I am joined by Brett Hornig to talk about some of our takeaways from Black Canyon, prize money and professional support in ultrarunning, emerging storylines for Western States, the future of live-streaming, the future of pacers and crew at race, and which sports outside of trail running produce the best athletes for our world.

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Timestamps:

• (4:35) - recapping Black Canyon 
• (12:11) - what makes a race so competitive 
• (18:27) - livestream hypotheticals
• (27:03) - competitive fluidity of ultra races outside of Western States
• (34:00) - prize money debate, supporting professionals
• (48:31) - Western States golden ticket discussion, emerging storylines
• (82:32) - getting rid of pacers and crews
• (95:42) - future of livestreaming discussion
• (111:12) - which athletes from other sports make the best ultrarunners

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In this episode, I am joined by Brett Hornig and Leah Yingling to preview the 2023 Black Canyon 100K. We analyze the course, talk about what it's going to take to be successful, note some of the interesting storylines around the event, make our predictions for the female and male top-5 finishers this year, and respond to listener comments, questions, and hot takes around the event.

Timestamps:

• (1:12) - catching up, excitement for Black Canyon, stature in the golden ticket series and greater American ultra trail running scene
• (10:22) - course knowledge, analysis, how runners should prepare, livestream strategy
• (25:08) - women's field analysis, storylines, fantasy picks
• (57:33) - men's field analysis, storylines, fantasy picks
• (95:51) - listener comments, questions, hot takes

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Anthony Costales is a trail runner based in Salt Lake City, UT preparing for the 2023 Black Canyon 100K.

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• #191 - Cole Watson | 2023 Black Canyon 100K Pre-Race Interview
• #188 - Tim Freriks | 2023 Black Canyon 100K Pre-Race Interview
• #187 - David Laney | 2023 Black Canyon 100K Pre-Race Interview
• #186 - Ryan Miller | 2023 Black Canyon 100K Pre-Race Interview
• #185 - John Raneri | 2:12 Marathoner Making Ultra Debut At The Black Canyon 100K

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Cole Watson is a professional trail runner based in Folsom, CA preparing for the 2023 Black Canyon 100K.

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• #187 - David Laney | 2023 Black Canyon 100K Pre-Race Interview
• #186 - Ryan Miller | 2023 Black Canyon 100K Pre-Race Interview
• #185 - John Raneri | 2:12 Marathoner Making Ultra Debut At The Black Canyon 100K

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Sarah Biehl is a trail runner based in Columbus, Ohio preparing for the 2023 Black Canyon 100K.

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• #190 - Keely Henninger | 2023 Black Canyon 100K Pre-Race Interview
• #189 - Hannah Allgood | 2023 Black Canyon 100K Pre-Race Interview

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Keely Henninger is a professional trail runner for Altra based in Portland, OR preparing for the 2023 Black Canyon 100K.

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• Trail Society Podcast

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• #189 - Hannah Allgood | 2023 Black Canyon 100K Pre-Race Interview

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Hannah Allgood is a professional runner for Dynafit based in Colorado Springs, CO preparing for the 2023 Black Canyon 100K. In this conversation we talk about her relatively late entry into the sport, where she draws confidence from as a pro trail runner, the level of preparation she puts into each event, and her motivation to get to the start line at Black Canyon.

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• #188 - Tim Freriks | 2023 Black Canyon 100K Pre-Race Interview
• #187 - David Laney | 2023 Black Canyon 100K Pre-Race Interview
• #186 - Ryan Miller | 2023 Black Canyon 100K Pre-Race Interview
• #185 - John Raneri | 2:12 Marathoner Making Ultra Debut At The Black Canyon 100K

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Tim Freriks is a professional runner for Craft Sportswear based in Flagstaff, AZ preparing for the 2023 Black Canyon 100K. In this episode, we talk about his career to date, what it takes to compete at a high level, racing alongside fellow Coconino Cowboys, and Western States ambitions.

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• #187 - David Laney | 2023 Black Canyon 100K Pre-Race Interview
• #186 - Ryan Miller | 2023 Black Canyon 100K Pre-Race Interview
• #185 - John Raneri | 2:12 Marathoner Making Ultra Debut At The Black Canyon 100K

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David Laney is a professional trail runner for Craft Sportswear based in Bellingham, WA preparing for the 2023 Black Canyon 100K. In this episode, we talk about golden ticket aspirations, his history with Western States, and his thoughts on nomadic training.

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Additional Episodes You May Enjoy:

• #186 - Ryan Miller | 2023 Black Canyon 100K Pre-Race Interview
• #185 - John Raneri | 2:12 Marathoner Making Ultra Debut At The Black Canyon 100K

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Ryan Miller is a professional trail runner based in San Antonio, TX preparing for the 2023 Bandera 100K.

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• Maverick Running Community

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• #185 - John Raneri | 2:12 Marathoner Making Ultra Debut At The Black Canyon 100K

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