Nick Triolo, writer, activist, and trail runner is back on Singletrack to share an update on his recent professional move and the giant leap of faith he just took. Nick and I chat about what motivates him to run, to share with others, and why he believes in beauty within our broken world. We also talk about running for a cause and the importance of story-telling in our overcrowded life full of churned out content.

• Nick Triolo’s website
• Nick Triolo on Instagram
• Nick’s new book: ‘The Way Around‘
• Nick on Dirtbag Diaries

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Gretchen Walla, race director for Walla Trails and now for the Cougar Mountain Trail Series just outside Seattle is back on the show to chat about the amazing events she’s putting on and what makes them so special. We share stories about the challenges of race directing, and I cheer her on taking on a personal challenge of training for Teanaway Country 100 while directing almost a dozen events.

• Gretchen Walla on Instagram
• Walla Trails on Instagram
• Walla Trails Website
• Cougar Mountain Trail Series
• Teanaway Country 100

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Madlen Kappeler just returned from the SkySnow Skyrunning World Championship in Tarvisio, Italy with 4 silver medals two her name. The Bavarian triathlete went to Florida Atlantic University on a scholarship and is now competing in sky running events for the German National Team.

• Madlen Kappeler’s Blog
• Madlen Kappeler on Instagram
• SkySnow World Championship
• SkySnow Championships in Tarvisio, Italy

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Matt Urbanski from Team RunRun returns to Singletrack to chat about Rock Candy Running’s LBA races in Olympia, Washington. We chat about the ins and outs of race directing and why I love being a race director.

The 12hr event was held for the first time and here are your legends of LBA:

• Men’s race: Rob King - 19 Loops or 76miles
• Women’s race: Natalie Silver - 16 Loops or 64miles
• Nonbinary’s race: Estella Hassertt - 9 Loops or 36miles

Links:

• Little Backyard Adventure
• LBA 2024 Results
• Team RunRun
• Nathan Sports - HyperNight Stealth Jacket

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Chrissi Faber is from Germany, lives in New Zealand and just very cool came in 3rd at the Tarawera Ultra Trail Miler. We chat about her race day experience, the event and its origins and the evolution under UTMB ownership.

• Chrissi Faber on Instagram
• Chrissi Faber on UTMB
• Tarawera Ultra Trail by UTMB

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Marcel is back! After a tumultuous winter Adidas athlete Marcel Höche joins Singletrack for a very personal conversation about the challenges of the athlete fan relationship. We take a deep dive into building a new and better running shoe, including the much hyped soon-to-be-released Adidas Terrex Agravic Speed Ultra. Of course we touch on the UTMB situation, chat about sky running and make plans to meet for a beer in Chamonix.

• Marcel Höche on Instagram
• Otter African Trail Run
• Adidas Terrex Agravic Speed Ultra

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Dan Patitucci, is the owner of AlpsInsight and his professional outdoor photography has been in magazines and advertisements all over the world. He’s a legend in the mountains and has captured the achievements and stories of some of the greatest mountaineers of our time. As a trail runner and climber he shares his time between Switzerland and California. We talk about the changing and enduring landscape of the outdoors, discuss the differences between mountain towns in the Swiss Alps and the Eastern Sierras and debate the challenges of capturing the true emotions of trail running on camera. Super honored to bring Dan’s first ever podcast appearance to Singletrack.

• Dan Patitucci on Instagram
• AlpsInsight
• Sierra Trail Runs Guide to the Eastside

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Kathleen Baker, managing director for Runners for Public Lands joins me this week to announce the new partnership with RPL and the Trail Running Film Festival to bring the Global Tour 2024 to your city this Spring.

• Team RunRun – a coach for every runner. Use code: singletracktrr for $20 off your first month of coaching.

• Kathleen Baker on Strava
• Mount Laguna Trail Marathon
• Runners for Public Lands
• Trail Running Film Festival teams up with RPL

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Federico Hernandez joins me on Singletrack this week all the way from Sweden. We discuss the European perspective on recent UTMB happenings and Federico shares his running journey from the Göteborgsvarvet Half to completing Snowdonia, mozart100 and Kullemannan this year and now getting ready for the UTMB lottery results.

• Federico Hernandez on Mastodon
• Göteborgsvarvet
• Kullamannen by UTMB

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First up in the new year and fresh back from the 2023 IAU 24-Hour World Championships in Taipei, Taiwan Chad Lasater joins Singletrack to share a glimpse into his illustrious running career. While keeping a full-time job Chad has run some of the most important races around the world and wore the jersey for Team USA for the World Championships. After having run around a track for hours on end Chad now sets his sight on a very different adventure taking on Cocodona 250 this coming May.

• Chad Lasater on Instagram
• Chad Lasater on Strava

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