From Broken To Breaking: The Colorado Trail FKT
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- From a nonathletic adolescence, bed-ridden injury, job loss, and being forced to drop out of college, Mike McKnight didn't enter the running world in your typical way. Regardless, he would go on to break records for the 500-mile Colorado Trail. Even after a stolen Salomon shoe incident, and only 5 hours of sleep during the week-long journey.
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I’ve been broken for the past decade and then I burned out 36 months ago and then I burned my whole sales career and then tragically my marriage to the ground in Jan ‘20. This film meant a lot to me. Thanks for suffering on film in this grueling accomplishment Mike. I hope this is the start of me losing 100 pounds and beating my own food addiction. Hopefully someone else too. Thanks to the film producer and your crew and guests. Your a real savage Mike McKnight!
Sorry to hear. But, I have full confidence you can tackle whatever you set your mind to. Keep trucking forward!
Running is a good thing that keeps you going. Can't say what, but something's up with my current mental health having some negative and dark thoughts etc lately but training, xc-skiing, running and eating healthy gives that "you gotta keep on pushing"-feeling. About to go for a run in the pouring rain, heavy winds and 50°.
Good luck to you sir and keep on going!
Get it man. Don’t quit. You can do it.
Dust off. Rebuild. One day at a time. You got dis.
Music from pantera your welcome control the demons
When I’m painting I find these positive videos, this Documentary I watched over half way through I walked my dog came back started it all over again and did no painting very well done nothing like discipline in motion,I hiked the CT in 2020 did over 20 miles a day it blew by so fast it left me with the urge to hike it again but slower.
Thanks I enjoyed making this film.
This deserves at least 10 times the amount of views it has! I’m so glad I stumbled across it, even if it kept me up an hour later than I wanted lol. Totally worth it! Amazing work!
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Agreed 1000%. Amazing content and delivery.
Amazing. Could not stop watching. So inspirational.
Thanks, glad you enjoyed the film.
I loved how chill Mike was when he realized they lost his shoe bag.....staying positive!!!!
Lol, I didn't feel chill.
Yeah what a colossal ef up!
@@thelowcarbrunner7689 Yep I know what you mean, in 2014 I did the last time the 50 miler at the Black Hills 100 was an out and back run. I bonked not thinking that hiking poles could be used at the race and they were needed, it rained all night. I stayed chill when I could not run the last 10k of the run and having to race walk, hiking/walking hurt so I had to do a race walk where I had contact at some point before the other foot came down and was singing without music earbuds to keep mysef going. Before the bonk when I ran I ate a 1/2 sized PB&J at each station I could find this so all but one along with GU or for some the Gatorade Prime square things for all but the final run station where I started walking as that station is 10k from the finish but they forced me to take the full sized PP&J I was going to toss 3/4ths into the garbge as the bread was way dry so I had to race walk with the food until out of there sight and toss that PB&J off the side of the trail. I do better now that I have found Honey Stingers/waffles and original flavor gel so I am not suffering as much, however I might Use or get one of the low caffeinated gels from Honey Stinger knowing if a race does not have a caffeinated cola at the stations to help me stay awake during the night or keep off the caffeine headache of the early morning going into next day of no Coffee/Caffeine. I can only skip fully 12--24 hours somewhere in there of Caffeine. The Waffle Stingers are what I use in longer events beyond 50k that are on roads/20 miler on up on hard trails along with the gel where needed in parts where I can't handle a soft Cookie like thing due to poor fluid intake or am using both at the same time say a really hard event/section of an event.
WOW! What an amazing accomplishment! I did the Colorado Trail Race mountainbike "race" in 2009. This trail is NO JOKE! It took me 11+ DAYS! Brutal! Congratulations!
Massive ! Awesome doco
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Just watched this again. What strikes me is how humble you are. You deserve all the success you can get ❤
Massive big ups to crew chief Ben, what a legend
He's the best.
I am honored to be your 1000th subscriber!!!!!🤙🏾
Thank you! Now I just gotta make some videos 🤣
@@thelowcarbrunner7689 well yes of course… I I love your content… can’t wait!!!
I'm blown away people need to see this ..
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WOW! This was AWESOME!!
