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Long Run Archives #17 | Canyons 100K Highlights, Jim Walmsley Returning To UTMB?, Spring Energy Controversy

Brett Hornig and Jeff Colt join Singletrack to riff on the latest news in the ultra-trail running world. Timestamps:(1:42) - Canyons 100K Highlights(32:35) - Regional Trail Team Competitions (Like Boulder vs Salt Lake)(52:36) - UTMB Americas Major Moving From Canyons To...

2024 Canyons 100K Preview | Analysis, Storylines, Predictions

Finn Melanson, Brett Hornig, and Leah Yingling provide in-depth analysis, commentary, and predictions for the competition at the 2024 Canyons 100K.     Timestamps:(0:00) - course strategy, weather conditions, historical performance data, competitive race context(30:22) - women's field preview, storylines, analysis,...

Jeff Browning | Cocodona 250 Insights, Competitive Longevity, Ultrarunning History

Jeff Browning joins the show to talk about his history in the sport, competitive relevance over the last two decades, and insights on his training and preparation leading into the 2024 Cocodona 250. Timestamps:(0:00) - Wasatch 100 Reflections(11:49) - Competitive...

Simon Freeman | Behind The Print - Like The Wind Magazine

Simon Freeman is the Co-Founder of Like The Wind Magazine. In this episode, we talk about differences in running culture across the globe, the nuts and bolts of building and maintaining a media brand in the sport, and conclude with...

Jasmin Paris | Achieving "The Impossible" At The 2024 Barkley Marathons

Jasmin Paris returns to the Singletrack Podcast to talk about her historic, limits-defying finish at the 2024 Barkley Marathons. Timestamps:1:59 The Story Behind the Gear6:57 Sponsorship Status, The Green Runners, Promoting Sustainability10:13 Hardrock 100, Future Races and Travel13:31 Harnessing the Media...

Jared Campbell | 2024 Barkley Marathons Insights

Jared Campbell is a 4-time finisher of the Barkley Marathons, a past winner of the Hardrock 100, the creator of the Running Up For Air series, and the genius behind classic FKT routes like the Wasatch Ultimate Ridge Linkup and...

2024 Barkley Marathons Recap | Jasmin Paris Makes History, Five Runners Finish, Lazarus Lake Report

This episode was recorded in-person at Brooks HQ in Seattle, Washington with Joe McConaughy at the Brooks Trail Team training camp shortly after the 2024 Barkley Marathons.  We recount Jasmin Paris’ finish and the historical significance of that moment for...

Long Run Archives #16 | Lululemon FURTHER Recap, Multi-Day Race Strategy, Ultrarunning Research

Brett Hornig and Leah Yingling join Singletrack to recap the Lululemon-backed FURTHER event which took place outside of Palm Springs, CA about a week ago.  It was equal parts interesting from performance, research, technology, marketing, and lifestyle standpoints and we...

Christian Meier | Pro Trail Running vs Pro Cycling, Norwegian Training Methods, Finding New Athletic Peaks

Christian Meier is a professional trail runner for Salomon and an entrepreneur based in Girona, Spain. In this discussion, Christian shares insights on the contrasting levels of professionalism in cycling and trail running. He delves into the integration of Norwegian...

Automating Ultrarunning Hydration Strategy And Execution | Meridith Cass (Nix Biosensors)

Meridith Cass - the Founder-CEO of Nix BioSensors - joins the show to talk about the self-health movement, the latest technology behind hydration intelligence, and the prospect of completely automating your hydration strategy and execution at an ultra-trail race like...

Paul Huddle | UTMB Whistler, Ironman Group Influence, Future of Trail Running

Paul Huddle is the Senior Director of Global Trail Running Operations for the Ironman Group. Beyond that, Paul is a former elite triathlete, he got a silver buckle at the 1997 Western States 100, he’s been a race director, and...

