Matt Urbanski is back on Singletrack and he’s calling in from freakin’ Chamonix. Jealous! Matt just ran the Hardrock 100 and is here to share what it means to toe this extraordinary start line for the first time and run alongside the legends of our sport. We chat about what makes a race so remarkable that people want to sign up for it year after year. And of course I had to ask Matt a bit about the atmosphere in Chamonix in these last few weeks before the biggest event in trail and mountain runnings. LINKS  Team Run Run Matt Urbanski –  running coach Team Run Run on Instagram Cover photo by Teddy Bross   Connect with Singletrack on:  Instagram Twitter Website 

249: 'From Silverton to Chamonix', with Matt Urbanski

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Ben Mead is a finisher of Cocodona 250 2024. After months of training, he almost didn’t make it to the starting line, and then just after a few miles his race seemed over before even the first nightfall. But, with his team by his side Ben rallied, adjusted, and gritted his teeth all the way to Flagstaff. The stories of humanity these ‘multi-day mega trail races’ like Cocodona generate are truly something special, and this is Ben's story.  LINKS  Ben Mead is Chasing Cutoffs on Instagram Cocodona, an Aravaipa Running event Cocodona RD Steve Aderholt on Singletrack Cocodona winner Maggie Guterl and finisher  Staci Revel  on Singletrack   Connect with Singletrack on:  Singletrack.fm Instagram  Brought to you by Electric Cable Car - your trail and mountain news!

305: 'A Cocodona Story', with Ben Mead

Adam Lee, Mr. Community Trail Running, from beautiful Vancouver, BC is back on the show to chat about the importance of keeping ‘community’ in trail running and challenges of the ever-changing media landscape. We opine about the possibility of taking our little sport of trail running to the Olympics and I check in with Adam about his screening of the Trail Running Film Festival at the Rio in his hometown. Catch Adam and the Trail Running Film Festival in early June in several more locations all over Western Canada.  LINKS  Adam Lee is Community Trail Running Community Trail Running on Instagram Trail Running Film Festival on tour  Connect with Singletrack on:  Singletrack.fm Instagram  Brought to you by Electric Cable Car - your source of daily trail and mountain news!  

304: 'Better Lucky Than Good', with Adam Lee

Swiss Alps 100 race director Jakob Herrmann stops by to chat about the origins of the event, what motivated him to get it off the ground, what keeps him going and what his dreams are for the near and far future. The event has grown offering lots of different race distances, including a Hike and Fly event and now for the first time a Backyard Ultra. Hosted in one of the most beautiful corners of the world a race at the Swiss Alps needs to be part of everyone’s bucket list.  LINKS  Swiss Alps 100 on Instagram Swiss Alps 100 Website   Connect with Singletrack on:  Singletrack.fm Instagram  Brought to you by Electric Cable Car - your trail and mountain news!

303: 'Trees are Good, Obviously' with Jakob Herrmann

Nick Triolo, writer, activist, and trail runner is back on Singletrack to share an update on his recent professional move and the giant leap of faith he just took. Nick and I chat about what motivates him to run, to share with others, and why he believes in beauty within our broken world. We also talk about running for a cause and the importance of story-telling in our overcrowded life full of churned out content.  LINKS  Nick Triolo’s website Nick Triolo on Instagram Nick’s new book: ‘The Way Around‘ Nick on Dirtbag Diaries   Connect with Singletrack on:  Singletrack.fm Instagram  Brought to you by Electric Cable Car - your trail and mountain news!  

302: 'Something Died at That Finish Line', with Nick Triolo

Gretchen Walla, race director for Walla Trails and now for the Cougar Mountain Trail Series just outside Seattle is back on the show to chat about the amazing events she’s putting on and what makes them so special. We share stories about the challenges of race directing, and I cheer her on taking on a personal challenge of training for Teanaway Country 100 while directing almost a dozen events.  LINKS  Gretchen Walla on Instagram Walla Trails on Instagram Walla Trails Website Cougar Mountain Trail Series Teanaway Country 100   Connect with Singletrack on:  Singletrack.fm Instagram  Brought to you by Electric Cable Car - your trail and mountain news!

249: 'From Silverton to Chamonix', with Matt Urbanski

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