New JMT FKT

[Mags]

Team ultrarunners Hal Koerner and Mike Wolfe set a new supported Fastest Known Time on the 223-mile John Muir Trail from Whitney Portals in 3 days, 12 hours, and 41 minutes. Their time from Whitney Summit (211 miles) was 3 days, 9 hours, and 5 minutes.

http://www.neverstopexploring.com/blog/2013/08/hal-koerner-and-mike-wolfe-set-a-new-fastest-known-time-record-on-the-john-muir-trail.html

Done "ultra style"

[Malto]

I feel like a slug, I took me a full 9 days but I did stop to smell the hikers.

[Sly]

That's sick! (in a good way for speed-hikers)

Brett Maune previously held the overall (and still holds the unsupported) JMT FKT from Whitney Portals in 3 days, 14 hours, and 13 minutes.

Unsupported was less than 2 hours slower!

[frisbeefreek]

Kinda cool. A quick google of Hal shows he ran the Hardrock 100 (high elevation off trail ultra) in about 25hrs, so scaling to 211miles yields about 52hrs, which basically means the extra distance cost 30hrs (guys gotta sleep and rest). Overall speed of "only" 2.6mph, which tells me that some sleep deprived fool hiker could do 3mph and claim the title.

[John B]

Runners World has a story about their record:

http://www.runnersworld.com/trail-ra...ohn-muir-trail

[Just Bill]

Makes Brett Maune look like a bigger badass than he already is. Two guys, full support- two hours...another trail (overall FKT) lost for team backpacker...sigh.

[frisbeefreek]

Runners World has a story about their record:

http://www.runnersworld.com/trail-ra...ohn-muir-trail

Interesting article. Didn't gloss over their mistakes (and mentioned treating water, which I hadn't considered). I''m surprised their support wasn't better -- With the Bear Boxes, they could have stashed supplies every 12 miles (and they might have - article didn't say)

[John B]

Interesting article. Didn't gloss over their mistakes (and mentioned treating water, which I hadn't considered). I''m surprised their support wasn't better -- With the Bear Boxes, they could have stashed supplies every 12 miles (and they might have - article didn't say)

They were zombie running at the end.

[Mags]

What I like about the article is this line from Koerner:

“I have a daughter on the way,” he says. “Next time I’m on this trail I'll with be with her and my wife, going much much slower.”

See it is possible to push yourself and still enjoy a more casual pace from time-to-time. Many ways to enjoy the trails!