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Hats off to you big Mike! I hope you continue to create a life for your family & yourself from what you love, whatever it may be.
No Lie, when his wife said she was going to run the last leg with him my eyes filled with tears. Grown ass man tears.
Amazing, inspiring film!!
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My bicycle club been doing 750 mile races in under 90 hours every summer in Texas heat. Ultra baby, ULTRA! Glad your expanding your limits!
Keep at it!
What an incredible film, about an incredible athlete, doing something...incredible. Congrats Mike McKnight! You're have been a major inspiration for me brother. I am glad I was able to make it out for some pacing. Those mountains are no joke!
So glad you were able to join Dax
Dax is the man! So dope seeing you in the Coco doc recently!
Can’t wait to see what you go after next!
This is awesome
Thank you!
A great father
An amazing coach
World Class runner
Creates his own luck
Truly an incredible man
This is Awesome
Great work
Thank you Ryan!
Obviously this story is awesome, but I want to draw attention to the quality of the documentary/film itself. WOW! Awesome quality, editing, music. Well done. I have been watching ultra-trail documentaries for years every since Journyfilm's "Unbreakable" Western States came out in 2011/2012. This Colorado FKT doc is up to a high standard and I am totally stoked to watch it. Awesome work!
Thanks so much I'm glad you enjoyed the film! - MVH
Matt did a killer job!
Michael, I love your story, like you I was eating and drinking a lot of processed foods and alcohol in college. I wanted to feel better spiritually and physically. Therefore, I quit drinking fifteen years ago and took up ultra running. I cleaned up my diet with an Adkins low carb approach and will be running my 61st ultra marathon. I have lost 52 pounds and I am much happier and blessed in all areas of my life.
I absolutely love your story! You've accomplished so much. Way to take action and not be acted upon!
@@thelowcarbrunner7689 Yes, I love your thought of being acted upon. So many times we let people or societal trends influence our every move. It takes a lot of conscience effort to break this habit.
I’ve been binge watching Vinnie and Anna’s video podcasts lately as I get into the NSNG lifestyle. (I’m getting my blood glucose to a newer lower level after coming down with Diabetes Type 2 less than 2 months ago. My first A1C was 11.7 so I’ve had to make changes. I saw your July discussion with Vinnie tonight, and then watched the entire movie in one sitting. He’s right it goes by fast, yet the pace is just right. I teared up at the part where your wife tells us she’s running the last leg with you, and then again when you all headed out and arrived and you tapped the sign. I’ve never seen anyone push themselves quite as hard as you did consistently through the trail. You are blessed with exceptionally wonderful friends. It was a whole little community effort your whole team did. Wow. Imma send this to a friend of mine who lives in Colorado. She’d totally dig the human spirit story here. I’ll share it to Facebook too, I have some of my husband’s family lives in Colorado. Leave it here for a while. CZcams is a great spot for absolutely everyone to be able to find it easily. Also, your watch time is gonna be fantastic. I could also see this doing well next to Vinnie, and Nina’s movies on Amazon (maybe some Amazon Prime Deal or something). It’s that well shot/edited/written.
Background, I ran Cross Country in High School yet one year we didn’t have enough girls for our own team, and the next year we did.
Granted that was decades ago, but still, in the fall when the air is just right it reminds me of the running on the grass.
You’ve done well, enjoy your sweet family and the trails.
I really appreciate the kind words! I definitely teared up as well when I found out my wife was coming. That section in the video about her commitment is my absolute favorite part.
So many people ask about my coach and I'm always honored to share this video so they can be inspired and see why I chose you!
Modest, persistent, tough and likeable. Big respect!
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This shouldn't have been this enjoyable to watch. Bravo. I truly enjoyed the quality and production. Cool story bro.
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I’m not crying...you’re crying! 🥺😎 This is epic, guys! I’ve been waiting months for this...so worth it!
So glad you liked it!
Very much broken but trying keep at it, this film was brilliant man power and great team work, very much man of strength Mike, well done from North Wales UK 👍
Sorry to hear, but you'll get through it. Keep strong 👊
Awesome! Wanted to make it out for the viewing, but glad I was still able to watch it here
Appreciate it Cam!
