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Notable Accomplishments

22 years old

Fastest to Run the Length of Florida (1110 Mile Florida Trail FKT)

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22 years old

Fastest to Run Across Florida (200 mile FKT & Course Record)

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22 years old

2023 Adventure Racing Solo National Champion

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22 years old

Team for Guinness World Record of Fastest to Climb all 50 States' Highest Mountains

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21 years old

Race to Survive: Alaska TV Show (40 day survival race across Alaska)

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20 years old

289 Mile Benton Mackaye Trail FKT

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21 years old

145 Mile Double SCAR FKT (Premiere Route in the World)

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20 years old

3-Day Sea to Sea Expedition Race Champion

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18 years old

Youngest Finisher of the World's Toughest Race (11 Day Eco-Challenge)

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14 years old

Youngest finisher of a Adventure Racing World Series Race (4 Days)

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16 years old

Youngest Finisher of the Adventure Racing World Championship (7 Days)

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12 years old

Youngest finisher of a Expedition Length Adventure Race (3+ Days)

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11 years old

Youngest Finisher of the Adventure Racing National Championships (24 hour)

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7 years old

Hunter's First Adventure Race (6 hour)

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​Hunter Leininger's Race Results

 

At 22 years old:

  • Guinness World Record for Fastest to Climb all 50 States' Highest Mountains (Videographer/Climber)

  • 80 Mile Skye Trail FKT in Scotland (beat the overall supported record by 7 hours even though I was completely unsupported) 

  • 10-Hour Bear Adventure Race (1st Place) Beating all the teams as a Solo racer

  • Fastest to Run 200 Miles Across Florida (FKT and Course Record) Beat David Goggins record by 14 hours, 22 mins

  • Solo Adventure Racing National Championship (1st Place Overall) Youngest National Champion ever

  • Fastest to Run 1110 Miles Covering the Length of Florida (Florida Trail FKT in 21 days, 11 hours)

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At 21 years old:

  • 24-Hour Adrenaline Rush Adventure Race (2nd Place)

  • 152 Mile Unsupported Foothills Trail FKT (Set the record alongside my dad)

  • 24-Hour Blue Ridge Adventure Race (I teamed up with a 10-year-old to beat my record for the youngest to finish a 24 hour race)

  • Race to Survive: Alaska TV Show (40+ day survival race across Alaska) Hit TV Show streaming on Peacock

  • 10-Hour Bear Adventure Race (1st Place out of 100 teams) First time a solo racer has beat all the teams

  • 145 Mile Double SCAR FKT (Considered one of the Premiere FKT Routes in the world)

  • 18-Hour Cauldron Adventure Race (2nd Place) I teamed up with a 10-year-old

  • 26.2-Hour Pisgah Adventure Race (1st place)

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At 20 years old:

  • 10-Hour CARE Adventure Race, I raced alongside a 9-year-old and won overall (1st place)

  • Georgia Death Race 74ish miler, my first mountain Ultra (13th out of 200+ racers)

  • Helped crew an FKT on the Pinhoti Trail, I paced for over 140 miles

  • Benton MacKaye Trail Fastest Known Time, 289 miles (5d 15h 23m)

  • 30 Hour Stubborn Mule Adventure Race (2nd place)

  • Appalachian Trail, Georgia Section, Overall Unsupported FKT (78 miles, 22h 50m 22s)

  • Sea to Summit to Sea on Hawaii's Tallest mountain in Oahu, established a new FKT

  • 250 Mile Ultra Run on the Pinhoti Trail (On track to beat FKT but got a concussion)

  • 3 Day Sea to Sea Expedition race (1st place out of 100 teams) Youngest to win the largest adventure race in the country

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At 19 years old:​​

  • 12 Hour Blue Ridge Adventure Race (1st place)

  • 24-Hour Bear Adventure Race (2nd place)

  • 24 Hour Oak Mountain Adventure Race (1st place)

  • 7 Hour New Year Ultra Race (4th place)

  • 30 Hour Cauldron Adventure Race (1st place)

  • 3 Day Sea to Sea Expedition race (2nd place out of 100 teams)

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At 18 years old:​​

  • Graham Swamp Ultra 100K (1st Place overall male)

  • 24 Hour Blue Ridge Adventure Race (2nd place) 

  • Nomad 48 Hour Adventure Race (1st place)

  • Youngest Finisher of the World's Toughest Race | Eco-Challenge Fiji. (11 days) Hit TV Show streaming on Amazon Prime

  • Longhaul 100-mile Trail Run. (1st Place 18 and under)

  • Sea to Sea 3-Day Expedition Race (2nd Place Overall)

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  At 17 years old:​​

  • Graham Swamp 6 Hour MTB race (1st Place under 18)

  • Hammerhead 100 Mile Mountain Bike Race (Top 10)

  • Cohutta 100 mile MTB race

  • 24 Hour Blue Ridge Adventure Race (2nd place)

  • 12 Hours of Tsali MTB Race (2nd place)

  • 12 Hour Nocturnal Challenge (1st place)

