Ultra Zombie Babysitting - Pacing Mike McKnight on his 500 Mile Colorado Trail FKT Attempt

[@goodmorninggilw2836]

Just began it, and I’m glad you have a long video. I don’t know how you see yourself, but I’ve always dug your videos as both inspiration and a warm, personal documentary style.

[@FullTiltWard]

I appreciate that!

[@Anichels]

Great video Kerry! Congrats to Mike for the FKT!!!

[@FullTiltWard]

Legend!

[@danbrown3012]

Just finished watching the entire video in one sitting. I've taken a couple months off of runing because of no good reason. Inspired me to get back at it. Great video! Right up there with the Moab one!

[@FullTiltWard]

Good to hear that, Dan. You've clearly got ultra endurance if you took in the video in one shot. Glad you're getting back out there again.

[@gotma17]

This is awesome. Love those. It's like a behind the scenes with awesome shots of nature and ultra running stories and banter in between! Keep up the great work Kerry. Greets from Germany

[@FullTiltWard]

Happy to get a note from Germany, my friend. Glad you appreciate the nuances.

[@starz8900]

Amazing, well done Mike. And thanks Kerry for another great video.

[@FullTiltWard]

Very welcome

[@arthuraosborne8142]

Love your journeys , and the conversational style of talking to almost everyone you meet fantastic keep up the great work .

[@FullTiltWard]

I find it more interesting when meeting people out there because they all have a good story if they are in that place to begin with. Happy others appreciate the banter, too.

[@ashhopteach2939]

You are so fun to listen to, Kerry! I already saw the other documentary and this was very cool to see other aspects of Mike's journey. Such an incredible feat...well done to Mike and his crew 👏👏👏

[@zacprunty]

Incredible effort. Incredible long form doc. Thanks for sharing the experience Kerry! AWESOME work Mike!!

[@FullTiltWard]

Zac, so much time goes into an effort like this. One of the rare occasions where the word EPIC actually applies. Glad you appreciate it.

[@Bozemancurtis]

This was great. Thanks for taking us along. The drone shots from above of the three runners was. amazing as the shadows became the visual of the runners. Really a cool shot.

[@Josesosajr1]

Amazing.. !!! Great accomplishment and congratulations.. Also wow amazing footage like always 👏🏽👏🏽🤙🏽

[@FullTiltWard]

Thank you 🙌

[@philiprogers8620]

Thanks for sharing the adventure Kerry! Love the conversational long form as always, it’s almost like being on the trail for the run. I wonder how the interview in Logan went?

[@FullTiltWard]

Long form is my form - running or video editing.

[@neiljackson1300]

Thank you Kerry for your dedication yet again to our incredible sport and yet another fantastic video. Well done Mike.

[@FullTiltWard]

Very welcome Neil. It was fun being involved with the whole effort.

[@mcm4point2o]

this is such a great upload Kerry!

[@FullTiltWard]

Appreciate it MCM. Happy to hear it is liked.

[@Asbjoorn]

Lol. The Pi zombie. Well done Kerry. Love your videos like always. Such an inspiration for me to continue towards becoming an ultra runner!

[@FullTiltWard]

It just pleases me that people are getting the Pi Zombie thing. Glad to hear you may be joining us, too!

[@wesritner4540]

A great story told by a great storyteller. Mike, congratulations on your achievement! Kerry, I always enjoy seeing your adventures.

[@FullTiltWard]

Hope you enjoyed it Wes. Basically in your backyard now, right? Miss you on the trails, friend.

[@kylerichard6210]

Hey Kerry, I finished this video and I thought it was fantastic. What an accomplishment for Mike and you have the honor of being part of it! You are an excellent pacer. I love how you always keep a positive mindset. Keep on rocking my friend!

[@FullTiltWard]

Well done getting through, Kyle. And yes, it was an exciting project to be involved with for sure.

[@coolhatadventures8111]

Wonderful job with your video Kerry, Michael and yourself are in beast mode here !!!

