fastest Known Tiger Jeff Garmire Strikes Again -#199
Jeff Garmire dreamed about going after the unsupported John Muir Trail FKT for three years. In fact, he got three permits for the trail just this summer. Each time, self doubt led him to cancel the ne...
27 Jan 202344min