I am not a runner. I do strength training and long distance walking. I did a 100 mile walk in 47 hrs in september. Next goal will be 150 miles in 72 hrs spring 2024. Thanks for motivating me .
THE single best running film I have ever seen!
I appreciate the kind words!
This was truly epic filmmaking and quite reminiscent of the classic "Unbreakable" Western States style documentary. Great show. Well done to all involved.
Happy you liked it Aaron. Matt did an amazing job. I really hope he gets more opportunities. This was his first big project and I'm super proud of his work.
Tht he was non-athletic gives me motivation to keep going. It's just incredible to watch someone rn so far.
Anyone can run. That's the beauty of it!
"I basically only had a 200 mile race left- you know a couple more days!" No words for a mindset like that.
You gotta talk to yourself like that to normalize things 🤣
Nice job dude! "Learn to be comfortable, being uncomfortable" Running The Edge 2014
If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together
Just watched it. Thanks for sharing it. It was awesome!
Such a great film and accomplishment. Congratulations to Mike, his wife, Ben, and the rest of the crew for making this adventure possible!
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im cryinggg.
This was much needed
Way to go Mike! You coach my good friend Tom Ando and he always speaks so highly of you. Congrats on an amazing accomplishment.
Tom is the best! Thanks for the kind words 🙏
Wow! Truly inspirational. I can’t even fathom how deep you had to dig to keep going time and time again. I was exhausted and I was sitting on the couch watching. You are a super human!!! Thank you for the inspiration!!!
I appreciate the kind words. Thank you! 🙏
Way to go Mike! Thank you for sharing your life story. You have a beautiful community of family & friends.
Thank you!
What an incredible journey that showed the lows, highs and the resilience to CONTINUE!
Thank you!
Absolute privilege to watch thank you
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I just got done watching this and man that was awesome!
Maybe I'm a bit late, but congrats for rocking that crazy challenge.
Wow! Just wow!! Thank you for the inspiration…..
Thank you for making and sharing this.
Thank you for watching!
Wow man..I was in tears in the end of the journey...congrats
Thank you!
One of these best films/docs I’ve watched! I’m working towards my first 50km, nothing compared to what you have achieved but it’s my start! Glad you documented your journey! Big thumbs up 👍🏼 to all who were involved, your crew were amazing! 😎❤️
No comparisons! 50k is legit. Hope the preparing is going well!
One of the best movies I’ve seen! Congratulations!
Thank you!
Super inspiring video. Made me emotional.
Finally got to watch! What an amazing accomplishment! Documented beautifully. Kudos to all!!
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That's just...insane! Brutal performance! 5/5
Thank you so much!
So incredibly good! I need to watch this every week! Way to go, coach!
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Awesome video. Well done. "Broken to breaking" is such a powerful line at the end.
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Hey dude, I live in American Fork Utah and after not having ran longer than a mile for the last 10 years, I trained for 3 months and ran the Vegas Red Rock 50K last month.
I’m now training for the Zion 100 miler April 2021. Thanks for the awesome video and inspiration 👍
I love the Zion 100! Train hard and get it!
Damn ! What an great adventure ❤ thanks for documenting this
Amazing imagery to support the story. Thanks for sharing this with us.
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Wonderful movie this has turned out to. Hats of to the crew & pacer team, for supporting Mike to reach his goal.
These kind of efforts make me wanna go further, and push harder.
Thank you!
Loved the premier tonight. Amazing
Thanks for joining!
Ive been waiting so long for this. Since I first saw a clip shared by Josh Stevens.. thats when I found about the low carb runner. Keep inspiring brother. Cant wait to watch
Josh Stevens is the man. I'm so lucky to have him as a friend.
Such an epic film! Thank you for putting this together and sharing it with us all!!!
Absolutely. Thank you for watching!
You are true inspiration Mike! Thank you so much for sharing your journey.
He kept going no matter what. Truly motivational.
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This is truly outstanding in every way!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Hard committed work Sir. You running that 100 with no calories inspired me. Good to go. Semper Fi
Incredible doesn't begin to describe the accomplishment. What an effort. Congratulations Mike.
