Fastest Known Podcast
1) 2025 FKT of the Year: Tara Dower & Jeff Garmire -#275
This year was a highly competitive year with stout efforts on trails across the world. For the first time, the majority of our top five were on routes outside the United States. For the second year in...Show More
2) Xander Keiter and Maia Buckingham: Hundred Mile Wilderness FKTs -#274
Today we’re traveling to remote Maine where the classic Hundred Mile Wilderness route stretches from Monson to Abol Bridge. Host Heather Anderson chats with Maia Buckingham and Xander Keiter who each ...Show More
3) Ashlie Itherburn: Pinhoti Trail FKT -#273
Extending from Blue Ridge, Georgia, to near Sylacauga, Alabama, the 335-mile Pinhoti Trail is a popular route through the southernmost portion of the Appalachian Mountains in the southeastern United S...Show More
4) Michael Brower: Michigan Shore-to-Shore Trail -#272
In this week’s episode host Heather Anderson is joined by Michael Brower to talk about his experience setting the overall FKT for Michigan’s 220-mile-long Shore-to-Shore Trail. Michael details his exp...Show More
5) Jeff Colt: Taking on the Northeast's Hardest 50K -#271
In this week’s episode we’re traveling to the rugged Mahoosic mountains of southern Maine, home of the hardest mile on the AT. Host Heather Anderson talks with Jeff Colt who recently set the overall u...Show More
6) Brittany Haver and Carrie Henderson: Tonto Trail FKTs -#270
In this week’s episode, host Heather Anderson talks with Brittany Haver and Carrie Henderson, who each set FKTs on Arizona’s rugged Tonto Trail. Carrie established the initial supported female time in...Show More
7) Long Trail Roundup with Tara Dower and Tori Constantine -#269
The 272-mile Long Trail is one of our premier routes for good reason. With an impressive history of competitive FKTs, this trail has once again seen stout records fall. Tune in to join host Heather ...Show More
8) Sadie Curry: Arizona Trail FKT -#268
This week we head to the well-trodden premier route across Arizona. Host Heather Anderson is joined by Sadie Curry who set the women’s self-supported northbound time on the iconic Arizona Trail by cov...Show More
9) Scott Benerofe: Adirondack 46 High Peaks FKT -#267
This week we’re headed to the rugged Adirondacks of New York where Scott Benerofe recently set the unsupported FKT for tagging all 46 4,000-foot peaks in one go. Tune in to hear how he pulled together...Show More
10) Jeff Garmire, Sarah Baker, Lyla Harrod: AT FKTs -#266
2025 was a stunningly busy year on the Appalachian Trail. There were many high profile FKT efforts and several DNFs in the final days. Three long-held records did fall, however. Sarah Baker set the wo...Show More