Gary Robbins has won the HURT 100-mile trail race 3 times and many other races. He is also a coach and race director. Gary joins The Nation to talk about

• his experience at Barkley Marathons
• "scraping"
• his "10 essentials for safe backcountry adventures, trail running style"
• pacing and fueling
• "fade-rate"

Check out

• Gary's coaching site
• Gary's Coast Mountain Trail Series
• The Squamish 50
• The Red Bull 400 m at Whistler

photo credit Brian McCurdy