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 Anderson as she talks all things LT with Tara Dower, who set the overall and women’s supported time in 3 days, 18 hours, and 30 minutes, and Tori Constantine who took down the women’s unsupported time in 5 days, 19 hours, and 29 minutes.
They share their stories of sleep deprivation and accompanying hallucinations, their hard-earned lessons, as well as what they’d do differently.
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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 covering the 800 mile distance in 17 days, 12 hours, and 27 minutes, taking 7 hours off of the previous time. Tune in to hear how she accomplished her first FKT despite being sick, dealing with UV rash, and developing severe tendonitis.
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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 his experiences with trail running, thru-hiking, and peakbagging to push deeper into the realm of endurance adventure. He shares the highs and lows of the effort from the effects of wildfire smoke, to how he wanted to quit so badly that he was hoping for a minor injury, to his gratitude for a beautiful sunset in the Great Range and humorous sleep deprivation issues.
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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 women’s self-supported northbound time in 74:04:42. Lyla Harrod set the women’s southbound time in 52:18:37. And Jeff Garmire took down the men’s self-supported record in a time of 45:08:37. Tune in to learn more about these notable feats and the highs and lows of their experiences.
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Katie Gunvalson: Oregon Coast Trail FKT -#265
Stretching from Washington to California along the Pacific Ocean, the 400+ mile long Oregon Coast Trail is a mix of road, beach, and forested trail that challenges travelers with tides, estuaries, and frequent bad weather. Join host Heather Anderson this week as she chats with Katie Gunvalson who recently smashed the women’s overall record with her self-supported time of 7 days, 19 hours, and 41 minutes–two hours faster than the women’s supported time–despite logging over 20 additional miles. Katie shares her experiences with timing the tides, battling bad weather at the crux of the route, sleep deprivation, and how this record reset what she thought she was capable of.
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