[@lhenrickson2795]

Simply amazing. Mike, you are an inspiration to me, as are your crew. To have lifetime friends like this is the ultimate reward.

[@monique6604]

Great job, made it to the end and loved this long feature look behind the scenes. keep them coming.

[@jdadventures9668]

That is an amazing job. Good Job Mike and Thanks Kerry for recording and showing us this awesome record breaking achievement.

[@FullTiltWard]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@SchmittsPeter]

Already watched Mikes version got this recommended. Worth it, thanks for that one. A shame that you are not active anymore.

[@mikulajsandor]

Absolutely love your documentaries! Trail story through great videography and on the spot trail talk. It is a very personal, distinctive storytelling, very humane.

[@jackiemaynard6718]

Wow,what an epic accomplishment..Seriously impressive..Also well done Kerry for an awesome job on capturing this..Have missed your videos,but this one made up for..Brilliant..

[@FullTiltWard]

Glad to make up some ground and get this one out there, Jackie.

[@tinaormuz2986]

Epic documentary!!! What an amazing FKT and the way you share the lies and highs

[@christiannadeau6687]

Just unbelievable, Bravo! It was great to see kind of behind the scenes after viewing the Van Horne's film😊

[@SeeChadRun]

Watched the entire video! Loved every minute of it! Thanks!!!

[@FullTiltWard]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@goodmorninggilw2836]

Oh man! I was just referencing doc style, and I see some cool production tech and nuance stuff. Kudos dude.

[@FullTiltWard]

Hey, thanks!

[@JeffPelletier]

Great video! Can’t wait to run this one myself one day, albeit at a much slower pace.

[@FullTiltWard]

There are some crazy amazing sections, Jeff. You would have loved it.

[@arborvor]

Thank you Love your videos of the running adventures. I woke up early, could not sleep I’m watching this as I am laying in my car at a campsite on Lake Hartwell in Georgia. Have my trail race this morning, which this video was a good motivator.

[@FullTiltWard]

Hope your race went well, Robert. Glad it was solid motivation. Hopefully your race was shorter than 485 miles.

[@robynbiren8421]

Great video! Felt like I was there for the experience. Thanks for sharing!!

[@FullTiltWard]

Our pleasure!

[@HEVCORNELL]

sooooooo inspiring to watch you all run, the positivity that you all maintain while pushing yourselves really has woken me up to thw wonders of how much we can push ourselfs!! what an epic adventure !! love the video love the adventure keeping being badass warriors !! ad thankyou for inspiring me to get my running shoes on and getting myself out on some trails near me !! coming all the way from Reading England :) !!!! wow keep smashing it and maybe one day see you on the trail

[@FullTiltWard]

Appreciate it. Would love to see you on the trail sometime, my friend.

[@oscardelgado6633]

Thank you so much. You Mike and the whole crew are so inspiring. Definitely going to become a patreon of you to help fund your adventures. I'm all in on Kerry train. Way to go!!

[@FullTiltWard]

You are aweseome, Oscar. Very much appreciate the patronage. Welcome to the train.

[@southwestendurancecolorado22]

Loved your video! You guys did an awesome effort.

[@FullTiltWard]

Thank you so much!

[@amberfeist8921]

This was awesome to watch! I love how supportive and encouraging you were! Everyone on this adventure was amazing!

[@FullTiltWard]

So many good folks out on the trail supporting Mike as he slowly declined into Zombie-hood. Glad you liked it.

[@grindpalm]

Awesome Kerry! Great coverage!

[@FullTiltWard]

Thanks so much!

[@LINKYART]

I watched both yours and the Broken to Breaking videos. Both great films, I enjoyed watching it all but I did really love seeing the more personal documentation you did. I liked seeing more of what Mike went through in real time.

[@charlottedunlay4397]

The 4 avalanches in Elk Creek happened in 2019 I believe. It's a wilderness area so they can't use chainsaws, etc. You all did great! This waas an awesome video. CONGRATS Mike and all your supporter.

