Zach Miller, Francesco Puppi, AND Rod Farvard?!?! Oh my this race is going to be exciting. Join me as I discuss the dynamics of the last Golden Ticket Race before Western States this year and dive into some of the backgrounds of each of the runners. I include my picks for top 5 for both races and also include some other racers who have a strong chance of making it top 5 as well. Feel free to comment and let me know who you have in your top 5 or anywhere you think I got it wrong. Enjoy!

Fun Fact: Basically every time I watch the Zach Miller documentary by Billy Yang on Youtube I end up in tears by the end.

There are four opportunities to get Fantasy Freetrail Points at four different races this weekend. Four races means I’m doubling up episodes, the first preview of which will be a double whammy of Madeira Islanda Ultra Trail (MIUT) 115k and the GTWS Great Wall Race in Chengde, China. We’ve got the return of one of the GOATs to the racing scene in Katie Schide at MIUT 115k and the chance for some new Kenyan runners to make a big splash at the second GTWS race of the year. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: Had some jets takeoff near where I was recording around the 18 minute mark. I stop talking for a bit but if you skip ahead about a minute I go back to talking.

Can Remi take back the crown? Will Patrick be able to finally win the overall title? Can Sophia Laukli return to the top of the running world? The first Golden Trail World Series race of the year is here and I couldn't be more freaking stoked! Here's a preview of the athletes racing the most competitive sub ultra trail event in the world.

Another trail race is here and this time it’s a US Trail Long Team qualifier for the Gorge 100k. The top 2 (I’m pretty sure) spots will automatically qualify for the long trail team for the US and will go on to race at the Trail World Championships in Spain later this year in September. I also included some short discussion on my picks for the Calamorro Skyrace which I wasn’t able to get a podcast out in time for unfortunately. Here is the link to my write up from my Big Alta 28k race weekend that I mentioned in the podcast. Enjoy!

Join me for a combined episode as I break down the Chianti 102k & Acantilados Del Notre race predictions, preview, and picks. We've got two of the all time GOATs of trailrunning (hopefully) lining up-Jim and Kilian. They will be joined by last year’s UTMB champion Vincent Bouillard and a host of other accomplished Ultrarunners for what should be an epic showdown. I also try to shine a light on the first race in one of my favorite series (with some of the most scenic courses in the world)-the skyrunning world series. For whatever reason (potentially diluted competition because of so many events) this series seems to get largely overlooked in the US. The Subhub does a good job of podcast previewing races but other than that the races don’t get much attention. Hopefully, I can help change that!

It's that time of year again- Freetrail's very own Big Alta trail races in Marinwood, CA! Join me as I discuss the athletes racing both disances and make picks for Fantasy Freetrail.

Join me today as I break down the runners toeing the line at the 2025 Chuckanut 50k in Bellingham, Washington. I discuss runners, make picks, and point out a few storylines coming into the race.

Part Two of my Transgrancanaria Preview which focuses mostly on the marathon distance athletes running and my picks for top 5. I also discuss upcoming races on the Fantasy Freetrail calendar to look forward to. Enjoy!

Join me for another episode of Let's Talk Trail Running to discuss the upcoming Transgrancanaria Classic and Marathon races. This episode has been split into two due to my technological shortcomings and accidental ending of the first recording when my girlfriend opened my studio (aka our closet) door to get clothes for her run. Part 1 discusses the TGC classic distance race while episode two focuses mostly on the marathon. Enjoy!

Welcome to all the new listeners courtesy of Ken Seals publication The Ultra Minute and other listeners who were just looking for Black Canyon preview material. Join me on another episode of Let's Talk Trail Running for a post mortem on my Black Canyon 100k/50k picks as well as a discussion about the athletes racing Tarawera 100k in New Zealand this weekend and some storylines around them. Enjoy!