Fresh off the Coastal Challenge Stage Race in Costa Rica, Nick joins guest co-host Nate Dunn and I to chat about his first stage race, training, race directing, kids, his goal to bring home a cougar from Auburn, and how to get faster on the trails.

Nick runs for Altra Footwear and blogs at Rocky Mountain Dirt Running.

He’ll also be running in the competitive Lake Sonoma 50 next month and will be talking with URP and ultrasportslive.tv exclusively about the race.