[@FullTiltWard]

Holy cow there was tree carnage in that valley. Thanks Charlotte!

[@thebluerunner]

I've watched this before. But had to watch again. Incredible documentation of his fkt journey man 🏃‍♂️ 🎉

[@jenniferdavidson5173]

Love this. Only chance to accompany amazing ultra runners on their amazing efforts. KerryI wish you could keep me company on my first ultra how do you manage to stay so positive all the time! Brilliant effort Mike and not losing your shit about the shoes, great mental fortitude :-)

[@FullTiltWard]

It is so fun accompanying people through their first ultras. Attitude really helps, too.

[@robwood7175]

Another brilliant and motivational video, thanks Kerry and great outcome Mike

[@FullTiltWard]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@christianbarbour2808]

The pressure was insane. I can only appreciate the incredible feat of strength…good luck with your career mike! Hahaha interview the next day hahaha

[@tarmon768]

"freshly mulched trail" lol :) Impressive that you paced so much, slept so little, and even went on an extra adventure to the hot springs!

[@seancoleman5279]

Great pacing job Kerry, and congratulations Mike. Incredible.

[@FullTiltWard]

Thanks Sean. Happy you were able to check this experience out.

[@jamesbreen8834]

Amazing job man! 👏 Thankyou for the content and the constant motivation.

[@justinburgher8623]

Great documentary! Loved your commentary and have been inspired by your videos to take on ultra running! Thank you and keep the videos coming!

[@hillcountrydigger]

So awesome! Congrats Mike!

[@alistairmilne7637]

Awesome video!

[@andreasfischbach5379]

What a major achievement. First of all: congratulations to all of you! To be honest, it took me as well some days to finish this (video) ;-) (due to my time limits). Love that great sense of humour throughout this whole adventure! Very entertaining :) Really, this made me think that it would be nice to turn into Zombi-mode for some crazy stuff on my own (but only for few milliseconds).

[@texasgirl9405]

Congratulations, Mike!

[@ThePoohat]

love your channel Kerry. i'm constantly amazed you don't get more views! especially love the long format. keep it up :)

[@FullTiltWard]

You know... it would be cool to get more viewers/subscribers. My channel is a little different than most. Perhaps that limits the audience? Wish I knew how to solve that problem.

[@BassTonix]

Another epic! Hell of an accomplishment!

[@FullTiltWard]

Isn't it? Mike just kept grinding forward.

[@TahoeTrailRunner23]

I was rewatching the Bigfoot 200 video when this dropped... I nearly jumped for joy!

[@FullTiltWard]

All about timing, eh? At least you got to JUMP

[@ryangray170]

Awesome films kerry. Watched this one over three nights. Big thumbs up. Go adventure - fultilt.

[@FullTiltWard]

LOL - need a Netflix series now to cover the multiple episode action. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@Technoviking68]

Hi Kerry, love your videos. Can you share what running vest you are wearing? Thank you.

[@KerryWard]

I was using a Salomon Skin vest at the start and then a Camelback pack at the end.

[@uleybusinesstaxservices4615]

Thank you - inspiring!

[@FullTiltWard]

Thanks for watching!

[@DougSilton]

Let's GOOOOO!!!! Get it, Mike McKnight!

[@ChrisTrevino72]

Great video!! Hoping to be an Ultra guy soon so this is very inspiring!!

[@FullTiltWard]

You can do it!

[@DougSilton]

So excited for this video premiere!

[@DaleHawkins]

Great video. I am working on running the trail 💯 miles at a time. Mike is an animal. 😁

[@FullTiltWard]

Your way is probably a better approach to actually enjoy the trail. I know Mike was stuck in a state of unreality and dejavu for a good chunk.

[@Danny-qq4jp]

thank you for uploading this kinds of video's.

[@FullTiltWard]

Our pleasure!

