Slow Tag

"],"renderIntial":true,"wordCount":350}"> The above paragraphs were written in response to an increasingly popular outdoor hobby (or is it a sport, a practice, a philosophy, a price system, a recreation cult, a mass Kool-Aid binge?) referred to by the acronym FKT, short for fastest known time. When you haven’t heard of FKT, well, presumably the cave you reside in is a snug, comfortable domicile. Very simply: Self-propelled endurance freaks—primarily runners, though also cyclists and ski-mountaineering devotees and gonzo alpinists—push themselves on established routes, racing against the clock, the terrain, previous FKT holders, future FKT aspirants, and their very own impending meltdowns. In line with the rules page on the location Fastest Known Time, the official FKT clearinghouse,...