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Fastest Known Time

FKT registry

Fastest Known Time documents speed attempts on running, hiking and multisport routes. Its published guidelines require verification and distinguish unsupported, self-supported and supported efforts, helping readers compare records within the same route and category.

9 TUM reports · Published coverage below

Publication history

Coverage over time

8 editorial issues

Distinct issues per publication month. Each issue counts once.

Fastest Known Time — monthly TUM coverageFrom Jul 2024 through Nov 2026. Highest month: 2 issues. Exact counts are provided in the accessible chart description.Jul 2024: 0 editorial issuesAug 2024: 0 editorial issuesSep 2024: 1 editorial issueOct 2024: 0 editorial issuesNov 2024: 0 editorial issuesDec 2024: 0 editorial issuesJan 2025: 1 editorial issueFeb 2025: 0 editorial issuesMar 2025: 1 editorial issueApr 2025: 1 editorial issueMay 2025: 0 editorial issuesJun 2025: 0 editorial issuesJul 2025: 0 editorial issuesAug 2025: 1 editorial issueSep 2025: 0 editorial issuesOct 2025: 0 editorial issuesNov 2025: 0 editorial issuesDec 2025: 0 editorial issuesJan 2026: 0 editorial issuesFeb 2026: 0 editorial issuesMar 2026: 0 editorial issuesApr 2026: 0 editorial issuesMay 2026: 0 editorial issuesJun 2026: 0 editorial issuesJul 2026: 0 editorial issuesAug 2026: 2 editorial issuesSep 2026: 0 editorial issuesOct 2026: 1 editorial issueNov 2026: 0 editorial issues
Jul 2024Peak 2Nov 2026

Monthly editorial issue counts: Jul 2024: 0; Aug 2024: 0; Sep 2024: 1; Oct 2024: 0; Nov 2024: 0; Dec 2024: 0; Jan 2025: 1; Feb 2025: 0; Mar 2025: 1; Apr 2025: 1; May 2025: 0; Jun 2025: 0; Jul 2025: 0; Aug 2025: 1; Sep 2025: 0; Oct 2025: 0; Nov 2025: 0; Dec 2025: 0; Jan 2026: 0; Feb 2026: 0; Mar 2026: 0; Apr 2026: 0; May 2026: 0; Jun 2026: 0; Jul 2026: 0; Aug 2026: 2; Sep 2026: 0; Oct 2026: 1; Nov 2026: 0.

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Published in TUM

Kilimanjaro’s listed unsupported marks

TUM covered Kelly Halpin’s listed round-trip and ascent marks, the guide arrangement with Simon Mtuy and Jackson Mtui, and Tyler Andrews’s listed men’s mark.

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Fowler’s self-supported PCT record

TUM reported Fowler’s listed southbound time, compared it with Sanchez’s supported mark and kept the support categories distinct.

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Sabbe and Taylor’s separate route efforts

TUM reported Sabbe’s HexaTrek completion pending FKT verification and Taylor’s unsupported Long Trail out-and-back account.

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Peterson’s regional route list

TUM described Will Peterson helping create Fastest Known Time’s Northeast regional notable-routes list in 2025.

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Smith’s RUFA run and Burrell Q&A

Sarah Lavender Smith completed nine laps in RUFA Moab’s 6-hour event and published Much More Than a Runner, a Q&A with event director Buzz Burrell.

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Doane’s reported Florida Trail record

TUM said Doane’s time was not yet listed and assumed official confirmation was pending.

Event date: February 27, 2025 · TUM publication: March 5, 2025

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The 2024 FKT countdown before number one

TUM highlighted Fastest Known Time’s 2024 countdown: Krupicka, Hegemann, Sansone/Hamilton at number5; Power/Fowler at4; Porter/Curtin at3; Anderson/Peterson at2. These are annual-list positions, not race podiums or interchangeable current FKT categories. The source specifically described Fowler’s Arizona Trail effort as self-supported; number one had not yet been revealed.

Event date: 2024 · TUM publication: January 2, 2025

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Sunseri’s Grand Teton FKT claim was denied

TUM reported its rejection of Sunseri’s attempt; this is a recognition decision, not a criminal finding.

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Commentary on changing FKT expectations

TUM’s author discussed Sunseri’s rejected Grand Teton FKT and changing expectations around trail use and enforcement, comparing the situation with Jornet’s 2012 run.

Connections

Origins/co-founding credited to Buzz Burrell

Buzz Burrell

Sarah Lavender Smith completed nine laps in RUFA Moab’s 6-hour event and published Much More Than a Runner, a Q&A with event director Buzz Burrell.

Source

Reported rejection of Grand Teton FKT attempt

Michelino Sunseri

TUM reported Fastest Known Time rejecting Michelino Sunseri’s 2:50:50 Grand Teton ascent-and-descent attempt after a switchback cut. It compared the decision with Kilian Jornet’s 2012 listing, described as still listed but flagged.

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Public background sources checked October 27, 2026. The selection contains 127 published issues.

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Public background & sources Checked October 27, 2026

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