[@astra1653]

I love that his final zombie score was pi, that's epic! Great effort by your whole team, and a huge congrats to Mike!

[@FullTiltWard]

@gogiraffe - it pleases me that folks noticed that detail. Pi Zombie rules.

[@kaisnow7661]

Really cool to see, thank you!

[@arcitejack]

Whole vid, one sitting. Very inspirational.

[@mr.schoko8032]

Wow what an amazing accomplishment! Congrats! I would love to help pace someone for an effort like this! (Though I wouldn't want to be the Zombie myself haha)

[@FullTiltWard]

Almost every big distance race has a bunch of racers looking for crew to help them. Easy to get involved if you want to pace people - and so needed/appreciated.

[@th3kr3w100]

Amazing! Thank you for sharing the footage and stories! Any significance to the pi value for the Zombie count at the end?

[@FullTiltWard]

I'm glad someone recognized the value of Zombie Pi at the end. Yum - brain flavor!

[@ND-jb8iq]

Great video Kerry

[@funiguy8779]

Did the shoes ever turn up in the end? Really enjoyed the video Kerry, wow what a trail. Inspirational stuff.

[@FullTiltWard]

Shoes vaporized into thin air. Never got them back.

[@vira7925]

Great vid Kerry watched all of it

[@FullTiltWard]

You also have endurance then, clearly.

[@daveh9790]

love your videos, very positive & motivational

[@hammamaulia]

Amazing!

[@FullTiltWard]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@adamholtadventures]

This is awesome!

[@runhanrunnl]

Great docu - awesome run.

[@FullTiltWard]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@travishelsel3955]

This was so awesome!!

[@FullTiltWard]

Such a fun time - for me, anyway. Not so sure about Zombie Mike.

[@TrossDolfei]

Love the google earth to pin point your location! Great video

[@FullTiltWard]

Thanks @tross. Still a ways to go to make it smoother. Only so much time to learn the new stuff.

[@irunovermountains]

Another long one, Kerry. Great job. How epic was that being able to support Mike for 100 miles 🙌 I enjoyed watching so much, I might go back and watch the olde Bigfoot 200 vlog, which I see is over 400'000 views now!!! Brilliant. Love that race. Which races are you hoping to do this year?

[@FullTiltWard]

Hey Aaron, glad you liked it. With the pandemic uncertainty, it is tough to figure out. Pondering the Cocodona 250 if the borders open up a bit more.

[@irunovermountains]

@@FullTiltWard I'm in for Bigfoot and Moab again this year from deferral. Hopefully travel from Europe will be safe & responsible by then 🤞🤞

[@MrBassaman]

HI Kerry always love your vlog. See that you guys use Salomon shoes. I'm a swed love running trail trying to get to do a real ultra sometime. Back to the shoes, I have tried the Salomon shoes loved that they were watertight but I had problems with that the toebox is too hard and trashing my toes. I had to go back to my Saucony Xodus steel. Do you have any recomendations when choosing a GorTex shoes like the Salomon's? Keep up the good work.

[@FullTiltWard]

Mike can speak to the Salomon shoes more than I can. I don't use them to run, actually. I like the Altras for trail running - even though the uppers are not very tough/durable. The toebox on the Altras is wide, which helps a lot in my view - especially with the socks with the added thickness of individual glove like toes. I also just give in to getting my feet wet instead of using goretex. In LONG runs, feet will get wet no matter what in rainy conditions. And in short runs, I don't care so much if the feet are wet.

[@foggyminer]

I had to stop halfway and went to the burning man video to find out what happened to your gopro. Good vid

[@FullTiltWard]

That is hilarious. Glad you enjoyed the BM video - put a lot of work into that one.

[@kentburyska6703]

Thanks! Great video. Do you ever plan on doing the Superior 100 in Minnesota? Hope to meet you someday out on the trails.

[@FullTiltWard]

Thanks, Kent. I don't have any plans for the Superior, but you never know. Yes, it would be good to meet you on a trail for sure.

