Merry Xmas, Happy Holidays and Fröhliche Weihnachten from Douglas and Mathias to all of you, dear listeners. While you can't talk back at us and correct us when you listen, you mean the world to us and we wouldn't do it without you, seriously. Here's to an amazing 2020!

With the weather turning sour your favorite audio experience hosts discuss the option of incorporating indoor training units in our running routine. Glacier Peaks Studio announces a major update to our favorite GPS mapping apps Topo Maps+ and Christmas cookies are wrapped in environmentally friendly beeswax wrappers. Sponsored by: Eastside Big Tom Heritage Bank Links at outdoor-society.com

Walking a tightrope around tricky issues the team talks cold weather clothing, 'nimby'-ism, and summer adventure plans. Too soon? It's never too soon to dream of sunny days. They are ahead! Links at outdoor-society.com

America's Favorite Podcasters(TM) take on La Sportiva shoes, gyms for millennials and overpriced Xmas presents. What to do when encountering grizzlies and hunters while on a run and what not to do when getting lost on a long trail race. Also: New trail races for 2020! Links to everything, as always at outdoor-society.com

Happy Thanksgiving and happy 'Gift Guide Part 2'. Here are a few more of our favorite things, packaged, dissected, recommended and reviewed. Part 1 can be found on our website. We love all this stuff and we hope you will love it too. If you do, buy it via the direct links on outdoor-society.com Sponsored by: Heritage Bank

Our podcast gift guide ran away from us a bit and went a bit long, which shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone. So, we're cutting the show into two more manageable portions, releasing them this and next week. We're nice like that. This week drops part 1. Thanksgiving week you will get part 2. For a full list of all the products including pictures and links to purchase visit our website: outdoor-society.com Sponsored by: Heritage Bank

Race directors Jeff Fullmer and Jeremy Smith join us for a special episodes previewing the Palisades Ultra Trail Series in the beautiful and rugged Idaho/Wyoming backcountry near Grand Teton National Park. Located right in their backyard, in wild grizzly bear country, the team has created an unforgettable race weekend. Racers will run along sweet single track through beautiful wildflower meadows and across many refreshing streams. Your summer plans just included a road trip. Doug will be your guide! Sponsored by: Heritage Bank

Yes, we have an opinion on Backcountry.com's litigious trademark game, of course we do. But at least it's short and sweet. We're also dreaming of traveling to our national parks by train and talk about running at Kaiser Hills and places that are really really cold, like Livingston.

On this very special episode we're joined by Maria Dalzot, registered dietitian and mountain runner from Bellingham, Washington. She just recently returned from competing at the NACAC Mountain Running Championships in Tepatitlán, Mexico and ran OCC at UTMB this summer. And yet, you will never guess what we're actually talking about: food! Maria's approach to eating healthy is freeing and inspiring. This show is soul food for your ears. Sponsored by: Heritage Bank: Building successful local relationships.

Heroine of the hour, Maggie Guterl, joins us to share her incredible feat of taking first overall at last week's Big Backyard Ultra, literally in Laz's backyard somewhere deep in Tennessee. Fueled by Tailwind and assisted by an incredible support team she ran 250 miles over many days and nights. What an performance and welcome back! Sponsored by: Heritage Bank: Building your community