Sleep Strategy on the Colorado Trail FKT
The Colorado Trail is a 500 mile route from Denver to Durango. Here is the strategy I used for sleeping and setting the record, FKT
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The Price of Recovery
The Colorado Trail is 500 miles from Denver to Durango, here is how I set the record/FKT on the difficult route.
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Arizona Trail thru-hike Video
The video of my Arizona Trail thru hike FKT. The highs and lows of setting a speed record on the Arizona Trail.
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Training for the Barkley Marathons
How do you train for the Barkley Marathons? I have no clue, but here is what I am doing right now...
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What are the Barkley Marathons?
The Barkley Marathons are one of the stranger races on the planet. Imagine taking an ultramarathon and putting it in the forest
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Long Trail FKT Trip Report
The Long Trail FKT trip report of setting the record on the Long Trail
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Arizona Trail FKT Reflection
-Preparing for the FKT- I spent the winter in Tahoe City running on snow and skiing. While it was a huge winter, the inclement weather...
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Arizona Trail FKT
Here is everything to know about my Arizona Trail FKT (Speed record) attempt. First off, here are the numbers: The self supported time to...
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Day 7 in Arizona
Coyotes howls and ran circles around my tent all night. They came so close I could hear their breathing and footprints. I yelled at them...
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Day 6 in Arizona
Today was eventful and felt more like touristing than hiking. I first hiked through Saguaro National Park and witnessed the iconic cactus...
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Day 5 in Arizona
After doing laps the last three days over Mt Lemmon and exhausting a 30+ mile stretch of trail with some good vert for training, I...
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Day 3 in Arizona
I am thinking of making my FKT (Fastest Known Time – Speed Record) attempt on April 4 or the 5th. Training today was both physical and...
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Day 2 in Arizona
There are three reasons I am spending these days leading up with only record attempt in Arizona. First, I need to get used to the warmer...
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Day 1 in Arizona
I left Tahoe at 2pm, leaving the snow, my skis and a crazy winter behind for Arizona. I made it to Kingsman, AZ in the rental car and...
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The final day
It’s been a week since I finished, but it was pointed out to me that I never posted about the last day of the trip: My last day was a bit...
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Day 208 – Vanbuild
It was a really tough day. It was thanksgiving and It began early, under the moonlight and I walked a series of maintained roads, but...
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Day 207 – Rolling Desert
I slept in a bit. My body is really beginning to ache, like it almost knows the adventure is ending. I climbed up and over a pass and...
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Day 206 – People of the Sun
Happy Thanksgiving! I had been following a road last night when it suddenly ended. I followed a wash (created by flash floods) and camped...
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Day 205 – Washed Out
It was a tough night. I didn’t set up my tent in the cow pasture, opting to sleep under the stars, and between the wind, cold and nearby...
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Day 204 -Rugged Roads
Sunrise was at 7:09 and it was still in the low 20s when the sun poked its head over the horizon. There are maybe 7 hours a day in which...
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