The Summer of Speed: A Look at the Latest FKT Trail Records

Photo: Michael Barlow

Runners blaze trails with new FKTs and records across the country.

As gratifying as it is for trail runners to complete a race, set a personal record or simply hit the trail, sometimes nothing satisfies quite like tackling a big project.

When you are talking about some of the best trail runners in the world, those projects are often challenging a fastest known time (FKT) on an iconic route. FKTs have no prize money, no awards ceremony and usually only a few close friends around to offer encouragement. According to many runners, gratification comes in the sense of personal accomplishment and achieving long sought-after goals.

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So far this year, runners have planned, researched and run their way to more than a dozen new FKTs across the country. Let’s take a closer look at them:

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