No matter how much you like to run, 1,147 miles is a hard distance to race against the clock.
On June 1, trail runner Coree Woltering laced up at St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin, to run the Ice Age Trail and set a new record. The trail weaves a massive 1,147 miles through the bays, streets, and forests of the Badger State. Over the weekend, Woltering finally completed his FKT attempt, running the distance in 21 days, 13 hours, and 35 minutes.
The 29-year-old beat the previous overall record set by runner Annie Weiss in 2018 by approximately 5 hours, as well as the previous men’s record set by Jason Dorgan by approximately 17 hours. Woltering’s feat is impressive considering some roadblocks along the way. On Day 10 of running, Woltering and his crew recorded that he had a “baseball sized ankle.”
Despite that, he ran and walked 42.5 miles the following day.
He also made sure to document his monster accomplishment on Instagram. On day 16, Woltering wrote, “Still here. Still within striking distance of the FKT if the body will hold up. Mornings are slow, afternoons pick up, and nights seem to fly by. Here we go!”
