Dakota Jones is a longtime professional trail runner for NNormal, living in Salt Lake City, UT. He is also the Founder and Executive Director of Footprints, an environmental non-profit that endeavors to nurture a new generation of leaders in tackling climate action projects in their local communities. On February 15th, Dakota will be chasing the 100-mile American Record at Jackpot Ultras in Las Vegas, NV, currently held by Zach Bitter in 11:19:13.   As part of this record attempt, Dakota is raising money for Footprints, hoping to secure $30k to support the 2025 campers. Freetrail is proud to contribute and support the fundraiser.    Topics discussed:

• Reflecting on 17 years in the sport
• Evolving with the times and continuing to improve
• Training for the record attempt
• How Footprints provides purpose for Dakota
• The idea of pursuing our life's work
• Collective action & heart work
• Footprints fundraising goals
• Dakota's goals for the rest of the season
• A lot more!

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