At 225 miles, the Katy Trail is a formidable distance to tackle.
Yet, a few hearty souls have ridden the entire trail in a single day.
And no less amazing, some hikers have covered the entire trail on foot.
BikeKatyTrail does not recommend that you attempt either feat,
at least not without a substantial amount of training and planning.
But we do want to acknowledge those who have done a single-day ride
or walked/ran the entire distance.
Congratulations on your accomplishment!
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"The Katy Cozy"
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Photo: Jeremy V. Myers
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One Day Riders 
Ben DuMont
Date: June 9, 2008
Time: 16 hours
I finished through flash flood conditions (it rained 90 percent of the day) and yes,
on my road bike and skinny racing tires...but it was all for a good cause,
to raise money and awareness for breast cancer research, as my wife is a survivor.
What I had trained for and planned to take 14 hours or less, due to the horrid trail conditions,
took more than 16 hours.
It was like riding through deep, wet sand in many parts and frequent deadfall slowed me down as well.
What a ride, and what an experience!
A friend rode the final 40 miles with me.
PBS did a nice piece on the ride in support of the cause.
If I do it again, will do it with somebody else the entire way and on a DRY day!!!
David Pratt and Paul Toigo
Date: June 22, 2007
Time: 14 hours and 22 minutes
William Sharples
Date: June 22, 2007
Time: 13:40:44 riding time; 14:00:49 elapsed
More details about halfway through this thread
Sam Baugh of Clinton MO
Date: June 24, 2001
Time: 14:01:12 riding time; 15:45:00 elapsed
An unexpected meeting with Sam
Through-Hikers
Greg Cupp of Columbia, MO
When: September 2007
Read Greg's blog.
Doug Knox of Troy, MO
When: June 2007
Not only did Doug hike the whole trail from Clinton to St Charles - he continued on to Machens!
Read Doug's blog.
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