Singletrack With Mathias Eichler

Alex Bond is back on Singletrack and after his season kickoff race, the Yakima Skyline 50K he has stories to tell and questions to ask. This race is not an easy one but Alex's training was on point. So, what do you do during the a race when the doubts start creeping in? How do you respond and fight back when things turn out the way you hoped? And how do you pick yourself up afterwards and look into the future?

• Alex Bond on Singletrack
• Alex Bond on Instagram
• Alex Bond on Strava
• Yakima Skyline by Rainshadow Running

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German pro trail running athlete Moritz auf der Heide joins us from Innsbruck, Austria today talk about his stellar performance at the Madeira Island Ultra Trail trail marathon. We talk about balancing priorities as a pro athlete, training philosophies and the real challenge of the shorter race distances.

• Moritz auf der Heide on Instagram
• Moritz auf der Heide on Strava
• Madeira Island Ultra Trail
• Cover photo by Raphael Weber

Gretchen Ta is back to talk injury recovery, race directing and giving back to the trail community. She shares the origin story of this fun and gnarly race outside Bremerton and what it takes to put on this community celebration at Green Mountain year after year.

• Dirty Turtle website
• Dirty Turtle on UltraSignUp
• Dirty Turtle on Facebook
• Fall Trail Work Parties with Evergreen Turtle Rockets

This week Brian Morrison from Seattle shares some insights into the challenges of running a brick and mortar running store and what it takes to turn the dream of a 100 Mile race in the Teanaway Country into reality. These first few years of this epic race were bumpy, but if you're looking for a truly tough race in a truly beautiful place you gotta check out the Teanaway Country 100.

• Fleet Feet Seattle
• Teanaway Country 100

Zion 100 double finisher Aum Gandhi joins Singletrack this week to share what it takes to actually finish this race, why he runs for a higher purpose and how you can support him in raising funds for a cause near and dear to his heart.

We also unveil the new Beast of Big Creek race for 2022. Come race Mt. Ellinor with me.

• Aum Gandhi on Instagram
• Zion 100
• On Singletrack: 70 is the new 100
• Richstone Family Center
• Richstone Fundraiser
• Cover photo by Brandon Stutzman
• Beast of Big Creek

This week I chat with running legend David Papineau from Vancouver, BC about mask collecting, running every single street, designing logos and running marathons. Oh, and David's Chuckanut 50 story is one for the history books. You're welcome.

• David Papineau on Instagram
• Vancouver's Broadway Run Club
• Schindell Gallery
• Coast Mountain Trail Running
• Squamish 50
• Perverted Ice Cream

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Michael Linscott joins Singletrack this week again to share his experience at this year's Badger Mountain Challenge. This time I get to be the sounding board and hear all about the challenges a 100 mile race can throw at your even if you're a seasoned and experienced ultra runner as Michael. But, not all is lost as new plans are already in the works with Lumberjack 100 looming large in the not so distance future.

• Jason Reathaford on Singletrack
• Keith Yates on Singletrack
• Gretchen Walla on Singletrack
• Michael Linscott on Singletrack
• Lumberjack 100 race report on Singletrack

Gear

• Singletrack Spring Shirt Drop: 'Servus'
• La Sportiva – Vento
• Nathan Sports – Quickstart 2.0
• Coros – Apex

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In this episode of Singletrack I meet up with German superstar ultra runner Hannes Namberger from Bavaria. We chat about the differences in support systems for professional athletes, races in Germany and his sponsor Dynafit. We also talk about his Watzmann FKT, his breakout performance at UTMB in 2021, and what's on the horizon for Hannes for this year and beyond. Danke Hannes für's Gespräch!

• Hannes Namberger on Strava
• Hannes Namberger on Instagram
• Hannes Namberger on Dynatfit

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This week we're traveling east to meet up with Virtual VERT finisher Lou D'Onofrio. Learn about deciduous forests, famously rocky trails and pretzel races. This episodes makes us long for a cross country train ride to the other coast.

• Lou D'Onofrio on Facebook
• C&O Canal 100
• Pretzel City Sports
• Hammer Nutrition
• Ultraspire

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This week I'm sharing miles and the mic with good friend of the show Keith Yates. He's about to run Badger and turned this 100 mile adventure into a fundraiser for his local summer food program for kids in need. Running creates community and Keith runs for his local community. Please do check out the fundraiser and support him in any way you can.

• Running for Yelm GoFundMe
• Running for Yelm – Instagram
• Keith Yates – Instagram
• Yelm Rotary

• Nathan Sports
• Tailwind Nutrition
• Coros