Petter Engdahl is a professional trailrunner and skier for the Team Adidas. Best known for his victory and course record at the CCC race at UTMB in 2022, Petter was 6th at the long trail world championships in 2025. Petter joins us on the back of the announcement he will be running the Boston Marathon. 

(00:00) Introduction

(00:15) Xylon Update

(01:45) Dave Update 

(03:27) Interview Starts

(04:53) How Did Petter Get Into the Boston Field?

(06:05) What Motivated Petter to Run Boston?

(08:30) Tarawera 2026  

(11:07) Has Petter Ever Run a Road Race? 

(13:28) What Are Petter’s Aspirations for Boston? 

(18:14) What Boston Specific Training Will Petter Do? 

(23:55) How Much Running Does Petter do in a Week? 

(24:24) How Much Does Petter Run in Winter Normally? 

(27:10) Petter’s Coaching and Training Setup?

(29:40) Does Petter Normally Run on Roads? 

(32:31) Does Petter Do Any Crosstraining in Summer? 

(35:51) Crosscountry Skiing as a Crosstraining Tool 

(38:30) How Does Petter Think of Himself as an Athlete?

(42:10) Trailrunning Archetypes 

(45:07) What Has Petter Brought from Skiing to Trailrunning? 

(47:42) Morning Intervals for an Afternoon Race

(50:54) Petter’s Upcoming Race Plans

(54:41) Petter’s Love for Representing Sweden 

(59:34) Fueling Boston vs Trails

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Links to Petter

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/petter_engdahl 

Strava: https://strava.app.link/vPKuz6uH40b 

Website: https://www.petterengdahl.com/ 

David’s Newsletter Article Mentioned 

https://open.substack.com/pub/healthperformancenexus/p/sulforaphane

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