Atheltic Highlights
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Most Recent Accomplishments:
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Fastest Traverse of Iceland: Unsupported 370 Miles
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Fastest to run 1110 miles covering the length of Florida
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2023 Solo Adventure Racing National Champion
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Fastest to run 200 miles Across Florida
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On the Team that set the Guinness World Record for the fastest to climb all 50 States' Highest Mountains
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TV Show: Race to Survive. 40-Day Survival Race streaming on Peacock
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TV Show: World's Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji streaming on Amazon
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Adventure Racing World Records, Youngest Finisher of:
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24 Hour Adventure Racing Nationals (Age 11)
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3 Day Expedition Length Adventure Race (Age 12)
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4 Day Adventure Racing World Series Race (Age 14)
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7 Day Adventure Racing World Championship (Age 16)
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The World's Toughest Race Eco-Challenge Fiji (Age 18)
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Ultrarunning Fastest Known Times:
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1110 Mile Florida Trail
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289 Mile Benton Mackaye Trail
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145 Double SCAR
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80 Mile Skye Trail
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75 Mile Georgia Appalachian Trail
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152 Mile Foothills Trail
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Youngest Person in History to ever win:
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Adventure Racing National Qualifier
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Florida Adventure Racing Championship (3 wins)
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12 Hours of Santos MTB Race (2 wins)
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Expedition Length Adventure Race
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Finished on the Podium in every Adventure Race he has participated in over the past 3 years
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Competed in about 100 Endurance Races as a kid against all adults and placed top 10 in over half of them
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Hunter's Proudest Accomplishment is his ability to inspire the next generation to chase their dreams and even beat his records!
hunter Leininger
The Endurance Hunter's journey started at the youthful age of 7 years old. While most kids Hunter's age were busy playing with play-doh, Hunter was getting ready to redefine logic and test what kids are truly capable of! After years of watching his dad participated in endurance adventure races, hunter constantly begged his father to let him join in on a race. At first, Jeff (Hunter's Dad) was very reluctant with the idea, he said that it was impossible for a kid to do an endurance race. Jeff looked around at all his fellow competitors and noticed there wasn't a single kid out there let alone someone even in their 20s, even today most people in endurance sports are well into their 40s. This didn't discourage Hunter but fueled him even more, he eventually convinced his dad to let him do a 6-hour adventure race!
From that very first race Hunter continued to push the limits that were placed on what a young person can accomplish. He went on to set his first World Record by becoming the Youngest Finisher of the 24 Hour National Championship at the age of 11 when the previous record holder was 23 years old. Hunter didn't stop there, he kept questioning what a kid could really do and went on to set multiple other World Records including being the Youngest Finisher of Adventure Racing World Championships and The Worlds Toughest Race. After completing most of the toughest adventure races in the world, he started broading his horizons towards endurance mountain bike racing and Ultrarunning where he set dozens of records.
Most Recent Accomplishments
1110 Mile Florida Trail FKT
New Record on 1/17/24
Hunter became the fastest person to ever run the length of Florida! He faced the worst conditions on the Florida trail ever, dealing with extreme weather and flooding. He ended up averaging 52 miles every day for 21 days to break the record!
Solo Adventure Racing National Champion
Race on 11/18/23
With less than 2 weeks to recover after his 200 miler, Hunter showed up ready to fight for a national title. Hunter ended up winning the race and becoming the youngest national champion ever!
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