Trail Running Forum

An FKT stands for Fastest Known Time.

Many athletes try to beat FKTs on different trails.

Some runners feel that FKTs take away the fun in a sport and make others feel like they have to compete in order to be someone.

What do you all think?

How do you feel about the FKT world?

As a trail runner, does your pace matter to you at all?

Running on the road gives you better control over pace, but on the trail, there are so many elements that cause us to not be able to maintain a consistent pace.

Do you try to maintain a certain pace nonetheless or do you not really care about pace?

How many miles of trail running do you get in a year?

Do you keep track of your miles at all?

Is your mileage increasing year-by-year at all?

Could you run every day as part of your training?

Even if it was low impact running most days?

Do you think this would make you better or hurt you?

How many friends do you have that shares your same passion for trail running?

How often do you look for friendship among those in the trail running community?

Is it easy for you to find these people or difficult?

Do any of you use training apps on your phone?

If so, what apps do you use and have you found them to be helpful?

Would you or do you pay for the training app?

How much do you sweat during trail runs?

Are you a major sweater or do you not sweat as much as others?

I sweat bad. If bugs land on me to bite, they usually drown immediately, LOL.

Do you have any food allergies that restricts you on how your nutrition can be for trail running?

If so, what foods are you allergic too and how bad?

Have you found better alternatives?

To make yourself better at trail running, do you ever run in bad conditions?

Like mud, rain, snow, etc.

What’s the worst conditions you’ve ran in?

How long do you usually go in between trail runs?

Do you run every day, every other day, etc.?

What’s the longest you’ve gone in between trail runs?

What are some of your fails when you’ve been training?

How important is gut health to you as a trail runner?

Do you take probiotics at all? If so, which ones?

Have you ever followed a trail running training plan before?

Something like Couch to Trail Running or something similar.

What did you think about it?

If not, would you consider it?

What are your weaknesses in trail running?

For me, it has to be speed. I’m not very fast. I would like to get a lot faster than I am.

How about you all?

Some runners swear by drinking energy drinks before and during a trail run.

Do you do this?

Why or why not?

A lot of trail runners starting out do the walk run strategy.

Walk for a little while, run for a little while, then repeat.

Have any of you tried this? Or do you just run until you can’t run anymore?

As a trail runner, do you also get into road running, too?

Do you like road running more than trail running or the other way around?

Why?

Would you run outside during extreme temperatures?

For example, would you run outside during 100-degree weather or higher? How about if the temperature was below freezing?

If you would, how would you do so comfortably?

If not, what would you do instead?

Some trail runners are all about candy as a source of energy for a run.

Are you one of them?

If yes, what candy are you taking with you on your runs?

What are you doing to work on your speed as a trail runner?

Is it important to you to become a faster trail runner?

What are your average pacing goals while on a typical training run?

How important is stretching to you as a trail runner?

How are you stretching? When do you stretch?

Feel free to share any stretching techniques you’ve learned along the way!

What’s your favorite gel?

I’ve been using GU forever. I’d love to try different ones.

What would you suggest I try?

How often do you run a 5K?

Do you go to organized 5K trail or road runs for training?

Do you have any chafing issues at all as a trail runner?

If yes, what is chafing on you?

How are you managing it?

How much water do you drink on a typical run?

Do you think you drink enough water or too little?

Do you drink plain Jane water or add an electrolyte to it?