Courtney Olsen is a pro runner for HOKA living in Bellingham, WA. She is also the brand new World Record holder for the 50-mile distance, something she was able to achieve last weekend at Tunnel Hill in Southern Illinois. Finishing in a time of 5:31:56, Courtney managed to lower the existing record held by Ann Trason for 33 years by nine minutes. This is her first appearance on the podcast.

Topics we discuss:

• Courtney’s background and history with sport
• Her struggles with depression and finding purpose in her 20s
• The Bellingham Distance Project, a training group she helped to found 10 years ago
• Her passion for art and writing
• Her experience at lululemon’s FURTHER event where she was there supporting Devon Yanko
• Her huge podium performance at Comrades
• A deep unpacking of her WR at tunnel hill
• Look ahead to the 100k World Championship next month
• And a lot more!

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Sponsors:

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Kilian Jornet is one of the greatest athletes of all-time across all sports. His athletic accomplishments are staggering across trail running, alpinism, and ski mountaineering. This season he won Zegama for the 11th time, Sierre Zinal for the 10th time, and then completed a 1200km traverse of the Alps -- a personal project he called "Alpine Connections." 

Some topics we discuss:

• Kilian and Emelie’s expanding family and lessons from parenthood
• The value of exposing kids to a life of adventure
• Zegama, a race that Kilan has now won 11 times over 17 years
• Kilian’s training, including a fascinating discussion around belief, circadian rhythm and stress management
• Sierre Zinal, exploring how we maintain high performance as we get older
• Alpine Connections, talking about the vision, the complexities, flow state experiences, and artistic influences inherent in the project.
• Kilian's future goals including some exciting potential races in 2025
• A lot more

• Use code freetrail10 for 10% off Speedland Footwear
• Grab a trail running pack from Osprey
• Use code FT15 for 15% off Gnarly Nutrition
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4 YEARS OF PLAY LED TO THIS: CORINNE’s race AT JJ100

Hosted by: Ryan Thrower 

Today we chat with Golden Ticket winner, Hannah Allgood, all about her 2024 Javelina 100 experience! Hannah is also a Freetrail Experts coach and co-host of the world famous podcast, Trail Running Radio.

::Topics Discussed::

• What happened to Trail Running Radio?
• A true & false segment
• What playlist she listened to on the last lap
• The shift from mountain races to flat and fast
• Heat Training
• Nutrition/fueling
• Why strava dark before the race
• If she accepted her Golden Ticket
• What it was like running her first 100 mile
• & more

Link to Hannah's Lap 5 Playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2lypxmNJ0wo5gxxPQNjfmL?si=Gp-j8Ug6TWSxeFpzsLviXQ&pi=u-MjJaZAxsSyu2

Max Jolliffe is a pro runner for Satisfy living in Southern California. Max has only been in the sport for a couple years, accumulating experience and discovering his talent. Last week, Max had his biggest athletic breakthrough, winning and setting a new CR at the Moab 240. Max has a powerful personal story and it was great to get to know him in this conversation. 

Topics discussed:

• Max's struggles with addiction
• Getting clean and discovering purpose through running
• Run streaking and why he started 3+ years ago
• Max's tattoos and tattoo culture
• Discovering running talent and chasing goals
• The value of jumping in the deep end
• Max's sponsors Satisfy & Cadence
• Learnings from TDS
• The Moab 240 comeback victory
• A lot more!

The Beach Kid -- Film about Max's race at TDS

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Sponsors:

• Use code freetrail10 for 10% off Speedland Footwear
• Grab a trail running pack from Osprey
• Use code FT15 for 15% off Gnarly Nutrition
• Go to ketone.com/freetrail30 for 30% off a subscription of Ketone IQ

Freetrail Links: Website | Freetrail Pro | Patreon | Instagram | YouTube | Freetrail Experts

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Tim Tollefson is a pro runner for Craft Sportswear, living in Mammoth Lakes, CA. He is also the Founder and Race Director of Mammoth Trail Fest. Tim is just eclipsing his tenth year as a trail runner where he's been one of the best athletes in the world. Approaching his 40th birthday, Tim is in a bit of a transition, still motivated to compete at the top while building the foundation for his next chapter. Tim is a longtime friend and our careers are unfolding in similar ways, making this a really fun conversation.

