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Peterson’s Hundred Mile Wilderness account
Will Peterson’s 26:55:45 was listed as the men’s unsupported FKT. He described a late change of plans and his five-year speed chapter on the route with Xander Keiter.
Athlete
Will Peterson
Ultrarunner
Will Peterson is an ultrarunner and long-distance backpacker whose first-person author biography traces his start in long-distance travel to an Appalachian Trail thru-hike in 2019. His published writing includes accounts of New England route records.
- Long-distance starting point
- 2019 Appalachian Trail thru-hikeHis own account; historical background, separate from the 2026 FKT.Source
16 TUM reports · Published coverage below
Publication history
Coverage over time
14 editorial issues
Distinct issues per publication month. Each issue counts once.
Jul 2024Peak 5Nov 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: 0; Apr 2025: 0; May 2025: 0; Jun 2025: 0; Jul 2025: 0; Aug 2025: 2; Sep 2025: 1; Oct 2025: 0; Nov 2025: 0; Dec 2025: 0; Jan 2026: 0; Feb 2026: 0; Mar 2026: 0; Apr 2026: 0; May 2026: 5; Jun 2026: 0; Jul 2026: 0; Aug 2026: 1; Sep 2026: 1; Oct 2026: 2; Nov 2026: 0.
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In The Ultra Minute
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A reported Hundred Mile Wilderness effort
TUM reported Will Peterson’s unsupported effort and compared it with Austin Black’s listed mark. The issue did not establish a formal new FKT listing.
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Tor’s start and a field preview
TUM previewed the September 13 Tor des Géants start and linked Finn Melanson and Will Peterson’s Singletrack conversation.
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Drummond’s in-progress attempt
TUM recorded a tracker snapshot of the unsupported Long Trail effort and its gap to Peterson’s record pace, before the later stop.
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Will Peterson ends his self-supported Appalachian Trail FKT attempt
TUM reported that he ended his self-supported Appalachian Trail FKT attempt after falling too far behind his target pace.
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Peterson’s mid-attempt AT update
Will Peterson’s team reported improvement during his self-supported Appalachian Trail attempt, a lost phone and a replacement stop. The reported gap to plan narrowed to 42 miles; this was an in-progress update before the later end of the attempt.
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Peterson at mile 932
TUM reported Will Peterson’s 57-mile Day 20 at mile 932 of his self-supported Appalachian Trail attempt, 46 miles behind plan. This checkpoint precedes the later end of his attempt.
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Peterson’s Day 16 AT checkpoint
Will Peterson’s team reported a difficult Day 16 and said he was moving again during the Appalachian Trail attempt. This in-progress account precedes the later end of the attempt.
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Peterson’s Day 9 AT checkpoint
Will Peterson was reported 398 miles into his self-supported Appalachian Trail attempt on Day 9, ahead of plan. This precedes the later end of the attempt.
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Dower’s 2025 Long Trail FKT
TUM cited Peterson’s 2024 Long Trail mark as the earlier overall benchmark.
Earlier coverage (6)
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Dower’s Long Trail start precedes her result
TUM cited his 2024 supported Long Trail mark as Dower’s target.
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Different Long Trail support categories
TUM cited his 2023 unsupported Long Trail time of 4d11h34m, separate from his 2024 supported mark.
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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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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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Peterson’s reported Long Trail FKT
TUM reports Will Peterson setting a Long Trail FKT of 3 days, 21 hours and 10 minutes, breaking four days; the source does not specify direction or a formal support category.
Event date: 2024 · TUM publication: September 3, 2024
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Peterson credits the Long Trail group effort
In the quotation introduced as Peterson’s Instagram post, he credits dozens of locals with the Long Trail effort and describes himself as the runner; it repeats the 3-day, 21-hour, 10-minute time.
Event date: 2024 · TUM publication: September 3, 2024
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Original public source
Will Peterson, Author at The Trek
Original public context, separate from the dated TUM account.
Will Peterson / The Trek
Connections
Route record
Hundred Mile Wilderness
Men’s unsupported FKT, 26:55:45 · 2026-10-16
SourceMedia appearance
Singletrack
Participant in the Tor field-preview discussion · 2026-09-11
SourceEnded his self-supported Appalachian Trail FKT attempt
Appalachian Trail
Will Peterson ended the Appalachian Trail FKT attempt TUM had followed at self-supported record pace. He said he had lost roughly 120 miles over a week and accepted that the target was out of reach.
SourceReported 2024 FKT of 3d 21h 10m
Long Trail
TUM reports Will Peterson setting a Long Trail FKT of 3 days, 21 hours and 10 minutes, breaking four days; the source does not specify direction or a formal support category.
SourceSources & notes
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Dated TUM coverage
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Reported 2026-05-22
Will Peterson ends his self-supported Appalachian Trail FKT attempt
TUM reported that he ended his self-supported Appalachian Trail FKT attempt after falling too far behind his target pace.
TUM · May 22, 2026Reported 2026-05-20
Peterson’s mid-attempt AT update
Will Peterson’s team reported improvement during his self-supported Appalachian Trail attempt, a lost phone and a replacement stop. The reported gap to plan narrowed to 42 miles; this was an in-progress update before the later end of the attempt.
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- Will Peterson / The Trek Undated original public page · Checked Oct 18, 2026
Public background & sources Checked October 18, 2026
Career context from one original public source. TUM’s dated reporting appears below.
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- Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · October 12, 2026
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- Public source linked by TUMstrava.com · linked in 2026-10-12
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- Public source linked by TUMfastestknowntime.com · linked in 2026-10-12
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- Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2026-09-11
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- Public source linked by TUMtorxtrail.com · linked in 2026-09-11
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- Public source linked by TUMbuzzsprout.com · linked in 2026-09-11
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- Public source linked by TUMtor-preview-2026.theultraminute.com · linked in 2026-09-16
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- Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2026-08-17
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- Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2026-10-16
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- Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2026-05-22
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- Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2026-05-20
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- Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2026-05-19
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- Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2026-05-14
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- Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2026-05-07
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- Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2025-09-06
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- Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2025-08-16
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- Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2025-08-08
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- Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2025-01-02
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- Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2024-09-03
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