[@constantinelcercel852]

Nice, beautiful and hard. Loved every minute of it!!!

[@beauwolfertz3770]

Epic!!

[@TJ-vi6on]

Seus vídeos são sensacionais , pura motivação para irmos cada vez mais longe , EUA como o Brasil , são paises com extensões territoriais enormes que motivam essas longas jornadas. Abraços e parabéns !

[@martinantonio2760]

Great video! Just curious to know whats in that turbo boost???!!

[@FullTiltWard]

Pure Nitrous Oxide and chocolate sauce.

[@agsmith001]

"expert level micro naps" lol. greal vlog. the whole thing is so watchable, thanks so much for not filling it with cheezy-dramatic music

[@daxorion]

Go Mike!!! Live it.

[@FullTiltWard]

Oh only partially lived it, Dax. For the latter part of the race he was mostly dead.

[@daxorion]

@@FullTiltWard lol, touché!

[@CsabaTothMr]

I love these long movies

[@FullTiltWard]

Definitely, you've come to the right place for that....

[@CsabaTothMr]

@@FullTiltWard The zombie score is a fun add-on

[@RO-bo5zp]

great video, I love it from Japan.

[@FullTiltWard]

Thank you very much!

[@goodmorninggilw2836]

Oh shit, “do you mind if I say hello to your Llama?”! ❤️❤️❤️

[@FullTiltWard]

Not a phrase I was expecting to pull out that day.

[@ryanrougeux214]

shout out to that 2018 BRC 50k shirt!

[@FullTiltWard]

Pink Lightning in the house!

[@eliaskibreab3183]

Hi Kerry, thank you for been un inspiration to the running community through your videos and endurance run. I am planning to do Bruce trail FKT in Ontario and I would like a bit of advice from the experts like you. Is there a way I can contact you? It would be sincerely appreciated. Thank you. Elias.

[@Seraphim_Belisarius]

Would it be supported if you’re doing it with a friend, and you’re both trying for an FKT?

[@FullTiltWard]

Good question. It would be complicated, I think. There could be no sharing of gear/food/etc.

[@austinjones5036]

1:29:00 - waking up at this point must be one of the hardest things in the world.

[@FullTiltWard]

Oh it is a thankless task waking up the dead. That is for sure.

[@dennisvirtanen5876]

Vilka gubbar Sverige Göteborg :) !!!!

[@EliteMBer]

🥳

[@parkerjolly7283]

So... how’d the interview go? Did he get the job or what?

[@FullTiltWard]

Not that job - but he landed another one shortly afterwards. Apparently, zombie discrimination is real.

[@iainsanders4775]

Pogo sticks.

[@FonrarMon]

I liked it in 98% :D Sorry but there's always a "but". Have you ever considered putting subtitles for when some of the people speaks far from the mic? DOn't get mad at me for not using headphones :P Treat this as a constructive criticism please. Keep up the good work!!

[@FullTiltWard]

constructive feedback is always appreciated. Subtitles would be a nice addition, but I try and keep things simple as editing is not my favorite part of this whole thing. Cheers. K

[@stevenette4738]

lichen, lol, you may spend time in the BC but have no idea where you actually are.

[@gooner1ization]

Had to chuckle to myself. I'm only guessing but The north American trait for abbreviating everything and still expecting to be understood. Pretty sure that over 50 percent wouldn't have a clue what FKT was. Me included. enjoyed the video though.

[@tashihaley8524]

How do y'all not roll an ankle?? I can't even run in just regular grass with out busting my butt

[@FullTiltWard]

Happens every now and then. But with enough practice, you begin to get more comfortable in uneven terrain.

[@agnidas5816]

The FKT should include minimum 10 hours rest per day. This is insane enabling of damaging behavior... I am realizing the insane nature of ultra running community ..

[@FullTiltWard]

This might be my favorite comment ever. New resume line - "Insanity Enabler".