Jason Wish

Episode 4 of my attempt to set the overall Fastest Known Time in under six days on the 341 mile Sheltowee Trace. This is where it all began for me, by setting my first FKT in 2019 going Self-Supported and the first ever Unsupported FKT in 2021. I just missed setting the overall by 5 hours and I was unable to shake the thought of possibly coming back one day to attempt to set the new overall fastest time. At that same time, it also occurred to me that if I did come back one more time, I would try to go supported with a crew and complete the trifecta of FKT’s on the Trace, with having held an FKT in each of the three categories. I attempted to accomplish this in 2021 but fell short at 1/3 of the way through due to poor weather. Will my fourth and final attempt be successful? On this attempt I carried my Garmin Inreach mini and wore a Corus Apex watch for verification. For shoes I wore mostly the Altra Olympus 4.0’s, but also Topo Ultraventure 2's and Topo Pursuit's with Darn Tough socks and Dirty Girl Gators. My trekking poles were Fizan Compact 3 aluminum poles. My running vest was a Salomon ADV Skin 5. Part 1: https://youtu.be/KWbu35qeA1I?si=r2xroqEQas-eHXY4 Part 2: https://youtu.be/X-7FKvTcvsI?si=1VESsPCPRPi0QK0F Part 3: https://youtu.be/7Qb_unfeCDU?si=r6VMawXPPGImZAqq Previous FKT's on the Sheltowee Trace: 2019 Self-Supported attempt part 1: https://youtu.be/6B1zaBYjQu0?si=XQ4JHk1rUi3WxfPu 2021 Unsupported attempt part 1: https://youtu.be/4S7EazsKANM?si=KoMB1Kyzy9eq1bxm 2022 failed Supported attempt: https://youtu.be/VVoOSdxCdpQ?si=b1_R40n6aN2WZ5AE Full length documentary of 2021 Unsupported attempt: https://youtu.be/LB_GewaOuTE?si=CePGqWlPl6AyTuNT 0:00-0:31 intro 0:31-3:19 leaving the 49er Diner and getting started on day 4 3:19-5:13 update from Jorndan from the crew 5:13-8:45 livestream from an aid stop 8:45-14:45 Pine Creek Cemetary, Sinking Creek, Vanhook Falls, and Cane Creek 14:45-15:27 200 miles done! 15:27-18:43 Laural River Lake and Holly Bay Campground 18:43-19:40 coming up in the next episode

I pretty much knew exactly what I was going to see and experience on my second thru-hike of the Sheltowee. This is the full length documentary of my Unsupported Fastest Known Time attempt on the 343 mile Sheltowee Trace on October 24, 2021. This video is condensed from an 8 part series that was over 2.5 hours in total length, which can be found below if wanting to see more detail of how each day unfolded. My final time was 7 days, 16 hours and 46 minutes. This FKT was defeated by Cal Swartzentruber one year later on October 25th 2022 by just over 5 hours. 0:00-1:39 Arrival and day before start 1:39-13:38 day 1 13:38-18:58 day 2 18:58-30:59 day 3 30:59-38:51 day 4 38:51-44:56 day 5 44:56-52:45 day 6 52:45-57:00 day 7 57:00-1:06:35 day 8 final 15 hours 1:06:35-1:18:38 the finish (the final hour) 8 part series of FKT in it's entirety: Part 1: https://youtu.be/4S7EazsKANM Part 2: https://youtu.be/valjP9lndjo Part 3: https://youtu.be/i9qVy_FfLkk Part 4: https://youtu.be/l_2ZyCkpdwQ Part 5: https://youtu.be/ZLO32RXtUiY Part 6: https://youtu.be/cl0PUEmPd5E Part 7: https://youtu.be/_YzzjO0YmS4 Part 8: https://youtu.be/SagW4xsZA-4

Looking for a beautiful wooded state park right on the river with an amazing hiking trail, then look no further than Audra State Park in West Virginia. This place was amazing! Even though it is an older, smaller state park, it was very well maintained and had great camping right next to the Middle Fork River and a very nice 2.7 mile hiking trail accross the road called the Alum Cave Trail. There were numerous picnicking options with views of the river and several shelter houses for events. Definitely worth a visit if in West Virginia! In this video I show footage of all 67 campsites.

