Post by Peter Bakwin on May 26, 2016 11:00:37 GMT -5
Damian Hall ran the South West Coast Path in 10d15h18m, May 14-24, 2016
Julie Gardener has the women's FKT, 14d14h44m (accompanied by Mark Townsend), April-May 2013
The South West Coast Path is the longest walking path in the UK. It runs 630 miles along the southern and western coasts of the UK, through Dorset, Devon, Cornwall and Somerset. The SWCP has seen several FKT trips in recent years. Here's a summary from Damian Hall's post on the inov-8 blog (with links added):
As FKT fever has grown, the SWCP has seen similar activity. Mark [Townsend] has run the path before, setting a joint record [with Julie Gardener] in 2013 of 14 days, 14 hours and 44 minutes. In April 2015, Patrick Devine-Wright, who I once finished joint-second with in a 102-mile race, ran it in a new record of 14 days 8 hours and 2 minutes [a 41-minute video of the trip is here]. But then in June the extraordinary Mark “Bez” Berry – who, like Mark Townsend, I met on the Spine Race (it’s where you meet all the best people) – knocked a whopping three days off the record. He completed the trail in just 11 days, 8 hours and 15 minutes. An average of 55 miles a day. This April, Royal Marine Baz Gray, with several hugely impressive endurance feats to his name, attempted to run the path in 10 days – an average of 63 miles a day. He was, however, forced to give up after just three days with a bad knee injury.
Prior to Townsend and Gardener, Malcom Law ran the SWCP in 16d9h57m in June 17 - July 3, 2012. Law started out with Tom Bland, who had to stop after 7 days due to injury. Law indicates that the previous record was "21 days".
Damian Hall eclipsed all previous times by completing the SWCP in 10d15h18m, May 14-24, 2016. Hall started with Mark Townsend, who dropped out due to injury. The trip was fully supported. The team created a very nice 10 minute video on the trip.
Legs feel fantastic. Less so feet. But they can shut the hell up. - Damian Hall via Twitter (@ Damo_Hall) with 90 miles to go on the SWCP
Map from Contours Trail Running Holidays
Damian Hall along the South West Coast Path, photo by Tom Jones / Contours Trail Running Holidays
Julie Gardener has the women's FKT, 14d14h44m (accompanied by Mark Townsend), April-May 2013
The South West Coast Path is the longest walking path in the UK. It runs 630 miles along the southern and western coasts of the UK, through Dorset, Devon, Cornwall and Somerset. The SWCP has seen several FKT trips in recent years. Here's a summary from Damian Hall's post on the inov-8 blog (with links added):
As FKT fever has grown, the SWCP has seen similar activity. Mark [Townsend] has run the path before, setting a joint record [with Julie Gardener] in 2013 of 14 days, 14 hours and 44 minutes. In April 2015, Patrick Devine-Wright, who I once finished joint-second with in a 102-mile race, ran it in a new record of 14 days 8 hours and 2 minutes [a 41-minute video of the trip is here]. But then in June the extraordinary Mark “Bez” Berry – who, like Mark Townsend, I met on the Spine Race (it’s where you meet all the best people) – knocked a whopping three days off the record. He completed the trail in just 11 days, 8 hours and 15 minutes. An average of 55 miles a day. This April, Royal Marine Baz Gray, with several hugely impressive endurance feats to his name, attempted to run the path in 10 days – an average of 63 miles a day. He was, however, forced to give up after just three days with a bad knee injury.
Prior to Townsend and Gardener, Malcom Law ran the SWCP in 16d9h57m in June 17 - July 3, 2012. Law started out with Tom Bland, who had to stop after 7 days due to injury. Law indicates that the previous record was "21 days".
Damian Hall eclipsed all previous times by completing the SWCP in 10d15h18m, May 14-24, 2016. Hall started with Mark Townsend, who dropped out due to injury. The trip was fully supported. The team created a very nice 10 minute video on the trip.
Legs feel fantastic. Less so feet. But they can shut the hell up. - Damian Hall via Twitter (@ Damo_Hall) with 90 miles to go on the SWCP
Map from Contours Trail Running Holidays
Damian Hall along the South West Coast Path, photo by Tom Jones / Contours Trail Running Holidays
