# Paulina Zack: Te Araroa Trail - #278

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Podcast: [FKT Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fkt-podcast-447337)
Published: 2026-02-13T11:53:00+00:00
Episode link: https://fastestknowntime.com/route/te-araroa
Audio file: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/POM9866417413.mp3
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Duration seconds: 1685

## Resource

This week we’re heading all the way south to New Zealand's famous Te Araroa Trail where Paulina Zack set a new women’s self-supported time of 54 days 9 hours and 48 minutes—earning her 3rd place in our 2025 FKT of the Year countdown. Drop in and join host Heather Anderson in learning all about Paulina’s experiences with navigation, biting spiders, solitude, and joy on her journey across the island nation while setting her first FKT.

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