{"id":8730,"date":"2024-09-04T18:20:07","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T18:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/setupjunkie.net\/?p=8730"},"modified":"2024-09-09T16:04:31","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T16:04:31","slug":"august-storm-co-trail-sees-record-number-of-fkts-in-just-9-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/setupjunkie.net\/index.php\/2024\/09\/04\/august-storm-co-trail-sees-record-number-of-fkts-in-just-9-days\/","title":{"rendered":"August Storm: CO Trail Sees Record Number of FKTs in Just 9 Days"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In the last 9 days of August, three athletes set FKTs for different routes on the Colorado Trail (CT).<\/strong> GearJunkie confirmed with fastestknowntime.com<\/strong><\/a> that this is the first time that so many FKTs have been set on the CT in such rapid-fire succession \u2014 but not by much; last year, three FKTs fell within a month.<\/p>\n This year, from August 22 to 31, Brent Herring, Jeff Browning, and DJ Fox all completed the CT in record time, claiming different FKTs. All three have had their records confirmed by fastestknowntime.com<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n The CT has four different possible routes. It can be completed east-to-west or west-to-east, with a split in the middle offering two variations in both directions \u2014 the Collegiate West or Collegiate East trails. There are also three different types of FKT: Supported, Unsupported, and Self-Supported. Between the two route options and the variants of FKT attempts, the CT offers 24 different possible FKTs. <\/p>\n Below are the highlights of this recent August flurry of FKTs and a look back at last year’s to see how FKT season in the Rockies is ramping up. <\/p>\n 10 Days, 17 Hours, 38 Minutes<\/strong><\/p>\nCO Trail FKTs: 3 Athletes, 3 Routes, 3 Records<\/h2>\n
Brent Herring, Aug. 22: Self-Supported, East-to-West, Collegiate West <\/h3>\n