John Raneri is a professional runner based in Flagstaff, AZ. John is coming off a 2:12 marathon performance at the California International Marathon last December and will be lining up for his debut ultra at the Black Canyon 100K next week.

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Links:

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Fred Abramowitz is Co-Race Director of the Run Rabbit Run series held every mid-September in Steamboat Springs, CO.

In addition to race directing, Fred is the author of “A Blueprint for Sponsors of Ultrarunning” and we use that document to riff about prize money in our sport, why to make ultrarunning more interesting to the casual sports fan, the state of sponsorship, race directing issues, and more.

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Timestamps:

• (2:30) - background in ultrarunning, Run Rabbit Run history, blueprint motivation
• (14:59) - marketing our sport beyond the "diehards" to the participants, rest of the community, and casual sports fans
• (25:58) - prize money and race directing discussion
• (36:10) - Geoff Roes discussion, the ceremony of elite athlete phase shifts
• (44:30) - European racing scene, what it means fro American fan base
• (49:13) - why we can learn from Nascar, poker, etc to grow our fan base
• (59:42) - final thoughts on ultrarunning blueprint, why more of these shoudl exist
• (69:50) - the role of live coverage in ultrarunning

Links:

• A Blueprint For Sponsors Of Ultrarunning
• Leadville 100 - 1994 Race Across The Sky Video
• How To Run 100 Miles
• Ultra Crew Hub
• Run Rabbit Run 100
• Email Fred: [email protected]

Additional Episodes You May Enjoy:

• #183 - Caleb Efta - High Lonesome 100 | UTMB Policy, Trail Running Values, Grassroots Races
• #179 - Peter Abraham | Athlete Sponsorship, Live Race Coverage, Fan Creation In Trail Running
• #135 - Kelly Newlon | Real Athlete Diets, Crewing FKT Projects, Athlete Sponsorship Thoughts

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• Follow Singletrack on Instagram
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• Become A Singletrack Patreon
• Follow Finn on Instagram and Strava

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Caleb Efta is one of the Race Directors for the High Lonesome 100 in the Sawatch Range of Colorado.

He joins the show to discuss why UTMB races have been excluded from the qualifying process for High Lonesome, the values of our sport, the nature and purpose of community events, and the increasing commercialization and professionalization taking shape in this space.

Timestamps:

• 3:30 - introduction, trail runner magazine article quote
• 6:13 - explaining UTMB stance, reasons for exclusion from qualification process
• 25:45 - how these issues should be hashed out by the greater ultrarunning community 
• 34:41 - whether corporate races are a threat to grassroots races
• 59:14 - commercialization and professionalization of the sport
• 64:59 - how community values are decided 

Links:

• High Lonesome 100
• Ultrarunning Magazine Podcast
• Trails and Tarmac - Get Coached

Discounts:

• Rabbit - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website (https://www.runinrabbit.com/discount/SINGLETRACK20) to get 20% off your next order
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Additional Episodes You May Enjoy:

• #179 - Peter Abraham | Athlete Sponsorship, Live Race Coverage, Fan Creation In Trail Running
• #135 - Kelly Newlon | Real Athlete Diets, Crewing FKT Projects, Athlete Sponsorship Thoughts

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I’m joined by co-host Brett Hornig and special guest Tim Tollefson to riff pretty much free-form about the world of mountain ultra trail running for 2 hours. It's a good one. 
 
Timestamps:

• (2:46) - Tim's sponsorship change, being a darkhorse, the latter stages of ultrarunning careers, UTMB aspirations, other goals for 2023 and 2024
• (18:47) - what it means to be a true fan of the sport, whether 100 milers are what matter most in the sport right now, how the sport should be covered 
• (54:34) - UTMB World Series discussion, pro sport narratives, qualifying for top races, fate of the competitive sport
• (69:37) - UROY discussion
• (81:43) - "Buy or Sell" segment
• (107:10) - Final hot takes

Links:

• Mammoth Trail Fest - Register
• Trails and Tarmac - Get Coached
• Follow Tim on Instagram and Strava
• Follow Brett on Instagram and Strava

Discounts:

• Rabbit - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website (https://www.runinrabbit.com/) to get 20% off your next order
• HVMN - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website (https://hvmn.com/SINGLETRACK20) to get 20% off your next order

