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Alex Wright Fastpacking Ruby Crest Trail

Colorado Trail
Self-Supported FKT

Distance: 486 miles

Time to Beat: 8 days, 23 hours, 16 mins

Starting in early September 

My Story

I am an athlete, musician, and teacher who was born and raised in Lincoln, NE. After enduring the rat race for many years in the music industry in Los Angeles, CA, I began to find solace in getting outside more. During a spur of the moment solo backpacking trip up the coast of California, I became enamored with getting out into the wilderness with everything I need on my back.

In 2016, I completed a thru-hike of the Pacific Crest Trail. In the desert, I met a handful of ultrarunners who inspired me to try ultrarunning. I took two breaks during the PCT and ran a 50 miler in Bryce Canyon, and ran the Broken Arrow Skyrace 54k in Squaw Valley, CA. I was hooked. Currently, I'm most excited about combining the worlds of UL backpacking and ultrarunning through fastpacking.

I trained, planned, and prepared to attempt the Self-Supported Fastest Known Time on the PCT in 2018 but was thwarted off the day I had left for the trail due to an appendicitis. I did the same in 2020, only to have the trail closed due to covid. During my 3rd attempt to prepare in 2021, I got a stress fracture on my sacrum two weeks from my start date. My 4th attempt in 2023 was again over before it started due to illness.

 

2024 will be the year. 

Media

Unlock Your Potential

This fall I will begin teaching courses online that cover the 10 pillars that I utilize for endurance training - nutrition, hydration, heart rate training, ACWR, EPOC, recovery, and more . Sign up for my email list to receive updates.

Press

Instead of record attempt, Lincoln runner ends up in surgery

Alex Wright thought his legs and lungs were ready for a record-breaking run along the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail. His appendix had other ideas. 

Lincoln musician tries to set record on Pacific Crest Trail

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Alex Wright took his time the first time he hiked the Pacific Crest Trail, covering the 2,650 miles in a leisurely six months.

This time, he plans to run it.

A Nebraskan's long walk out of California

It took Alex Wright just a month to move to California.

The Lincoln musician visited friends there in 2008, fell in love with the place and immediately headed west out of Lincoln.

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