Eurotrack #4 | Transgrancanaria Preview

We are back with cohost Katie Schide for another edition of Eurotrack this time to provide in-depth analysis, commentary, and predictions for the competition at the 2024 Transgrancanaria 126K.  Timestamps:(0:34) - general thoughts about Transgrancanaria(9:22) - course analysis for Transgrancanaria(26:54) -...

Long Run Archives #15 | Black Canyon 100K Recap, Golden Ticket Outlooks, Doping In Trail Running

Brett Hornig, Jeff Colt, and Corrine Malcolm join Singletrack to riff on the latest news in the ultra-trail running world. In this conversation, we share our takeaways from the 2024 Black Canyon 100K, talk about the entirety of the Western...

Mary Kate Shea | Building World-Class Running Events, Pro Athlete Recruitment, Boston Marathon Insights

Mary Kate Shea, serving as the Senior Director of Pro Athletes for road race events at the Boston Athletic Association, holds a pivotal role in recruiting and facilitating the experience of hundreds of professional runners at marquee events like the...

2024 Black Canyon 100K Preview | Analysis, Storylines, Predictions

Finn Melanson, Brett Hornig, and Leah Yingling provide in-depth analysis, commentary, and predictions for the competition at the 2024 Black Canyon 100K.    Timestamps:(1:09) - course strategy, weather conditions, historical performance data, competitive race context(34:01) - women's field preview, storylines, analysis, predictions(68:51)...

Adam Merry | 2024 Black Canyon 100K Pre-Race Interview

Adam Merry is a professional trail runner for Saucony based in Boulder, CO ahead of his race at the Black Canyon 100K on February 10th. In this conversation, we catch up on the second half of his 2023 season, all...

Emkay Sullivan | 2024 Black Canyon 100K Pre-Race Interview

Emkay Sullivan is a professional trail runner for Craft based in Reno NV ahead of her race at the Black Canyon 100K on February 10th. In this conversation we talk about going full-time on trail running, making the jump to...

Rachel Drake | 2024 Black Canyon 100K Pre-Race Interview

Rachel Drake is a professional trail runner for Nike based in Portland, Oregon. Ahead of her race at the Black Canyon 100K on February 10th, we talk about using the road marathon as a vehicle for trail speed, the value...

Hayden Hawks | Return To Racing, Training and Nutrition Lessons, Western States Vision

Hayden Hawks is a professional trail runner sponsored by Hoka, Coros, and Precision, based in Cedar City, UT. In this conversation, we discuss his recovery from injury and surgery midway through the last season, the tools and knowledge he has...

Ben Blankenship | American Olympian Enters The Ultrarunning Scene

Sam Parsons | The Trials And Tribulations Of Professional Running

Sam Parsons returns to provide an update on Tinman Elite, a professional running team based out of Boulder, CO. We get into the challenges of building, maintaining, and growing the team, influencing the greater professional culture in running, and reflections...

Zach Miller | UTMB Thoughts, Training and Racing Reflections, 2024 Plans

Zach Miller is a professional trail runner for the North Face. In this conversation, we cover this latest thoughts on training, racing, and UTMB. Timestamps:(1:06) - UTMB Thoughts(35:56) - Training, Racing, Career Thoughts(89:53) - Miscellaneous Topics, Next Steps Sponsors:Naak - use code...

How To Build A Professional Trail Running Team (November 2021)

Way back in November 2021 when this show was just getting off the ground, we did an episode with Sam Parsons - a professional runner and cofounder of the Tinman Elite team based in Boulder, CO. At the time, I...

Trail Tea #2 | UTMB Issues, Doping Discussions, Media Outlooks

Trail Tea is back! In this edition, I am once again joined by Jack Kuenzle, Dan Curts, and Abby Levene. There is a fair bit of profanity used in this episode, so you are forewarned on that front. And one...

2023 Year In Mountain Ultra-Trail Running | Awards, Highlights, Storylines, Predictions

I am joined by co-hosts Brett Hornig and Leah Yingling to recap the year in mountain ultra trail running. We cover our favorite storylines, biggest changes in the sport, the rookie athletes that burst onto the scene, runners that had...

