Erin Ton: The Only One Climbing Mountains in Heels - R4R 431
The Running for Real Podcast
Tina Muir
4.7 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 24 January 2025
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
Erin Ton holds 91 FKTs (Fastest Known Times), a feat surpassed by only one other woman. In 2023, she returned to the mountains where she first hiked with her family as a child, and summited 57 of Colorado’s Fourteeners in 14 days, smashing the previous record. She stands out on the trails not only for her speed, but also for her attire, often hiking in high heels!
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| 0:47.3 | Hello, my friends. |
| 0:48.5 | Welcome to episode 431 of the Running Frill podcast. |
| 0:52.3 | Thank you for joining me today. |
| 0:53.7 | I'm excited that you're here |
| 0:55.1 | and it's excited for our second Erin in a row. We have another Erin this week. This time Erin |
| 1:02.0 | Tun is on the show. Erin has too many to count FKTs, fastest known times, and most of them are self-supported. |
| 1:12.3 | And we are talking long distances. |
| 1:14.8 | We are talking lots of ver or climbs. |
| 1:18.1 | Erin loves to go up steep inclines. |
| 1:20.9 | You can hear some of that today. |
| 1:22.7 | And if you have seen Erin's name or heard or her around, there is likely one thing that you have |
| 1:27.9 | seen attached to it. And that is that she likes to complete these 14ers, as they are known, |
| 1:34.5 | or climbs that go at least above 14,000 feet while wearing high heels and sometimes a cocktail |
| 1:43.1 | dress. Erin has done a lot and you're going to hear |
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