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JZ's time is amazing and I'm excited to try to beat it. I am… by Grizzly_hikes. Attempting to best John Zahorian’s and Brandon Staponowich’s records. My attempt can be followed/verified by my Garmin Inreach device in two places: Garmin Inreach: https://share.garmin.com/ScottJaimeColoradoTrail2019, Trackleaders: http://trackleaders.com/cti.php?name=Fast_Eddy. Fortunately he is also gracious and articulate, and generously shared a few words with me about his recent trip: Colorado native Jeff Garmire has set a new record for the fastest time ever to complete an unsupported hike along the Colorado Trail. I have three boxes sent, no pre arranged support, and will be on foot the entire time. David is doing a great job. He completed the iconic loop around Mt. Running the 93 miles of the Wonderland Trail is no easy task. 16:15: FKTs of the season, including Jeff “Legend” Garmire’s unsupported FKT of the Colorado Trail. I felt like she was pushing crazy hard. N ew unsupported and solo 142mi Kokopelli trail Fastest Known Time (FKT) in 1d 20h 9m (44h9min). However, we look forward to seeing additional information and verification data Hargreaves' trip before acknowledging a new unsupported FKT (see discussion on our old website). July 2, 2020 Christof Teuscher. Day 5 (8/08):  Cottonwood Pass (Collegiate West), 218 miles to go. I have informed John Zahorian, current unsupported FKT holder, of my attempt. He budgeted about 5,200 Calories per day for 8 days and 4,000 for a ninth day. Rory ‘Bigfoot’ Anderson, Superior Hiking Trail, Unsupported Rory Anderson of Minnesota set a new FKT of the Superior Hiking Trail on September 28. It will motivate me that Cola is on route too. Take care, dre’. The blog reports the decision to quit as follows: On Wednesday 9/9 (or Thursday depending on Tuesday’s storm) I plan on attempting to break Mikaela bad ass self supported record on the Colorado Trail, Denver to Durango, Collegiate East. Currently reading his book and really enjoyed his podcast episode on Hiking Thru. I will be using mail drops and purchase supplies along the way, without any pre-arranged outside support. I'd like to publicly announce that I will be attempting a supported FKT on the Colorado Trail from Durango to Denver starting 07/27/2020. Sarah Hansel set the first women’s unsupported fastest known time (FKT) as well as a new women’s overall FKT on the Nolan’s 14 line in the Sawatch Range of Colorado in 57 hours and 43 minutes. This is when his pack is heaviest, it’s about 30 pounds today. On September 21, Mike McKnight set a new men’s supported fastest known time (FKT) on the Colorado Trail while traveling west to east and by using the trail’s Collegiate East variation. In reply to Hello FKT world! Osler’s success on the Colorado Trail sets the bar high for those seeking an F.K.T. I liked the idea of the big number of frozen burritos he packed. The trail connects Loma, Colorado to Moab, Utah, and is perhaps best known in the mountain-bike … I can only shake my head in disbelief at the good fortune I encountered along the Colorado Trail: perfect weather, interesting people, no major mechanicals, and no major physical or mental meltdowns.  He is definitely making a statement here. It just about finished me off. One thing left out of his food list is the Charlie Sheen Tiger Blood. Horton was supported by former CT record holder, Jonathan Basham. Coup lost 25 pounds on his 20-day unsupported CT hike in 2004. The runners were Brett Sublett, Kyle Curtin, Tate Lagasca, Holden Rennaker and Shaun Burke. GraceMarie14 Burrell went on to lower the record to 11d16h13m. Highly-trained athletes undergo extensive training in order to minimize the “number of Calories per mile”. I will send off a location at night and some point during each day. Starting his journey just over a week ago on Friday, August 16, he finished on Saturday, August 24 at 12:50 p.m. MDT. Such is the nature of modern-day FKT attempts on major trails like this. And now Scott Jaime has just set an overall supported FKT of the 486-mile Colorado Trail, which stretches between Durango and west of Denver through some of the state’s finest mountain scenery. I will be traveling from Waterton Canyon to Durango and use the Collegiate East route.  I mean, there is nothing athletic about sleep deprivation. “It’s inspiring to see other women getting out and doing it unsupported because for many, many years, no one had submitted a time,” she continued. Garmire made the 486-mile journey in nine days, 8 hours, and 18 minutes. Day 8 (8/11):  N Fork Swan River, 91.4 miles to go. Amazing what he has done and I have no doubts that he will continue to amaze and inspire not only myself, but everyone who follows him and knows him.  