Amazing performance and so beautifully documented! Congrats Mike on the FKT, and congrats to the whole team who supported him. Thanks so much for sharing this, it gets me so fired up to push harder on my own goals. 🤘🏻🤘🏻👏
I really appreciate your diet. I’m a slow marathoner and eat Paleo because I am hypoglycemic and also believe grains and dairy are inflammatory. It seems the ultra running community is trending toward veganism which confuses me so it’s nice to know you’re out there. Congrats on your huge accomplishment and thanks for sharing!
Nice to meet a fellow meat eater. I appreciate the kind words. Keep at it!
That was incredible! Good work Mike and crew!
Fun and inspiring to watch, congrats on your huge achievement!! 💪
This is sooo inspiring to me. That you Michael.
What an absolute legend!
Mike, this is amazing. You are an inspiration.
Thank you Eric! Let's chat again, soon.
Mike, you are such a phenomenal athlete and human being! Congratulations on your beyond phenomenal journey!
What an amazing accomplishment. Such a great film to watch and follow along. Congrats Mike
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Such an amazing film and what an achievement! Great work Mike and team.
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What an incredible testimony to overcoming brokenness!!!! Thank you for being an overcomer and for pushing past your capacity! May the trails continue to draw you upwards on onwards and I hope a lot of people who are broken watch this and realize they can overcome also!!!!
You're very welcome. Thank you for the kind words!
Amazing. Beautiful. Great. Hero.
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Really excellent video. Congrats!
Thank you for the inspiration, the film was awesome loved every second :)
Thank you for watching!
This was really really good
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I've seen your doc maybe 4 times. Great work!
Thanks! It was a great experience making this.
Wow you guys, what a run. Well done. I need to get off my arse and get back out there. Ive been broken, had a disc removed then trained myself to do triathlons. Hurt my foot, while training to run a Ultra, had to stop running and never got back but tomorrow I am going to get back out. Thank you.
I hope your run went well!
Love this film.. all the inspiring experiences of a mammoth achievement.. you’re support crew where above amazing.. the dedication they gave was humbling.. brilliant..👏👏👏👏
Wow!!!! This was an awesome accomplishment to watch. The last Pacer so cool.
Yes, my wife is the best 😎
This was so epic, Mike! Obviously the feat was incredible, but thanks for showing is such vulnerability. I commented on Kerry's Cocodona video that that the camaraderie and mutual respect on the zoom call between the four of you guys was palpable. Now I can better understand why.
It is fun seeing how strong friendships develop in the ultra running community. I've only known those 3 gentlemen for less than 4 years and they feel like my best friends.
@@thelowcarbrunner7689 those relationships are unique like a brother sister type of bond man! For sures
Remarkable.. the all around strength to accomplish this run is unimaginable to most.
You had a fantastic crew and support.
I have only run a 10k almost 4 years ago and have struggled with constant excercises... so I signed up for a marathon in October.
Did a 4 mil little harsh off trail.. took forever lol.. April 29th I have a 10k.
Still not really sure why I'm doing it.. but i think it's because I'm tired... just tired.
Very inspirational just wow congratulations!
Beautiful footage, great channel! Watching it in full now! And subscribed! ✌️
Fully watched my friend! 👏
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Truly amazing story, fantastic video and storytelling. I can't tell you how much I enjoyed it, very inspiring, thank you!
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The love between you guys is awesome to behold. Thank you for sharing this awesome story.
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Congratulations on an amazing run, outstanding. Fantastic video as well, enjoyed it from start to finish.
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Epic journey
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Wow this was truly inspirational to watch ! What an absolute trooper you are Mike
Thank you!
Woo hoo!!! This was insanely amazing, Mike. Thank you for sharing and for being so candid about your journey. What an incredible team you had behind you too. This was truly a blessing to watch.
My team was definitely amazing. Thank you!
Insane record and inspiring people!
That was truly amazing and inspiring. As a "young" trailer of 41 years, only discovering LCHF diet, you sir, give me a lot more motivation to pursue my goals. Looking forward to see your next FKT attempt. 🏃♂🤘
this is one of those things that r just awe inspiring...thank u
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Truly amazing and so inspiring! I can't imagine the pain you were in
Thank you!
OUTSTANDING! Thank you for your effort in making the video. Great job!
Thank you!