Jennifer Pharr Davis | Appalachian Trail Reflections, State of FKTs, Pursuits of Endurance

Jennifer Pharr Davis is perhaps best known in our community for her two fastest known times set on the Appalachian Trail in 2008 and 2011. The latter record, in my humble opinion, stands as one of the most important and...

Long Run Archives #14 | More UTMB Controversy, Iconic 2010s Race Performances, Hardrock 100 Hype

Finn Melanson, Brett Hornig, and special guest Jeff Colt talk about UTMB parting ways with Corrine Malcolm, the latest, Hardrock 100 and Black Canyon 100K start lists, reactions to the new Strava messaging feature, race performances that defined the 2010s,...

Spike Eskin | What Trail Running Can Learn From Major Sports Media

Spike Eskin is the VP of programming for WFAN and CBS Sports Radio and the host of a popular basketball podcast called “The Rights to Ricky Sanchez”.  Given the proliferation of ultra-trail running media coverage in recent years, I figured this...

Christina Henderson | 2023 Running Event, Trail Running Trends, Outdoor Industry Business

Christina Henderson serves as the Executive Director for the Running Event, the premier trade show for the running industry which takes place annually at the end of November in Austin, TX. At the time of this recording, we were just...

Sam Renouf | What Trail Running Can Learn From The Professional Triathletes Organization

Sam Renouf is the Founder and CEO of the Professional Triathletes Organization. In this conversation, we talk about the challenges of professionalizing and mainstreaming endurance sports, pro athlete welfare, generating more casual fans for sports like trail running, and we...

Seth Ruhling | 2023 JFK 50 Champion

Seth Ruhling is a professional trail runner for The North Face based in Boulder, CO. Seth joins the podcast fresh off his 2nd win at the JFK 50 this past Saturday and we spend a fair bit of time breaking...

Lindsey McDonald | 2023 Ultra Trail Cape Town Pre-Race Interview

Lindsey McDonald is a trail runner for the Aravaipa Racing Team based in Flagstaff, AZ preparing for the 2023 Ultra Trail Cape Town 100K. Sponsors:Naak - use code SINGLETRACK15 at checkout on their website (https://www.naak.com/) to get 15% off your purchase.Rabbit...

Marianne Hogan | 2023 Ultra Trail Cape Town Pre-Race Interview

Marianne Hogan is a pro trail runner for Salomon based in Montreal, Quebec preparing for the 2023 Ultra Trail Cape Town 100K. Sponsors:Naak - use code SINGLETRACK15 at checkout on their website (https://www.naak.com/) to get 15% off your purchase.Rabbit - use...

Katie Schide | Grand Raid Win, Western States 100 Return, European Ultra Trail Year In Review

Eurotrack is back! Katie recaps her Grand Raid win and her decision to return to the Western States 100 next year, and then we do a retrospective on the 2023 European ultra trail scene offering our opinions on top performances,...

World Trail Majors Announcement | Steve Brammar

Steve Brammar is the Co-Race Director for the Hong 100K and one of the key architects of the World Trail Majors, which launches today. Listen to our conversation to get all the details about what it is, how it works,...

Appalachian Trail FKT Playbook | Kristian Morgan

In this episode, Kristian Morgan goes into detail about what it takes to pursue and set the fastest known time on the Appalachian Trail. If you're interested in this scene either as a fan of long trail attempts or as...

Long Run Archives #13 | UTMB Whistler Controversy, Javelina Jundred Recap, Senseman Retires

Finn Melanson, Brett Hornig, and special guest Jamil Coury talk about the news of Eric Senseman's retirement, the end of the Kauai 50, whether Ryan Hall is getting into ultra trail running, the UTMB Whistler debacle, and a recap of...

Jeff Pelletier | 200 Mile Racing Insights, Running YouTube, Business of Trail Running

Jeff Pelletier is an outdoor adventure filmmaker and competitive ultrarunner who recently took 2nd place in an unusually thrilling finish (for a race of this distance) at the Moab 240 earlier this month and runs a popular YouTube channel linked...

