Doug sees a bear and Mathias walks on snow. Both events are eye-opening and a bit more unsettling than they should be. But lessons are learned and pictures takes.

Mathias sleeps in his new tent and welcomes summer. Doug discovers trails and worries about bears after a long winter. The two discuss best practices to stay safe in the backcountry when traveling beyond cell coverage and especially lately, solo. Links at outdoor-society.com

Doug gets a haircut, Mathias a Strava subscription, and UTMB gets cancelled. This week is full of new stuff, fun stuff, and sad stuff. The future of trail running is discussed and how timber harvesting changes local trails. Links at outdoor-society.com

Let's have a podcast to talk about another podcast - that's new. But seriously, in this week's episode we dive int0 the phenomena of the "Fastest Known Time" run, and find obscure routes for ourselves. Good Times. Five Stars. Links on: outdoor-society.com

Our first virtual race was an incredible success and we're excited to sit down with women's race winner Tabatha Collins who shares her challenges with teaching first graders during this time, overcoming injury and running up and down her backyard hill 188 times. The show includes bacon, torrential downpours and lots of unfinished paperwork.

Some state parks and other public lands are slowly being opened up for outdoor activity. What does this mean for us trail runners and how should we behalf when heading for the trail heads? This and other hard hitting questions are being discussed in this week's show. Also: Virtual Vert Challenge is happening this weekend and the Virtual Trail Running Film Festival is coming to your living room. Exciting times in quarantine-land.

Year three of Singletrack kicks off with a bam. James Varner of Rainshadow Running and Abram Dickerson of Aspire Adventure Running stop by to talk about the upcoming Virtual Trail Running Film Festival. Of course, there's other stuff too, like injury talk, exciting!

Year three of Singletrack kicks off with a bam. James Varner of Rainshadow Running and Abram Dickerson of Aspire Adventure Running stop by to talk about the upcoming Virtual Trail Running Film Festival. Of course, there's other stuff too, like injury talk, exciting!

Aside from the weather your favorite podcast hosts don't talk about running, yet again. Here are their favorite songs currently on their playlist, so you get something out of listing to this. And go for run already! Link to playlist in Apple Music on outdoor-society.com.

Aside from the weather your favorite podcast hosts don't talk about running, yet again. Here are their favorite songs currently on their playlist, so you get something out of listing to this. And go for run already!

Link to playlist in Apple Music on outdoor-society.com.