From The Backcountry

By Will PetersonSports Running

From The Backcountry episodes

October 14 #123 - Hundred Mile Wilderness Unsupported FKT
Ohhhhhhh boy we're back! For one time only (for now) the FTB podcast is back and Will, Xander, and Finn discuss Will's recent unsupported FKT on Maine's Hundred Mile Wilderness.
Other HMW Episodes of FTB:
- Episode # 109 covering Finn Melanson's 2025 unsupported FKT
- Episode # 102 covering Maia Buckingham and Xander Keiter's supported FKTs in 2025
- Episode # 97 w/ Finn Melanson covering multiple subjects but also the HMW
- Episode #44 covering Xander's 2023 FKT
- Episode #43 w/ Joffrey Peters covers his unsupported FKT
- Episode #1 covers the time Xander, Nik Hase, and Will ran the HMW for the first time in 2021.
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2 hr 6 min
June 17 Podcast Update - Taking a Break
Love you all, thank you for making this podcast such a meaningful project. I will talk to you all when I talk to you all! ~Will
6 min
May 13 #122 - Bond Almand IV | Most States Cycled Through in One Week
Bond Almand is a professional endurance cyclist and a senior at Dartmouth College. Bond returns to the podcast to talk about his two most recent projects: his record breaking cycle through the United States and his record of cycling through 19 states in one week. We talk in this episode about his various projects, the push and pull of sponsorship vs. personal motivations, and what comes next for him post graduation.
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1 hr 28 min
April 29 #121 - Amber Constant is HAMMERING Vert
Amber Constant is a athlete who lives in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. January 1st 2026, she set out with a bold plan - to set the record for vertical record for one year, all on foot. She is now a few months in to the project and has been absolutely hammering vertical. We talk all about her project, the challenges she's faced, and what is to come.
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1 hr 18 min
April 08 #120 - Appalachian Trail FKT Attempt Pre-Race Convo | w/ Guest Hosts Finn Melanson and Xander Keiter
Join the boys this week as we talk all things AT in the lead up to my (Will) bid for the self-supported Appalachian Trail FKT in late April. In this episode we discus mindset, past records, strategy, gear, and much more. Enjoy!
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2 hr 14 min
March 25 #119 - Noah Dines | Catamount Trail Thru-Ski
Noah Dines is a mountain athlete best known for holding the human powered vertical record for ski touring 3.5 million vertical feet in 2024. Most recently, Noah completed an 8 day monstrous thru-ski of the Catamount Trail, a 320 mile XC ski trail that runs the entire length of Vermont. Find Noah on Instagram @noah.dines
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1 hr 32 min
March 11 #118 - Fyn Kynd | Grafton Notch Loop FKT
This past summer Fyn Kynd set a new FKT on the Grafton Notch Loop, a top 25 Northeast FKT route with 35-36 miles and 12-13,000 feet of vertical gain that loops through the beautiful Grafton Notch in Maine. We talk all about Fyn's effort, his development as an athlete, and what efforts he plans to take on next. Find Fyn on Strava and on Instagram @fynthemtns
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1 hr 5 min
February 25 #117 - Lukas Janulaitis & Brianna Karboski | Last Skier Standing Finisher & Assister
Lukas Janulaitis and Brianna Karboski pushed the limits this year at Last Skier Standing through brutal conditions to ski tour for 65 and 64 consecutive hours, respectively - each racking up over 70,000 feet of vertical gain. Along the way Lukas secured his second straight win at the event, and Brianna smashed the female course record by over a full day. In this episode we talk all about their strategy, training, mentality, and more. Shout out to White Mountain Ski Co for putting on another incredibly event!
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1 hr 38 min
January 29 #116 - Tara Dower | Long Trail FKT
Tara Dower is a professional ultra runner and thru-hiker who is making her fourth appearance on the podcast (see episodes #50 , #71, and #75). In August, Tara and her crew set the overall Fastest Known Time on the Long Trail, taking down my time and becoming the second person to run the Long Trail in under 4 days. We talk all about her record and more during this episode. Find Tara on Instagram @tara.dower. Find her podcast DNF Diaries wherever you get your podcasts!

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1 hr 29 min
January 14 #115 - Cara Baskin | White Mountains 100 FKT
Cara Baskin is an ultramarathon runner and co-president of the Upper Valley Run Club. In September she set the record for the fastest female completion of the White Mountains 100, coming in at a time of 34 hours 12 minutes and beating the previous female FKT by over 4.5 hours. We talk all about Cara's amazing run in today's episode!

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1 hr 24 min