#003: Hunter Leininger - Fastest Person To Run Across Iceland (370 mi in 6.5 Days)

25/10/2024 1h 0min Temporada 1 Episodio 3
#003: Hunter Leininger - Fastest Person To Run Across Iceland (370 mi in 6.5 Days)

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Today I am joined by Hunter Leininger who recently became the fastest person to run across Iceland. That is 370 miles in 6.5 days and he did it self supported wearing a 45 lb pack. And this isn’t the only thing he has done… Hunter is alsoFastest to run 1110 miles covering the length of FloridaWas on the team that set the Guinness World Record for the fastest to climb all 50 States' Highest Mountains And has been on multiple adventure racing TV shows including Eco-Challenge Fiji and Race to SurviveIn This Episode We Discuss…How Hunter got his start in endurance sportsWhy adventure racing is great for fathers and sons to doHunter’s progression from adventure racing to running across IcelandThe mentality that has allowed Hunter to achieve so much by the age of 23What Hunter’s training looked like before running across IcelandThe different styles of FKT attemptsHunter’s daily routine during the FKT attemptThe key to not feeling alone for Hunter during the trek across IcelandYou can find Hunter Leininger hereInstagram - hunter_leininger (https://www.instagram.com/hunter_leininger/)YouTube - Hunter Leininger (https://www.youtube.com/@EnduranceHunter)

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