HardTracks is in Beta. We are taking on a small number of races this year to test it and make sure it runs well for every runner.

HARDTRACKS BETA
FKT attempts

EXAMPLE Every FKT is a story worth telling. What your attempt page looks like. The athlete, Wren Calloway, her crew and her day are made up. The route and every record on it are real.

Fictional example portrait of Dale Calloway, made up for this demo

AT THE FINISH · EXAMPLE

Dale Calloway

Wren's father. He worked nights on Fontana Dam most of his life and walked these mountains with her once, shelter to shelter. He will be waiting where the trail comes out.

The attempt: Wren Calloway

Where they are

Mile 37.8 of 70 at the last check in, Sat 1:44 PM.

Follow live

EXAMPLE A made up scene for this demo, not a real photo.

Fictional example scene with Dale Calloway, made up for this demo

Post this story

Paste the caption into Instagram or Facebook with a photo from the trail, or put the link in a story sticker as "Follow Dale live".

The story

Dale went to work at the dam young and stayed. He liked the night shift. He said the lake was better company than most people, and the hikers coming across in the morning were better than the radio.

He is not really crew. He will not carry a bottle or a clipboard. He will stand on the walkway holding June's arm and look up at the dark ridge where the trail comes down. Some days he does not know what year it is. He has never once forgotten where the trail comes out.

When Wren was small he told her that every hiker who crossed his dam had been somewhere he never had the time to go. Then one summer he made the time and went with her. This is her bringing it back to him.

From the trail

Their posts from the trail show here once they are moving.

The attempt timeline

Every stop, and where the lead changed hands.

  1. Davenport Gap 0 mi
    Off Sat 5:30 AM
  2. Newfound Gap 30.4 mi
    In Sat 11:44 AM Out Sat 11:54 AM Plan Sat 11:37 AM
  3. Indian Gap 31.5 mi
    In Sat 12:11 PM Out Sat 12:12 PM Plan Sat 11:56 AM
  4. Collins Gap pullout 36 mi
    In Sat 1:10 PM Out Sat 1:12 PM Plan Sat 12:58 PM
  5. Kuwohi (Clingmans Dome) 37.8 mi
    In Sat 1:44 PM Plan Sat 1:30 PM
  6. Fontana Dam 70 mi
    Due about Sat 8:25 PM Plan Sat 8:00 PM