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Trish Patterson joins host Heather Anderson on today’s episode to talk about her supported FKT on the United Kingdom’s National 3 Peaks Challenge. Trish shares her experience running the ~450-mile sea level variation in an astonishingly fast 5 days and 21 hours. Despite horrific pain, terrible blisters, and some gnarly weather, Trish took 8 hours off the previous women’s time. Tune in to learn more about her motivation for this FKT in honor of a friend as well as her take on the importance of community and recovery when tackling huge goals.
On this week’s episode, host Heather Anderson is joined by two-time Paralympic triathlete Kyle Coon. He shares his journey from going blind as a child who hated running to becoming a competitive athlete and why trail running piqued his interest after retiring from triathlon. Kyle also talks about the particular challenges of trail running while blind and how his FKT on the Manitou Incline wasn’t planned in advance. Tune in and be inspired by Kyle’s advice to “stop thinking and try it” both on the trail and in life.
Once again Paulina Zack joins host Heather Anderson to talk trails. This summer Paulina set FKTs on two classic European routes, Mallorca’s 150K GR221 and Sweden’s 480K Kungsleden Trail. She shares the challenges of two wildly different routes from record breaking heat to almost unbearable mosquitoes. She also talks about how completing the GR221 in 59 hours gave her confidence after injury. She also dives into her thoughts about women’s participation in multi-day FKTs and the beauty and challenge of completing the Kungsleden in 5 days and 15 hours.
Karel Sabbe returns to the show to chat with host Heather Anderson about his recent supported FKT on France’s 3,000 kilometer Hexatrek route. Karel completed it in 33 days and 13 hours, establishing an incredibly stout time despite extreme heat, wildfires, and waterborne illness. Tune in to hear about this newest long distance trail through some of the best known and best kept secret parts of France.
On this week’s show, Deanna Doane joins host Heather Anderson to talk about her unsupported Smokies Challenge Adventure Run (SCAR) FKT. Deanna shares her challenges with weather and water as well as animal encounters along the 70-mile run across Great Smoky Mountains National Park. She also shares her fueling and training strategy to cover the distance in 17 hours and 44 minutes.
Today we’re traveling to the highest peak on the planet. Host Heather Anderson is joined by Tyler Andrews, who set two impressive Mount Everest FKTs in May by running from Everest Base Camp to the summit in 9 hours and 55 minutes and completing the roundtrip in just 16 hours 32 minutes. Tyler talks about his journey from track and field athlete to 8,000-meter mountaineer, as well as what type of training he employed to achieve this feat on his seventh try. He also talks about the importance of patience and humility when climbing big mountains and why knowing when to turn back is an achievement, just like reaching the summit.
Ann Burchfield joins host Heather Anderson on today’s episode to share about her supported FKT on the 112-mile Bartram Trail. Ann covered the distance in one day, 19 hours, and 42 minutes, taking just under an hour off of the previous time. Tune in to hear how Ann balanced training with parenting a toddler and how she found crew and pacers without a robust running group to draw from. She shares stories of both the challenges and beauty of this lesser known, highly varied route in the southeastern U.S.
On today’s episode, host Heather Anderson is joined by François D'Haene, who recently brought the record for Corsica’s iconic GR20 route under 30 hours for the first time. François shares his personal history with the 160-km trail, including his prior FKT set in 2016 and the lessons learned on that run that helped him set this new record. He talks about his training and shares the challenges of setting this FKT, from technical rocks, heat, and battling a hot wind to the stress of questioning his pace until the very end. François also shares his thoughts on balancing rest with effort and the importance of including friends and family into yearly adventures.
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