Additional Episodes You May Enjoy:

• #168 - Long Run Archives #8 | Ties In Ultrarunning, Pacers At Western States, Best Free Agent Runners of 2022, ITRA National League Confusion
• #140 - Long Run Archives #7 | Olympic Ultra Running, UTMB World Series, Race Coverage Ideas, Agents
• #104 - Long Run Archives #6 | Future of Trail Running Content, USATF Debates, Unusual Athlete Sponsorships, Joe Gray Versus Kilian Jornet
• #94 - Long Run Archives #5 | Western States Reactions, Zach Miller Return, Arizona Trail Duel
• #72 - Long Run Archives #4 | Cocodona 250, Mammoth Trail Fest, Super Shoe Influences, Strava Finds
• #62 - Long Run Archives #3 | Betting In Ultrarunning, Next Great Trail Running Towns, Golden Ticket Series Ideas
• #53 - Long Run Archives #2 | Ultrarunning Analytics, Elite DNF Debate, 3:47 Downhill Mile, Magda What If
• #43 - Long Run Archives #1 | Jim Walmsley What Ifs, Black Canyon 100K Preview, Full-Time Ultrarunning

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• Follow Singletrack on Instagram
• Watch Singletrack on Youtube
• Become A Singletrack Patreon
• Follow Finn on Instagram and Strava

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Courtney Dauwalter returns to the podcast to talk about Bandera, the moment she went all in on ultra running, whether she’s interested in returning to Barkley, and for the hometown listeners here in Salt Lake City, whether she will race the Wasatch 100 one day.

Discounts:

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• HVMN - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website (https://hvmn.com/SINGLETRACK20) to get 20% off your next order

Timestamps:

• (2:00) - whether racing and the pain cave ever get easier, more routine
• (4:56) - challenges at Bandera
• (6:29) - whether improvement is felt in training in addition to race results
• (8:03) - racing intuitively
• (10:52) - Salomon discussion
• (13:06) - what she attributes leveling up in 2016-2017 to
• (17:39) - driving force to go full-time as an ultrarunner
• (20:54) - mentorship
• (22:12) - reducing training, racing load in recent years
• (25:01) - UTMB
• (27:42) - whether she will return to Barkley

Links:

• Follow Courtney on Instagram
• Follow Finn on Instagram and Strava

Additional Episodes You May Enjoy:

• #174 - Courtney Dauwalter | 2023 Bandera 100K Pre-Race Interview
• #54 - Garrett Heath | Switch To Trail Running, Pro Lifestyle, Running Teams, Brooks Beasts

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Brett Hornig, Leah Yingling, and Mike McMonagle join the podcast to talk about the livestream experience, ideas for future races, and analysis of how everything played out in the men’s and women’s fields at Bandera this past weekend.

Discounts:

• Rabbit - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website (https://www.runinrabbit.com/) to get 20% off your next order
• Gnarly Nutrition - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website (https://gognarly.com/) to get 20% off your next order
• HVMN - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website (https://hvmn.com/SINGLETRACK20) to get 20% off your next order

Timestamps:

• (4:13) - live coverage experience, reflections
• (41:22) - ideas for future livestreams, ultrarunning media
• (61:36) - Bandera 100K race recap, men's and women's fields

Links:

• Follow Brett on Instagram and Strava
• Follow Leah on Instagram and Strava
• Follow Mike on Instagram and Strava
• Follow Finn on Instagram and Strava

Additional Episodes You May Enjoy:

• #168 - Long Run Archives #8 | Ties In Ultrarunning, Pacers At Western States, Best Free Agent Runners of 2022, ITRA National League Confusion
• #140 - Long Run Archives #7 | Olympic Ultra Running, UTMB World Series, Race Coverage Ideas, Agents
• #104 - Long Run Archives #6 | Future of Trail Running Content, USATF Debates, Unusual Athlete Sponsorships, Joe Gray Versus Kilian Jornet
• #94 - Long Run Archives #5 | Western States Reactions, Zach Miller Return, Arizona Trail Duel
• #72 - Long Run Archives #4 | Cocodona 250, Mammoth Trail Fest, Super Shoe Influences, Strava Finds
• #62 - Long Run Archives #3 | Betting In Ultrarunning, Next Great Trail Running Towns, Golden Ticket Series Ideas
• #53 - Long Run Archives #2 | Ultrarunning Analytics, Elite DNF Debate, 3:47 Downhill Mile, Magda What If
• #43 - Long Run Archives #1 | Jim Walmsley What Ifs, Black Canyon 100K Preview, Full-Time Ultrarunning

