Fastest Known Time up (and down) a Mountain

Up and Down the Mountain, as Fast as You Can!

This past weekend, Eric accomplished a goal he's been looking at for over two years: Recording the fastest known time (FKT) up and down Broken Top Mountain

Fastest Known Times are probably discussed more in the trail running than triathlon, but FKTs are like KOM/QOMs that have to be approved by the team at fastestknowntime.com: The unofficial certifiers and keepers of running and hiking FKTs for over a decade. Andrew Dawson from Runner's World captures it perfectly as an already-established route of all terrains ranging from single-digit mile routes up and down mountains to the 2,100 miles across the entire Appalachian Trail.

The Broken Top Mountain route that Eric did consisted of 100km of single track round-trip, and 7800ft of elevation gain - beginning from town on a mountain bike, then 12 miles on foot to reach the summit of the coolest mountain in Bend!

Stay Tuned for a Video of the Adventure!

I think the video will be killer, but most importantly I made it to the top of a mountain I look at in awe every day, entirely under my own power. I think this is the coolest possible version of multisport, and it feels like I’ve trained my whole life to be able to enjoy nature in this way.

Back in Bend!

After a month of traveling, Eric and Paula's schedule settled into a down week where they could spend some time back home, in Oregon and reunite with Flynn! Traveling itself is stressful, but being away from your furry family member for that long is a whole other challenge. Totally understandable for Paula to credit the extra excitement of getting to go home and see Flynn as a source of race motivation. It's been great to get back on Oregon's trails, but TTL will soon roll out en route to the next race.

New YouTube Show: T100 Ibiza

Last week's show is a look at Paula's race week at PTO T100 Ibiza. Come along for a course ride, some running, some swimming, and of course a coffee shop. This video also contains Paula's personal race recap from T100 Ibiza, where she placed 5th, successfully maintaining her standing in the T100 World tour!

Don't forget, you can access these videos before they're posted on YouTube through the new TTL app! You can also watch videos on there Ad free 👀

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PODCAST 🎙️

Last week on the Pod,

We spent the first portion going over Paula's race recap, but after that, we discussed

🥱Waking up on race day

💥Setting challenges for yourself mid-race

😷 Training while sick

⚙️ Different chainring sizes and when it's best to size down

🥶 Staying warm during cold races

 👚Keeping the top half of your tri-suit off under your wetsuit

🛏️Do you actually lose fitness from taking a week off?

Next Up:

T100 Lake Las Vegas*

*Emphasis on lake

Following the last race in Ibiza, Paula's next T100 race of the season will be through the hilly deserts of Nevada. In the style of T100 race formats, each leg of the race will consist of of multiple laps:

A swim broken up by an Australian exit, four laps on the bike through some rollers, then three laps running a loop by the shore of the lake.

We decided to host a pop-up! More details coming soon, but mark your calendars now for Oct 18th-20th. You won’t want to miss this - and we don't want you to either, so we also have a discount code! We can’t technically share it here, but it’s in a thread in the app, so check that out!

Want to race? The pros race Saturday, but there will also be an age-group race on Sunday! If you're down to join the party and send it on the same course as the pros, you can register here!

This is your chance to connect with fellow TTL fans, snag of our newest TTL gravel hoodies before they go up for sale on the site, and share in the race-day hype! We hope to see you there if you're racing, spectating, or just coming to join the vibes! We will be there all weekend and can't wait to see some as many of you as possible there!

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Coming Soon: TTL 2025 Kits!

We are in the process of narrowing down our designs for next year's kit! We want to make sure everyone can rep TTL in a high quality, comfortable Castelli kit. Want to help us choose the final look. Thanks to everyone who participated in our polls on Instagram and if you missed that, you can still chime in on the TTL app so you can vote for the design you'd want to wear!

Also Coming Soon: 2025 TTL Devo Team Applications

It’s almost that time of year, folks… 2025 Devo Team and TTL Race Kit designs are underway, and we’re looking forward to opening applications and pre-orders! Stay tuned in the stories in the next couple of weeks for some polls to help us lock in the final designs, and start to get psyched up for what promises to be an epic, vibe-filled 2025 🙌

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