I am looking forward to hearing more about this! 34:00: FKT’s has gender categories recently added non-binary. I would love to see Emily Halnon's Oregon PCT Overall FKT on the list! Shawn Forry’s unsupported FKT novel of a recap (10,000 words). That was on about 1 hour of sleep to begin with. I can not wait to explore 500 sMiles of beautiful Colorado! I will post my inreach link so I can be tracked. I'd like to publicly announce that I will be attempting the overall unsupported fkt on the Colorado Trail from Denver to Durango starting this Saturday 7/14/2018. Read messages they have sent to MapShare. I was usually in bed 30 to 45 minutes after finishing each day. Easy peasy from here ;). Thanks to Maggie Slepian for providing details about Jeff’s attempt for this article! Jeff chose the Colorado Trail because there were so many things that didn’t happen this year. Jamie's supported FKT was broken by Bryan Williams, who ran the CT in 8d0h30m, August 26 - September 3, 2017. Rainier’s Wonderland Trail… The Peak 2 Fire near Breckenridge ended his journey early. While some supported trail runners can finish it in less than 10 days (the unsupported fastest-known time is 9 days, 12 hours and 32 minutes by John Zahorian), most thru-hikers spend about 4 to 6 weeks (28 to 42 days) on the trail. I will be using an Inreach device to track my location along the way. Basham's daily splits are here. 31:00: The Wind River High Route created by Buzz and Andrew Skurka has been a popular FKT objective in the last couple of years for both men and women. Follow along online. I will be using an Inreach device to track my location (once a an hour if battery life permits. Day 10 (8/13):  Finished at Waterton Canyon TH about 2:30PM, for a total time of about 9d9h30m ! Buzz Burrell & Peter Bakwin hit the CT back in 1999. September 22, 2020 September 22, 2020 Jeff Garmire. I will try to better the current self-supported FKT at 9d14 hrs and ideally JZ's FKT at 9d12 as it is lower than current self-supported. My inreach link is here: https://share.garmin.com/DrDre. Sam Thompson's trip began July 25, 2008, at Waterton Canyon, and was recorded daily in a blog. He started again around 12:45AM, leaving him about 16h45m to break John Zahorian's unsupported FKT! I hope he can continue. Further, without a running partner to help Sam navigate, staying on the trail in complete darkness would have been just too much of a risk to take. Going after the CT record might have been my most difficult multi-day attempt so far. My crew was great; obviously it was a team effort. I'm planning to not get in a car to follow Andre's footsteps, however if a planned resupply location falls through due to closure, missing package, or some other unforseen circumstance I may then hitch hike in order to resupply, returning to the exact location I left the trail. Of course as with any FKT, the moment you leave the trailhead is the moment decay starts, and these things can go off the rails at any time. Executive summary for the non-readers . The guiding principles of the race are simply stated as follows: Solo, self-supported. I will be taking the CW route. Godspeed Jeff. I was unprepared mentally and physically to go unsupported. Extrapolated finish time is thus around 9.3d, which means he’s still on a strong pace for the FKT. I spent my first summer in the Mile High City climbing all 58 14ers in the state. Report: Unsupported 142mi Kokopelli Trail FKT. My average time on the trail was around 17 hours per day. If he moves too fast (too many Calories per mile), he’ll run out of body fat. Since there is no official FKT for this route, in this style, and for Women, my time will be establishing the FKT should I succeed in completing the entire route. Mon, 07/09/2018 - 08:19pm. I will be using my Garmin 935 as well as a Garmin Inreach Mini for backup (and live tracking) which I will turn off at night. More importantly, it was on the way home driving from Colorado back to Minnesota. Jeff is highly trained, and lean, so he won’t have access to much more than that. Colorado, colorado trail, fastpacking, fkt, Home › Forums › Jeff Garmire Starts FKT Attempt on Colorado Trail Today, that’s a fair bit of calories to carry, but avoids the  hassle of food drops. Preparations. Bear spray? Lets pray for rain and no more fires. Maybe someday our paths will cross. She was a attacked and injured by sheep dogs yesterday afternoon, and needed to have her injuries attended too. I will be going from Durango to Waterton Canyon and taking the east variation in the Collegiate area. I will be on foot the entire time and accept no muleing/pacing etc. 