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Peter Abraham is a content marketing expert who has worked with brands like Nike, ESPN, Red Bull, Lululemon, Hoka NAZ Elite, and the LA Marathon. He joins the Singletrack Podcast to talk about athlete sponsorship, trail running teams, fan creation, live coverage, and event management in the trail running scene.

Timestamps:

• (1:54)  - biggest pain points in the athlete-sponsorship landscape
• (7:48) - examples of athletes that have embraced having a point of view
• (10:27) - importance of asking brands why they're sponsoring athletes
• (19:58) - why endurance sports teams have a hard time creating fans 
• (28:06) - how endurance sports should think about live coverage
• (36:09) - importance of building a season-long narrative in pro endurance sports
• (41:06) - hyper professionalization of endurance sports event management
• (47:15) - how endurance sports media should adjust to changing consumption habits, values
• (53:41) - making the American trail running mecca

Discounts:

• Rabbit - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website (https://www.runinrabbit.com/) to get 20% off your next order
• Gnarly Nutrition - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website (https://gognarly.com/) to get 20% off your next order
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Links:

• Follow Peter on Instagram
• Subscribe to Peter's blog
• Peter's website
• Peter's appearance on the Freetrail Podcast

Additional Episodes You May Enjoy:

• #137 - Tyler Clements | Should Professional Trail Runners Have Agents?
• #136 - Scott Dunlap | Adidas Runtastic, Strava “GOAT” Program, Future of Connected Athletes
• #60 - Chris Chavez | Citius Mag, Building A Running Media Company, Creating Running Fans

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In this episode, I am joined by Brett Hornig and Leah Yingling to preview the 2023 Bandera 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, and make our predictions for the female and male top-3 finishers this year.

Sponsors:

• Rabbit - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website (https://www.runinrabbit.com/) to get 20% off your next order
• Gnarly Nutrition - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website (https://gognarly.com/) to get 20% off your next order
• Kodiak Cakes - use code Singletrack15 at checkout on their website (https://kodiakcakes.com/)  to get 15% off your next order

Timestamps:

• (1:29) - course, conditions, race history, success factors
• (20:36) - women's field analysis
• (39:28) - men's field analysis

Links:

• Follow Brett Hornig on Instagram
• Follow Leah Yingling on Instagram
• Follow Finn Melanson on Instagram

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Joe McConaughy is a professional trail runner for Brooks based in Seattle, WA lining up for the 2023 Bandera 100K later this week.

Sponsors:

• Rabbit - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website (https://www.runinrabbit.com/) to get 20% off your next order
• Gnarly Nutrition - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website (https://gognarly.com/) to get 20% off your next order
• Kodiak Cakes - use code Singletrack15 at checkout on their website (https://kodiakcakes.com/)  to get 15% off your next order

Timestamps:

• (1:10) - athlete sponsorship discussion
• (11:40) - FKT world discussion
• (17:46) - Bandera discussion

Guest Links:

• Follow Joe on Instagram
• Follow Joe on Strava
• Joe's Website

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Ryan Montgomery is a professional trail runner for Altra based in Wanship, UT lining up for the 2023 Bandera 100K later this week.

Sponsors:

• Rabbit - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website (https://www.runinrabbit.com/) to get 20% off your next order
• Gnarly Nutrition - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website (https://gognarly.com/) to get 20% off your next order
• Kodiak Cakes - use code Singletrack15 at checkout on their website (https://kodiakcakes.com/)  to get 15% off your next order

Timestamps:

• (0:41) - multi-year golden ticket, Western States odyssey
• (3:54) - non-binary policies at golden ticket races
• (12:27) - Bandera discussion

Guest Links:

• Follow Ryan on Instagram
• Follow Ryan on Strava
• Out Trails

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