Topics discussed:

• Creativity and craftsmanship
• The practical physical and mental realities of aging
• The importance of continuous self-work
• Living in alignment with personal values
• Burning clean fuel vs dirty fuel metaphorically
• Tim's 2024 season including his DNF at UTMB
• The rapid changes in the sport and increasing competition
• Tim's relationship with UTMB championship Vincent Bouillard
• Mammoth Trail Fest's growth
• The idea of pursuing your life's work
• The controversy and peaceful resolution of the Golden Trail race in Mammoth
• Tim's personal development
• Goals for 2025
• A lot more!

Craft's film about Tim's 2024 UTMB

Sponsors:

• Use code freetrail10 for 10% off Speedland Footwear
• Grab a trail running pack from Osprey
• Use code FT15 for 15% off Gnarly Nutrition
• Go to ketone.com/freetrail30 for 30% off a subscription of Ketone IQ

Freetrail Links: Website | Freetrail Pro | Patreon | Instagram | YouTube | Freetrail Experts

Dylan Links: Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn | Strava

This month for October office hours, the Freetrail team shares some member updates coming soon including new merch, the Freetrail Factory team, the Freetrail Fund and more. 

Then we discuss Javelina, and hear from others about life, racing, and generally catch-up. We miss everyone! Thanks for joining. 

Note: a quick note for those who may have missed the news, after our member surve, we decided to move office hours to monthly and will check in at the end of the year to see how people feel about the new cadence. 

On this episode of Freetrail Unfiltered, we welcome Francesco Puppi, pro athlete for Nike from Italy. In addition to his athletic career, Francesco helped to found the Pro Trail Runners Association and is seen as a leader, advocating for a positive future for the sport and especially the pro athletes. Last week, Francesco put up an IG post explaining his rationale for not taking part in the GTWS final this month. We talk about that decision, using it as an entry point to discuss the balance between embracing new opportunities while preserving the spirit of trail. We also discuss the rumors we've heard about the future of GTWS and the anticipated changing calendar for 2025.

Caleb Olson is a professional trail runner for Nike living in Salt Lake City, UT. In the last couple years, Caleb has had a remarkable streak of high performance, including qualifying for the World Championships, winning a Golden Ticket, and running 14:40 at Western States -- the fastest debut in the race's history. This is his first appearance on the podcast.

Topics discussed:

• Caleb's mountaineering exploits
• The current momentum in the SLC trail scene
• His history of being self-coached and why that might change soon
• The importance of good partners in life and sport
• Adapting to professional racing and rising to the occasion
• Caleb's strong 2023 season and signing with Nike
• His 2024 season including his amazing WS debut
• Lessons around desire, motivation, and a lot more!

Sponsors:

• Use code freetrail10 for 10% off Speedland Footwear
• Grab a trail running pack from Osprey
• Use code FT15 for 15% off Gnarly Nutrition
• Go to ketone.com/freetrail30 for 30% off a subscription of Ketone IQ

Freetrail Links: Website | Freetrail Pro | Patreon | Instagram | YouTube | Freetrail Experts

Dylan Links: Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn | Strava

On this episode of Freetrail Unfiltered, Travis Loncar joins to talk about the deeper context from Wikipedia-gate and how the public narrative doesn't fully align with the facts of the case. We also talk about some of our early feelings ahead the third edition of Trail Runner Of The Year and finish with a quick skateboarding tangent. 

Fast Women article: https://fastwomen.substack.com/p/fast-women-tigist-ketema-wins-in