Run The Whites

Pre-Trip Report: https://thetrek.co/a-new-challenge-the-white-mountains-direttissima-record/
Will on Instagram
Will on Strava

I was genuinely excited to see Will set the new FKT on the Direttissima. He has a solid mountain background and having thru-hiked the AT last summer, he knew what he was capable of but wanted to push things further. The Direttissima tests your mind and body in ways hard to describe. Will dealt with sleep deprivation, swollen feet, rain storms, and a few other difficulties along the way. Thanks Will for getting on Skype and providing a great trip report.

This week we pinned down Sarah Keyes to catch up on what she has been up to and what her revised summer calendar is looking like. Sarah is a nurse, coach, race director, and professional ultra runner. She has an impressive list of FKTs and race results but over six years of training and coaching experience which makes her a really good resource for all things running. We chat about what her schedule looks like this summer, some coaching tips, and the New England mountain running scene.

https://www.sarahruns.com/
https://www.instagram.com/sarahkeyes_runs/?hl=en
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FKTs

Ben Thompson is an accomplished New England trail runner who first came on my radar in 2017 when he set the FKT on the Presidential Traverse. Little did I know he had a deep history of trail running in NH, MA and a stint in TN. On Sunday he reclaimed his FKT of the Pemi Loop and we nerd out about his training, big efforts, and how his dog Wish became a speedy mountain dog.

 Read about Ben’s Middlesex Fells FKT: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/04/27/sports/medford-man-sets-record-middlesex-fells-trails-little-known-sport-fkt/

See Ben’s FKT on the PEMI: https://www.strava.com/activities/3615819192

Follow his dog Wish on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wish.dogg/?hl=en
Read more about Ben’s professional life: http://tbenthompson.com/