'I did it entirely for personal reasons', he notes. John Zahorian holds the FKT for unsupported at 9d12h32m. Jeff Garmire is Attempting an Unsupported FKT of the Colorado Trail By Daniel Booth September 1, 2020 No Comments. MovingMountains Sun, 09/06/2020 - 04:58pm. I have a lot of respect for this record and this trail and I know it will be quite the test. At Spring Creek Pass (photo: Elisabeth Tizekker) –, Ryan- I didn’t see a link for his tracking; you have one you can post. Sheila stopped at Carson Saddle early this morning. Jeff Garmire is Attempting an Unsupported FKT of the Colorado Trail By Daniel Booth September 1, 2020 No Comments. Badly fatigued (yet still determined, persistent, and able), Sam would have taken a huge risk to keep going without some assurance that the crew could make it to the next checkpoint. Supported is right, so no FKT. UPDATED (6-Sep-2020) – Jeff set a new FKT (unsupported) on the Colorado Trail today with a time of 9d 8h 18m. Scott Jamie did the CT fully supported in 11d12h46m, September 2-13, 2009. Sat, 09/07/2019 - 02:01pm, In reply to Hello everyone! I love him!!! As of about 8pm US Mountain tonight, Jeff is about 95 miles in. With a final time of 9 days 14 hours 28 minutes, Stapanowich beat the previous self-supported record (10 days 19 hours 5 minutes, set by Shawn Forrey in 2012) by nearly 30 hours. ), we see no reason to dispute his claim of a new unsupported FKT. One of the main reasons I did the Colorado Trail was seeing your documentary in Durango back in the day. I will only have a total of 3 resupplies. The Centennial Trail caught my eye since I’d only done shorter day hikes in South Dakota. 2020 Colorado Trail Unsupported FKT Attempt. I will be posting and having a friend post to Facebook/Instagram during the trip. Sometimes I couldn’t walk a straight line, sometimes my eyes couldn’t focus. Watch my post-trek interview with him here: Ryan Jordan and Jeff Garmire chat about running out of food, hallucinations, mangled feet, and everything else that goes into hiking 485 miles in 9 days, 8 hours, and 18 minutes. But there are no age categories for FKT and a 20-year-old competes … After some quick research, I saw that the Unsupported FKT was just established a few months ago. Any details would be great!! I really enjoyed Jeff’s podcast after his Long Trail FKT last year. Running the 93 miles of the Wonderland Trail is no easy task. Also tracking with my COROS and uploading to Strava. I’m excited to follow behind those who have hiked before me especially those who have set/ attempted the fkt already. Would love to meet this guy. In the 2008 race Ethan Passant lowered the mark to 5d2h26m. Andre Michaud first wanted to attempt a fastest-known time (FKT) record attempt on the famed Colorado Trail in 2017. Starting July 18th, 2020 I will be attempting to beat the current self-supported FKT on the Colorado Trail (East to West, Collegiate East) held by Andre Michaud. Unsupported means you will have everything with you from beginning to end with no resupply or outside support whatsoever. Picking up resupplies from friends along the way. May 19, 2020 Christof Teuscher. I emailed him my time, so he would know. NEW UNSUPPORTED FKT by about 3 hours! The current unsupported record is held by John Zahorian, founder of Pa’lante Packs. Mikaela Osler left the Colorado Trail near Denver on the morning of July 30. Given this, I wish to challenge this being the new UNsupported record. I will also send off a location each night (so my mom can sleep ) and once during the day just to be extra sure. I was unable to complete my journey on the Colorado Trail. Rayden Spano How could I not hike it? Coup lost 25 pounds on his 20-day unsupported CT hike in 2004. I will be on foot the entire time and accept no muling/pacing etc. I noticed that as of this morning David Ruttum declared a new UNsupported FKT for the Colorado Trail. Colorado native Jeff Garmire has set a new record for the fastest time ever to complete an unsupported hike along the Colorado Trail. The CT also hosts an informal mountain bike race. On Saturday, Suunto team runner Ryan Montgomery set a new unsupported FKT record on Mt. Sheila M Huss Sat, 07/25/2020 - 08:29am. Williams' tracker data was archived by trackleaders.com. This is a very pure style of racing with a strict code of ethics. 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