2023 Javelina Jundred Preview | Analysis, Storylines, Predictions

Finn Melanson, Brett Hornig, and Leah Yingling provide in-depth analysis, commentary, and predictions for the competition at this year’s 2023 Javelina Jundred. Timestamps:(1:09) - course strategy, weather conditions, historical performance data, competitive race context(38:37) - women's field preview, storylines, analysis, predictions(66:05)...

2023 Javelina Jundred Pre-Race Interviews | Brett Hornig, Heather Jackson, Athlete Roundtable

To round out our 2023 Javelina Jundred pre-race athlete interviews, we talk with Brett Hornig, Heather Jackson, and a virtual athlete roundtable of Joe McConaughy, Blake Slattengren, and Ryan Raff - all of whom are seeking golden tickets to next...

2023 Javelina Jundred Pre-Race Interviews | Preston Cates, Tara Dower, Riley Brady

To kick-off our 2023 Javelina Jundred coverage, we interview Preston Cates, Tara Dower, and Riley Brady who are all seeking golden tickets to next year's Western States 100. Timestamps:(1:04) - Preston Cates Interview(25:09) - Tara Dower Interview(43:45) - Riley Brady Interview Sponsors:Naak...

Caleb Olson | Grindstone Win, Western States Golden Ticket, SLC Trail Scene

Caleb Olson is an ultra-trail runner based in Draper, UT who recently won the Grindstone 100K which simultaneously earned him an auto-qualifier to next year’s CCC and a golden ticket to next year’s Western States 100.  In this episode, we talk...

Jonathan Albon | Western States 100 Golden Ticket, Elite Group Training, CCC Win Recap,

Jonathan Albon is a professional trail runner for the North Face based in Romsdal Norway who recently won the prestigious CCC race in Chamonix, France earlier this summer and in the process punched his ticket to next year’s Western States.  This...

Brad Stulberg | Peak Performance, Mastering Change, And Willpower For Ultrarunners

Brad Stulberg has authored many books in the emerging interdisciplinary research field of performance science including his latest, Masters of Change. In this conversation, we tie many of the key takeaways back to the world of mountain ultra trail running...

Scott McCoubrey | 90s Trail Running Teams, Scott Jurek Stories, Seattle Trail Scene

Scott McCoubrey has influenced many of the most pivotal moments in our sport's recent history. In this conversation, Scott shares fascinating stories from his days hanging out with Krissy Moehl, Hal Koerner, and Scott Jurek on the 2000s Seattle trail...

Jim Walmsley | UTMB Takeaways, Career Reflections, What's Next

Jim Walmsley joins the podcast to talk about the major takeaways from his UTMB win, the impacts of moving to France last year, how he's managed his career to date and his path to going full-time pro, as well as...

2023 UTMB Recap | Race Analysis, Takeaways, Top Performances

Finn Melanson and Brett Hornig recap the 2023 Ultra Trail Du Mont Blanc - the live coverage, major takeaways, top athlete performances, the possible futures of the event, and listener takes. Sponsors:Feetures - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website...

2023 CCC Women's Field Preview | Analysis, Storylines, Predictions

Finn Melanson and Brett Hornig provide in-depth analysis, commentary, and predictions for the women's field lining up at the 2023 CCC in the UTMB World Series Finals. Sponsors:Feetures - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website (https://feetures.com/) to get 20%...

2023 CCC Men's Field Preview | Analysis, Storylines, Predictions

Finn Melanson and Brett Hornig provide in-depth analysis, commentary, and predictions for the men's field lining up at the 2023 CCC in the UTMB World Series Finals. Sponsors:Feetures - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website (https://feetures.com/) to get 20%...

2023 UTMB Women's Field Preview | Analysis, Storylines, Predictions

Finn Melanson and Brett Hornig provide in-depth analysis, commentary, and predictions for the women's field lining up for the 2023 Ultra-Trail Du Mont Blanc. Sponsors:Feetures - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website (https://feetures.com/) to get 20% off your next...