Coree Woltering, who set a Fastest Known Time (FKT) record on Wisconsin's Ice Age Trail in June, is the subject of a new short film from Outside TV, viewable on outsidetv.com.
The film follows Woltering, of Ottawa, Ill., on his record-setting run, which he began on June 1 at Interstate State Park in St. Croix Falls and completed on June 22 at Potawatomi State Park in Sturgeon Bay. The new FKT of 21 days, 13 hours and 35 minutes beat the previous record of 21 days, 18 hours and 7 minutes set by Milwaukee’s Annie Weiss in 2018.
The film shows Woltering battling ticks and mosquitoes in northern Wisconsin, pushing on after twisting an ankle on day five, and pulling a couple all-nighters to beat the record.
Woltering, a 30-year-old gay Black man, began his run as protests erupted around the country following the death of another Black runner, Ahmaud Arbery, on Feb. 23, and the death of George Floyd on May 25.
"For me that was kind of like, OK, we have COVID happening, and now we have basically a civil rights movement that is starting. June is also Pride Month. There was just a lot to take in," Woltering says at the beginning of the film.
Woltering says being "a Black, gay man running through someone's backyard at 2 a.m." was a concern when he started, but in an interview with the Journal Sentinel during his run in June, he said everyone he encountered had been "extremely friendly."
He reiterated that in the film, noting: "As much tension as there is in the world, we didn't really feel any of that on this whole journey, so that was really awesome."
He hopes his accomplishment can provide some hope during a difficult time.
"Right now, I feel like you really do need to be pushing positive stories of people of color doing these awesome things, because the nation is just so divided. I felt like this was something that I could do that could kind of bring people back together," he says.
In the film, Coree's husband, Tom Aussem, says "that inspiration was really needed. People needed that feeling that we might be down right now, but we're not out."
The end of the 10-minute documentary covers the final leg of his extraordinary journey, which included him running nearly 170 miles over 38 hours, stopping only for short naps in his support vehicle (with a New Glarus Spotted Cow cameo).
"A lot of people of color have brought up that they don't have a group of people that looks like them when they go out on the trail. By doing what I'm doing now, I hope that other kids will see this and say, 'Hey, he looks like me. I can do this, too,' " Woltering says.
His final words in the film include a reminder of the Golden Rule: "Check on your LGBTQ friends. Check on your friends of color. Be proactive in being a positive change. Treat people how you want to be treated."
Contact Chelsey Lewis at clewis@journalsentinel.com. Follow her on Twitter at @chelseylew and @TravelMJS and Facebook at Journal Sentinel Travel.
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