Hoping to finish my section paddle of all 52 miles of the Mad River in 2023, I set out in the most Northern section at Lions Club Park in West Liberty Ohio. 15 miles stood between me and reaching my goal, but with very low water levels, my plans were thwarted and was forced to stop 10 miles short of my goal. And who is this weirdo at the end hiding in the corn field watching me!?

How fast can I run 100 miles through the Allegheny National Forest on the North Country Trail? Will I make it to the end? What will I eat and drink during this 100 miles? Can it really be that hard? These questions and more will be answered in this Fastest Known Time attempt video. Stayed tuned in all the way to the end to see what my next HUGE challenge is coming this October! 00:00-04:57 The start at the NY/PA state line 04:57-8:40 Food, clothing and running vest 8:40-15:14 The first 33 miles 15:14-23:43 Mile 33-50 - the struggle bus and caffeine highs 23:43-25:03 Mile 50-76 - shelter break and 24 hr update 25:03-27:01 The outcome 27:01-28:13 Closing comments and HUGE FKT announcement!

The final segment of the Mad River in West Central Ohio, 16 miles from Spangler Road to the end where it joins up with the Great Miami River at Deeds Point Metro Park in Dayton. The last 6 miles has several difficult portages and rapids and is not recommended for the beginner. Several friends joined me on this paddle and we found a great sandbar to camp on and cooked some incredible food over the fire. Check out the links below to see my other section paddles on the beautiful Mad River. Lipponcotte Rd. to St. Rt. 41 https://youtu.be/4vngC5UXCKQ?si=Ky70GcLkaAfNl9xu St. Rt. 55 to Tremont City Rd. https://youtu.be/E1I3tkfTbNs?si=Olm34iilJ5voy75f Eagle City Rd. to Spangler Rd. https://youtu.be/cKtdDxDeuCw?si=4aiCGhkMaBeZzKt- 0:00-0:51 intro 0:51-2:26 hiding kayaks and car spotting at Kettering Fields 2:26-10:12 day 1 paddling from Spangler to concrete road portage near Fairborn 10:12-12:13 portaging huge concrete road near Wright Patt Airforce Base 12:13-20:26 finding camp and cooking dinner 20:26-24:15 morning day 2 cooking breakfast 24:15-29:03 paddling a great section with no portages 29:03-31:10 Huffman Dam 31:03-33:20 huge rock dam #1 to portage 33:20-36:15 huge rock dam #2 to portage 36:15-38:56 Eastwood Park rapid sections 38:56-40:02 entering the Great Miami River 40:02-42:25 paddling up river and Deeds Park fountains 42:25-42:57 closing comments

Join us on a 1,200 mile journey from Ohio through Pennsylvania for a 6 day 5 night RV camping trip at five different State Park campgrounds to celebrate our 25th wedding aniversary. We stayed at Laural Hill SP, French Creek SP, Hickory Run SP, Ricketts Glen SP and Cook State Forest Ridge Campgrounds. We visited Longwood Gardens, the Mutter Museum, Hickory Run Boulder Field, Ricketts Glen Falls Trail with dozens of amazing waterfalls, the Kinzua Bridge, and a stop in Allegheny National Forest for a quick visit to a section of the North Country Trail to collect my resupply bag I had left behind two weeks prior during a 100 mile backpacking challenge on the NCT in the ANF. 0:00-0:58 Intro 0:58-2:11 Laural Hill SP and driving to Longwood Gardens 2:11-3:37 Longwood Gardens 3:37-4:59 French Creek SP and driving to the Mutter Museum 4:59-5:49 Change of plans, heading to Hickory Run SP 5:49-8:06 RV mishap/disasterous mess 8:06-10:40 Hickory Run SP 10:40-14:13 Boulder Field at Hickory Run SP 14:13-18:31 Historic town of Jim Thorpe 18:31-19:35 Hooking up and dumping at Hickory Run SP 19:35-20:29 Arrival to Ricketts Glen SP 20:29-24:24 Falls Trail at Ricketts Glen SP 24:24-26:23 Ricketts Glen SP campsite 75 26:23-28:23 Driving to PA Lumber Museum 28:23-32:25 PA Lumber Museum tour 32:25-34:58 Kinzua Bridge 34:58-36:51 Picking up my resupply bag left behind at Aleghenny 100 mile race 36:51-42:21 Cook State Forest Ridge Campground site 64 42:21-43:28 Closing comments

Another night race similar to the Firefly endurance challenge I participated in June of 2022 but at least this one didn't last for 12 hours!