He’s had 3 FAILED Attempts at the Appalachian Trail FKT... but he’s not giving up (Kristian Morgan)

Trail Tales - Thru-Hiking & Backpacking

Kyle Hates Hiking

Wilderness, Sports, Sports:wilderness

4.9 • 678 Ratings

🗓️ 15 June 2023

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Kristian Morgan has attempted to set the Fastest Known Time for the Appalachian Trail three times since 2019. In 2022 he was able to capture the second fastest time in the world, but fell short of the ultimate goal. He's not giving up though, and in July of 2023 he's going for his fourth attempt... and this time, he just might get it. Go follow Kristian on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristianultra/ If you're really into Trail Tales, please consider supporting my content on Patreon (best way to support the show): https://www.patreon.com/kylehateshiking/ Check out my YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/KyleHatesHiking/ Like what you hear? Want to talk some smack? You can contact me on Instagram (@kylehateshiking), or send me an email: [email protected] Subscribe on iTunes, and listen on Spotify and Stitcher

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0:00.0	How's it going, everybody? My name is Kyle O'Grady. I am a through hiker. I am a backpacker. I am just a big old hiking nerd. And every single week on this podcast, I chat with other hiking nerds about their experiences on the trail.
0:23.4	This gentleman on the episode this week,
0:25.8	Christian Morgan, dude, it was such a pleasure.
0:29.8	This guy currently holds the second fastest time
0:33.3	in the world for the Appalachian Trail
0:36.8	and he's gonna be making another attempt
0:40.2	at getting the fastest time in just a few weeks here.
0:44.1	I love this dude, I'm telling you, he's so humble,
0:47.6	we talk about that, he just has so much good insight
0:51.8	and he really, really appreciates the Appalachian Trail and its culture.
0:57.0	It was so cool getting to talk to him. We did an in-person interview which I don't normally do on this show.
1:02.0	I've only done a few before and I don't really have the proper equipment set up to do this.
1:09.0	And so the audio quality is a little bit, I'll just say it's not quite as good as it
1:13.3	normally is on this one.
1:14.4	So I do apologize.
1:15.5	It'll be back to normal next week.
1:17.0	But that's just the best I had for this.
1:19.0	And I still think it's worth a listen.
1:21.6	I just had so much fun in this episode.
1:23.4	I don't even want to do this introduction anymore.
1:26.0	I think we should just jump into it.
1:32.4	Episode number 143 with Christian Morgan.
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