  • 4 Day Untamed New England Expedition Race

  • 12 Hours River to Sea Ultra Run

  • Blairsville 8 Hour Adventure Race (1st place)

  • Florida State Championship Adventure Race (1st place)

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At 16 years old:

  • Swamp 50k Ultra (Hardest ultra in Florida)

  • Earth Day 18 hour adventure race (1st place)

  • Cohutta 100 mile MTB race

  • Blue Ridge adventure race 24 hour (2nd place)

  • Gone riding Hailes trails 6 Hour MTB race

  • Blankets Creeks 6 hour MTB race (1st place junior expert division)

  • 6 hours of Tsali MTB race (5th place)

  • Gone Riding Xterra in Tsali

  • Cauldron 36 Hour Adventure Race (2nd Place overall)

  • Adventure Racing World Championships (World Record) The youngest to ever complete 

​              the ARWS Championship in Wyoming. 

  • Fools Gold 60 Mile MTB Race

  • Blairsville 8 Hour Adventure Race (2nd place)

  • Pisgah 26.2 Hour Adventure Race (2nd place)

  • Florida 24 Hour Adventure Race (1st place)

  • Cauldron 36 Hour Adventure Race (4th place)

  • Atlanta Adventure Challenge (1st place)

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At 15 years old:

  • Cohutta 100 Mile MTB race (Youngest to ever complete the full 100 miles)

  • Dirty Spokes 6-hour MTB race (Youngest to ever win the sport division race)

  • Blue Ridge adventure race 24-hour​​ (2nd place) Youngest to ever Podium.  

  • Rev-3 cowboy tough 4-day expedition race

  • FLX 6 hour adventure bike race (3rd place)

  • USARA 24 hour Nationals

  • 6 hour Green Gobbler MTB race

  • 6 hour Chainbuster MTB race

  • 340-mile Huracan MTB race (Record for the youngest ever to finish)

  • 12-hour of Santos (1st place in the solo sport division/4th in expert division)

  • 24-hour Land between the Lakes adventure race

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At 14 years old:

  • HammerHead 100-mile MTB Bike Race: 

       Youngest to ever finish

  • Leadville 50 MTB Bike Race in Colorado:

       Youngest to ever finish

  • Rev-3 Cowboy Tough 4-day expedition race. 

       Official World Record:  Place 15th out of 30 teams and set the New World Record for the 

       youngest racer to ever complete a World Series race.

  • HogBack 24hr Adventure Race in Ocoee, Tenn: (2nd Place) 

  • Florida State Championships Turkey Burn 12hr adventure race: (1st Place overall) 

      Youngest to ever win this race two years in a row

  • Santos 12-Hour MTB Bike Race: 

      Youngest to ever complete 12 laps and 111 miles in 12 hours.

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At 13 years old: 

  • Tsali 12-Hour MTB Bike Race: 

        Youngest to ever finish

  • Florida State Championships Turkey Burn 12hr adventure race: (1st Place overall) 

        (Youngest to ever win this race)

  • Superhero 6-hour adventure race: (4th Place) 

  • Luminescent 8-hour adventure race: (3rd Place)

  • BOAR 6-hour adventure race: (5th Place)

  • Swank 65 Mountain Bike race in NC:

 Youngest racer to ever complete this race within the cut-off. 

  • USARA 24-hour Nationals (25th out of 50 teams)

  • Resolution 8-Hour adventure race: (3rd Place)

  • Pangea Sea to Sea 3-day expedition race. (6th Place out of 25 adult teams)

  • Santos 12-Hour MTB Bike Race: Youngest to ever finish the race solo.

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At 12 years old:

  • Resolution 8-Hour adventure race: (12th Place)

  • Nocturnal 18-Hour adventure race: (4th Place) 

        Best finish for anyone under 16 for 18-hour race in the US.  

  •  Superhero 6-Hour adventure race: (7th Place) 

  • Luminescent 8-hour adventure race: (6th Place)

  • Lighter Knot 8-hour adventure race: (3rd Place) 

  • Checkpoint Tracker Nationals (National Record holder for the youngest racer ever to finish this national championship)

  • Sea to Sea 3-day expedition race.World Record for youngest to finish an expedition-length race 

  • Palmetto Swamp 12-hour adventure (1st Place overall) US record holder for the youngest to ever win a USARA Nationals Qualifier race.

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At 11 years old:

  • Nocturnal 12-Hour adventure race: (6th Place) 

  • Superhero 6-Hour adventure race: (8th Place)

  • USARA 24-hour Nationals (National Record holder for the youngest racer ever to finish a 24 hour National Campionship).

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At 10 years old:

  • BOAR 6-hour adventure race: (12th Place)

  • Turkey Burn 12hr adventure race: (17th Place) 

        (US record holder for the youngest to complete a 12-hour adventure race)

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At 9 years old:

  • BOAR 6-hour adventure race: 

  • Lighterknot 8-hour adventure race: (7th Place)

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At 8 Years old:

  • Missing River 8-hour adventure race:

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At 7 years old:

  • BOAR 6-hour adventure race: (First Adventure Race)

  • Nocatee 5-hour adventure race:​

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